Q4 Spring 2025

Week 28 | March 17th - March 21st | Edit Week 11 - Rotate Days / Change Dates or Style [must be logged in]

Early release Monday - Please start at the tables

Today we are going to learn about  FIRSTInspires FTC Robotics

  • Click HERE to go to the FTC Website
  • Click HERE to make a copy of this document that you will fill out as you learn about the FTC program.

Complete this challenge to learn about the FTC program

  • Create new button on your portfolio for the 4th quarter - Click HERE to see my example portfolio with 4th quarter button added.
  • Create Week 11
  • Add the link to today's assignment on Monday.

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Welcome to Class!! Start at the tables please.

Today we will start class together reviewing what we learned about FTC.

Then we will learn about the following REV hardware: Structure, Brackets, and Tools

Click HERE for the REV hardware slide presentation.

We will pick groups of 2 and work on construction and disassembling robot builds.

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Welcome to Class!  Robot Building and Driving Practice!

Please start at tables upfront. Today we are going to do the following: 

  • Review building projects
  • Update Portfolio
  • Learn how to drive Robot Chassis
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---SPRING BREAK--- Mar 24 - 28

Week 29 | March 31st - April 4th | Edit Week 12 - Rotate Days / Change Dates or Style [must be logged in]

Early Release Monday - Please start up in the tables. 

  • Registration for Micron Trip
  • Setup PLTW account
  • Work on study guide for post test.

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Welcome to Class!! Start at front tables

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WELCOME TO CLASS!! Today is our FRIDAY!!!

We are going to do the following:

                    ~Review game before the test -  Quizizz Review game

                    ~Take our Post Assessment

                   ~ Finish our Portfolio for Week 12

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Good Luck Seniors! - Senior Project Presentations. No School for Freshman, Sophomores or Juniors.

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Week 30 | April 7th - April 11th | Edit Week 13 - Rotate Days / Change Dates or Style [must be logged in]

WELCOME TO CLASS!! - Let's start in the chairs up front. 

Today we are learning about:

  • How do you create an exploded view? What are the benefits?
  • What is a bill of materials and how is used to communicate?

On your own you will:

  • In Fusion you will create 3 shapes and join the shapes.
  • Make an exploded view with a bill of materials.
    • Click HERE to access a video to review how to make an exploded view
  • Start your Week 13 in your portfolio
    • Add a screenshot of your exploded view with bill of materials to a google doc
    • Then link the doc to your portfolio for today.

Work on the next slides for your JOINERY PRESENTATION.

Click HERE To see what slides are needed to complete this assignment.

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Welcome to Class! We are starting our next PROJECT today!!! 

 

We will go over logistics and get into our teams!

 

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Welcome to Class!  Robot Challenge Project Day 2

Today we are going to continue our Robot Challenge Project using the steps the Engineering Design Process.

In our teams we will do the following:

  • Create a slideshow and share it with everyone in your group
  • As a group plan a strategy for how your robot is going to score points.
  • Based on your strategy, research and come up with your ideas - everyone needs to do this step
    • Create a sketch of your idea
    • Add annotations
    • Present your ideas to your group

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HAPPY FRIDAY!!  Please start at the tables - Thanks!

Robot Project

Today we have two important items we need to compete today:

  1. Team Game Plan Strategy

  2. Robot Design Research and Ideas

 

All the details for this project  : Robot Challenge Project

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Week 31 | April 14th - April 18th | Edit Week 14 - Rotate Days / Change Dates or Style [must be logged in]

Early release Monday - Please start at the computers 

Robot Challenge Project

  • create your new log
  • update log from last week
  • meet back at the font tables

Today's Tasks: 

  • Come to a consensus on your final robot design
  • Work on building robot and team scoring element
  • Research for Coding

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Welcome To Class!! Please start at the tables up front.

Today's To Do's:

  • Finish up Robot Design Plan - what you picked and why?
  • Start Building Robot
  • Coding Autonomous/Sumo Bot
  • Work on Team Scoring Element

If you need to review the scoring or game rules, here is a link to the document: Robot Challenge Project

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Welcome to Class!! Start at the table

Get our robots built and code created!!! Scrimmage on Monday!!!!

  • Build Robots
  • Work on Coding
  • Get Team Element Built

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WELCOME to Class! Please meet at the tables up front. 

I NEED your FEEDBACK - Fill out THIS FORM

  • What have you learned in this class? 
  • What are some of the specific things that you enjoy about this class?
  • Would you recommend this class to someone? Why or why not?

