Monday, October 29, 2018

Monday October 28, 2018... LEDs, Almost Halloween, & Stuff


Mechatronics Engineering Google Site
Special Instructions:

Entry Ticket - LEDs - 5 ways to determine polarity

Mechatronics Engineering Plan For Today:
  • Entry Ticket - LEDs
  • Next Flex Update
  • Stuff
  • Clean Up



Flex Factor - Starts Next Week
C++ - Can you still get to this class
Stuff
  • Assignment - Duration: the rest of the Minutes
  • Instructions & Expectations: Get List instructions here
  • How to Submit Assignment: Do the following
  • Dig Deeper: Look here to learn more...
Clean Up
  • Assignment - Duration: 15 Min
  • Instructions & Expectations: Desk cleanup, put away all projects, find your assigned job
  • How to Submit Assignment: When Complete, check yourself off on Sign Out Sheet - 2 Points

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Friday, October 26, 2018

Friday October 26 - Halloween!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and a FlexFactor Survey

In November we are going to start the FlexFactor module... stay tuned for more info Next week...

But please fill out this survey:

Flex Factor pre-Survey

Monday, October 22, 2018

Monday October 22, 2018 - Taiwan Report, Sensor Presentations, Halloween


Mechatronics Engineering Google Site
Special Instructions:

Entry Ticket - 37 Sensors Presentation and Instructables

Mechatronics Engineering Plan For Today:
  • Entry Ticket 
  • what is the limit of this line can X here
  • Stuff
  • Clean Up



Taiwan - Quick Report

37 Sensor Presentation
  • Instructions & Expectations: All Teams Are going to present and Report
Halloween
  • Assignment - Duration: 40 Min
  • Instructions & Expectations: How are you doing, What questions do you have?
Clean Up
  • Assignment - Duration: 15 Min
  • Instructions & Expectations: Desk cleanup, put away all projects, find your assigned job
  • How to Submit Assignment: When Complete, check yourself off on Sign Out Sheet - 2 Points

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Friday, October 19, 2018

Friday October 19, 2018 - WoHoooo Happy Friday


Mechatronics Engineering Google Site
Special Instructions:

Entry Ticket - Can we teach robots ethics? (20 Min) (till About 12:50)
  • Read the following article  on .  Can we teach robots ethics?
  • Please read this article and then comment on what you thought. What is the main problem that exist when trying to teach robots morals? How would solve this problem? Please write 100+words (that 3 short paragraphs, with an Intro, main thought or question or answer to the argument and a conclusion) make them thoughtful words

Mechatronics Engineering Plan For Today:
  • Entry Ticket  - HBRC
  • 37 Sensors
  • Halloween Project
  • Job Ready Skills
  • Clean Up



37 Sensors Presentation and Instructables ~ 40 min
  • Instructions & Expectations: Please sit with your partner... can't remember who your partner is? See here, where you told me.  
  • OK, You should be about done with your Instructable Doc... So  please spend 10-15 min and finish.  You will turn in a final version today
  • Now You want to spend about 30 min to take the information in your Instructable document and finish the slides, which you are presenting as a team on Monday...
  • A Good 4-5 slide presentation will have the following information: 
      • Catchy Title Slide , with a "hook" image or statement to catch the attention of the audience
      • Over view slide for the Sensor.  This slide will give a short introduction to the sensor
      • Pin definition slide.  This slide will show all the pins, define them and tell how to hook them up
      • Detailed schematic or wiring diagram showing how to connect the sensor to a breadboard or arduino (maybe even use TinkerCAD to show this)
      • Description of the code (you don;t have to show the whole program, just describe it, 
      • Conclusion, Thankyou and Questions
  • How to Submit Assignment: 
    • Turn in your final Document Instructable / Tutorial. This version should be different than what you turned in on Thursday... With about an 15 more worth of work to polish it... maybe have Rey look at it.... Each of you should submit your own copy of the document.  I have made a google classroom assignment - under the category Presentations "Final - Sensor Instructable - #4" where you will cut and paste your doc into my template.  Even if you are working as a team and you have been sharing a document, make sure you have your own copy, and submit it yourself. Make a copy and make any additional edits and submit.
    • Turn in your 4-5 slide presentation. Each of you should submit your own copy of the Presentation.  I have made a google classroom assignment - under the category Presentations "Final - Sensor Instructable Presentation" where you will cut and paste your doc into my template. 
Halloween Project / Robot Club and Open LAB (8:30-9:10)- (till cleanup)
  • Assignment,  Instructions & Expectations: This is a Team project, where you will build something to go in the Haunted House.  Check out the project list here on the Robot Club "Maker Fridays" page 
  • Dig Deeper: Look at Instructables on Halloween to lean more...

