Our Robotics Projects Rock!

Check out the fun we had while learning drag and drop programming and designing creative activities:
Light It Up with littleBits by Ashtyn, Jordan and Sierra
Dental Patient with Hummingbird Robotics Kit by Dillon, Emily and Falyn
Dot and Dash in Their Home by Blake, Davis, and Cameron
Noah's Ark with Lego Robotics by Marisa, Jacob, and Dylan
Soccer Game with Referee with Scratch and Makey Makey by Hailey, Jeremy and Layla
Combo Course for Sphero with Aidan, Jared, and Sam

Juke Ball with Sphero by Jared

My group and I are working with Sphero. Sphero is a ball that you can program to move, light up, say something and more. My group has settled on an idea. The idea for our project is to have football players that Sphero has to juke out. I can't wait to see how this turns out.

Dazzled by These Presentations!

This is our first round of tech exploratory projects and they are impressive! We put a lot of thought into our presentation skills, in addition to our actual projects. We loved learning and growing together. Check out what we have made (so far):

Movable Gymnast with littleBits Rube Goldberg Machine Style

Sphero as a Pig Going Home

Soccer Kicker with Hummingbird Robotics

Pacman made with Scratch and Makey Makey

A Ticket Booth and Ferris Wheel with Lego Robotics

Dot and Dash with Blockly

Getting Spooky with Dot and Dash by Jeremy

In Technology Exploratory, we are coding a Dot and Dash robot to go through a haunted house maze to find Dot who will be hidden. I am in a group of three and we are working together to do it. It is so much fun! 

Presentations, Round Two!

Dash by Daniel, Alyssa, and Dillon
Nyan Cat by Ryder, Zanden, and Joey
Sphero Golf Course by Jolie and Eli
Lego Robotics by Emmitt and Tyler
Dot and Dash by Lucas and Samantha
Robotic Yorkie by Carly and Hallie
Bowling Alley for Sphero by Romy and Allie
Dancing Girl by Remy, Sophia and Vivian

A Crane and A Crocodile with Lego Robotics, Then Our Own Creation by Emmitt

My partner and I are working with Lego Robotics. First, we are building a crane and a crocodile that can open its mouth. We are building from the book so that we can learn how to program and use the sensors. Then, we are going to make our own creation from our own imaginations. Some ideas that we are considering include a ferris wheel, a car, or a T.V. Finally, we will present our project and explain how we made it.

First Presentation Day of the 2018-19 School Year!

Today is our first round of presentations for our Technology Exploratory where we are learning how to create robots, build their accessories, and how to program them using mostly drag and drop programming languages. We have been working in our design teams to create some amazing projects. We will upload them as we complete them. Enjoy:
Flossing Dog with littleBits by Alyssa, Daniel, and Dillon
Maze of Heart with Scratch and Makey Makey by Romy and Allie
Tips for the Makers of Minecraft: Interactive Presentation by Hallie and Carly
Dancing Ducks with Lego Robotics by Samantha and Lucas
Dot and Dash Launcher with Blockly by Ryder, Zanden and Joey
Soccer Player's Celebration Dance by Emmitt and Tyler
Dot and Dash's Awesome Obstacle Course by Sophia, Vivian, and Remy
Cheetah with BirdBrain Tech by Eli and Jolie

Dot and Dash Obstacle Course by Remy

Today all of the groups are programming. We are presenting tomorrow. My group is working with Dot and Dash. We are making an obstacle course. Creating the obstacle course was the hardest part. We used a slingshot to make it shoot into a basketball hoop. Dash has to shoot three balls and then he has to go around three cones. At the end Dash goes through the finish line. I can't wait to see the finished product!

4th Grade Tech Is The Best by Dillon

Right now our class is working on making robots. My group is working on making a robot that can floss. With a material called littleBits. Other people are working on Lego robotics and Dot and Dash. Some groups are programming with Hummingbird robotics. I think that everybody in this class is having lots of fun.

Floss Like a Boss by Daniel

Today we are making a flossing dog with my group. We are building it out of cardboard and then we are going to make its arms move with littleBits to look like it is flossing. We are hoping we can finish it in time (insert dramatic music here: dooo dooo dooo). We have six class periods total so we made a timeline for ourselves. Once we finish, I hope the class photographer could maybe take a picture and we can post it. We want to share our project with the world so other viewers can see our hard work. 

Binary Bracelets by Alanna

Today we are making bracelets with beads but, we are using the binary codes and different colors. We are also doing the binary code with our initials. It is so much fun! We learned that in binary most of the time you only need the numbers 1 and 0. Binary numbers allow computers to store and transmit data. Making bracelets is so much fun!     

Sphero Mini Golf by Aubrey

We are working on how our projects accommodate people with disabilities. For example, we created Sphero mini golf. It accommodates people who may have hearing loss by relying on visuals to tell the player if they got a hole in one. We carefully placed flags in front of each hole to put your attention on the location of the hole. We are most proud of the fact that it is a fun game that does not require the player to walk around. They can stay in one spot and control the Sphero. This helps people who have limited mobility because they can play whether they are in a wheelchair or not. You should come try Sphero mini golf. It is a very fun game!

Lego Claw Machine by Devin

We are making a claw machine out of Legos. It is a hard to have the right pieces at the right time. It is easy to use your imagination and  create prizes. We are learning to cooperate with each other. We are doing a great job. 

Lego Paradise by Aaron, Devin, and Drew

My group is working on a Lego Claw machine. The part where we have to cut the cardboard is pretty hard for us. Some thing easy to do is making the prizes. My group is leaning to do Lego robotics. We are making a claw machine with the robotics.

Presentation Day, Round Two!

We had a lot of fun making our newest projects. We hope you enjoy seeing what we have made!

Dash Saves Dot by Brett and Lauren

Modern Day Car by Ruby, Levi, and Gabi

Lego Windmill by Joshua, Alina, and Taylor

The Dog by Rafa, Josh, and Myers

Karate Bunny by Sharla, Ari, and Ethan

Dash and the Burglar by Cade, Chloe, and Carly

Sphero Track by Gavin and Danny

Presentation Day, Round One!

We learned A LOT working on our first round of technology projects! We each received a rubric so we would know the expectations. These were harder to meet than we expected but we now know our areas of growth. We designed our robots first, built them, and then learned to program them. It was like learning an entirely new language. Most importantly, it was fun! We discovered how to improve our communication skills by working together in a group. We compromised quite often and learned how to be better listeners. We also learned how to manage our time since we knew our presentation date from the beginning. We had to pace ourselves. We are proud to share our work. We hope you enjoy our projects:

Dot and Dash with Sharla, Ari, and Ethan

New Bird Species with Lego Robotics with Brett and Lauren

Firefighters with Dot and Dash and Alina, Josh, and Taylor

Turtle Robot with Ruby, Gabi, and Levi

Sphero Obstacle Course Around the Room with Myers, Rafa, and Joshua

Snake Robotics with Gavin and Danny

Sphero Obstacle Course with Carly, Chloe and Cade

Working Hard! By Carly

This week in technolegy we are finishing up our projects. We are working very hard hoping our projects will work! My group is a mix of very talented people.We have a lot of differences but in the end , our project is turning out great.Some groups are very unique and creative and  artistic and I bet all of our projects will turn out so much fun!My group has sphero and we are doing a fun little obstacle course where our sphero turns and twists all through out it!

Hummingbird Robotics

Our students made some original bots with the Hummingbird robotics kit. They share their programming secrets, their inspiration and what they learned. We hope you enjoy!

Tedison, The Davis Academy Visitor, Who Loves to Eat Bananas

Two Headed Dog