Then let's make the MOST of our TIME today:

  • Robot Built so you can get it moving on the field
  • Get coding ready to move the robot on the field
  • Get Team Scoring Element Made
  • Check over slides to make sure you have everything you need up to the conclusion

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Week 32 | April 21st - April 25th | Edit Week 15 - Rotate Days / Change Dates or Style [must be logged in]

Welcome to Class!! Early Release Monday!

Robot Challenge Project:

Group Discussion-

  • Each group will report out where they are at in this project
  • As a group we will make decisions about deadlines, scrimmage, and final match
  • Time to work

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Welcome to Class! Please Excuse Mrs. Moore she is attending meetings at the District Office.

Your tasks today: 

  • Go to your portfolio and make sure week 14 has been completed with your one sentence descriptions of all the amazing stuff you did last week.
  • Set up Week 15 in your portfolio, add what we did yesterday: had discussion on where our groups are on the Robot Challenge Project and set due dates.
    • Scrimmage is this Friday the 19th
    • Final Match is Tuesday 22nd
    • Project presentations are Wednesday the 23rd
  • Work in your groups to:
    • finish building the robot and get attachments on it.
    • Work on coding the autonomous and sumo bot rounds
    • Update slides with building pictures and what ever is missing.

Make sure everyone in your group has a job to do and get some work done today. YOU GOT THIS!

If you need to review the challenges and rules:  Robot Challenge Project

 

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Welcome to Class!!  COUNT DOWN - 2 days until scrimmage! 

What does your group need to compete in the Scrimmage on Friday?

  • What does you robot need to be ready?
  • Is your coding ready?
  • Have you practiced on the field yet?
    • The robot needs to be on the field moving by the end of class today - Driver controlled and some Autonomous is working

 

If you need to review the challenges and rules:  Robot Challenge Project

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Welcome to Class! --  COUNT DOWN - 1 day until scrimmage! 

What does your group need to compete in the Scrimmage on Friday?

  • Can your robot move or pick up the game pieces?
  • Do you have an autonomous code ready?
    • Before class is over you need to show Mrs. Moore that your robot's autonomous works on the field
      • Your robot needs to be able to complete a few simple tasks in autonomous period and driver controlled for tomorrow.

 

If you need to review the challenges and rules:  Robot Challenge Project

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Welcome to Class - SCRIMMAGE DAY -- Get your ROBOTS ready!

Teams Bring your Robots, Controller, Driver Hub, & Team Scoring Element to the robot arena!
  • We will run each period of the game one at a time to see if there are any issues.
  • Then we will run a few scrimmage matches
  • Discussion
    • What did your team learn today that will help you prepare for the final matches next week?

 

If you need to review the challenges and rules:  Robot Challenge Project

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Week 33 | April 28th - May 2nd | Edit Week 16 - Rotate Days / Change Dates or Style [must be logged in]

Early release Monday  - Making Adjustments for Final Matches

What did your team learn during Friday's Scrimmage matches? 
What changes/ additions/ etc. do you need to make to get your robot ready to KICK BUTT!!!

 

REMINDER: Each person in your group should be doing something to benefit your team.

If you need to review the challenges and rules:  Robot Challenge Project

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Welcome to Class!  Preparing for FINAL MATCHES 

Finish up the Scrimmage from Friday – All driver hubs and batteries should be working today!!!

Prepare your BOT for BATTLE tomorrow-

  • What changes / additions / etc. does your team need to make so that your robot will be a force to contend with tomorrow?

 

  • ENGAGE everyone on your team – What can I do to help my team today?’

 

If you need to review the challenges and rules:  Robot Challenge Project

 

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Welcome To Class! TODAY is the BATTLE of the BOTS! 

First 15 mins get your robots Ready To RUMBLE!!

 

Then we will run 5 consecutive matches.

May the best BOT win!

If you need to review the challenges and rules:  Robot Challenge Project

 

 

 

 

 

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Welcome To Class!  - Please start at the tables up front. 

Today we will :

  •  Review yesterday's matches

  • What needs to be added to finish your project slides

  • Have to time to work as a team to finish slides and prepare for tomorrow's presentation.

 

If you need to review the challenges and rules:  Robot Challenge Project

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Welcome to Class!  Today start at the computers. 

Please do the following:
  • Update Week 16 in your portfolio with descriptions of what we did this week. You should have a link to your team's slide show on today's date
  • Take a few minutes to work with your team to get ready for presentations
Then we are meeting back as a group for presentations and project clean up.

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Week 34 | May 5th - May 9th | Edit Week 17 - Rotate Days / Change Dates or Style [must be logged in]

Welcome To Class!  - Please excuse Mrs. Moore.  Be on your best behavior for our guest teacher!

Please click HERE to go to the slide show that you will be using to work today.

