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Robotics Weekly Agenda and Notes: 2019-20
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16 - 20 March 2020
DAY
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ACTIVITIES |
TOPIC/TARGET
(I can...)
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ASSIGNMENTS |
Monday, 16th |
Finish Capture the Flag tournament |
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DUE: Capture the flag robot and program with all 4 channels |
Tuesday, 17th |
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Wednesday, 18th |
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Thursday, 19th |
join our new google classroom!
-see school email for Class code
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Friday, 20th |
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9 - 13 March 2020
DAY
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ACTIVITIES |
TOPIC/TARGET
(I can...)
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ASSIGNMENTS |
Monday, 9th |
Continue programming the IR sensor in prep for Capture the Flag |
- share limited resources with my classmates (IR sensor & remote)
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Tuesday, 10th |
preliminary Capture the Flag tournament |
- be a good sport
- carefully observe my robot's performance
- refine my robot's software and hardware to perform better
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Wednesday, 11th
(sub: no notes)
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redesign, rebuild, & recode your robot based on lessons learned from yesterday |
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Thursday, 12th |
continue work on Capture the Flag software and hardware |
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Friday, 13th |
Final Capture the Flag tournament (Mastery)
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- bring my best to the table
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DUE: Capture the Flag robot
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2 - 6 March 2020
DAY
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ACTIVITIES |
TOPIC/TARGET
(I can...)
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ASSIGNMENTS |
Monday, 2nd |
(finish grading Droidsters)
Rebuild Driving Base (optional)
Beyond Basics (BB) tutorials:
#1: Multitasking
#2: Loop
#3: Switch
#4: Multiple Switch
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- program my robot to do two, or more, things at once
- use a loop structure in my programs to repeat behaviors
- use the switch structure to enable my robot to make decisions based on sensor input
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BB #1-4 (due Thursday) |
Tuesday, 3rd |
continue working on BB #1-4 |
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Wednesday, 4th |
continue working on BB #1-4 |
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Thursday, 5th |
finish working on BB #1-4 |
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DUE: BB #1-4 |
Friday, 6th |
begin programming the IR (infrared) sensor and remote
-this is in prep for Capture the Flag
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- use software and hardware that allows me to manually control my robot's behavior
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24 - 28 February 2020
DAY
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ACTIVITIES |
TOPIC/TARGET
(I can...)
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ASSIGNMENTS |
Monday, 24th |
continue designing and building fastest and most stable robot: a.k.a. Droidster |
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Tuesday, 25th |
Prelim Drag Race (practice) |
- be a good sport
- improve my robot's design based on experience
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DUE: Preliminary Droidster |
Wednesday, 26th |
continue redesigning and rebuilding your Droidster |
- improve my robot's design based on experience
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Thursday, 27th |
Final Drag Race (Mastery) |
- be a good sport
- stop myself from rebuilding my entire robot in the middle of a tournament and be declared a no-show
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Friday, 28th |
Finish Final Drag Race
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- continue to be a good sport
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DUE: Final Droidster
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17 - 21 February 2020
DAY
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ACTIVITIES |
TOPIC/TARGET
(I can...)
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ASSIGNMENTS |
Monday, 17th |
NO SCHOOL! |
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Tuesday, 18th |
NO SCHOOL!!
P/T Conferences
Noon - 4 pm & 5 - 8 pm
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Wednesday, 19th |
continue work on Round Table
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Thursday, 20th |
finish Challenge: Round Table
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DUE: Round Table
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Friday, 21st |
L&D: Using gears
-design and build the fastest robot you can in prep for a Drag Race
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- calculate the ratio between any two gears
- use gears to make my robot the fastest it can be
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build the fastest robot, aka Droidster (rough draft due Tuesday, final due Thursday) |
10 - 14 February 2020
DAY
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ACTIVITIES |
TOPIC/TARGET
(I can...)
