Lego Robotics by Zach

                                                     
 We are building alligators with Lego's.  Then, we will program them. To program them we will use Wedo software.  Then the pulley and wheel and axle will make the mouth move.

Constructing a Timeline As a Class

In order to be successful in our Hummingbird robotics project, we immediately recognized the importance of creating a timeline in order to achieve our goals.  Here's what we came up with:
Day One

• 15 minutes: Gather Materials and Commit to a Design
• 25 minutes: Decide what the robot will do and sketch/plan it out
• 15 minutes: Begin building

Day Two

• 50 minutes: Finish building

Day Three

• 50 minutes: Begin Connections

Day Four

• 50 minutes: Program

Day Five

• 50 minutes: Finish programming and do a test run

Day Six

• 50 minutes: Tweak and Share

= 5 Hours

We are looking forward to staying on task!

Robotics Time! by Mrs. Brown

We are off to a great start in 4th Grade Technology!  Yesterday, we did an #appsmashing biographical activity to build our app fluency while learning a little bit about ourselves.  Today, we began learning about our iHelp jobs that we will each be responsible for throughout the quarter.  Fortunately, we were also able to get a taste of what lies ahead.  We were introduced to our first Robotics kit, the Hummingbird.

The Hummingbird Robotics Kit is pretty special.  It will allow us to design, build and program our own robots using LED lights, Servos, and temperature, heat and distance sensors.  One robot actually welcomed us to class today (see below)!  Also, we watched some other robots that other students created to discover the possibilities.  We are so excited for a great quarter ahead!