  • Watch the video about "How Strong is Super Glue"
  • Work to finish you Joinery Presentation - Follow directions on slides 3-4
    • Please put a link to your completed JOINERY PROJECT to your portfolio
  • If you get done with the Joinery Project go to slide 5 and follow instructions to go to Scratch and have some fun.

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Welcome To Class!  Please start at the tables up front

Today we are discussing:

  • Team Work: What do successful teams have in common? How can we have effective and efficient teams?
  • Catapult Project - Click HERE for today's slide show to review the following:
    • Problem
    • Constraints
    • Deliverables
    • Examples
  • Random Picking of Teams
  • Start Research

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Welcome To Class!  Please start at the tables up front

Today we are going to :

  • Review Catapult Project

  • What are our TEAM NORMS for this project?

  • Work in your groups: GENERATING CONCEPTS

    • Research

    • 3 ideas and sketches - ONE for EACH person in your group

    • Meet as a group to decide on ONE idea

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Welcome To Class! Start at the tables up front. 

Today we are

  • Learning how to use FUSION TEAMS
  • Setting up Fusion Teams for your team
  • Working on RESEARCH and IDEAS

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Enjoy your 3 day weekend!!

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Week 35 | May 12th - May 16th | Edit Week 18 - Rotate Days / Change Dates or Style [must be logged in]

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Welcome to Class!!  Please start at the tables 

Continue Catapult Project

  • Quick Portfolio Updates
  • Meet with Moore - 2 mins
  • Work with UR team on Fusion 360 drawings - Each team member needs to draw one part and make an dimensioned drawing
Team work makes the DREAM work! We want to be able to start building tomorrow!!!

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Welcome to class!! Start at the tables please

Today we will start with a HAND DRILL tutorial and practice

Then to your TEAMS to

  •  Finish Sketching parts in FUSION 360
  •  Start Constructing your CATAPULT

 

 

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Welcome to Class! Please start at the front tables 

Today we will start class by learning about the MITER SAW and review Assembled view and BOM

Then to your groups to:
  • Get Assembled view and BOM done- Click HERE for slideshow and on slide 21 is a video link with instructions on EXPLODED view and BOM.
  • GET that CATAPUT built!

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Welcome to Class! Start at the tables up front 

Today is the day to BUILD, BUILD, BUILD get ALL gluing done!

Get FUSION DRAWINGS and ASSEMBLIES done. Click HERE for slide show to see examples on slide #25.

Project Timeline:
  • MONDAY- Initial Launches - what change(s) can your team make to increase distance?
  • TUESDAY - Work on making change(s) and getting slides ready for presentation
  • WEDNESDAY- FINAL LAUNCHES and group presentations

 

 

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Week 26| May 19th - May 23rd | Edit Week 19 - Rotate Days / Change Dates or Style [must be logged in]

Welcome to Class! 

  • Get your Catapults READY to LAUNCH

  • We need to collect our base data today - How far does your team's catapult launch the foam golf ball?

  • What can you do to increase your catapult's launch distance?

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Welcome to Class- Today is the day to GET R DONE! 

  • Your group need to make one change or modification on your catapult

    • Gather some more data from launches

  • Get your slides presentation DONE - all sketches, drawings, etc.

  • Update your portfolio with WEEK 19  and today's great stuff you did

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Welcome to Class - We're ALMOST DONE!!! 

  • Please get into your groups to prepare for your presentations
  • Need to add a link to your group's project slides to your portfolio for Wednesday
  • GROUP PRESENTATIONS
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Welcome to Class! YOU GOT THIS!

  • We are going to collect DATA using our CATAPULTS
  • Speed = distance / time
  • Which is faster: golf ball, ping pong ball, or bouncy ball?
    • You will collect data and make a graph to find out!
    • Click HERE to open the Google Sheets Document we are using today
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Welcome to Class!

Bruin Bonus Day

You need to make sure your portfolio is complete and updated for Week 19 and you have all of your catapult data in from yesterday.

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Week 27 | Not in use 2024 - 25 School Year | Edit Week 20 - Rotate Days / Change Dates or Style [must be logged in]

Welcome to Class!  LAST DAY OF SCHOOL!! YOU MADE IT!! 

  • Finish up DRONE CHALLENGE

  • Update and complete portfolios for EOC

  • Team Building

Schedule for Today:

Period 5 | 8:05 – 9:20
Period 6 | 9:25 – 10:45
Period 7 | 10:50 – 12:10
Advisory |12:15 - 12:55 - Turn in Chromebooks

Lunch | Served at 12:55

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Welcome to Class!  U GOT THIS!!

Today we are going to:

  • Get Week 20 set up in our portfolio
  • Watch a video and pick a partner for the DRONE CHALLENGE
    • To Begin the Challenge click HERE

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