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ASSIGNMENTS |
Monday, 10th |
Continue Basics Tutorials:
5: Move Object
6: Stop at Line
7: Stop at Angle
8: Stop at Object
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- help my robot respond to its environment
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Basics #5-8 (due Wednesday) |
Tuesday, 11th |
Continue Basics Tutorials
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Wednesday, 12th |
Finish Basics Tutorials
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DUE: B #5-8
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Thursday, 13th |
Challenge: Round the Table
Color Sensor Test program
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- program my robot to carry the cuboid around a simple course
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Challenge (due Wednesday)
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Friday, 14th |
Continue work on Round Table
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3 - 7 February 2020
DAY
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ACTIVITIES |
TOPIC/TARGET
(I can...)
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ASSIGNMENTS |
Monday, 3rd |
Finish Driving Base |
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DUE: Driving Base build |
Tuesday, 4th |
Start Basics tutorials (open a new project: AB_Basics)
1 Configuring Blocks
2 Straight Move
3 Curved Move
4 Tank Move
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- program my robot to move fast or slow and backwards or forwards
- program my robot turn in different ways
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Basics 1-4 (due tomorrow) |
Wednesday, 5th |
Finish Basics 1-4 |
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DUE: Basics 1-4 |
Thursday, 6th |
Challenge: "There & Back Again" |
- create a program from scratch for a specific purpose
- program my robot to navigate a simple course with or without using sensor input
- use sounds, display, and/or lights to help troubleshoot my program
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(due tomorrow) |
Friday, 7th |
Complete "There & Back Again" |
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DUE: best attempt at There & Back Again |
27 - 31 January 2020
DAY
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ACTIVITIES |
TOPIC/TARGET
(I can...)
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ASSIGNMENTS |
Monday, 27th |
finish HW #5-6 |
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DUE: HW tutorials 5-6 |
Tuesday, 28th |
Hardware tutorials:
7 Touch Sensor
8 Gyro Sensor
9 Color Sensor - Color
10 Color Sensor - Light
11 Ultrasonic Sensor
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- program my robot to react to sensor input
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Hardware tutorials 7-11 (due Thursday) |
Wednesday, 29th |
continue work on HW #7-11 |
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Thursday, 30th |
finish HW #7-11 |
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DUE: HW #7-11 |
Friday, 31st |
Start build of Driving Base |
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Driving Base build (due Monday) |
20 - 24 January 2020
DAY
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ACTIVITIES |
TOPIC/TARGET
(I can...)
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ASSIGNMENTS |
Monday, 20th |
NO SCHOOL! |
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Tuesday, 21st |
-course registration info
-intro to class
-syllabus review
-begin Hardware tutorials:
1 Brick Sound
2 Brick Status Light
3 Brick Display
4 Brick Buttons
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- begin to get familiar with all the parts in my robotics kit
- keep my parts organized
- keep my files organized
- program basic Brick functions
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Hardware tutorials 1-4 (due Wednesday)
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Wednesday, 22nd |
finish Hardware tutorials 1-4
video: how to start and save a project
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DUE: Hardware tutorials 1-4 |
Thursday, 23rd |
Hardware tutorials:
5 Large Motor
6 Medium Motor
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- program motors to move in different ways
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Hardware tutorials 5-6 (due Monday) |
Friday, 24th |
continue work on HW #5-6
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13 - 17 January 2020
DAY
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ACTIVITIES |
TOPIC/TARGET
(I can...)
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ASSIGNMENTS |
Monday, 13th |
Continue DBT of motorcycle |
- respond to new design constraints
- use a motor for something other than moving the robot
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Tuesday, 14th |
Finish DBT of motorcycle |
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DUE: Motorcycle |
Wednesday, 15th |
BLOCK SCHEDULE: 2 - 4 - 6
no class
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Thursday, 16th |
BLOCK SCHEDULE: 1 - 3 - 5
Inventory
Drone Coding
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- organize my kit for the next student that uses it
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DUE: Inventory |
Friday, 17th |
NO SCHOOL! |
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6 - 10 January 2020
DAY
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ACTIVITIES |
TOPIC/TARGET
(I can...)