  • Link: Robot Club Google Sites
  • Instructions & Expectations: Work on your Robot Club Project.  
  • How to Submit Assignment: Your Team will need to submit an update to your Robot Project pages.  Make sure you talk to Mr. Burnham about where to update your Robot Project Status Google docs.  If you don't have a page on the Robot Club Site, then turn in the Google Classroom Robot Club assignment.
  • Dig Deeper: Open Lab:
    Clean Up your Project, then back to your desk for quiet work

    Job Ready Skills - 20+ min 9:15-9:30

    Thursday, October 18, 2018

    Thursday October 18, 2018 - HBRC


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    Special Instructions:

    Entry Ticket - Check Out HBRC (10 Min)
    • Home Brew Robotics is going to have a bunch of folks showing off a lot of "Don't Drive off the table" Robits at their Oct 24 meeting.  You should check it out.  I know it's a drive, but it would be fun to do this as a family and drive up and check it out... I'm think of going.
    • This is the Message from the folks running the HBRC.  
      • Don't forget! You are scheduled for a presentation Wednesday evening 10/24 (1 week, 4 days), 7pm. The "HBRC Challenge" is where EVERYONE brings the robot on which they are working. Don't be a spectator... participate! Make something scary/fun for Halloween! You know the routine... get your robot, dust it off, charge it up, fix it, finish it, make it better... This is what we do. Our stock-in-trade is functioning robots. Works-in-progress are good for partial credit.
      • HomeBrew Robotics Club 
      • You should at least sign up for the Mailing list

    Mechatronics Engineering Plan For Today:
    • Entry Ticket  - HBRC
    • 37 Sensors
    • Halloween Project
    • Job Ready Skills
    • Clean Up



    37 Sensors Presentation and Instructables ~ 40 min
    • Instructions & Expectations: Please sit with your partner... can't remember who your partner is? See here, where you told me.  You will want to continue to work on your  Google Doc that is modeled after the Best In Class Instructable.   
      • Need an example.  Go to www.instructables.com and look at some examples.  
      • Pay attention to all the section and steps.  pick the headings and sections that are done well and copy the style in your doc.
      • a Good "instructable should have the following: 
        • Catchy Title, Introduction section
        • What you need, tools and components section
        • What the Final project should look or behave section
        • Detailed description of the "sensor", like pins and connection instructions
        • Step 1- Step N, which describe each step
        • Working example and Code
        • Conclusion and What's next (like what should they do now that they have a working sensor
    • How to Submit Assignment: This version should be different than what you turned in on Monday... With about an hour more worth of work... Each of you should submit your own copy of the document.  I have made a google classroom assignment - under the category Presentations "Sensor Instructable - Draft #3" where you will cut and paste your doc into my template.  I know you are not done, and this is still a draft, but Cut and Paste your current “Sensor Instructable” document into this document and submit. Even if you are working as a team and you have been sharing a document, make sure you have your own copy, and submit it yourself. Make a copy and make any additional edits and submit.
    Halloween Project - 30+ min (till cleanup)
      Clean Up your Project, then back to your desk for quiet work

      Entry Ticket - Job Ready Skills - 30+ min 2:45-3:20
      Clean Up
      • Assignment - Duration: 5 Min
      • Instructions & Expectations: Desk cleanup, put away all projects, find your assigned job
      • How to Submit Assignment: When Complete, check yourself off on Sign Out Sheet - 2 Points

