6/5 Heavy Pedal Final Blog Post

Paragraph 1:  What was your role in the project?  Explain what you did.

Paragraph 2:  What would you have liked to add to this project if we had more time?

Paragraph 3:  What recommendations/tips do you have for next year's class?

5/28 Only 2 class periods left!

1.  Blog post:

• List at least 3 skills that you have learned during the course of this project
• examples:  I have learned how to solder, I have learned how to insert an image into Processing, etc.
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We have only 2 class periods left until the STEAM EXPO!

Find a way to stay on task, stay focused and make yourself useful.  Here are some of the loose ends that need to be tied up:

• Some of the wires on the Arduino got unplugged, so the game won't work properly until that is addressed
• Display the speed on the game screen
• Change the frame rate based on a player's speed
• Insert Bella's end game design into the processing sketch
• Display Bella's end game design after a mile is completed
• end game statistics?
• Prepare the room for display
• Advertisements? Flyers? Posters?

• Finish Heavy Pedal website

There should be plenty of jobs to go around.  If you find yourself with nothing to work on, then you may practice coding on Code Combat.

5/19 Myth Busters + Bike Circuitry

While I am out of the classroom today, I expect you to be on your best behavior.

1.  Today you will watch a show that is the very essence of STEAM-- Myth Busters!

2. When you arrive in the Makerspace you may choose from the following options:

• Continue working on coding for Heavy Pedal
• Working on a website, logo, or advertisement for our game
• Code Combat, code.org, or code academy to practice coding

You may NOT:

• Fill out online surveys
• Watch YouTube videos
• Distract others who are trying to work

5/14 Myth Busters & Code Combat

1.  Today you will watch a show that is the very essence of STEAM-- Myth Busters!

2. Code Combat

Click here to play Code Combat

Sign Up for Code Combat:

Email: Use your Google Email.  Remember @student.slcusd.org

Password: Use your Google password

For Name, do NOT USE YOUR LAST NAME!!!!!!!!  Use your Scratch username if you like.

Have fun.  You may listen to music on your own device but you may want to use your earbuds to listen to Code Combat. Your choice!

5/11 Bike Circuitry

While I am out of the classroom today, I expect you to be on your best behavior.

When you arrive in the Makerspace you may choose from the following options:

• Continue working on coding for Heavy Pedal
• Working on a website, logo, or advertisement for our game
• Code Combat, code.org, or code academy to practice coding

You may NOT:

• Fill out online surveys
• Watch YouTube videos
• Distract others who are trying to work

Failure to be on your best behavior will result in you being asked to leave the class.  A consequence will follow.

5/6 LOMS STEAM Program

Check out the LOMS STEAM program being featured on Local TV (Channel 19)!

Please watch this video in its entirety (no skipping) to count for a view.  Our school is in a competition for the most views.

5/4 Rube Goldberg Blog turn-in

Please turn in your blog URL if you haven't done so already

Click this link to turn in your blog.

Progress report consulting with Mr. R

5/1 Heavy Pedal Blog Turn-in

Progress reports are due today.  I will grade your blog (so far) and send that grade to your 2nd semester STEAM teachers.

Click here to turn in your blog URL.

Blog post Week 3:

1.  What did you personally accomplish this week.

2.  What are your steps for next week?

3.  How are you enjoying this project so far?  What suggestions do you have for improvement?

4/30 Rube Goldberg

Blog post for Week 3:

1.  What did your group accomplish this week?

2.  What road bumps did your group run into this week?

3.  What are your ideas for overcoming those road bumps?

Click on this link to view pictures from this week.  You may use them to make your blog more appealing/exciting.

4/21 Heavy Pedal: Set up blogs, planning meeting

1.  Create a blog to document our design process.  Your grade for this project will be based upon your reflection of the design process (blog entries) and your participation in the project.  Both will count for 50% of your grade.

2.  Blog post #1 (from last week)

a) Explain the challenge that was presented to you.  (What were you asked to do?)

b) Explain the solution.  (What are we making?)

3.  Head to the Makerspace!

4/20 Rube Goldberg planning, round 2

1.  Head down to the Makerspace to see what your Rube Goldberg machine must be fastened to.

2.  Brainstorming session, round 2:  

• How will you get your original design on the 4' x 4' plywood stand?  
• What changes might you need to make, if any?
• Will you need to build shelves?  Where?
• Draw a picture of your new design

3.  Write Blog post #3:  Answer the questions from the brainstorming session above.  Include a picture of your new design.