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ASSIGNMENTS |
Monday, 6th |
Continue work on Mario Kart Racer
ColorSensorTest code
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- make improvements to my Mario Kart based on my observations of its performance in the practice races
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Tuesday, 7th |
Continue work on Mario Kart Racer
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Wednesday, 8th |
Mario Kart Tournament!
download code here
(it will end up in your downloads folder; move it to your Robotics folder)
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- compete like crazy and be a good sport
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DUE: ready-to-race Mario Kart Robot
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Thursday, 9th |
Mario Kart Tournament finished
Design & Build & Test: Motorcycle
-two wheels in tandem
-can turn left and right
-do a figure-8 for 100%
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- respond to new design constraints
- use a motor for something other than moving the robot
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Motorcycle (due Tuesday) |
Friday, 10th |
Continue DBT of motorcycle
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16 - 20 December 2019
DAY
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ACTIVITIES |
TOPIC/TARGET
(I can...)
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ASSIGNMENTS |
Monday, 16th |
Mario Kart started
-build driving base w/ color sensor and 'bumpers'
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- code my kart to spin for 2 s when color sensor sees yellow
- code my kart to speed up for 3 s when color sensor sees green
- code my cart to go turn R/L when bumped on L/R side
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kart robot that has the 3 functions listed (prototype due Wed, final due Friday) |
Tuesday, 17th |
Mario Kart cont'd |
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Wednesday, 18th |
Mario Kart trials |
- carefully observe my kart's behavior
- make improvements in both hardware and software
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DUE: Run your kart robot through the course at least once |
Thursday, 19th |
Mario Kart |
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Friday, 20th |
Mario Kart races
-race tournament (3 @ a time)
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- compete like crazy and be a good sport
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DUE: Final kart |
9 - 13 December 2019
DAY
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ACTIVITIES |
TOPIC/TARGET
(I can...)
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ASSIGNMENTS |
Monday, 9th |
-Individual brainstorming on Mario Kart robot game design (~10 min)
-Group design discussion of Mario Kart robot game (~20 min)
-class voting on remaining challenges: Tugbot, LineRacing, Motorcycle, Rope Climbing
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Tuesday, 10th |
Walking without wheels (WWW)
(get it? the irony? cuz we don't use wheels to walk?)
-two legged robots
-four-legged robots
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- figure out ways to get my robot to move smoothly, stably, and quickly without rolling things
- design simple linkages to produce desired motion
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build 2 two-legged or 1 4-legged robots for races (draft versions due Thursday, final versions due Friday) |
Wednesday, 11th |
WWW cont'd |
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Thursday, 12th |
Preliminary races |
- be a good sport
- carefully observe the behavior of my robot and other students' robots
- improve my robot's design
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Friday, 13th |
WWW Race: Bring two two-legged robots to the race |
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DUE: Final versions of 2 two-legged robots or 1 four-legged robot |
2 - 6 December 2019
DAY
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ACTIVITIES |
TOPIC/TARGET
(I can...)
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ASSIGNMENTS |
Monday, 2nd |
Analysis Questions on Robot Arm H25 |
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Robot Arm packet (due tomorrow) |
Tuesday, 3rd |
Robot Arm H25 mods:
-Swinger
-Stacker
-Scooper
(these are Mastery projects)
video: intro to using variables (4:38)
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- modify the software and hardware of an existing design to extend the design's capabilities
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Swinger, Stacker, & Scooper (due Friday)
DUE: Robot Arm packet
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Wednesday, 4th |
continue work on mods to Robot Arm H25 mods |
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Thursday, 5th |
continue work on mods to Robot Arm H25 mods |
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Friday, 6th |
finish work on mods to Robot Arm H25 mods |
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DUE: Swinger, Stacker, and/or Scooper |
25 - 29 November 2019
DAY
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ACTIVITIES |
TOPIC/TARGET
(I can...)
