Sunday, June 30, 2013

Class Assignments 2012-2013


Kindergarten - Exploring Robotics

  1. Create a KidPix drawing for Halloween and Thanksgiving and type your name and what you are grateful for
  2. Learn about the Thymio Robot to learn of motors and sensors and how things work
  3. Create an animal from the robot and LEGO
  4. Learn about Simple Machines and build the simple machines from LEGO in teams
  5. Rubber band powered vehicles- Energy Conversion
  6. Shapes- copy the drawing as closely as you can to practice using the different drawing tools in KidPix
  7. Demonstration of turning 2-D shapes on the computer to 3-D shapes using Google Sketchup
  8. Using Powerpoint to draw shapes (layers)

Grade 1-

  1. Shapes- copy the drawing as closely as you can to practice using the different drawing tools in KidPix
  2. Create a drawing of the Solar System
  3. Do Research on website and take notes with paper and pencil
    1. kidsastronomy.com
  4. Do a kidpix drawing of an interesting fact in the form of a sentence from your assigned subject and illustrate the topic.  Your page will  be part of a class book on The Solar System.
  5. Record students reading page in book to create Solar System Movie
  6. Power Point Slides
    1. Complete the Slides
      1. Measurements
      2. World Religions
      3. What I am Learning
      4. Draw a picture with Shapes
    2. Create slides from pictures in shared folder
    3. Create slides on research from these sites. 
      1. Digestive System
      2. Respiratory System

Grade 2- 

  1. Shapes
  2. Taj
  3. Taj Fun
  4. 2nd Grade Blendspace Page
    1. Research India with #1 and #2 and write notes with pen and pencil
      1. The number for #2 is: 290481482807##
  5. Create a powerpoint about China
    1. Presentation should look like this (Number 4 or 5), and should have pictures from internet research (Number 2 and 3)
  6. Create a powerpoint about your State Animal.  Slides should include:
    1. Cover Slide - State, Animal, and your name
    2. Picture of State Animal
    3. Physical Characteristics
    4. Habitat
    5. Diet
    6. Reproduction
    7. Fun Facts

Grade 3-

  1. Cereal Box Project in Powerpoint
  2. Acrostic Poem in Word
  3. Type up "Follow to Learn" Page in Word
  4. Research an Endangered Animal
    1. 3rd Grade Blendspace
  5. Create a cover for the Endangered Animal Report
  6. Love Is... Poem
  7. Patricia Polacco Webquest
  8. Create a cover for the end of 3rd grade Yearbook

Grade 4-

  1. Drawing in PowerPoint
  2. PowerPoint Slides of Product Description and Programming
  3. Programming the Robot
  4. Package your Robot Project
    1. Title slide + Group Members
    2. Robot Name + Descriptions
    3. In words, how it is programmed
    4. Program (need pictures of program in slides, and actual program file in group folder)
    5. Graphic Representation of Project that was drawn on computer
    6. Picture of Robot
    7. Advertisement
    8. Video of Project
      1. This is .....(Name of project) 
      2. by.............(Group member FIRST names)
      3. The purpose of our project is to....
      4.  As you can see, it has....(Features of product)
      5. We programmed it so it will.... (How it is programmed)
      6. How it works + Demonstration
      7. Thanks for watching!
    9. Slide of Video Script
    10. Create a Logo for your project - and Incorporate it with your slides
  5. Using iMovie to edited Project Video
  6. Upload and share Project to community

Grade 5-

  1. Class Brainstorm for Robot product Ideas
  2. Google Doc Slides of Product Description and Programming
  3. Programming the Robot
  4. Create a Logo for your project
  5. Package your Robot Project
    1. Title slide + Group Members
    2. Robot Name + Descriptions
    3. In words, how it is programmed
    4. Program (need pictures of program in slides, and actual program file in group folder)
    5. Graphic Representation of Project that was drawn on computer (optional)
    6. Picture of Robot
    7. Advertisement
    8. Video of Project
      1. This is .....(Name of project) 
      2. by.............(Group member FIRST names)
      3. The purpose of our project is to....
      4.  As you can see, it has....(Features of product)
      5. We programmed it so it will.... (How it is programmed)
      6. How it works + Demonstration
      7. Thanks for watching!
    9. Slide of Video Script
    10. Created project Logo needs to be incorporated with your slides
  6. Using iMovie to edited Project Video
  7. Upload and share Project to community

Grade 6-

  1. California Propistion Radio Ad in Garageband
  2. 3-D Modeling
    1. Google Sketchup 
      1. Tutorials http://www.sketchup.com/intl/en/training/videos.html
      2. Need to watch Parts 1-4 by class on 1/18- (will be shortly quizzed)
      3. Designed house due by end of class 1/18.
        1. Must have all of the following:
          1. Slanted roof
          2. House addition (so it has more than one part, like a garage)
            1. Additions must be connected from inside house
          3. Slanted roof
          4. Outdoor steps
          5. Painted exterior
          6. Windows, and at least one window with panes
          7. 1 chair, and 3 other pieces of furniture inside that are imported
          8. 1 imported thing outside of the house
        2. Turn-in: File must be named as "6 house your_name" and turned in by putting into the shared folder- Groups>2015>1 Sketchup Houses
    2. Hand draw given orthogonal objects on dot paper
      1. Objects: 13, 14, 6, 11
    3. Create those objects with correct dimensions in Sketchup
  3. Inspiration Game for Product Creation
    1. Group pick "Baby" "Carries" Inspiration: Firetruck

Grade 7+8th-

  1. Robot Programming - (Reference: https://aseba.wikidot.com/)
    1. Robot Challenge #1
    2. Do the first bullet, then add on the 2nd, then add on the 3rd.. etc.
    3. After students complete the entire challenge, show instructor.

      Challenges

      • The robot shall become red when the center button is pressed and green when the front button is pressed.
      • The robot shall turn purple when hands are clapped
      • The robot shall move forward when front button is pressed
      • The robot shall stop when center button is pressed
      • The robot shall turn yellow and turn right when right button is pressed
      • The robot shall turn blue and turn left when left button is pressed
      • Make a sound and when the forward button is pressed
      • The robot shall turn left when an obstacle is seen to the right, and turn right when an obstacle is seen to the left in order to avoid the obstacle

    4. Explore Advanced VPL
    5. Place sounds on the memory card and type code to create a Musical Instrument from the robot
    6. Create a 'cool' project
      1. Can bring in device as long as instructables app is on it, and may only use instructables app in class
      2. Post it to instructables.com
        1. Login Information
          1. Username: woodlandtech
          2. Password: (see whiteboard)
        2. What you'll need + overview picture
        3. Pictures of how to make it
        4. Video of what it is and how it works
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