      Wednesday, October 17, 2018

      Wednesday October 17, 2018 - Finishing ASVAB Testing, The ROBOT Club

      Mechatronics Engineering Google Site
      Special Instructions:

      ASVAB Testing  
      • Assignment - Duration: 1 Hour
      • Instructions & Expectations: You don't need any thing.  Please just sit down and wait for instructions.   While Testing, you will need to have your Laptops Closed, but if you get done with a section early, you can read interesting technical stuff... Please don't play Videos, and they will be visually distracting to the student next to you.
      Robot Club and Open LAB (after ASVAB till - 9:20)
      • LAB - Duration: 60 Min
      • Link: Robot Club Google Sites
      • Instructions & Expectations: Work on your Robot Club Project.  
      • How to Submit Assignment: Your Team will need to submit an update to your Robot Project pages.  Make sure you talk to Mr. Burnham about where to update your Robot Project Status Google docs.  If you don't have a page on the Robot Club Site, then turn in the Google Classroom Robot Club assignment.
      • Dig Deeper: Open Lab:
      Clean Up
      • Assignment - Duration: 10-15 Min
      • Instructions & Expectations: Desk cleanup, put away all projects, find your assigned job
      • How to Submit Assignment: When Complete, check yourself off on Sign Out Sheet - 2 Points

      Tuesday, October 16, 2018

      Tuesday October 16, 2018 - ASVAB Testing

      Mechatronics Engineering Google Site
      Special Instructions:

      ASVAB Testing  
      • Assignment - Duration: 2 Hours
      • Instructions & Expectations: You don't need any thing.  Please just sit down and wait for instructions.   While Testing, you will need to have your Laptops Closed, but if you get done with a section early, you can read interesting technical stuff... Please don't play Videos, and they will be visually distracting to the student next to you.

      Monday, October 15, 2018

      Monday October 15, 2018 - First Day of the Long March... Be Nice To Rey


      Mechatronics Engineering Google Site
      Special Instructions:

      Entry Ticket - Job Ready Skills - 30 min

      Mechatronics Engineering Plan For Today:
      • Entry Ticket  - Job Ready Skills
      • 37 Sensors
      • Halloween Project
      • Clean Up



      37 Sensors Presentation and Instructables ~ 40 min
      • Instructions & Expectations: Please sit with your partner... can't remember who your partner is? See here, where you told me.  You will want to continue to work on your  Google Doc that is modeled after the Best In Class Instructable.   
        • Need an example.  Go to www.instructables.com and look at some examples.  
        • Pay attention to all the section and steps.  pick the headings and sections that are done well and copy the style in your doc.
        • a Good "instructable should have the following: 
          • Catchy Title, Introduction section
          • What you need, tools and components section
          • What the Final project should look or behave section
          • Detailed description of the "sensor", like pins and connection instructions
          • Step 1- Step N, which describe each step
          • Working example and Code
          • Conclusion and What's next (like what should they do now that they have a working sensor
      • How to Submit Assignment: Each of you should submit your own copy of the document.  I have made a google classroom assignment - under the category Presentations "Sensor Instructable - Draft #2" where you will cut and paste your doc into my template.  I know you are not done, and this is still a draft, but Cut and Paste your current “Sensor Instructable” document into this document and submit. Even if you are working as a team and you have been sharing a document, make sure you have your own copy, and submit it yourself. Make a copy and make any additional edits and submit.
      Halloween Project - 40+ min (till cleanup)
      Clean Up
      • Assignment - Duration: 15 Min
      • Instructions & Expectations: Desk cleanup, put away all projects, find your assigned job
      • How to Submit Assignment: When Complete, check yourself off on Sign Out Sheet - 2 Points

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      Friday, October 12, 2018

      Friday Oct 12, 2018 - Are You Ready For Me To Be Gone A Week?


      Mechatronics Engineering Google Site
      Special Instructions:

      Entry Ticket - Are We Ready For Next Week?
      • Assignment - Duration: 15 Min
      • Make you can log in to Job Ready Career Skills at www.jobreadycareerskills.com
      • Late Work.  Lots of you are not turning in work... I will be grading a whole bunch of stuff this week end and next week.  Please make sure you go to the Mechatronics Engineering google classroom and check the Assignments & Questions. If you have items that are "missing" then you better turn them in.  I'll accept late work until I do the final grading of that assignment get full points, but you will get some
      • How to Submit Assignment: Go to our Mechatronics Engineering google classroom and check the current Assignments & Questions.

