Instructional Day |
Handouts |
Topic |
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1 - 3 |
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Journal: What do you think of when you hear the word "robot"? |
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What is a robot? Identify the criteria that makes an item a robot. Evaluate robot body designs and create algorithms to control robot behavior.
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4 |
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Journal: Describe at least 8 visible features of the Finch robot design. | |
Programming the Finch. Use the Scratch programming blocks that control the robot. |
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5 |
Journal: Could a robot like the Finch perform any actual, useful work other than as a tool for learning? |
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Discuss design considerations of the Finch robot. | |||
6 - 7 |
Journal: What are some ways you could vary the motion of the Finch robot? |
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Mechanical Technology: motion, servos, dead reckoning and intelligent keyboard control. | |||
8 |
Journal: What does the digital representation of sound look like? How would a digitial sound like a siren look different from a digital sound like a drum beat? |
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Making sound and music | |||
9 - 10 |
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Journal: List at least 2 reasons why programmers add comments to code. |
Journal: What are the rules of tic-tac-toe? |
Reading and Commenting Code | Algorithm Development: Robot tic-tac-toe | ||
11 - 12 |
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Journal: What makes one dance better than another? |
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Dancing Robot. Use functions/procedures. Come up with plans, compare advantages/ disadvantages then program. | |||
13 - 15 |
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Journal: Describe 1 way that robots use their senses the same way that people do , and 1 way that is different. |
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Robot sensors. Identify the sensors on the Finch robot and interact with them. | |||
16 - 18 |
Journal: What is an application of optical technology in robotics? | ||
Optical Technology: responding to light. Light following robot | |||
19 - 20 |
Journal: How does a computer tell time? |
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Robot Alarm Clock Project | |||
21 - 22 |
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Journal: What could a robot with heat sensors do that robots without heat sensors cannot? | |
Thermal Technology: | |||
23 - 25 |
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Journal: What does an accelerometer measure and how do you think it works? |
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Accelerometer: Pong game: the Finch as a controller | |||
26 - 33 |
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Journal: What is a benefit of computer technology to humanity? |
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Final projects and presentations |
originating from Exploring Computer Science exploringcs.org and finchrobot.com
compiled and written by Dianne O-C
Introduction, installation and setup of Finch Robots using Snap! and Scratch
Unit Overview with MSDE Tech Requirements covered.