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Today... 2025-10-13 - Monday Oct 13
Today... 2025-10-13 - Monday Oct 13
Note to Sub - students will sign in (there will be an am/pm rolls at the table by the door) and then they should log in and see the entry ticket. They can basically see the Canvas anouncment like this page. Have them come in and quickly settle into quiet reading for 10 min and the writing for 5 min, then you will lead a discussion for about 15 min, based on what they read.
Entry Ticket: (Get Logged In & Do This...)
Get Your Bin, Put Out Your Name Tag, Sit Down
1) Always Learning: (10 min Reading, 5 min Writing)
Read, and write. Put this in your Engineering Notebook. Why did you pick it? How might it affect you, your family, your community, the world. Will it make the world better? 50-200 words.
idea to app in 5 mins (without code) - Using AI to build and deploy your App
Note to Sub - Be ready to discuss - After students have read for 8-10 min after the bell, and have spent 4-5 min writing in their electroninc Engineering Notebooks, ask them what they read. Pick a few students 3-6, and have them tell you what they read. Have a discussion about how this technology or product will effect them, their communityes, and if it has good or bad consequences. Will it make the world better?
Spend about 15 disusing 3-6 articles. Jump in with your opinion too.
Are You Done? Check The Assignments That Are Due... Are You Caught Up? Can You Do One Now?
2) Check Asteroids That Might Kill Us <-- it's always fun to see if we should do our homework today....
Today's Lecture / Lab
Engineering Note Books:
Where Is Your Engineering Notebook?. - - This is where students will document what they did today
3) Cisco Network Academy (25 min) - Note to Sub: Student should know how to access their Cisco C++ class and you should walk around and make sure they are on task. They are taking this self paced c++ class.
Where should you be? I think you should be done with module "1.4 Characters: Handling Textual Data in C++" and working on "1.5 Making Simple Decisions: Intro to Flow Control in C++" If you are not there, keep working, but know that you need to spend a bit more time on this class.
Next Friday, will giving every one who is done with the Module 1 Test
20 Extra Credit points for any score above 80%
5 Extra Credit points for any points above 72%
If you are less that with a score of 72%, Study more and retake
4) 37 Sensors Project: (30 min) <-- Note to Sub: Students are in teams of 2. There might be 1 team of 1 in the PM. Work on this till the break at 9:00 / 2:10.
Students are writing a report/tutorial and creating a presentation (which they need to finish today, because they are presenting tomorrow) Help them make their slides better. Walk around and have them show you their slides. give them some help to make the slides better... is the text large enough, could the images be bigger, too much text? that kind of help.
There are 2 teams that are using a Lighter, which you will supervise. One is a cool flame sensor and another is a smoke detector. Be standing right with them when they are using the flame. The lighter will be on my Laptop stand.
Learning Objectives:
Learn & Report about a selected Sensor
Duration: 45 + Min
Review: None
Lecture/Lab/Presentation:
Instructions & Expectations: Listen and take notes your Interactive Engineering Notebook. If needed review the posted slide presentation
Copy this report template - 37 Sensor Report
Copy this presentation template - 37 Sensors Presentation
How to Submit Assignment: Do the following:
Assignment: - 37 Sensor - Who is your partner / What Sensors did you pick? <-- Put link to Doc in your Engineering Notebook
Dig Deeper: Do more Research on line
Break 9:00 & 2:10 (15 min)
5) Arduino - Ultrasonic Sensor (If You Still Need To Work On It) - Note To Sub - Most students are done, but if you have C++ experience, you could help the ones who are not. If they are done, they can jump to "Open Lab / Robot Club"
Students can keep working on their 37 Sensor Report and Presentation, OR jump into their Robot Club team (typically a team of 2) where they are working on their self selected project.
Learning Objectives:
Learn about the Ultrasonic Sensor
Duration: Work On This During Open Lab
Review: None
Lecture/Lab/Presentation: - Arduino - Ultrasonic Sensor - 📰 Slides (60 min + Lab)
Additional Links:
Instructions & Expectations: Listen and take notes your Interactive Engineering Notebook. If needed review the posted slide presentation
How to Submit Assignment: For now, just listen and take some notes, Do the class lab
Robot Club: (70 min - rest of class After break) Note to sub: walk around and help student keep on task. There should npt be any phone or games getting used or played. You can ask the teams what they are working on, have them explain their project. They can use the 3D printer, solder stations, and tools that they need. Don't cut any metal... if they need this, tell them to wait till Tuesday. Student do know what to work on, and hopefully will not get stuck, bit do the best you can to help them keep on task and progressing.
Check your Engineering Notebook. Page and Update your Robot club Docs.
Make sure you update what you did for 70+ minutes
Check Your Assignments:
If you are missing any assignments, please do one now.
What Is Your Job? Note to sub: stop at 10:15 / 3:30 and have students write in their engineering notebooks on what they did today (5 min) and then they have 10 min to clean up their desk area, and do their assigned job (on the sign in roll) Make sure they dump the trash, and vacuum. Make sure the vacuums get put away and not left as a trip hazard. make sure tey have all plugged their laptop in and chairs are pushed in.
Instructions & Expectations:
Make sure you save 5 min at the end of class to do your job
Do it, and Check off on the Attendance Sign-In sheet
Helpful Links
Announcements:
Quick Links:
Coding:
Robot Club:
Extra Credit:
Find the "Typos" Competition - Win Extra Credit Points for finding Typos and Broken Links
"I Learned Something On My Own" - Remember, Watching & Reporting is Extra Credit
The "Not AI Art" Project - Select a picture, logo, or other Art request, and make it.
Technology Resources:
Accessing Technology - 📰 Slides
Mechatronics Class WiFi - MechatronicsW183 / Password = Mechatronics183
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