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Hospital Robot Cheers Up Sick Kids

That's News to Me

Low Int
Teens & Adults
Grades 6–12

In this lesson featuring modified content from The Associated Press, students read about Robin the Robot, an artificial-intelligence–powered companion. Robin was designed to provide emotional support to patients in pediatric hospitals and nursing homes while helping to ease the workload of medical staff. This lesson includes a video, comprehension and discussion questions, and a speaking task.

Focus

current events
authentic materials
reading
robots
hospitals

Vocabulary

leukemia emotional support. nursing home
overworked
mirror
teenager
panic attack
design
A spinning paper plane