1. Robotics Second Semester
Vex IQ

2. Notebooks Engineering Notebooks Step one
Decorate the cover so yours is unique
Notebooks

3. Notebooks Engineering Notebooks
Weekly grade in class is now a notebook grade
Notebooks

4. Notebooks What to include – EVERYTHING Date Main Topics
Drawings of what you are building
Ideas of what you thought of, but decided to not build
Math and programming
Neatness does not count
Notes from lessons
Hint – This should be the first thing in your notebook, under today’s date
Notebooks

5. Notebooks What to include on a building day Date Objective or Goal
Accomplishments
What still needs to be done
What could have been done better
Notebooks

6. Class We must be able to work in groups
Jesus and Paul are our examples for this
Class

7. Class New students – MUST know the correct names for parts
Today’s objective
Take apart last robots
Clean up our kits
Know the correct name for all parts
Know the basics to connect and disconnect parts
Class

8. Write the following part names in your notebook
Write the following part names in your notebook. Include space to draw a simple picture next to the part name
Brain
Gear
Sprocket
Chain
Standoff
Connector Pin
Beam
Plate
Corner Connector
Shaft
Shaft Collar
Controller
Motor
Parts

9. As a team you will take apart a robot from last year, and put the parts neatly into the containers
New students will learn the correct names of all the parts
There will be a quiz over parts names at the end of class on Friday
New students will take the quiz, all students in the group will receive the same grade
Parts

10. Build Objective Learn basic building skills including gears
Get the Brain, controller and a simple robot talking to each other
Have a little fun
Build

11. Basic Robot
Build the most simple four wheel robot with two motors.
Load a simple tank drive
Have fun driving the robot
Build