8Robo Week 1: January 4th – January 8th

Monday, January 4th

  • No School

Tuesday, January 5th

  • Class Overview
    • STEM
      • Science – Force, Motion, Acceleration, Momentum, Simple Machines, Gravity, Sensory Inputs, Space Exploration, Mechanical Energy, Electromagnetic Energy, Experimentation, etc.
      • Technology – Computational Thinking (Algorithms, Decomposition, Pattern recognition, Data Representation, Generalization, Abstraction, Programming, Debugging, Commands, Functions, Variables, Loops, Conditionals, etc.
      • Engineering – Design Process, Problem-solving, Prototyping, Brainstorming, Research and Development, Innovation, Testing and Evaluation
      • Math – Scale drawings, Proportional relationships, Adding, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division, Perimeters, Area, Real-world Problems, Data Representation
    • Robotics Decathlon Demo
    • Robot Design Demo
    • Robot Build Demo
    • Robot Control Demo
    • Robot Code Demo
  • Moore Expectations
  • Story overview
    • Fun –> Mr. Johnson,
    • Sacrificial Kindness –> Mr. Mooney
    • Honor –> My Father/Aliens
    • Creativity –> Mr. Ricardi
    • Perseverance –> Ms. Blossom Levin
  • VexIQ Intro
  • Kit maintenance
  • Making robots go
  • Building the drive bot

Wednesday, January 6th

  • Build a drive bot

Thursday, January 7th

  • Practice Robot Rugby and upgrade

Friday, January 8th