middle school robotics Archives

19 Feb 2019

Building COLLISION AVOIDANCE Robots in Middle School Robotics

I vlogged our big competition day for our collision avoidance robots in middle school robotics. If students had a head on collision or fell off the table, they were out. https://youtu.be/PtE-7p1rUZw Self-driving cars video I introduce the project with ▷Task: Create a bot that avoids other bots & obstacles in the field. Must utilize at least 3 sensors (touch, color, gyro, ultrasonic) Must incorporate screen text, sound, and lights. Must be autonomous. ▷Rules: If your bot hits another bot or obstacle, you’re out. If your bot is bumped, you’re still in unless it’s a head on collision Starting placement can…

23 Jan 2018

How To Teach Robotics

In episode 2 of The Thom Gibson Podcast, I recorded the sounds of my robotics classroom for a couple of days while they worked on and presented their final projects. I reflect on some of the observations of going back and listening to the audio. You also hear students working to troubleshoot their creations which included an electric guitar, a whack a mole, an etch-a-sketch, and robotic arm controlled via sensors on a glove connected bluetooth... Music by Podington Bear www.soundofpicture.com https://youtu.be/-Iw3ocfWlc8

27 Aug 2017

Post 01 – First Week Pre-Algebra, Robotics, and Advisory Activities

Well as part of my goals this year, I'd like to continue to blog every week as a reflective practice in my middle school math & robotics classes. This is my 7th year in the classroom, 4th year teaching middle school math & robotics, and 3rd year doing weekly blogs. I'm impressed by the number of teachers doing the #teach180 initiative where teachers write a DAILY reflection. Some will do an Instagram or Twitter post and that'll suffice. I'm going to be less worried about the presentation aspect of these blogs this year; I'm not spending time on cover photos…

08 Mar 2016

Middle School Robotics – Episode 6 : Testing Their ‘Gold Digging’ Bot & Tag For Millennials

This is episode 6 of a short series entitled 'Middle School Robotics.' This week, high-five Friday really begins to catch on, students test their 'gold digging' robots, and then play a new type of tag. Most of my project resources were taken from here: http://ev3lessons.com/lessons.html Filmed at The Khabele School in Austin, TX: http://www.khabele.org Music by: Podington Bear - http://soundofpicture.com Omnitica - https://soundcloud.com/omnitica

07 Feb 2016

Middle School Robotics Series – Episode 2

This week, most students have finished up sorting their kits, a good handful have finished building their first bot, and a couple have even started to program the robot :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKEi-dL3ECU Check out Episode 1 if you missed it :) Music by Podington Bear.