1 SPIRIT Silicon Prairie Initiative on Robotics in Information Technology Curriculum Overview
2 SPIRIT Workshop Curriculum First Week Morning Meeting summarizing the previous day’s experiences Engineering professional topics What teachers should know about the TekBot™ TekBot™ Hands-On Experiences
3 SPIRIT Engineering Professional Topics What is engineering? The scientific method and the engineering process What do engineers do? Engineering tools Objectives and constraints Scheduling Technical writing
4 SPIRIT What Teachers Should Know about the TekBot™ How does it work? Components resistors transistors Measurement Tools Electric Motors Batteries Electrical Circuits
5 SPIRIT TekBot™ Hands-On Experiences Battery Tester Assembly and Test Chassis Power Board/Battery Charger Motor Control Board Wired Remote Navigation
6 SPIRIT Workshop Curriculum Second Week Morning Meeting summarizing the previous day’s experiences Planning Student Experiences Brainstorming Presentations Your Your TekBot™ Experiments
7 SPIRIT Breakout Appoint a coordinator and a recorder. What are your initial plans for the TekBot™? What will you need to learn from this workshop?