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Today... Tuesday March 17
Today... Tuesday March 17
Day 128 - MakeyBot Servo, Raspberry Pi MakeyBot Code Plan, MakeyBot 3D Design, MakeyBot - LEDs, Robot Club
Entry Ticket: (Get Logged In & Do This...)
Always Learning: (10 min Reading, 5 min Writing, 5 min Discussing)
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.
Pick an Another Article from this months STEM Magazine - https://stemmagazine.com/gMARCH26/viewer/desktop/
Or pick another topic...
Be ready to discuss
Are You Done? Check The Assignments That Are Due... Are You Caught Up? Can You Do One Now?
Special Instructions or Announcements:
Happening Today:
Happening This Week:
Happening Next Week:
Happening Sometime In The Future (or right now or in the past):
Silicon Valley Robotics Events: https://luma.com/svrobo
April 1 - Bots & Beverages Here at SVCTE - 6:00-8:45- Look at April (should be linked soon)
Artemis Launch - Pushed into April- Maybe April
Check out the What's Happening / Calendar Page...
Always Happening:
Today's Lecture / Lab
Engineering Note Books:
MakeyBot : (till the break at 9:00am/2:10pm)
Servo - Add a Servo and then test the movement:
Write code to loop with a forloop to step by 21, then by 201, then by 1001. Can you see it get smother?
Post your code in your Engineering Notebook.
Make an Extension cord for VCC (5v) & GND.
For the VCC (5v) use 2 F/F wires and 1 M/M wire. Have the colors be Red, Orange, Yellow or Green. Cut them all in 1/2. Use one of the F/F halves to be your connection to the Raspberry Pi, and all the other halves to be a bundle at the top = F/MMFFF
For the GND use 2 F/F wires and 1 M/M wire. Have the colors be Black, Brown, Gray, or White. Cut them all in 1/2. Use one of the F/F halves to be your connection to the Raspberry Pi, and all the other halves to be a bundle at the top = F/MMFFF
Both should look something like this, but maybe with only 2 male set of pins and the rest, (3ish) are Female ends.
If we run out of the F/F you could also do a combo of 2 M/F and 1 F/F for a F/MMFFF
AM Teams:
Team 1: Andy Garcia Sathvik Konduru Jacob Hsueh Saamiyah Kazi
Team 2: Harman Singh Viktor Collins Skyler Doty Jorge Gomez
Team 3: Romeo Medina Elias Lomas Anthony Espinoza Alex Herrera Daniel Kumar
Team 4: Bao Nguyen Pablo Contreras Huy Nguyen Maverick Daniel Velez
Team 5: Vedant Jain Erasmo Lemus Vu Nguyen Marlon Monge Caceres
Team 6: Guillermo Guzman Angel Perez Sanchez Angel Santizo Morataya Phuoc LoiPM Teams
Team 1: Theresa Mark Estephany Solis Sergio Cipriano Minh Nguyen
Team 2: Jacob Meador Brandon Vides Minh Dang Le Isaac Mendoza
Team 3: Tina Phung Jeremy Lee Angel Tiburcio Ethan Kunder
Team 4: Kenneth Sagui Julianne Oviso Andy Nguyen Ewan McKeever
Team 5: Daniel Lopez Marcony Rivera Rivas Sanjay Ulangathan
Special Project?
BitNet models - Microsoft Research introduced BitNet, a neural network approach that uses extremely low-bit weights, often ternary values
Raspberry Pi Linux
Linux Command Line Introduction - 📰 Slides
Raspberry Pi Hardware
Robots & Rovers -🤖🚙🐍 - Python, Linux, Internet of Things (IoT), & AI
Robot Club/Open Lab:
Robot Club:
Check your Engineering Notebook. Page and Update your Robot club Docs.
https://www.tiktok.com/@hackmakemod/video/7594151898232507662
3D CAD & 3D Printing
Sign Up For A Letter - Ask if you want to add another letter
New Mechatronics print project: M & E = 4.5 cm, ECHATRONICS NGINEERING - 3.5 cm
Alternative 3D Print CAD projects:
3D Print Projects (Projects That Need A Team) <-- CHECK OUT NEW IDEAS
NeoPixel x10 x8 x6 bracket holder
https://github.com/jimTheSTEAMClown/3D-CAD-Print-Stuff/tree/master/Rovers/Plates
Shaft Mount for Shadow Box Turn Table Motors
Find, Edit & Print the best small 9G servo Pan / Tilt mechanism
LeKiwi 3 Wheeled Robot/Rover <-- Ethan in PM might lead a PM team, but AM could put a team together. Start reviewing the Github site. Maybe don't print stuff yet... lets wait till Monday.. but you can research to files, and the code, and other tools. longer term, this is a ROS project... but short term it could be an Arduino project. What motors do they recommend?
Check Your Assignments:
If you are missing any assignments, please do one now.
What Is Your Job?
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
Day 120 - Raspberry Pi Introduction, MakeyBot 3D Design, MakeyBot - LEDs, Robot Club
Entry Ticket: (Get Logged In & Do This...)
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.
Or pick a topic interesting to you...
Be ready to discuss
Are You Done? Check The Assignments That Are Due... Are You Caught Up? Can You Do One Now?
Special Instructions or Announcements:
Do Today: Take the Social & Emotional Climate Survey - Once you submit your responses, your name will be entered into a prize drawing!
