Reflection on my EV3 robot journey!

In this journey of the robotics class, we demonstrated many science and mathematics concepts using the ability to detect and navigating between the sensors. We spent time in learning how each sensor works as well as how to use each sensor’s feedback to control the EV3 movement. We were encouraged to use references such as YouTube, our textbook.LEGO Education Mindstorms EV3. We worked in teams to do some science experiments, practice new kits version, and demonstrate the robot

We practiced velocity which is the rate of motion, change of position with weight. Also, by using EV3 we measured distanced move per unit of time for example per second, centimeters and inches. Friction which is the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another takes place in this challenge. All the processes that we’ve been are through engineering proses which the student go through to meet The Common Core Standers and the Next Generations Science Standers. Our aim to make the students be confident to learn how to identify problems, plan some possible solutions, and test their designs.

One of the biggest challenges facing us as teachers today is meeting the needs of each individual student in their classroom; that is the core of differentiated instruction. Differentiated instruction asks teachers to approach students at their instructional level, and requires students to show evidence of growth from their instructional level. Differentiated instruction encompasses more than just assessment. It involves all aspects of instruction classroom learning science, learning content, and assessment. I believe the EV3 programming curriculum and robotic software provide many opportunities for students of different math level, solve the open-ended programming challenge, challenging gifted students, and engaging in engineering challenges.

I think robotics activities are concrete, contextualized, and provide immediate feedback – important factors in satisfying a student’s desire for success and creating the motivation to continue learning. Students also learn about the robotics technologies themselves, which meet their needs and involve them in solving real-world problems. The pervasiveness of robotics technologies in learning helps students to be engaged learners as they believe that the content that they are studying is important or will be valuable to them in the future.

Show and Tell Project!

Theme Project: Harry Potter School of Witchcraft and Wizard

4 Tasks Cards 

Board design

The teache's rubrics use (attach)

Show and Tell Scout Day Video

Project Reflection (attach)

   

WeDo 2.0 tasks

LEGO’s WeDo 2.0 Robotics Kit Teaches Science And

Engineering To Elementary School Students

LEGO is launching a new version of its WeDo 2.0 for elementary school students. Tonight at class we organized the pieces according to the organizing sheet and then we started to practice some of the models. WeDo 2.0 is meant to introduce students to robotics, engineering, and programming and also, it’s meant as a tool for teaching STEM in general and align with the Next Generation Science Standards. 
In the introduction page, there is an information video where the teacher can make sure that the students are engaged and learn. We built up with the kit this Glowing snail and program it. The programming was very simple and I believe it is appropriate for kindergarten and first grade. The students can change colors, add sounds, and so on. 

We practiced another task which was building a robotic hand that can grab different objects. I believe this modal would be appropriate for upper grade such as a third or fourth grade. Actually, it focuses on collaboration and investigating the program.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1kb5o677NDkCa4nbkL0ls-vPXwkmTgvXS

Chapter 11 Let's go Prospecting!

NASA is very impressed with our robot's ability to navigate the surface. They are hoping that we can use a sensor on our robot to help them detect some mineral on the surface. Our task in this chapter was to navigate a geological section, locate the mineral, the robot will stop and announce that a mineral has been found.

The most difficult part of this challenge was learning how to program the robot in between the green pieces. We had to decide how we wanted the robot to run. We also had trouble getting the sensor to detect green.

For solving the problem by changing the light several times to get the sensor to detect green. We also had to change the position of the sensor. We had to update the software for the sensor to get it to detect green.

Chapter 10 Help, Im stuck!

In this task, we equip our robot with an ultrasonic sensor to help the robot detect obstacles. NASA wants us to demonstrate our robot ability to detect such obstacle and navigate away from them. Morgan and I programmed the robot to not physically touch these obstacles and move away from them. 

The most difficult part of this challenge was creating the program with the ultrasonic sensor and determining how to connect it with the wait block. Once we figured this out, it was easy to make the robot complete the task.
We got about solving the problem by using the wait block in connection with the ultrasonic sensor. Then we investigated how the sensor worked with "wait for > change and wait for > compare. Once we got the ultrasonic sensor to detect the bottle and turn around, we had to program it to move the bottle.