Form A Weekly Blog Prompt
Each week student groups will be responsible for responding to the blog prompt on their own blog created on www.wordpress.com. This will mark their progress through the LEGO NXT Mindstorms curriculum.
5/27-6/2 Weekly Blog Prompt
Write about one experience, lesson, or lab that you did this year in science class that you never want to forget about...ever. It does not have to be about LEGO Robotics but it could. Make sure you include as much detail in your story so that you will be able to remember it at your 50th St. Albans reunion. "I remember way back when I was in A Form we did this really cool thing in science class..." Each member has to post. Minimum 200 words.
5/20-5/26 Weekly Blog Prompt
Field Day Event for Robots Again
Design an event for the LEGO Domabot to compete in against other robots. Name your event and write out the rules including how a robot will be deemed the winner, 2nd place, 3rd place etc. Specify if it is an event that all the robots compete in at once or individually. Be sure to include what sensors and LEGO pieces are to be allowed and not allowed in the competition. Also include what actions by the robot would make it disqualified from the competition. Be as specific as possible. The best event blog post from the class will be chosen for the robots to compete in on the final day of robots, May 31st.
1 post per group. Minimum 200 words.
Design an event for the LEGO Domabot to compete in against other robots. Name your event and write out the rules including how a robot will be deemed the winner, 2nd place, 3rd place etc. Specify if it is an event that all the robots compete in at once or individually. Be sure to include what sensors and LEGO pieces are to be allowed and not allowed in the competition. Also include what actions by the robot would make it disqualified from the competition. Be as specific as possible. The best event blog post from the class will be chosen for the robots to compete in on the final day of robots, May 31st.
1 post per group. Minimum 200 words.
5/13-5/19 Weekly Blog Prompt
Field Day Event for Robots
Design an event for the LEGO Domabot to compete in against other robots. Name your event and write out the rules including how a robot will be deemed the winner, 2nd place, 3rd place etc. Specify if it is an event that all the robots compete in at once or individually. Be sure to include what sensors and LEGO pieces are to be allowed and not allowed in the competition. Also include what actions by the robot would make it disqualified from the competition. Be as specific as possible. The best event blog post from the class will be chosen for the robots to compete in on the final day of robots, May 31st.
1 post per group. Minimum 200 words.
Design an event for the LEGO Domabot to compete in against other robots. Name your event and write out the rules including how a robot will be deemed the winner, 2nd place, 3rd place etc. Specify if it is an event that all the robots compete in at once or individually. Be sure to include what sensors and LEGO pieces are to be allowed and not allowed in the competition. Also include what actions by the robot would make it disqualified from the competition. Be as specific as possible. The best event blog post from the class will be chosen for the robots to compete in on the final day of robots, May 31st.
1 post per group. Minimum 200 words.
5/6-5/12 Weekly Blog Prompt
Again for this week write about something exceptional that occurred in regards to your robot. You could discuss completing a certain task, working hard through a certain problem and finally coming up with the solution, or anything else that was awesome about your robot this week. One post per group. Minimum 150 words.
4/29-5/5 Weekly Blog Prompt
This week write about something exceptional that occurred in regards to your robot. You could discuss completing a certain task, working hard through a certain problem and finally coming up with the solution, or anything else that was awesome about your robot this week. One post per group. Minimum 150 words.
4/22-4/28 Weekly Blog Prompt
Each member of your team needs to answer the following questions in regards to the Science Fair this week:
1. Besides your own, what was the best project you saw at the science fair? Give 3 specific details about what separated it from the rest.
2. What was the most difficult part your science fair project? Give 3 specific reasons to justify your response.
3. What did you learn from this year's science fair that you will apply to next year's project? Give 3 specific things you learned.
1. Besides your own, what was the best project you saw at the science fair? Give 3 specific details about what separated it from the rest.
2. What was the most difficult part your science fair project? Give 3 specific reasons to justify your response.
3. What did you learn from this year's science fair that you will apply to next year's project? Give 3 specific things you learned.
4/15-4/21 Weekly Blog Prompt
For your blog this week each member of your team needs to upload their Science fair project presentation and write a minimum 100 word reflection on what they still need to do for their science fair project to get it ready for Wednesday, April 24th.
4/8-4/14 Weekly Blog Prompt
Continue to write about the progress you made this week on your robot. Describe which task you are currently working on. Include what problems you encountered this week in achieving the task and the solutions you found to solve those problems. Include as much detail as possible. One post per group. Minimum 200 words.
Here is a link to all the pdf documents of the LEGO Tasks:
http://www.millerstem.com/form-a-science-materials.html
Also each team member needs to send an email to their parents and their homeroom teacher telling them about their blog. Make sure to include Mr. Miller ([email protected]) on the recipient list. Here is an example of the email you could send:
Dear Mom, Dad, and Mr. _________
Starting in the 4th quarter in science class we have been working on building and programming LEGO robots to accomplish a variety of tasks. So far my team and I have made our robot do the following: ____________________________ To track our learning we have been keeping a weekly blog about our progress. You can read our blog posts here: ________________________ Feel free to share my blog with family and friends and comment on our blog posts.
Thank you.
Your Name
Here is a link to all the pdf documents of the LEGO Tasks:
http://www.millerstem.com/form-a-science-materials.html
Also each team member needs to send an email to their parents and their homeroom teacher telling them about their blog. Make sure to include Mr. Miller ([email protected]) on the recipient list. Here is an example of the email you could send:
Dear Mom, Dad, and Mr. _________
Starting in the 4th quarter in science class we have been working on building and programming LEGO robots to accomplish a variety of tasks. So far my team and I have made our robot do the following: ____________________________ To track our learning we have been keeping a weekly blog about our progress. You can read our blog posts here: ________________________ Feel free to share my blog with family and friends and comment on our blog posts.
Thank you.
Your Name
4/1-4/7 Weekly Blog Prompt
Write about the progress you made this week on your robot. Describe which task you are currently working on. Include what problems you encountered this week in achieving the task and the solutions you found to solve those problems. Include as much detail as possible. Minimum 200 words.
3/18-3/24 Weekly Blog Prompt
All robots need to have programs to make them run. The easiest way to start a program is to firstly have a plan. This plan consists of a flowchart of small steps that make up the entire program. Each step is simple enough that the robot can perform it without too much effort.
Task: Plan out you daily morning routine, from wake up until you get to school. Each member of the team has to post their personal routine and it needs to have a minimum of 12 steps. Handout
Task: Plan out you daily morning routine, from wake up until you get to school. Each member of the team has to post their personal routine and it needs to have a minimum of 12 steps. Handout
3/11-3/17 Weekly Blog Prompt
Answer the following questions:
1. What is a robot?
2. Where did the term 'robot' come from?
3. Name 5 types of robots.
4. Why do we have robots?
5. What are the main components of a robot?
1. What is a robot?
2. Where did the term 'robot' come from?
3. Name 5 types of robots.
4. Why do we have robots?
5. What are the main components of a robot?