Happening Today: Northrop Grumman will be here, (3/3 @ 9am) in the auditorium to give us information on their company and their recruitment needs for 2026-27
Happening This Week:
Happening Next Week:
Happening Sometime In The Future (or right now or in the past):
Robotics & Material Handling Expo - San Francisco Mar 24 from 5pm to 9pm PDT
Artemis Launch - Pushed into April- Maybe April
Check out the What's Happening / Calendar Page...
Always Happening:
Today's Lecture / Lab
Engineering Note Books:
Special Project?
BitNet models - Microsoft Research introduced BitNet, a neural network approach that uses extremely low-bit weights, often ternary values
Raspberry Pi
Raspberry Pi -
Passed Lecture & Assignments:
Raspberry Pi Introduction (no Power) - 📰 Slides
Raspberry Pi - Setting Up SD Card - 📰 Slides
Raspberry Pi - Booting with KVM - 📰 Slides
Robots & Rovers -🤖🚙🐍 - Python, Linux, Internet of Things (IoT), & AI
Robots & Rovers -🐍- Python - Ch4 - Python Dictionaries- 📰 Slides
Passed Assignments:
Robots & Rovers -🐍- Python - Ch3 - Functions - 📰 Slides
Spend 15 Min on the Cisco Python Essentials class
Northrop Grumman: 9:00AM (AM only)
will be here tomorrow (3/3 @ 9am) in the auditorium to give us information on their company and their recruitment needs for 2026-27
MakeyBot :
3D Print Mechatronics Letter? MakeyBot? Pick A Small New 3D Print Project - Get Printing...
Done With 3D Print Of MakeyBot?
Then Keep Soldering...
Done with soldering? - Keep working on some new 3D Print Project... Learn something new in a CAD tool, like TinkerCAD or Fusion360
Robots & Rovers -🦑- MakeyBot Workshop - LED Eyes and STOP Light
Robots & Rovers -🦑- MakeyBot Workshop - 3D Print Activity Introduction
3D Print Mechatronics Letter? MakeyBot? Pick A Small New 3D Print Project - Get Printing...
AM Teams:
Team 1: Andy Garcia, Sathvik Konduru,
Team 2: Jorge Gomez, Saamiyah Kazi, Skyler Doty
Team 3: Alex Herrera, Guillermo Guzman
Team 4: Angel Perez Sanchez, Bao Nguyen
Team 5: Phuoc Loi, Pablo Contreras
Team 6: Romeo Medina, Viktor Collins
Team 7: Vedant Jain, Maverick Daniel Velez
Team 8: Angel Santizo Morataya, Jacob Hsueh
Team 9: Vu Nguyen, Daniel Kumar
Team 10: Erasmo Lemus, Harman Singh
Team 11: Huy Nguyen, Marlon Monge Caceres
Team 12: Anthony Espinoza, Elias LomasPM Teams
Team 1: Minh Dang Le, Ethan Kunder
Team 2: Minh Nguyen, Ewan McKeever
Team 3: Sergio Cipriano, Marcony Rivera Rivas
Team 4: Daniel Lopez, Angel Tiburcio
Team 5: Julianne Oviso, Jacob Meador
Team 6: Kenneth Sagui, Brandon Vides
Team 7: Jeremy Lee, Estephany Solis
Team 8: Tina Phung, Theresa Mark
Team 9: Isaac Mendoza, Sanjay Ulangathan
Team 10: Andy Nguyen
Robot Club/Open Lab:
Robot Club:
Check your Engineering Notebook. Page and Update your Robot club Docs.
https://www.tiktok.com/@hackmakemod/video/7594151898232507662
3D CAD & 3D Printing
Sign Up For A Letter - Ask if you want to add another letter
New Mechatronics print project: M & E = 4.5 cm, ECHATRONICS NGINEERING - 3.5 cm
Alternative 3D Print CAD projects:
3D Print Projects (Projects That Need A Team) <-- CHECK OUT NEW IDEAS
NeoPixel x10 x8 x6 bracket holder
https://github.com/jimTheSTEAMClown/3D-CAD-Print-Stuff/tree/master/Rovers/Plates
Shaft Mount for Shadow Box Turn Table Motors
Find, Edit & Print the best small 9G servo Pan / Tilt mechanism
LeKiwi 3 Wheeled Robot/Rover <-- Ethan in PM might lead a PM team, but AM could put a team together. Start reviewing the Github site. Maybe don't print stuff yet... lets wait till Monday.. but you can research to files, and the code, and other tools. longer term, this is a ROS project... but short term it could be an Arduino project. What motors do they recommend?
Check Your Assignments:
If you are missing any assignments, please do one now.
What Is Your Job?
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
Day 117 - Women In Engineering, Real Python Tutorial, 3D Print Letter?, MakeyBot 3D Design, MakeyBot - LEDs, Robot Club
Entry Ticket: (Get Logged In & Do This...)
Read, (10 min), Write(8 min), Discuss (in teams of 3-4, discuss for 8 min, who you picked and why they are the "best", then report out:
March is Women’s History Month — a time to look beyond a single story of progress and examine how women have shaped Engineering
These women didn't just contribute to their fields, they built them, often in the face of enormous barriers.Marie Curie (1867–1934) — Physics & Chemistry - The first woman to win a Nobel Prize, and the only person ever to win in two different sciences (Physics, 1903 and Chemistry, 1911). Her pioneering research on radioactivity changed the world of science forever.