      Mechatronics Engineering Plan For Today:
      • Entry Ticket 
      • Stuff
      • Clean Up



      Rube Gold Berg Clean Up - Make sure Still have your Arduino
      • Duration: 10 Min
      • Assignment # 1: Do you still have your Arduino, and is it on it's mounting board? Answer the question on the Mechatronics Engineering google classroom  as "I Still have my Arduino" assignment
      • Assignment # 2: Does your team have a Project Logo or Image?  If not Make one. Go to the n the Mechatronics Engineering google classroom  as "Robot Club Project Image" assignment
      Robot Club - Make sure you can see and edit your project page
      • Duration: 15 Min
      • Assignment # 1: Does your team have a Presentation Link on the Robot Club page?  If not get your team together and come talk to me.  Then answer the question on the Mechatronics Engineering google classroom  as "I am part of a team and can Edit my project page" assignment
      • Assignment # 2: Does your team have a Project Logo or Image?  If not Make one. Go to the n the Mechatronics Engineering google classroom  as "Robot Club Project Image" assignment
      Halloween Project - What do you want to do?
      Sensor Lab - Lets Learn About More Sensors
      • LAB - Duration: 40 Min
      • Link: Presentation Link
      • Instructions & Expectations: List instructions here
      • How to Submit Assignment: Do the following
      • Dig Deeper: Look here to learn more...
      Documenting Your Sensor - Instructables

      Clean Up
      • Assignment - Duration: 15 Min
      • Instructions & Expectations: Desk cleanup, put away all projects, find your assigned job
      • How to Submit Assignment: When Complete, check yourself off on Sign Out Sheet - 2 Points

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      Monday, October 8, 2018

      Monday October 8, 2018 - What did you like about JaBil, and Yes... Finish Rube Goldberg

      Mechatronics Engineering Google Site
      Special Instructions:

      Entry Ticket - What did you like about JaBil?
      • Assignment - Duration: 10 Min
      • Instructions & Expectations: Think about what you saw at JaBil. Write 100-200 words on answering the following questions.
        • 1) What was the most interesting technology or product you saw at JaBil last Friday?
        • 2) What are the skills you think you need to have to be able to work JaBil?
        • 3) If you could work at a company like JaBil, what type of job would you like?
      • How to Submit Assignment: Go to our Mechatronics Engineering google classroom and check the current Assignments & Questions.  Everyone turns this in. - 10 Points

      Mechatronics Engineering Plan For Today:
      • Entry Ticket - Solve a Problem in the World
      • Rube Gold Berg
      • Clean Up





      Rube Gold Berg - What do you still need help with?

      Clean Up
      • Assignment - Duration: 15 Min
      • Instructions & Expectations: Desk cleanup, put away all projects, find your assigned job
      • How to Submit Assignment: When Complete, check yourself off on Sign Out Sheet - 2 Points

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      Tuesday, October 2, 2018

      Tuesday, October 2, 2018 - Sensors and Halloween


      Mechatronics Engineering Google Site
      Special Instructions:

      Entry Ticket - Think Of A Problem That Needs To Be Solved
      • Assignment - Duration: 10 Min
      • Instructions & Expectations: Think about the world around you.  What are the hard problems that need to be solved.  These could be half way around the world, but they could also be right in your own community.  Pair up with your Rube Gold Berg Partner, Brain Storm with them about issues, problems, challenges that you, your family, or community may face.  It could be related to lack of access to technology, if could be related to a health or environmental problem... It could be related to lack of access to education and learning... Or clean water, or Electricity... Really any thing you can think of...  Just make a list of ideas... this is brainstorming, so don't judge the ideas, just free form list them
      • How to Submit Assignment: Go to our Mechatronics Engineering google classroom and check the current Assignments & Questions.You will turn in your list of ideas.  Every one turns this is, so make your own list. - 10 Points