4.  At this point you should have 3 blog posts.  At the end of the week, I will grade your blog.  This will be "Blog check-in #1"  

Take some time to ensure that your blog posts are complete and contain good grammatical structure.

5.  Turn in you blog (I just need the URL) by completing this form.

Here's how to find your URL:

1) Click "View blog"

2) Copy the URL from the address bar:

6.  Click here to play Code Combat

Sign Up for Code Combat:

Email: Use your Google Email.  Remember @student.slcusd.org

Password: Use your Google password

For Name, do NOT USE YOUR LAST NAME!!!!!!!!  Use your Scratch username if you like.

Have fun.  You may listen to music on your own device but you may want to use your earbuds to listen to Code Combat. Your choice!

4/15 Bike Circuitry Brainstorming

1.  Brainstorming session

• What should the game look like?
• How will it work?
• What are the different components of the project?

2.  Interests and Attributes Google Form.

3.  Create student-teams and assign project components

4.  Student-teams brainstorm how to complete their component.

5.  Student-teams begin working on their project component.

4/14 First day of Level 3! (A-day)

1.  Check in with me every day to take attendance

2.  Final check: Where are you going?
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Rube Goldberg

1.  Watch some videos for inspiration

• OK Go music video (my personal favorite)
• 6 Rube Goldberg machines.
• Sports themed.

2.  Introduction to our project:

• Teams of 3-4 on a small workspace (consider building up and down)
• At least 5 mechanisms per team
• Must figure out a way to attach all team's mechanisms together
• Use skills you have learned this year in STEAM

3.  Create teams of diverse skill sets.  Please fill out this Google Form.

4.  Create a blog.  50% of your grade will be based on your reflections on your blog!  (25% participation and teamwork, 25% project outcome)

5.  Brainstorming session

• Create a list of supplies that you might need
• Draw or write down ideas for different mechanisms
• Draw or write down ideas for how to get the mechanisms to work together

6.  Share ideas.  There are no bad ideas!  Listen to others.  Build off of one idea to make an even better one.

7.  Come up with a group plan.  By the end of the class period you must submit a plan (with a drawing) of what you intend to make.

8.  Make a list of necessary supplies.  Add your supplies to this Google Form.  Only submit one time per group.

9.  Your blog post for today:

• How did your brainstorming session go?  What were some successes? Any failures?
• Explain your project plan.  What supplies will you need?
• Include pictures of your project plan and artifacts from brainstorming

4/13 First day of Level 3! (B-day)

1.  Check-in for attendance in E-10 every day

2.  Where are you going?

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Bike Circuitry

1. Introduction to the project

2. How project will work:

• Design Thinking: Shopping Cart
• Teams of 2 working on a component of the project
• Leadership roles
• President: Oversees the project. Helps create student-teams.  Plans daily meetings.
• Vice President: Checks in with student-teams. Sets project deadlines.
• Secretary: Creates Google Forms and shared docs.  Types up meeting notes on shared document.
• Scribe: Takes notes on the whiteboard.  Takes pictures to document our progress.  Fills in for Secretary when absent.  

3.  Brainstorming session

• What should the game look like?
• How will it work?
• What are the different components of the project?

4.  Interests and Attributes Google Form.

5.  Create student-teams and assign project components

6.  Student-teams brainstorm how to complete their component.

3/31 Code Combat & Tinkercad

1. Code Combat- until the passing period break

You should have created an account using your school Google email and password.

Continue on your Code Combat quest!  Can anybody finish the forest levels and move into the desert?  

2.  Last chance to Tinkercad!  We will be ordering prints in the near future.  If you have already created something within your $25 budget, create something that could go in the LOMS shop.  Extra credit points will be awarded for LOMS shop items!

3/25 Code Combat & Tinkercad

1. Code Combat (until passing period break)

You will be graded on your progress!  Go to Google Classroom and open the document: "Code Combat Screenshot"

When you are finished playing Code Combat, take a screenshot of your progress (the map where you select your levels)

Click here to play Code Combat

Sign Up for Code Combat:

Email: Use your Google Email.  Remember @student.slcusd.org

Password: Use your Google password

For Name, do NOT USE YOUR LAST NAME!!!!!!!!  Use your Scratch username if you like.

Have fun.  You may listen to music on your own device but you may want to use your earbuds to listen to Code Combat. Your choice!

2. At passing period break, you may either continue playing Code Combat or work on Tinkercad.

3/20 Make-up Day

1.  Check your STEAM grade in PowerSchool

• What are you missing?
• Are there scores you are unhappy with?