Hedy Lamarr (1914–2000) — Engineering & Telecommunications - Hollywood actress by day, brilliant inventor by night. She co-invented frequency-hopping spread spectrum technology during WWII, the foundational concept behind modern WiFi, Bluetooth, and GPS.
Katherine Johnson (1918–2020) — Mathematics & Space Science - NASA mathematician whose orbital calculations were so trusted that John Glenn refused to fly unless she personally verified the computer's numbers. Her story was highlighted in the film Hidden Figures.
Ada Lovelace (1815–1852) — Computer Science & Mathematics - Widely regarded as the world's first computer programmer, she wrote the first algorithm intended for Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine, over 100 years before the modern computer existed.
Rosalind Franklin (1920–1958) — Biophysics & Chemistry - Her X-ray crystallography work produced Photo 51, the image that revealed the double-helix structure of DNA. Her critical contribution was historically overlooked, with the Nobel Prize going to Watson and Crick instead.
Grace Hopper (1906–1992) — Computer Engineering - U.S. Navy Admiral and computer science pioneer who developed the first compiler and helped create COBOL, one of the earliest high-level programming languages. She also popularized the term "computer bug."
Lise Meitner (1878–1968) — Nuclear Physics - Co-discovered nuclear fission alongside Otto Hahn, one of the most consequential scientific breakthroughs of the 20th century. She was controversially passed over for the Nobel Prize, with Hahn receiving it alone in 1944.
Mae Jemison (1956–present) — Engineering & Space Science - The first African American woman to travel to space, aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour in 1992. A physician and engineer, she continues to inspire the next generation through her work in science education.
Or Pick a different Women who has made a contribution to Science, Engineering or other STEAM field that is interesting to you
In Your Engineering Notebook, provide links, provide an overview, and why you though they were "cool".
Are You Done? Check The Assignments That Are Due... Are You Caught Up? Can You Do One Now?
Special Instructions or Announcements:
Do Today: Take the Social & Emotional Climate Survey - Once you submit your responses, your name will be entered into a prize drawing!
Happening Today:
Happening This Week:
Happening Next Week:
Happening Sometime In The Future (or right now or in the past):
Robotics & Material Handling Expo - San Francisco Mar 24 from 5pm to 9pm PDT
Artemis Launch - Pushed into April- Maybe April
Check out the What's Happening / Calendar Page...
Always Happening:
Today's Lecture / Lab
Engineering Note Books:
Special Project?
BitNet models - Microsoft Research introduced BitNet, a neural network approach that uses extremely low-bit weights, often ternary values
Robots & Rovers -🤖🚙🐍 - Python, Linux, Internet of Things (IoT), & AI
Real Python Tutorials - Pick One, Try the code, Save code you tried to your GitHub, or Save in your Engineering Notebook. Show Me 30 min of learning: (200 points) I'll be checking your Engineering Notebook (45 min)
Pick a tutorial topic from the Real Python Tutorial site. Tell me what you picked (20 point)
Save the link of the tutorial in your Engineering notebook. (20 point)
Tell me why you picked it. Why was this interesting? (20 point)
Show me code you tried, and modified (either point/link to your GitHub, where you saved it, or paste it into your Engineering Notebook (100 point)
Tell me how you will/might use it in the future (30 point)
Robots & Rovers -🐍- Python - Ch4 - Python Dictionaries- 📰 Slides
Passed Assignments:
Robots & Rovers -🐍- Python - Ch3 - Functions - 📰 Slides
Spend 15 Min on the Cisco Python Essentials class
MakeyBot :
3D Print Mechatronics Letter? MakeyBot? Pick A Small New 3D Print Project - Get Printing...
Done With 3D Print Of MakeyBot?
Then Keep Soldering...
Done with soldering? - Keep working on some new 3D Print Project... Learn something new in a CAD tool, like TinkerCAD or Fusion360
Robots & Rovers -🦑- MakeyBot Workshop - LED Eyes and STOP Light
Robots & Rovers -🦑- MakeyBot Workshop - 3D Print Activity Introduction
3D Print Mechatronics Letter? MakeyBot? Pick A Small New 3D Print Project - Get Printing...
AM Teams:
Team 1: Andy Garcia, Sathvik Konduru,
Team 2: Jorge Gomez, Saamiyah Kazi, Skyler Doty
Team 3: Alex Herrera, Guillermo Guzman
Team 4: Angel Perez Sanchez, Bao Nguyen
Team 5: Phuoc Loi, Pablo Contreras
Team 6: Romeo Medina, Viktor Collins
Team 7: Vedant Jain, Maverick Daniel Velez
Team 8: Angel Santizo Morataya, Jacob Hsueh
Team 9: Vu Nguyen, Daniel Kumar
Team 10: Erasmo Lemus, Harman Singh
Team 11: Huy Nguyen, Marlon Monge Caceres
Team 12: Anthony Espinoza, Elias LomasPM Teams
Team 1: Minh Dang Le, Ethan Kunder
Team 2: Minh Nguyen, Ewan McKeever
Team 3: Sergio Cipriano, Marcony Rivera Rivas
Team 4: Daniel Lopez, Angel Tiburcio
Team 5: Julianne Oviso, Jacob Meador
Team 6: Kenneth Sagui, Brandon Vides
Team 7: Jeremy Lee, Estephany Solis
Team 8: Tina Phung, Theresa Mark
Team 9: Isaac Mendoza, Sanjay Ulangathan
Team 10: Andy Nguyen
Robot Club/Open Lab:
Robot Club:
Check your Engineering Notebook. Page and Update your Robot club Docs.