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ASSIGNMENTS |
Monday, 25th |
-disassemble your current robot
-begin building 'Robot Arm H25'
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- follow complex building instructions
- figure out someone else's code
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build Robot Arm H25 (due tomorrow) |
Tuesday, 26th |
-finish building Robot Arm H25 |
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DUE: Robot Arm H25 |
Wednesday, 27th |
NO SCHOOL! |
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Thursday, 28th |
NO SCHOOL!! |
- eat too much with my family & friends
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Friday, 29th |
NO SCHOOL!!! |
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18 - 22 November 2019
DAY
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ACTIVITIES |
TOPIC/TARGET
(I can...)
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ASSIGNMENTS |
Monday, 18th |
-last day to get checked off for BB #5-10
-continue FollowBot
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- code an adaptive cruise control system for my robot
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Tuesday, 19th |
-work on FollowBot |
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Wednesday, 20th |
-finish FollowBot |
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DUE: FollowBot |
Thursday, 21st |
Game Design
-individually or in small groups
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- design an engaging, fun, and challenging game for my peers using several of our hardware and software skills
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Friday, 22nd |
Game Design Presentations |
- persuade my peers that my game is worth trying!
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DUE: Game Deisgn presentation |
11-15 November 2019
DAY
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ACTIVITIES |
TOPIC/TARGET
(I can...)
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ASSIGNMENTS |
Monday, 11th |
Finish LongBot
Rebuild Driving Base
(postponing Game design until we learn some new coding techniques)
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DUE: Longbot |
Tuesday, 12th |
Beyond Basic Tutorials cont'd:
#5: Data Wires
#6: Random
#7: Sensor Blocks
#8: Text
#9: Range
#10: Math - Basic
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- use the red and yellow blocks finally!
- send three different types of data (numbers, text, true/false) between blocks (#5)
- use random number function (#6)
- set motor power equal to light sensor reading (#7)
- put together two types of data (number and text) and display on screen (#8)
- program my robot to automatically stay within a certain range of a moving object (similar to adaptive cruise control) (#9)
- make my robot do my physics homework for me (#10)
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BB #5-10 (due Thursday) |
Wednesday, 13th |
BB #5-10 cont'd |
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Thursday, 14th |
BB #5-10 cont'd |
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DUE: BB #5-10 |
Friday, 15th |
Challenge: FollowBot, or DiscipleDroid? Help me out with a better name...
-stay within a certain range of a randomly moving robot (BB #6)
-the randomly moving robot will only move forwards and backwards in a straight line
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FollowBot: (due Tuesday) |
4 - 8 November 2019
DAY
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ACTIVITIES |
TOPIC/TARGET
(I can...)
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ASSIGNMENTS |
Monday, 4th |
LongBot: build the longest robot you can that can still turn without breaking (use Basics #4: Curved Move) |
- build strong and stable structures with Lego Technic piece
- use my knowledge of bridge structures for guidance
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LongBot (due Friday) |
Tuesday, 5th
(sub: no notes)
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LongBot cont'd |
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Wednesday, 6th
(sub: no notes)
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LongBot cont'd |
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Thursday, 7th
(sub: no notes)
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LongBot cont'd |
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Friday, 8th |
LongBot finished
100%: longest robot, 98, 96, ...
90%: "curved Move" w/out breaking
80%: turning at 50/30 for 1 full turn
70%: "straight move" w/out breaking
60%: over 24" long & moves forward
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DUE: LongBot |
28 October - 1 November 2019
DAY
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ACTIVITIES |
TOPIC/TARGET
(I can...)