Arduino Reflection Log: You should have entries from 2/13 (Blinking LED), 2/18 (analogWrite), 2/20 (Buzzer), 2/26 (Final project plan), and 3/10 (Final project reflection).  See blog from 3/9 for details on how to write the Final project reflection.

Electronic Circuits Reflection: A few people are missing this piece from your Circuits website.  See blog from 2/5 for details on how to write the Circuits reflection.

Hour of Code:  Some people did not take a screenshot and/or didn't complete the Hour of Code.  See blog from 3/3 for details.

3/17 Make-up Day

1.  Pixel Art

• Read in "runs" of black and white pixels.
• This is how a fax machine works

2.  Check your STEAM grade in PowerSchool

• What are you missing?
• Are there scores you are unhappy with?

Arduino Reflection Log: You should have entries from 2/12 (Blinking LED), 2/17 (analogWrite), 2/19 (Buzzer), 2/25 (Final project plan), and 3/9 (Final project reflection).  See blog from 3/9 for details on how to write the Final project reflection.

Electronic Circuits Reflection: A few people are missing this piece from your Circuits website.  See blog from 2/5 for details on how to write the Circuits reflection.

Hour of Code:  Some people did not take a screenshot and/or didn't complete the Hour of Code.  See blog from 3/3 for details.

3/12 Hour of Code

1. Hour of code: Hello Processing.

• You will need ear buds to listen to the video tutorials
• Spend about 5-10 minutes on each exercise.  The entire tutorial should take about an hour.
• When you finish the last exercise:
• Take a screenshot of your final project including the picture and code.
• Go to Google Classroom and find the document titled "Hello Processing"
• Put the screenshot on the "Hello Processing" document
• Click "submit"

2.  Log-in to Tinkercad and continue working on your project.  We will be ordering our 3D prints soon.  You should be nearing completion of your design(s).

3/11 Introduction to Robotics Module

Level 3 project information.  Fill out this Google Form to help STEAM teachers sort you into the appropriate project.

1. Introductory Robot videos

• Boe-Bot (this is what we're using) Maze.
• Boe-Bot Basketball.

2.  Begin Robotics module:

• Set up Robotics notebook
• Bookmark the Robotics tab on Robinett STEAM website.
• Robot partners and kit assignment

3.  Robotics Lesson #1: Arduino Math (on page 13)

3/9 & 3/10 Finishing touches on Arduino final project

Level 3 project information.  Fill out this Google Form to help STEAM teachers sort you into the appropriate project.

1.  Final Project reflection instructions:

• This is the last piece you will add to your Arduino Reflection Log (in Google Classroom)
• What: What were you able to make? Please explain your project in detail. Also, explain what you learned during the final project.
• So what: What problems did you encounter along the way?  How did you solve those problems?
• What's next:  In the future, how could you use what you have learned from the Arduino module?  What is another project that you would like to create if we had more time?

2.  Finish Arduino projects.  The due date is today!

3.  Write Final Project reflection and submit Arduino Reflection Log.

4.  Tinkercad

5.  Begin Robotics module:

• Set up Robotics notebook
• Bookmark the Robotics tab on Robinett STEAM website.
• Robot partners and kit assignment

3/3 Hour of Code

1. Hour of code: Hello Processing.

• You will need ear buds to listen to the video tutorials
• Spend about 5-10 minutes on each exercise.  The entire tutorial should take about an hour.
• When you finish the last exercise:
• Take a screenshot of your final project including the picture and code.
• Go to Google Classroom and find the document titled "Hello Processing"
• Put the screenshot on the "Hello Processing" document
• Click "submit"

2.  Log-in to Tinkercad and continue working on your project.  We will be ordering our 3D prints soon.  You should be nearing completion of your design(s).

2/27 & 3/2 Arduino Final Project

1.  After getting Arduino Final project plan checked by Mr. R (must be typed into your Arduino Reflection Log), you may begin working on your project.