https://www.tiktok.com/@hackmakemod/video/7594151898232507662
3D CAD & 3D Printing
Sign Up For A Letter - Ask if you want to add another letter
New Mechatronics print project: M & E = 4.5 cm, ECHATRONICS NGINEERING - 3.5 cm
Alternative 3D Print CAD projects:
3D Print Projects (Projects That Need A Team) <-- CHECK OUT NEW IDEAS
NeoPixel x10 x8 x6 bracket holder
https://github.com/jimTheSTEAMClown/3D-CAD-Print-Stuff/tree/master/Rovers/Plates
Shaft Mount for Shadow Box Turn Table Motors
Find, Edit & Print the best small 9G servo Pan / Tilt mechanism
LeKiwi 3 Wheeled Robot/Rover <-- Ethan in PM might lead a PM team, but AM could put a team together. Start reviewing the Github site. Maybe don't print stuff yet... lets wait till Monday.. but you can research to files, and the code, and other tools. longer term, this is a ROS project... but short term it could be an Arduino project. What motors do they recommend?
Check Your Assignments:
If you are missing any assignments, please do one now.
What Is Your Job?
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
Thursday Feb26
Thursday Feb26
Tuesday Feb 10
Tuesday Feb 10
Day 108 - Python Lists, Rover Planning, Open Lab / Robot Club
Entry Ticket: (Get Logged In & Do This...)
Open and Read:
Be ready to discuss:
Why did you pick it?
Why was it interesting?
How will it effect you, your family, your community?
Will it make the word better?
Are You Done? Check The Assignments That Are Due... Are You Caught Up? Can You Do One Now?
Special Instructions or Announcements:
Happening Today:
Happening This Week:
Happening Next Week:
Happening Sometime In The Future (or right now or in the past):
March 17, NASA/Ames has invited us to take part in their CTE day in Mountain View. They are showcasing how a variety of the trades goes into the work they are doing. Express Your Interest. I am assuming this is an all day field trip. Only between 6-12 students can go.
Artemis Launch - Pushed into March
Check out the What's Happening / Calendar Page...
Always Happening:
Today's Lecture / Lab
Engineering Note Books:
Robots & Rovers -🤖🚙🐍 - Python, Linux, Internet of Things (IoT), & AI
Passed Assignments:
Robots & Rovers -🐍- Python - Ch3 - Functions - 📰 Slides
Spend 15 Min on the Cisco Python Essentials class
Robot Club/Open Lab:
Robot Club:
Check your Engineering Notebook. Page and Update your Robot club Docs.
3D CAD & 3D Printing
Sign Up For A Letter - Ask if you want to add another letter
New Mechatronics print project: M & E = 4.5 cm, ECHATRONICS NGINEERING - 3.5 cm
Alternative 3D Print CAD projects:
3D Print Projects (Projects That Need A Team) <-- CHECK OUT NEW IDEAS
NeoPixel x10 x8 x6 bracket holder
https://github.com/jimTheSTEAMClown/3D-CAD-Print-Stuff/tree/master/Rovers/Plates
Shaft Mount for Shadow Box Turn Table Motors
Find, Edit & Print the best small 9G servo Pan / Tilt mechanism
LeKiwi 3 Wheeled Robot/Rover <-- Ethan in PM might lead a PM team, but AM could put a team together. Start reviewing the Github site. Maybe don't print stuff yet... lets wait till Monday.. but you can research to files, and the code, and other tools. longer term, this is a ROS project... but short term it could be an Arduino project. What motors do they recommend?
Check Your Assignments:
If you are missing any assignments, please do one now.
What Is Your Job?
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
Day 103 - Python for loop, Circuit Playground, Open Lab / Robot Club
Entry Ticket: (Get Logged In & Do This...)
Pick An Article:
Be ready to discuss
Are You Done? Check The Assignments That Are Due... Are You Caught Up? Can You Do One Now?
Special Instructions or Announcements:
Happening Today: College & Career Fair - 9:10 AM / 2:10 PM
Happening This Week: Artemis Launch Friday PM
Happening Next Week:
Happening Sometime In The Future (or right now or in the past):
Check out the What's Happening / Calendar Page...
Always Happening:
Today's Lecture / Lab
Engineering Note Books:
Robots & Rovers -🤖🚙🐍 - Python, Linux, Internet of Things (IoT), & AI
Robots & Rovers -🐍- Python - Ch2 - Flow & Control - For Loops - 📰 Slides
Passed Assignments:
Robots & Rovers -🐍- Python - Ch2 - Flow & Control -Try/Except - 📰 Slides
8.1.2.3.2 - Python - Ch 2 - Flow Control - TRY - 🔎 Review /🛠️ LAB Activity / 🚀 Quiz - ⚓
8.1.2.3.3 - Python - Ch 2 - Flow Control - TRY - 🔎 Review / 🚀 Quiz - ⚓
8.1.2.3.5 - Python - Ch 2 - W3-Schools Review - Flow Control - TRY/EXCEPT - 🚀 Quiz - ⚓ Establishing
Robots & Rovers -🐍- Python - Ch2 - Flow & Control -if/elif/else - 📰 Slides
Robots & Rovers -🐍- Python - Python Flow Control Understanding Errors - 📰 Slides
Robots & Rovers -🐍- Python - Circuit Playground, Circuit Python & The NeoPixel LED - 📰 Slides
I have an Adafruit Circuit Playground Bluefruit, and it's in good working order!
