roboticsengineerhawaii

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Robofest Hawaii

Check list

Math skills (if younger than 4th grade teach skills as you go along with lessons):

  Addition
  Subtraction
  Multiplication
  Division
  Word problems
  Number squares
  Place values
  Number sequences
  Mental math


Check list:

Pre-survey or test

Chapter 1:
  Parts
  Axles
  Pins
  Gears
  Beams
  Angle beams
  Bricks
  Technic beams
  Bushings
    Other parts
  Shapes
  Triangle
  Square
  Truss
  Measuring
  Learn how to measure with a beam
  Mechanics
  Automata
  Automata history
  Look and build some automata
  Make relation to compared item
  Structures and construction
  History of robotics
  Engineering
  Construction
  Structures
  Math connections
  Turns
  Measuring turns
  Center of Gravity and Balance
  Things to be aware of

Chapter 2:
   Sensors
  How stuff works from Skills being addressed link
  Light sensor
  Touch sensor
  Sound sensor
  Ultrasonic sensor
  Rotation sensor

Chapter 3:
  NXT brain
  Buttons
  Output ports
  Input ports
  Battery compartment
  Display

Chapter 4:
   Skills being addressed
  Ratios
  Mini videos
  Gears and the science and math behind it
  Possible energy sources for your inventions

Chapter 5:
  Wheels and the science and math behind it

Chapter 6:
  Learn how to use your NXT-G software and it’s tutorials

Chapter 7:
  Programming
  Psuedo code (Saying program in sentence form)
  Program example
  Setup and doing Trials

Chapter 8:
  Skills being addressed (all)
  Computer Aided Design - learn and use LEGO Digital Design
  Design
  Follow instructions on that page or create your own starting with LDD to design robot.
  If you have time then design two or three different robots to build, program, and test.
  Go through project ideas and see what everyone wants to do
  Choose idea
  Create theme
  Do research and develop 5 missions for that chosen theme
  Use Trials and Challenges (Challenges portion) to help you folks create the challenge.
  Have each team go through each mission after understanding what its all about.
  Each team will have to design, build, program, and test a machine that best fits the mission.
  Take pictures of best machines for each mission
  Take tallies on who succeeded in each mission
    Have successful teams help guide struggling teams

Post-survey or test