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ASSIGNMENTS |
Monday, 28th |
Final Sumo Tournament
-single elimination
-best of three
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- be a good sport
- assess the risk of making changes during the tournament
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your best SumoDroid |
Tuesday, 29th |
-dismantle SumoDroid
-organize programs
-begin Inventory
SOCCER GAME
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- organize my hardware (541 pieces) and my software (several projects with several programs each)
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Wednesday, 30th |
-finish Inventory |
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DUE: Inventory |
Thursday, 31st |
Game design
-make brief presentations
-class decisions on which games to do
LAST DAY of 1st Quarter
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- design a fun game for the robots using multiple sensors
- analyze a given game for feasibility
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DUE: brief presentations on game designs |
Friday, 1st |
NO SCHOOL! |
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21 - 25 October 2019
DAY
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ACTIVITIES |
TOPIC/TARGET
(I can...)
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ASSIGNMENTS |
Monday, 21st |
Begin designing, building, and testing SumoDroid.
Include:
-hunt
-attack
-defend
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- Software: program the following behavior for my robot: look for other robot, move forward when in sight, but don't drive off table
- Hardware: build a robot with maximum traction so it can push hard, and not be pushed
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"rough draft" SumoDroid (due Thursday)
"final draft" SumoDroid (due Monday)
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Tuesday, 22nd |
continue DB&T your SumoDroid |
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Wednesday, 23rd |
continue DB&T your SumoDroid |
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Thursday, 24th |
Preliminary Sumo Tournament |
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DUE: bring your rough draft SumoDroid to the table |
Friday, 25th |
redesign & rebuild SumoDroid |
- improve my SumoDroid's hardware and software based on its performance in the prelim tourney
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14 - 18 October 2019
DAY
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ACTIVITIES |
TOPIC/TARGET
(I can...)
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ASSIGNMENTS |
Monday, 14th |
FlatBot cont'd
video: How to move your programs to The Good Place (2:14)
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Tuesday, 15th |
FlatBot finished
Parent/Teacher Conferences
4:00 - 8:00 p.m in Big Gym
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- build a robot with severe physical constraints that can still respond to one sensor input
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DUE: Flatbot |
Wednesday, 16th |
NO SCHOOL!
Parent/Teacher Conferences
8:00 a.m. - Noon in Big Gym
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Thursday, 17th |
NO SCHOOL!! |
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Friday, 18th |
NO SCHOOL!!! |
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7 - 11 October 2019
DAY
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ACTIVITIES |
TOPIC/TARGET
(I can...)
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ASSIGNMENTS |
Monday, 7th |
continue designing and building your fastest and most stable robot |
- improve my robot's design based on experience
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Tuesday, 8th |
Final Drag Race (Mastery) |
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DUE: Fastest & most stable robot |
Wednesday, 9th |
Beyond Basics tutorials continued:
#1: Multitasking
#2: Loop
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- program my robot to do two, or more, things at once
- use a loop structure in my programs to repeat behaviors
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DUE: BB #1-2 |
Thursday, 10th |
Challenge: FLATBOT:
<2.5" high
-follow a line
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- build a robot with severe physical constraints that can still respond to one sensor input
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FLATBOT (due Tuesday) |
Friday, 11th |
FLATBOT cont'd |
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30 September - 4 October 2019
DAY
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ACTIVITIES |
TOPIC/TARGET
(I can...)
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ASSIGNMENTS |
Monday, 30th |
Finish Capture the Flag tournament |
- bring my best robot to the table
- strategize with my team mate to make the best use of our robots' different capabilities
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Tuesday, 1st |
Basics tutorials:
6: Stop at Line
7: Stop at Angle
8: Stop at Object
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- help my robot respond to its environment
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B #6-8 (due tomorrow) |
Wednesday, 2nd |
finish Basics #6-8
L&D: Using gears
-design and build the fastest robot you can in prep for a Drag Race
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- calculate the ratio between any two gears
- use gears to make my robot the fastest it can be
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DUE: B# 6-8
build the fastest robot, aka Droidster (rough draft due Friday, final due Wed)
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Thursday, 3rd |
continue designing and building fastest robot |
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Friday, 4th |
Prelim Drag Race (practice) |
- be a good sport
- improve my robot's design based on experience
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DUE: Preliminary Droidster |
23 - 27 September 2019
DAY
(click for Notes)
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ACTIVITIES |
TOPIC/TARGET
(I can...)