Robots & Rovers -🐍- Python - Circuit Playground, Circuit Python, Thonny - 📰 Slides / 🔎 Review / ✨ Resources
Pick a new Circuit Playground tutorial/sensor and show your work for that tutorial/sensor on the Circuit playground in your Engineering Notebook entry (Lab Points For Today) (30 min)
Keep working on: Python/IoT - Sign Up, Watch and Do - Python In An Hour Webinar - 🎧📽️ Audio/Video - ⚓
and/orSpend 15 Min on the Cisco Python Essentials class
Robot Club/Open Lab:
Robot Club:
Check your Engineering Notebook. Page and Update your Robot club Docs.
3D CAD & 3D Printing
Sign Up For A Letter - Ask if you want to add another letter
Alternative 3D Print CAD projects:
3D Print Projects (Projects That Need A Team) <-- CHECK OUT NEW IDEAS
https://github.com/jimTheSTEAMClown/3D-CAD-Print-Stuff/tree/master/Rovers/Plates
Shaft Mount for Shadow Box Turn Table Motors
Find, Edit & Print the best small 9G servo Pan / Tilt mechanism
LeKiwi 3 Wheeled Robot/Rover <-- Ethan in PM might lead a PM team, but AM could put a team together. Start reviewing the Github site. Maybe don't print stuff yet... lets wait till Monday.. but you can research to files, and the code, and other tools. longer term, this is a ROS project... but short term it could be an Arduino project. What motors do they recommend?
Check Your Assignments:
If you are missing any assignments, please do one now.
What Is Your Job?
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
Day 97 - Circuit Playground, LED, Buttons, Python Objects, Open Lab / Robot Club
Entry Ticket: (Get Logged In & Do This...)
Read: How I estimate work as a staff software engineer:
Read and think about how you plan for any engineering activity? What ideas are good or not good from this Article?
Be ready to discuss
Are You Done? Check The Assignments That Are Due... Are You Caught Up? Can You Do One Now?
Special Instructions or Announcements:
Happening Today:
Happening This Week:
Happening Next Week:
Happening Sometime In The Future (or right now or in the past):
Check out the What's Happening / Calendar Page...
Always Happening:
Today's Lecture / Lab
Engineering Note Books:
Robots & Rovers -🤖🚙🐍 - Python, Linux, Internet of Things (IoT), & AI
Robots & Rovers -🐍- Python - Python Flow Control Understanding Errors - 📰 Slides
8.1.2.1.1 - Python - Ch 2 - Flow & Control - Error Messages - 🔎/ 📰 Slides Review /🛠️ LAB Activity / 🚀 Practice Quiz - ⚓
8.1.2.1.2 - Python - Flow & Control - Error Messages - 🔎 Review /🛠️ LAB Activity - ⚓
8.1.2.1.3 - Python - Ch 2 - Flow & Control - Error Messages - 🔎 Review / 🚀 Practice Quiz - ⚓
Robots & Rovers -🐍- Python - Circuit Playground, Circuit Python & The NeoPixel LED - 📰 Slides
8.3.1.4.3 - Circuit Playground CPX/CPB - Features - Lab#1 - NeoPixels - 📟 Coding / 🛠️ LAB Activity - ⚓
8.3.1.4.4 - Circuit Playground CPX/CPB - Features - Lab#2 - NeoPixels - 📟 Coding / 🛠️ LAB Activity - ⚓
8.3.1.4.5 - Circuit Playground CPX/CPB - Features - Lab#3 - NeoPixels - 📟 Coding / 🛠️ LAB Activity - ⚓
8.3.1.4.6 - Circuit Playground CPX/CPB - Features - Lab#4 - NeoPixels - 📟 Coding / 🛠️ LAB Activity - ⛏️
I have an Adafruit Circuit Playground Bluefruit, and it's in good working order!
Pick a new Circuit Playground tutorial/sensor and show your work for that tutorial/sensor on the Circuit playground in your Engineering Notebook entry (Lab Points For Today) (30 min)
Keep working on: Python/IoT - Sign Up, Watch and Do - Python In An Hour Webinar - 🎧📽️ Audio/Video - ⚓
and/orSpend 15 Min on the Cisco Python Essentials class
Robot Club/Open Lab:
Robot Club:
Check your Engineering Notebook. Page and Update your Robot club Docs.