Project due date: Monday, March 9th (A-day)
                          Tuesday, March 10th (B-day)

2.  After passing period break, Tinkercad show and tell 

• Turn in your Tinkercad username by filling out this form.
• Make your project public (so everyone can view)
• Show and tell

3.  Remaining time will be spent on Arduino final projects

2/23 Free Exploration Day

1.  Let's talk 3D printing: Q & A session

2.  Mr. R's Tinkercad mini-lesson

• How to make your product cheaper
• The Workplane
• How to rotate objects
• How to insert an image (kind of)
• How to mold an object
• How to check how much your design will cost

3.  Free exploration.  Your options are:

• 3D modeling on Tinkercad
• Arduino exploration (see Google Classroom for SIK guide code)
• Finish your Altoids flashlight

2/17 & 18 Arduino Module, day 2

1.  Electronic Circuit grades.  Click link to view grades (you need to know your Student ID# or lunch number)
Circuits ePortfolio grades (A-day).
Circuits ePortfolio grades (B-day).

2.  Arduino Reflection Log (in Google classroom)

3.  Arduino, Day 2

• Circuit quiz (5 pts.)
• Learn about analogWrite()
• LED = heart beat program
• Hack the code
• Make "Arduino Code" doc in your STEAM Google Classroom folder.  Share with your Arduino partner.
• Arduino reflection log

4.  With any time remaining, start a Tinkercad project.

2/12 Arduino Module, Day 1

1.  Announcements: Fire safety and evacuation

2.  Begin Arduino module!

• Arduino Survey
• Google classroom (enter class code: mzinbj)
• Arduino partners (pair programming)

3.  Introduction to Arduino programming

• What is Arduino?
• How does it work?
• Blink an LED

4.  Arduino Reflection Log-- how you will be graded!  We will write the first post together today to demonstrate what an A+ reflection looks like.

2/11 Finish Electronic Circuits Module; Start 3D printing

1.  Finish Electronic Circuits ePortfolio.  Click here to turn in your ePortfolio URL.

• All 4 tabs completed including reflection.

You must turn in your ePortfolio URL before you leave!  This is the only item that will be in our grade book when progress reports are due on Friday!

Make sure it is shared with the world!

and all of your documents, drawings, etc. are also shared.

2.  Introduction to Shapeways and Tinkercad

• Shapeways: our partner in 3D printing (click here to view video)
• Tinkercad: 3D modeling software
• Permission slips for those under the age of 13
• If you are under 13: you can create an account today and go through the tutorials, but you will not be able to save your designs until you have parent permission.
• Your homework is to come to class on Friday with a valid Tinkercad account.

3.  Tinkercad tutorials to help you learn "all the moves."  Follow these tutorials very closely.  You will learn a lot of the basics.

2/5 & 2/6 Altoids Flashlight: final day

1.  Please take this survey brought to you by our Builder's Club.

2.  Electronic Circuits reflection.  Please follow the format outlined in the link.  You may type your reflection directly on your website or embed a Google Doc.

3.  When everything on your website is completed please turn in your URL (web address) using this turn-in form.

**Your website is due at the end of next class.

4. Makerspace.  Bring your computer to the Makerspace (keep it in your cubby) in case you finish your flashlight early.

2/2 Independent Work Day

TURN IN ePORTFOLIO HERE

On Wednesday, you will begin making your Altoids flashlight.  In order to begin construction on your flashlight, ALL of the following must be completed:

• How Electricity Works presentation uploaded to Circuits ePortfolio
• Circuit Math completed (all 3 questions)
• 2 circuit schematics (parallel and series) uploaded to Circuits ePortfolio

Here is your checklist for today:

1.  Complete Circuit Math.  If you need to re-watch the video tutorial, click here. This includes using the circuit simulator to "prove" your answers are correct.  Build the circuit on the simulator with the correct amount of amps, ohms, and volts.  Use the snipping tool to take a screen shot and upload it to your ePortfolio.

2.  Complete circuit schematics (if you haven't already)

3.  Watch these videos for an introduction to 3D printing:

• CNN video.
• 3D printing and the future of stuff video.
• Shapeways video:  How Shapeways works.  Shapeways is our partner in 3D printing.  They are printing your models free of charge!  Go Shapeways!

4.  What questions do you have about 3D printing?  In your STEAM notebook, make a list of questions you would like answered.  You must think of at least 4 questions.

5.  Visit Shapeways.com and browse the site.

6.  Begin a 3D modeling project.  For this you have 1 of 2 options:

• Go to Tinkercad.com and create an account (you must be 13 years or older without parent permission).  Tinkercad is what we will use to create 3D models.  Tinkercad has great tutorials if you click on the "Learn" section.
• If you are not yet 13, check out some of the 3D modeling tools Shapeways has to offer.  Click this link to access the tools.