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ASSIGNMENTS |
Monday, 23rd |
Continue work on tutorials:
Basics 5: Move Object
Beyond Basics 3: Switch
Beyond Basics 4: Multiple Switch
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- use the switch structure to enable my robot to make decisions based on sensor input
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Basics tutorial 5, Beyond Basics 3 & 4 (due Tuesday) |
Tuesday, 24th |
Finish work on B#5, BB#3, BB#4
begin programming the IR (infrared) sensor
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- write software that allows me to control my robot's motion using the IR remote
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DUE: B#5, BB#3, BB#4 |
Wednesday, 25th |
continue programming the IR sensor |
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Thursday, 26th |
Capture the Flag scrimmages |
- be a good sport
- carefully observe my robot's performance
- refine my robot's software and hardware to perform better
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Friday, 27th |
Capture the Flag tournament
(Mastery)
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- bring my best to the table
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DUE: Capture the Flag robot |
16 - 20 September 2019
DAY
(click for Notes)
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ACTIVITIES |
TOPIC/TARGET
(I can...)
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ASSIGNMENTS |
Monday, 16th |
continue work on Basics Tutorials:
(1 Configuring Blocks)
2 Straight Move
3 Curved Move
4 Tank Move
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- program my robot to move at different speeds for different times, degrees, and/or rotations
- program my robot to turn at different rates in two different ways
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DUE: Basics #(1)2-4 |
Tuesday, 17th |
Challenge: There and Back Again |
- program my robot to follow a simple course
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Wednesday, 18th |
finish There and Back Again |
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DUE: There and Back Again |
Thursday, 19th |
Challenge: Round the Table |
- program my robot to follow a simple course
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Friday, 20th |
finish Round the Table
Start work on Basics #5-9
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DUE: Round the Table |
9 - 13 September 2019
DAY
(click for Notes)
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ACTIVITIES |
TOPIC/TARGET
(I can...)
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ASSIGNMENTS |
Monday, 9th |
-review of HW #1-4
-continue Hardware tutorials 5-11
5: Large Motor
6: Small Motor
7: Touch Sensor
8: Gyro Sensor
9: Color Sensor - Color
10: Color Sensor - Light
11: Ultrasonic Sensor
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- program motors and sensors
- keep my programs organized in one project
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Hardware tutorials 5-11 (due tomorrow)
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Tuesday, 10th |
-finish Hardware tutorials |
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DUE: Hardware tutorials 5-11 |
Wednesday, 11th |
-start building the Driving Base |
- follow detailed building instructions
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Driving Base (due tomorrow) |
Thursday, 12th |
-finish building the Driving Base |
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DUE: Driving Base |
Friday, 13th |
-start Basics tutorials |
- program my robot to move and respond to sensor input
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Basics tutorials #1-3 (due Monday) |
2 - 6 September 2019
DAY
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ACTIVITIES |
TOPIC/TARGET
(I can...)
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ASSIGNMENTS |
Monday, 2nd |
NO SCHOOL! |
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Tuesday, 3rd |
-intro to class
-syllabus review
-inventory of EV3 kits
-begin tutorials: Hardware 1-4
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- begin to get familiar with all the parts at my disposal
- keep my parts organized
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DUE: EV3 kit inventory
Hardware tutorials 1-4 (due Friday)
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Wednesday, 4th |
continue Hardware tutorials 1-4 |
- program EV3 brick status lights, display, sounds, buttons
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Thursday, 5th |
finish Hardware tutorials 1-4
video: programming HW #1 (3:34)
video: making a project (2:29)
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Friday, 6th |
start Hardware tutorials 5-11
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- program motors and sensors
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DUE: Hardware tutorials 1-4 |
Robotics Weekly Agenda and Notes: 2019-20
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