3D CAD & 3D Printing
Sign Up For A Letter - Ask if you want to add another letter
Alternative 3D Print CAD projects:
3D Print Projects (Projects That Need A Team) <-- CHECK OUT NEW IDEAS
https://github.com/jimTheSTEAMClown/3D-CAD-Print-Stuff/tree/master/Rovers/Plates
Shaft Mount for Shadow Box Turn Table Motors
Find, Edit & Print the best small 9G servo Pan / Tilt mechanism
LeKiwi 3 Wheeled Robot/Rover <-- Ethan in PM might lead a PM team, but AM could put a team together. Start reviewing the Github site. Maybe don't print stuff yet... lets wait till Monday.. but you can research to files, and the code, and other tools. longer term, this is a ROS project... but short term it could be an Arduino project. What motors do they recommend?
Check Your Assignments:
If you are missing any assignments, please do one now.
What Is Your Job?
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
2026-01-21 - Wednesday - Jan. 21 2026 - Love Of Reading, Circuit Playground, LED, Buttons, Python Objects, Open Lab / Robot Club
2026-01-21 - Wednesday - Jan. 21 2026 - Love Of Reading, Circuit Playground, LED, Buttons, Python Objects, Open Lab / Robot Club
Day 94 - Circuit Playground, LED, Buttons, Python Objects, Open Lab / Robot Club
Entry Ticket: (Get Logged In & Do This...)
Love Of Reading:
Do: Pick a Book from my Book Shelves, Read for 25 min. Ready? Go...
Love Of Reading - 📖📝 Reading/Writing / 🦑 Alternate Assignment
Be ready to discuss
Are You Done? Check The Assignments That Are Due... Are You Caught Up? Can You Do One Now?
Special Instructions or Announcements:
Happening Today:
Happening This Week:
Happening Next Week:
Happening Sometime In The Future (or right now or in the past):
Check out the What's Happening / Calendar Page
...
Always Happening:
Today's Lecture / Lab
Engineering Note Books:
Robots & Rovers -🤖🚙🐍 - Python, Linux, Internet of Things (IoT), & AI
Robots & Rovers -🐍- Python - Circuit Playground - 2, Circuit Python, Thonny
- 📰 Slides / 🔎 Review / ✨ Resources
Robots & Rovers -🐍- Python - Circuit Playground - 3 - Circuit Python - Switch - LED
- 📰 Slides / 🔎 Review / ✨ Resources
Robots & Rovers -🐍- Python - Circuit Playground - 4 - Circuit Python - Libraries/Objects Exploration
- 📰 Slides / 🔎 Review / ✨ Resources
I have an Adafruit Circuit Playground Bluefruit, and it's in good working order!
Pick a new Circuit Playground tutorial/sensor and show your work for that tutorial/sensor on the Circuit playground in your Engineering Notebook
entry (Lab Points For Today) (30 min)
Keep working on: Python/IoT - Sign Up, Watch and Do - Python In An Hour Webinar - 🎧📽️ Audio/Video - ⚓
and/orSpend 15 Min on the Cisco Python Essentials class
Robot Club/Open Lab:
Robot Club:
SKILLSUSA - Help Each Other!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Drive in the classroom with the Camera. Just plug in the TV extension cord
Check your Engineering Notebook
Page and Update your Robot club Docs.
Make sure you update what you did for 70+ minutes
After break you can work on open lab / robot club projects. This means catching up on missing assignments finishing the servo lab. Working on your robot club project. I know some of you might be stuck today sorry I will get you helped on Friday. Do the best you can, but, make sure that you write in your engineering notebook what you actually did I will be checking engineering notebooks.
3D CAD & 3D Printing
- Ask if you want to add another letter
Alternative 3D Print CAD projects:
<-- CHECK OUT NEW IDEAS
https://github.com/jimTheSTEAMClown/3D-CAD-Print-Stuff/tree/master/Rovers/Plates
Shaft Mount for Shadow Box Turn Table Motors
Find, Edit & Print the best small 9G servo Pan / Tilt mechanism
<-- Ethan in PM might lead a PM team, but AM could put a team together. Start reviewing the Github site. Maybe don't print stuff yet... lets wait till Monday.. but you can research to files, and the code, and other tools. longer term, this is a ROS project... but short term it could be an Arduino project. What motors do they recommend?
Check Your Assignments:
If you are missing any assignments, please do one now.
What Is Your Job?
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
- Select a picture, logo, or other Art request, and make it.
Technology Resources:
- 📰 Slides
Mechatronics Class WiFi - MechatronicsW183 / Password = Mechatronics183
Day 91 - Circuit Playground, LED, Buttons, Python Objects, Open Lab / Robot Club
Entry Ticket: (Get Logged In & Do This...)
Get Your Bin, Sit Down
Pick and Read an Article
AIAA - Paper Airplane - How Flight Works. (may need to signup)
NASA cameras on Firefly’s Blue Ghost lander could inform future missions
Toyota details progress, use for ‘Mothership’ high-altitude kites
Write what topic you learned about in your Engineering Notebook
Why did you pick it?
How will it affect you, your family, your community, the world?
Will it make the world better?
Are You Done? Check The Assignments That Are Due... Are You Caught Up? Can You Do One Now?
Special Instructions or Announcements:
Happening Today:
Happening This Week:
Happening Next Week:
Happening Sometime In The Future (or right now or in the past):
Check out the What's Happening / Calendar Page...