Homework: Create a Tinkercad account (with parent permission)

1/28 Soldering & Schematics

1.  Tutorial:  How to add items to Electronic Circuits ePortfolio

2.  Introduction to soldering:

• What is soldering?
• Why is soldering useful?
• How do we solder safely?
• Head to the Makerspace for practice

3.  Introduction to schematics.  Take out your STEAM notebook for some brief notes.

4.  Use the rest of the time to continue working on Electronic Circuits ePortfolio

• Make a drawing (Google drawing or on paper) of a parallel and series circuit.  Add to ePortfolio
• Watch Mr. Robinett's lecture on Circuit Vocabulary and Circuit Math. Take notes in your STEAM notebook.  Pause the video when necessary to ensure you take good notes.
• Complete the Circuit Math tab on your ePortfolio

Answer the questions using Ohm's Law

• Add your answers to the website (you will be graded for correctness)
• Show the steps you took to make your calculations (just like the examples I showed you in the video)
• Download the PHET circuit simulator.  Instructions on how to download can be found at the top of the Circuit Math page on your ePortfolio.

1/26 Review Game & Pizza Box Circuits

1.  Let's review our previous week's learning.

• How electricity works
• electrons
• conductors
• insulators
• Circuit vocabulary
• Voltage
• Resistance
• Current
• Ohm's Law (circuit math)
• Parallel vs. Series circuits

2.  Make pizza box circuits.  Check out this video.

• Challenge #1:  Make a circuit with one LED
• Challenge #2:  Add an on/off switch
• Challenge #3:  Add a switch connecting a buzzer
• Challenge #4:  Add a switch connecting a photoresistor

1/22 Independent Work Day

Follow this checklist IN ORDER. Remember, in order to make the flashlight, you must complete all of the foundational skill building first.

1.  Finish "How Electricity Works" presentation

• Make sure it includes a Works Cited page

2.  Watch this video about Series and Parallel circuits.  Take notes in your STEAM notebook

3.  Complete the Circuit Builder game. (all 3 Levels).

• Make sure you read the directions for each problem so you know what type of circuit to build

4.  Watch Mr. Robinett's lecture on Circuit Vocabulary and Circuit Math.  Take notes in your STEAM notebook.  Pause the video when necessary to ensure you take good notes.

5.  Log on to your Circuits ePortfolio that you made last class.  (Remember, the ugly purple one?)

6.  Click on the Circuit Math tab and complete the 3 quiz questions (at the bottom of the page)

• Answer the questions using Ohm's Law
• Add your answers to the website (you will be graded for correctness)
• Show the steps you took to make your calculations (just like the examples I showed you in the video)

7.  Download the PHET circuit simulator.  Instructions on how to download can be found at the top of the Circuit Math page on your ePortfolio.

• Play with the simulator for 10-15 minutes
• Use the simulator to "prove" that your answers to the circuit math quiz are correct

8.  Extra Credit!  Create a Scratch game or animation.  

Topic:  Electronic Circuits

1/20 Welcome to Mr. Robinett's STEAM class!

1.  Bookmark Robinett STEAM website and Robinett STEAM check-in

2.  Set up Electronic Circuits ePortfolio

3.  Today, you have 2 tasks:

• Using only a piece of foil and 2 AA batteries, create a circuit that will light an LED
• How electricity works project (details and rubric can be found on Robinett STEAM website)
• YouTube video citation: "Explaining an Electrical Circuit." YouTube. YouTube, n.d. Web. 03 Oct. 2014.

4.  If your team finishes early, start working on parallel and series circuits:

https://sites.google.com/site/robinettmathsynergisticslab/parallel-and-series-circuits.

1/14 Robot Olympics

1.  Turn in Robotics Notebooks by clicking here.  MAKE SURE IT IS SHARED WITH ME!

2.  Dead Reckoning competition-  you will have 5 minutes to program your robot to stop at the exact distance given.

3.  Mr. Robinett will conference with the few students who have yet to produce a model that can be 3D printed.  You have until Friday to finish the model.  After that, it is too late.

4.  Super Maze will begin promptly at 9:50

1/6 Only 4 days left!

Happy New Year!

1.  Some 3D prints ordered, some not.  I will meet with every one of you today to discuss next steps.

2.  Robot Olympics coming up!  On Tuesday 1/13 we will have two competitions:

• Dead Reckoning- Randomly selected distance.  You will have 2 minutes to calculate and program your robot to stop at that exact distance.  Closest and straightest robot is the winner.
• Super Maze- I will give you a map of the maze.  Program your robot to maneuver through the maze without touching the sides.  The robot that gets the farthest wins.