Period # 2 – Robotics

Wednesday, February 28, 2018

Objective:

In this activity you will:

Robot – Slalom Challenge

• physical application of the programming and problem solving skills

• Share Robots, collaborate with others

• Design, build and improve Robots

• Apply effective team practices

• Understand different roles to be successful

• Discuss features of robots

• Effects of robots have had on people

• Familiarized with robot and software

• Independent Robotic projects

Agenda:

What am I going to learn today?

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Find a Path or Make One!

Reinforce the use of Mindstroms NXT software

• Construct a model appropriate to the Challenge (Slalom)

• Program the robot using the Mindstorms Robot Educator Software

• Real life competition: Build and program my robot to compete on a Slalom Challenge.

• Do a research on best practices base on assignment.

• Trial and error for competition

• Choose appropriate method to move your robot

• Present and perform on assigned layout.

How am I going to learn it?

· Assemble, build your robot for Slalom challenge

· Implement researched, presented ideas on what model would be better

· Group sharing what works

· Hands on computer, using drag and drop commands

· Reading and discuss information

· Asking questions for clarification

· Think Pair Share

How am I going to demonstrate it?

• Building an appropriate design for Slalom

• Programming a working robot according to project

• Debug conditional statements by testing them and compete as team

• Answer questions:

• At the conclusion of the challenge, celebrate the winning team

• why that team won?

• What have you learned?

• How would you improve your programs?

• Participate on a gallery walk

Why am I learning it?

Robotics provides a physical application of the programming and problem solving skills acquired in the previous classes. Robots are shared by several students, which will emphasize the collaborative nature of computing. In order to design, build and improve their robots, students will need to apply effective team practices and understand the different roles that are important for success.