Always Happening:
Today's Lecture / Lab
Engineering Note Books:
Robots & Rovers -🤖🚙🐍 - Python, Linux, Internet of Things (IoT), & AI
Review the Circuit Playground Features:
8.3.1.1.4 - Circuit Playground CPX/CPB - Features #1 - 🕸️ Web Resources / 🛠️ LAB Activity / 🫘 Learning (2 Tries) Quiz - ⚓
Robots & Rovers -🐍- Python - Circuit Playground - 2, Circuit Python, Thonny - 📰 Slides / 🔎 Review / ✨ Resources
Robots & Rovers -🐍- Python - Circuit Playground - 3 - Circuit Python - Switch - LED - 📰 Slides / 🔎 Review / ✨ Resources
Robots & Rovers -🐍- Python - Circuit Playground - 4 - Circuit Python - Libraries/Objects Exploration - 📰 Slides / 🔎 Review / ✨ Resources
Keep working on: Python/IoT - Sign Up, Watch and Do - Python In An Hour Webinar - 🎧📽️ Audio/Video - ⚓
and/orSpend 15 Min on the Cisco Python Essentials class
Robot Club/Open Lab:
Robot Club:
SKILLSUSA - Help Each Other!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Drive in the classroom with the Camera. Just plug in the TV extension cord
Check your Engineering Notebook. Page and Update your Robot club Docs.
Make sure you update what you did for 70+ minutes
After break you can work on open lab / robot club projects. This means catching up on missing assignments finishing the servo lab. Working on your robot club project. I know some of you might be stuck today sorry I will get you helped on Friday. Do the best you can, but, make sure that you write in your engineering notebook what you actually did I will be checking engineering notebooks.
3D CAD & 3D Printing
Sign Up For A Letter - Ask if you want to add another letter
Alternative 3D Print CAD projects:
3D Print Projects (Projects That Need A Team) <-- CHECK OUT NEW IDEAS
https://github.com/jimTheSTEAMClown/3D-CAD-Print-Stuff/tree/master/Rovers/Plates
Shaft Mount for Shadow Box Turn Table Motors
Find, Edit & Print the best small 9G servo Pan / Tilt mechanism
LeKiwi 3 Wheeled Robot/Rover <-- Ethan in PM might lead a PM team, but AM could put a team together. Start reviewing the Github site. Maybe don't print stuff yet... lets wait till Monday.. but you can research to files, and the code, and other tools. longer term, this is a ROS project... but short term it could be an Arduino project. What motors do they recommend?
Check Your Assignments:
If you are missing any assignments, please do one now.
What Is Your Job?
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
Day 90 - Love Of Reading, Circuit Playground, Python, Open Lab / Robot Club
Entry Ticket: (Get Logged In & Do This...)
Love Of Reading:
Do: Pick a Book from my Book Shelves, Read for 25 min. Ready? Go...
Love Of Reading - 📖📝 Reading/Writing / 🦑 Alternate Assignment
Be ready to discuss
Are You Done? Check The Assignments That Are Due... Are You Caught Up? Can You Do One Now?
Special Instructions or Announcements:
Happening Today:
Happening This Week:
Happening Next Week:
Happening Sometime In The Future (or right now or in the past):
Check out the What's Happening / Calendar Page...
Always Happening:
Today's Lecture / Lab
Engineering Note Books:
Robots & Rovers -🤖🚙🐍 - Python, Linux, Internet of Things (IoT), & AI
Robots & Rovers -🐍- Python - Chapter 1 - Introduction to Variables, Data Types, & Expressions - 📰 Slides / 🔎 Review / ✨ Resources
Robots & Rovers -🐍- Python - Circuit Playground Introduction - 📰 Slides / 🔎 Review / ✨ Resources
Robots & Rovers -🐍- Python - Circuit Playground, Circuit Python, Thonny - 📰 Slides / 🔎 Review / ✨ Resources
Keep working on: Python/IoT - Sign Up, Watch and Do - Python In An Hour Webinar - 🎧📽️ Audio/Video - ⚓
and/orSpend 15 Min on the Cisco Python Essentials class
Robot Club/Open Lab:
Robot Club:
SKILLSUSA - Help Each Other!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Drive in the classroom with the Camera. Just plug in the TV extension cord
Check your Engineering Notebook. Page and Update your Robot club Docs.
Make sure you update what you did for 70+ minutes
After break you can work on open lab / robot club projects. This means catching up on missing assignments finishing the servo lab. Working on your robot club project. I know some of you might be stuck today sorry I will get you helped on Friday. Do the best you can, but, make sure that you write in your engineering notebook what you actually did I will be checking engineering notebooks.
3D CAD & 3D Printing
Sign Up For A Letter - Ask if you want to add another letter
Alternative 3D Print CAD projects:
3D Print Projects (Projects That Need A Team) <-- CHECK OUT NEW IDEAS
https://github.com/jimTheSTEAMClown/3D-CAD-Print-Stuff/tree/master/Rovers/Plates
Shaft Mount for Shadow Box Turn Table Motors
Find, Edit & Print the best small 9G servo Pan / Tilt mechanism
LeKiwi 3 Wheeled Robot/Rover <-- Ethan in PM might lead a PM team, but AM could put a team together. Start reviewing the Github site. Maybe don't print stuff yet... lets wait till Monday.. but you can research to files, and the code, and other tools. longer term, this is a ROS project... but short term it could be an Arduino project. What motors do they recommend?
Check Your Assignments:
If you are missing any assignments, please do one now.
What Is Your Job?
