February: Working with Sensors
Given an obstacle course students must use all the sensors in their kit to autonomously get their robot from beginning to end. The focus this month is to program intelligent robots. Can each group get their robot to the end?
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Students use all three sensors to navigate this simple obstacle course.
1. Touch Sensor - Red Box 2. Light Sensor - Black Line 3. Ultrasonic Sensor - Fragile Wall They learn that a smart robot is more complicated than it seems. |
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January Challenge: Kitchen Helper
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Goal: The challenge is to invent something that will help people complete a kitchen task. Flip a pancake? Pour a bowl of cereal? Dry the dishes? Use your imagination and create an amazing kitchen helper..
Below is some work in progress as students finish their designs before presentations. |
November Challenge: Smart Clothing
Goal: Dress for success by adding some brains to your clothes and accessories! What if your hat had a fan for hot days? What if your backpack could remind you if you forgot your homework? What if your shoes had turn by turn direction signals so you don’t get lost walking to class? Invent some smarts for your clothing!
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This month's challenge winners are the designers of a GPS Shirt. The idea is to have directions on you at all times. The boys in this group describe their invention and demo how the ultrasonic sensor works in their presentation.
Another groups designs shoes that can walk over water. This gadget (still in progress in the picture above) has retracting stilts that give the wearer a few inches so that their shoes don't get wet in case of rain.
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The group below makes throwing with their glove so much easier.
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October Challenge: Greetings Earthlings
Goal: Create an NXT or EV3 based mechanical system that greets people – A wave, a fist bump, a high five, etc.
For each challenge we all vote for a class winner based on overall performance and presentation.
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Each of our groups gets a chance to present for the very first time! A small preview here!
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