Robotics II: Motors, Coders, and Robots Winter STEM Workshop

This workshop will start with a quick class review and a teacher introduction. Then, all students will introduce themselves, stating their first name, grade, age, and state.

This workshop will be divided into daily “Look, Listen, and Learn (LL&L)” sections that last from two to ten minutes. The LL&L is a visual/audio presentation about the STEM concepts discussed during the class or pictures of the build. 

Students will construct a Basic Concepts Project in the first and maybe the last class. This project will consist of students building multiple circuits using a breadboard, LEDs, photocell, resistors, potentiometer, and wires, plus they will stripe a wire to attach a simple motor. The basic concepts project is an easy project to help students learn problem-solving and help them to start using their critical thinking skills. In addition, students will gain some confidence in their constructing ability upon completing this project.


Students will learn how to code a robot online using VexRobotics - vr.vex.com
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This workshop will start with a quick class review and a teacher introduction. Then, all students will introduce themselves, stating their first name, grade, age, and state.

This workshop will be divided into daily “Look, Listen and Learn (LL&L)” sections that last from two to ten minutes. The LL&L is a visual/audio presentation about the STEM concepts discussed during the class or pictures of the build. 

Students will construct a Basic Concepts Project in the first and maybe the last class. This project will consist of students building multiple circuits using a breadboard, LEDs, photocell, resistors, potentiometer, and wires, plus they will stripe a wire to attach a simple motor. The basic concepts project is an easy project to help students learn problem-solving and help them to start using their critical thinking skills. In addition, students will gain some confidence in their constructing ability upon completing this project.
After the basic concept project, students will construct their main project Ozkar the vacuum Robot. Ozkar is an excellent robot build; however, students may have to connect wires to motors.

 Each day students will spend 10 to 15 minutes learning how to code a robot online using VexRobotics - vr.vex.com
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Class 1:
Coding 
10 minutes - Introduction of students (Name, Grade, and State or Country)
 5 minutes - What will be covered each day 
30 minutes - Blockly code on an online site that manipulates an online VEX robot. 
   5 minutes -  Review STEM Coding Homework

Class 2:
Coding
 10 minutes- Review Homework
35 minutes- They will use Blockly coding to build a square, a square using a Pen sensor, and a square using a loop. 
 10 minutes -  Review STEM Coding Homework

Class 3:
Electronics – Basic Concepts
   5 minutes - Students will briefly review the lesson using an online document (LLL). 
 30 minutes - Students will learn by constructing (learning by doing) various circuits using wires, light, battery, motor, and switch. 
                        The teacher will explain concepts as students build each circuit.
   5 minutes - Review Homework
 10 minutes - They will use a magnet  to pick up the metal disk
   5 minutes -  Review STEM Coding Homework
 
Class 4:
  5 minutes - Students will briefly review the lesson using an online document (LLL). 
 30 minutes - Students will learn by constructing (learning by doing) various circuits using wires, light, battery, motor, and switch. 
                        The teacher will explain concepts as students build each circuit.
   5 minutes - Review Homework
 10 minutes - They will use a magnet  to pick up metal disks using the DownEye sensor
   5 minutes -  Review STEM Coding Homework

Class 5:
  5 minutes - Students will briefly review the lesson using an online document (LLL). 
 30 minutes - Students will learn by constructing (learning by doing) various circuits using wires, light, battery, motor, and switch. 
                        The teacher will explain concepts as students build each circuit.
   5 minutes - Review Homework
 10 minutes - They will use a magnet  to pick up metal disks in a more complex playground
   5 minutes -  Review STEM Coding Homework

Class 6:
  5 minutes - Students will briefly review the lesson using an online document (LLL). 
 30 minutes - Students will learn by constructing (learning by doing) various circuits using wires, light, battery, motor, and switch. 
                        The teacher will explain concepts as students build each circuit.
   5 minutes - Review Homework
 10 minutes - They will use Blockly coding to navigate a maze
   5 minutes -  Review STEM Coding Homework

Class 7
Simple Motor  
  5 minutes - Students will briefly review the lesson using an online document (LLL). 
 30 minutes - Students will build a simple motor using a prebuilt copper coil
   5 minutes - Review Homework
 10 minutes - They will use Blockly coding to navigate different parts of a maze
   5 minutes -  Review STEM Coding Homework

Class 8
Simple Motor 
   5 minutes - Students will briefly review the lesson using an online document (LLL). 
 30 minutes - Students will build a simple motor using a self-constructed copper coil
   5 minutes - Review Homework
 10 minutes - They will use Blockly coding in the castle crusher environment
   5 minutes -  Review STEM Coding Homework

After the above projects, students will construct their main project Ozkar the vacuum Robot. Ozkar is an excellent robot build; however, students may have to connect wires to motors.

Class 9 -12 :
Ozkar and Basic Coding
 5 minutes - What will be covered each day 
10 minutes - Students will briefly review the lesson using an online document (Pdf or PowerPoint). 
35 minutes -Students will complete Ozkar if needed or/and students will learn how to do basic coding using blocks. They will use Blockly code on an online site designed to manipulate an online VEX robot using a front Eye Sensor/ Bumper and Loops 

*Schedule is subject to change based on the pace of class.................................