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
Friday Jan 9
Friday Jan 9
Day 87 - Introduction To A New Semester & Python, Clean Up Rube Goldberg, Open Lab / Robot Club
Entry Ticket: (Get Logged In & Do This...)
More Python Resources:
Navigate around and learn something new
Write what topic you learned about in your Engineering Notebook
Be ready to discuss
Are You Done? Check The Assignments That Are Due... Are You Caught Up? Can You Do One Now?
Special Instructions or Announcements:
Happening Today:
Happening This Week:
Happening Next Week:
Happening Sometime In The Future (or right now or in the past):
Check out the What's Happening / Calendar Page...
Always Happening:
Today's Lecture / Lab
Engineering Note Books:
Robots & Rovers -🤖🚙🐍 - Python, Linux, Internet of Things (IoT), & AI
8.1.0.1.1 - Python - 🤖🚙🐍- History & Introduction - 📰 Slides / 🔎 Review / ✨ Resources
8.1.0.2.2 - Programming - Python - Introduction - Pre-Test#2 - 🚀 Quiz - ⚓ (access code 4321)
Keep working on: Python/IoT - Sign Up, Watch and Do - Python In An Hour Webinar - 🎧📽️ Audio/Video - ⚓
and/orSpend 20 Min on the Cisco Python Essentials class
Arduino / C++ - Rube Goldberg
Rube Goldberg - CLEAN UP Instructions <-- Watch
Sort and Clean & Organize Bins.... Really organize this. I'm going to grade you on how well I can just pack it up. If I have to a bunch more sorting, then everyone will get lower points.
Robot Club/Open Lab:
Robot Club:
SKILLSUSA - Help Each Other!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Drive in the classroom with the Camera. Just plug in the TV extension cord
Check your Engineering Notebook. Page and Update your Robot club Docs.
Make sure you update what you did for 70+ minutes
After break you can work on open lab / robot club projects. This means catching up on missing assignments finishing the servo lab. Working on your robot club project. I know some of you might be stuck today sorry I will get you helped on Friday. Do the best you can, but, make sure that you write in your engineering notebook what you actually did I will be checking engineering notebooks.
Monday Jan 12
Monday Jan 12
Day 88 - Introduction To A New Semester & Python, Clean Up Rube Goldberg, Open Lab / Robot Club
Entry Ticket: (Get Logged In & Do This...)
More Python Resources:
Navigate around and learn something new
Write what topic you learned about in your Engineering Notebook
Be ready to discuss
Are You Done? Check The Assignments That Are Due... Are You Caught Up? Can You Do One Now?
Special Instructions or Announcements:
Happening Today:
Happening This Week:
Happening Next Week:
Happening Sometime In The Future (or right now or in the past):
Check out the What's Happening / Calendar Page...
Always Happening:
Today's Lecture / Lab
Engineering Note Books:
Robots & Rovers -🤖🚙🐍 - Python, Linux, Internet of Things (IoT), & AI
8.1.0.1.1 - Python - 🤖🚙🐍- History & Introduction - 📰 Slides / 🔎 Review / ✨ Resources
8.1.0.2.3 - Programming - Python - Introduction - Pre-Test#3 - 🚀 Quiz - ⚓ (access code 67)
Keep working on: Python/IoT - Sign Up, Watch and Do - Python In An Hour Webinar - 🎧📽️ Audio/Video - ⚓
and/orSpend 20 Min on the Cisco Python Essentials class
Arduino / C++ - Rube Goldberg
Rube Goldberg - CLEAN UP Instructions <-- Watch
Sort and Clean & Organize Bins.... Really organize this. I'm going to grade you on how well I can just pack it up. If I have to a bunch more sorting, then everyone will get lower points.
Robot Club/Open Lab:
Robot Club:
SKILLSUSA - Help Each Other!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Drive in the classroom with the Camera. Just plug in the TV extension cord
Check your Engineering Notebook. Page and Update your Robot club Docs.
Make sure you update what you did for 70+ minutes
After break you can work on open lab / robot club projects. This means catching up on missing assignments finishing the servo lab. Working on your robot club project. I know some of you might be stuck today sorry I will get you helped on Friday. Do the best you can, but, make sure that you write in your engineering notebook what you actually did I will be checking engineering notebooks.
3D CAD & 3D Printing
Sign Up For A Letter - Ask if you want to add another letter
Alternative 3D Print CAD projects:
3D Print Projects (Projects That Need A Team) <-- CHECK OUT NEW IDEAS
https://github.com/jimTheSTEAMClown/3D-CAD-Print-Stuff/tree/master/Rovers/Plates
Shaft Mount for Shadow Box Turn Table Motors
Find, Edit & Print the best small 9G servo Pan / Tilt mechanism
LeKiwi 3 Wheeled Robot/Rover <-- Ethan in PM might lead a PM team, but AM could put a team together. Start reviewing the Github site. Maybe don't print stuff yet... lets wait till Monday.. but you can research to files, and the code, and other tools. longer term, this is a ROS project... but short term it could be an Arduino project. What motors do they recommend?
Check Your Assignments:
If you are missing any assignments, please do one now.
What Is Your Job?
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
Contact Me
Contact Me
If you are a Silicon Valley CTE Mechatronics Engineering Student (SVCTE), Class Guest or Shadow Student
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