1. Start by creating a word/google docs document and share with your team, your teacher and

myself – jessica@ministryofinspiration.org

2. Add in all the headings that are listed in the Rules for Task 7 Technical Report, e.g. Abstract

(1/2 page), Task Overview (1/2 page)

3. Select everything in the document and add the following formatting

a. Select a font from Arial or Calibri

b. Select a font size from size 10 – 12

c. Any headings can be bolded, underlined or a different colour (but only one colour)

d. Reminder: Technical Reports are boring and should not have large headings or many

different fonts

4. Insert a footer on each page that has “Team Name, School Name” and the page number

5. Start with the Task Overview.

a. Insert headings Task 1 – Obstacle Course, Task 2, Task 3

b. For each of the above, describe what you need to do for the task.

c. Then write down what your robot has to do to be successful in completing that task,

such as picking up, putting down

d. Then describe the ideal robot to be successful at that task

e. Finally describe how your robot meets that description

6. Moving onto the Design Process

a. Google Engineering Design Process for Kids, images

b. Select one of the images and insert into your document (remember to copy over the

link that it came from – not the google search link)

c. Write down all the stages in the process e.g. ask, imagine

d. State what each stage means

e. Describe what you/your team has done for each stage. If you are a new team with a

new kit, describe what your team has done when creating your attachment. NOT for

building the robot. If you are a team who has your own design for your robot you

can do this for your attachment AND your robot design. This does not penalise

either type of team

f. Insert images to show what you are describing

g. Link to science and engineering concepts and why you did what you did

h. Remember to keep the links that you used for definitions or images that are not

your own

7. Experimental Results

a. Every time you go to the pool/test your attachment or robot have a plan for what

you want to test and what will tell you that has been successful, e.g. our robot is

fast. We will time it from side A to side B. If we get X time then that is fast.

b. Record your results

c. Add into the results section as a table. Describe what is being shown in the

table/graph

d. Explain what changes you made as a result and why

8. Reflection and Next Steps

a. Tell us about how the design process worked for you, did you follow it etc

b. Next steps for your team next year, what would you do differently in the team or the

robot

9. Abstract

a. Summarise as outlined in the Task 7 Technical report description

Key Tips

1. Spellcheck the document

2. Use APA referencing for all the links. This should also be used for all your scientific terms

and any images. You can reference the rules, images, youtube vidoes. Anything that teams

have researched.

3. Read it out loud and make sure:

a. It makes sense

b. You aren’t repeating yourself

c. It makes logical sense

d. You have used full stops and commas

4. Once you have finished, have one person go through and change it to the third person, so it

should read “The team designed their robot to be able to……” Rather than we designed our

robot to …..

Feel free to ask questions if you have queries.

1. Start by creating a slideshow/google slides document and share with your team, your

teacher and myself – jessica@ministryofinspiration.org

2. Add a title page with your team name

3. Add a second page with your team members

a. Photos should all be similar in style, format and size – i.e. all from the shoulders up,

all in the same size circle, all with the same border

b. Label your photos with your names and year level

4. On post it notes or paper, make a list of all the things that you have learnt as a team, all the

issues, mistakes, testing, research, teamwork related items

5. Decide on how you will layout your presentation:

a. Linearly – this means from start to finish as you did it

b. Using the bullet points in the rules document

6. Once you have decided – add into your presentation slides with headers that highlight all the

steps/stage e.g. ask, imagine or planning, building the robot, testing the robot, etc

7. Select a colour/theme for your presentation.

a. One font for your heading, one font for the body text

b. One colour for all your headings

c. A background (if you chose) that means you can read the writing easily – stand two

meters away from the screen, if you can’t read the writing you need to change

something

8. Go back to your post it notes list. Divide them into the headings, e.g, which ones go in the

ask section, which go in the planning section

9. Put this information into your slides

10. Remember to include your science and engineering terms when explaining why you did

things and made choices

Key Tips

1. Spellcheck the document

2. Put all the text into the speaker notes and have bullet points and images only on the slide

3. No more than 12 words on a slide

4. Keep your slides clear, clean and uncluttered

5. Time your presentation – aim for 7mins

6. Everyone should speak equally

7. Be prepared for questions by working out what they might ask you

8. Ensure you download your presentation before the competition – no guarantees of internet

access.

9. I am happy to give feedback on any Presentations before the 1st September. If you would

like that to happen, please ensure that the documents have been shared with me

Feel free to ask questions if you have queries.

1. Start by creating either an A4 landscape or A4 portrait document in Canva

2. Share it with me jessica@ministryofinspiration.org your team and your teacher

3. Add in headings, areas for writing in and for adding images as laid out by the bullet

points in the rules

a. Photos should all be similar in style, format and size – i.e. all from the

shoulders up, all in the same size circle, all with the same border

b. Label your photos with your names and year level

4. Make it easy to see where each item is from the bullet point list

5. For your overview of design: if you have used the standard robot build then state that

and focus on your position of motors, pool noodle, attachment. Refer to your testing

for these things, i.e. our motors are at the back, because we tried them at the front

and it tilted downwards, when we put them at the back it stayed level. If you have

designed your own robot then focus ensure you mention the different versions. i.e.

we tried a triangle shape first but it didn’t work because it kept sinking.

6. For your uniqueness, it is not unique because you made it. Pick one thing to focus

on; is it the colour, the attachment, motor placement etc. Go into detail about why

this thing is amazing. Use because and explain why

7. For your biggest learning, pick on thing to focus on and explain why that is most

important, what are the positives, the negatives; i.e. teamwork was our biggest

learning because we argued all the time and we couldn’t make any decisions and

almost didn’t finish in time. When we worked together we made lots of progress

8. Ensure that you spellcheck your document

9. Check that your colour/theme is the same as your presentation

10. Stand 1 m away from your computer. Can you read the headings? Is it easy to see

what you are saying?