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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