1. WELCOME TO ROBOTICS MEETING 1 DECEMBER 4, 2009

2. INTRODUCTIONS MR. ORR MRS. ORR STUDETNS

3. GOALS FOR TODAY ①UNDERSTAND WHY WE ARE HERE ②BEGIN LEARNING THE ENGINEERING DESIGN PROCESS ③DISCOVER WHAT MAKES A ROBOT A ROBOT ④IDENTIFY THE NAME AND FUNCTION OF NXT LEGO ROBOTICS PIECES

4. WHY ARE WE HERE? TO CREATE ROBOTS THAT WILL COMPETE IN THE I-SS ROBOTICS COMPETITION ON APRIL 21st

5. HOW ARE WE GOING TO BE SUCCESSFUL? BY LEARNING ABOUT ENGINEERING BY LEARNING PROGRAMMING SKILLS BY LEARNING PRINCIPLES OF PHYSICS AND MECHANICAL DESIGN BY WORKING TOGETHER BY HAVING FUN!

6. THE ENGINEERING DESIGN PROCESS

7. WHAT DO THESE ITEMS HAVE IN COMMON? MECHANICAL PENCIL BAND-AIDBATTERY TOOTHPASTE TUBE VEGETABLE SEEDS

8. EACH ITEM CAN BE DESCRIBED AS “ENGINEERED” BECAUSE EACH ITEM SOLVES A HUMAN PROBLEM OR FULFILLS A HUMAN NEED

9. ENGINEERING DESIGN IS… THE PROCESS OF CREATING SOLUTIONS TO HUMAN PROBLEMS THROUGH CREATIVITY AND THE USE OF MATH AND SCIENCE KNOWLEDGE

10. LOOK AROUND THE ROOM WHAT OTHER ITEMS CAN YOU IDETIFY THAT WERE ENGINEERED???

11. STEPS IN THE ENGINEERING DESIGN PROCESS

12. #1 IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM

13. IDENTIFYING THE PROBLEM MOVIE

14. #2 BRAINSTORM WHAT ARE SOME DIFFERENT WAYS TO TACKLE THE CHALLENGE? SOMETIMES OFF-THE-WALL SUGGESTIONS SPARK GREAT IDEAS. HOW CREATIVE CAN YOU BE?

15. BRAINSTORMING MOVIE

16. #3 DESIGN WHICH BRAINSTORMED IDEAS ARE REALLY POSSIBLE, GIVEN YOU TIME TOOLS AND MATERIALS? WHAT ARE SOME PROBLEMS YOU NEED TO SOLVE AS YOU BUILD YOUR PROJECT? HOW CAN A SKETCH HELP CLARIFY YOUR DESIGN?

17. DESIGN MOVIE

18. #4 BUILD WHAT MATERIALS WILL YOU NEED? WHAT CAN YOU LEARN BY LOOKING AT OTHER STUDENTS’ PROJECTS?

19. #5 TEST, EVALUATE AND REDISGN WHY IS IT A GOOD IDEA TO KEEP TESTING A DESIGN? WHAT GOALS ARE YOU TRYING TO ACHIEVE, AND HOW WILL YOU KNOW IF YOU’VE BEEN SUCCESSFUL? HOW DOES THE DESIGN MEET THE CRITERIA FOR SUCCESS PRESENTED IN THE CHALLENGE?

20. BUILD, TEST AND REDESIGN MOVIE

21. #6 REPEAT ANY STEPS NEEDED TO IMPROVE THE DESIGN AND SHARE WHAT’S THE BEST FEATURE OF YOUR DESIGN? WHAT WERE THE DIFFERENT STEPS YOU DID TO GET YOUR PROJECT TO WORK? WHAT WAS THE HARDEST PROBLEM TO SOLVE?

22. SHARE SOLUTIONS MOVIE

23. WHAT MAKES A ROBOT A ROBOT? While there is no single correct definition of "robot", a typical robot will have several or possibly all of the following properties. It is artificially created. It is artificially created. It can sense its environment, and manipulate or interact with things in it. It can sense its environment, and manipulate or interact with things in it.can senseenvironmentmanipulateinteractcan senseenvironmentmanipulateinteract It has some ability to make choices based on the environment, often using automatic control or a preprogrammed sequence. It has some ability to make choices based on the environment, often using automatic control or a preprogrammed sequence.automatic controlautomatic control It is programmable. It is programmable.programmable It moves with one or more axes of rotation or translation. It moves with one or more axes of rotation or translation.rotationtranslationrotationtranslation It moves without direct human intervention It moves without direct human intervention

24. LEGO NXT KITS EXPLORE PIECES BEGIN LEARNING THE NAMES OF ALL OF THE PIECES