Roadmap

Goals

1. Full Participation
2. Foundations
3. Exploration

Preparation

1. Batteries
2. Laptop checks
3. Kit checks
4. Environment Building Materials

Challenges

1. The Crucible (Obstacle Course) - December
2. Security Gadget - February
3. Spin Art - March
4. Egg Roll Race - April
5. Sumo Robots - May
6. Into Orbit Project - June

Sessions - Module Track

October 2018

1. Kickoff - Class, software and kits (10/12)
2. Autonomy (1 - 3 "Drive Forward") (10/19)
3. Autonomy (4 - 9 "My Block") (10/26)

November 2018

1. No class on 11/2
2. Autonomy (10 - 11 "Action Replay") (11/9)
3. See and Hear (12 - 15 "Distance Control") (11/16)
4. No class on 11/23
5. Line Follower (16 - 17 "Follow a Line") (11/30)

December 2018

1. Hit the Ball (18 - 20 "Hit Red Ball") (12/7)
2. The Crucible Challenge Design, Practice and Testing (12/14)
3. The Crucible Challenge and Pizza (12/21) (11:30 - 1:30)

January 2019

1. No class on 1/4
2. Complete Palette (21 - 25 "Reset Rotation Sensor") (1/11)
3. Complete Palette (26 - 32 "Random Duration") (1/18)
4. Complete Palette (33 - 39 "Multiple Download") (1/25)

February 2019

1. Security Gadget Challenge (2/1) (11:30 - 1:30)
2. Data Logging (2/8)
3. Data Logging (2/15)
4. Data Logging (2/22)

March 2019

1. Spin Art Challenge (3/1) (11:30 - 1:30)
2. Get In Gear (3/8)
3. Pi Day Belated (Applied Geometry) (3/15)
4. Sumo Develop Design Test (3/22)
5. Sumo Develop Design Test (3/29)

April 2019

1. No class on 4/5
2. Egg Roll Race (Use Sumo Builds) (4/12)
3. No class on 4/19
4. No class on 4/26

May 2019

1. Sumo Challenge (11:30 - 1:30)
2. Into Orbit Project Challenge Design, Practice and Testing (5/10)
3. Into Orbit Project Challenge Design, Practice and Testing (5/17)
4. No class on 5/24
5. Into Orbit Project Challenge Design, Practice and Testing (5/31)

June 2019

1. Into Orbit Project Challenge - Presentations (6/7) (11:30 - 1:30)
2. Last Day 6/14

Topics

1. Tools and Kits, Notebooks, Davinci's Notebook
2. Foundations of Robotics
3. Latest in Robotics
4. Power
5. FLL Into Orbit
6. Advanced Programming - Arrays

Tools and References

1. Lego Education Mindstorms
2. Lego Education Mindstorms Curriculum
3. Robotics News
4. MIT News - Robotics
5. Scratch