      Mechatronics Engineering Plan For Today:
      • Entry Ticket - Solve a Problem in the World
      • 37 sensor - Instructables
      • Rube Gold Berg
      • Clean Up




      Samsung - Solve For Tomorrow Challenge
      • Lecture/Presentation - Duration: 10 Min
      • Link: Samsung Challenge Winners
      • Instructions & Expectations: Listen and take notes in your Interactive Lab Book. If needed review the posted slide presentation
      Sensor Lab - Lets Learn About More Sensors
      • LAB - Duration: 40 Min
      • Link: Presentation Link
      • Instructions & Expectations: List instructions here
      • How to Submit Assignment: Do the following
      • Dig Deeper: Look here to learn more...
      Documenting Your Sensor - Instructables
      Rube Gold Berg

      Clean Up
      • Assignment - Duration: 15 Min
      • Instructions & Expectations: Desk cleanup, put away all projects, find your assigned job
      • How to Submit Assignment: When Complete, check yourself off on Sign Out Sheet - 2 Points

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      Monday, October 1, 2018

      Monday October 1, 2018 - What is Our Order?


      Mechatronics Engineering Google Site
      Special Instructions:

      Entry Ticket - Look at these 37 "Sensors"
      • Assignment - Duration: 5 Min
      • Link: 37 sensors (actually a few are output devices, so not technically "sensors")
      • Instructions & Expectations: Please take a few Minutes to look at this list of sensors... later you are going to be teamed up with a partner and will select one.

      Mechatronics Engineering Plan For Today:
      • Entry Ticket - Sensors
      • what is the limit of this line can X here
      • Stuff
      • Clean Up



      Stand Up, Get ready to be assigned a partner and sensor
      • Lecture/Presentation - Duration: 30+ Min
      • Link: ConponentTemplate (PDF)
      • Instructions & Expectations: Listen and take notes in your Interactive Lab Book. If needed review the posted slide presentation
      • How to Submit Assignment: Go to our Mechatronics Engineering google classroom and check the current Assignments & Questions. - 10 Points
      Rube Gold Berg

      Samuel / Shreyas
      Start
      OUT - Ping Pong Ball Out

      Ivan /  Tristan / Ben
      IN -  Ping Pong Ball In
      OUT - Ping Pong Ball Out

      Let’s have this ball trigger a foil switch

      Amy  / Carter
      IN - Signal from the team before them
      OUT - Ball or Signal

      Let’s have this ball trigger a foil switch

      Demitrius  / Aaron
      IN - Signal from the team before them
      OUT - Ball, cup falling etc

      Let’s have this ball bump something 

      Conner / Marvin
      IN -  Something to bump Ping Pong Ball
      OUT -  Ping Pong Ball Out

      Matthew / Macgregor
      IN -  Ultrasonic Distance sees ball get close
      OUT - Car, Ball Rolls Out

      Dulce / Charity
      IN - Need a ball to be pushed
      OUT-  Foil Switch Trigger

      Let’s have Foil Switch Trigger turn on a motor to bump something 

      Nicolas / Trentin
      IN -  Signal or Bump
      OUT - Ping Pong Ball Out down a ramp

      Lindsey / Jorge
      IN - Ping Pong Ball to trigger light sensor
      OUT -  Signal

      Tony / Jennifer
      IN -  Ultrasonic Distance sees Something…. Maybe be a flag moves
      The END

      • LAB - Duration: 15 Min
      • Link: Presentation Link
      • Instructions & Expectations: List instructions here
      • How to Submit Assignment: Do the following
      • Dig Deeper: Look here to learn more...
      Stuff
      • Assignment - Duration: 15 Min
      • Instructions & Expectations: Get List instructions here
      • How to Submit Assignment: Do the following
      • Dig Deeper: Look here to learn more...
      Clean Up
      • Assignment - Duration: 15 Min
      • Instructions & Expectations: Desk cleanup, put away all projects, find your assigned job
      • How to Submit Assignment: When Complete, check yourself off on Sign Out Sheet - 2 Points

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