First Times a Charm! By: Abbi

This week we are doing a new technology robotics project. My group is working with Dot and Dash  robotics. We are building and programming with Dot and Dash to make four scenes for an interactive play. Last time my group had Sphero, and Mrs. Brown added another technology tool called Lego robotics. The Lego robotics group is building and programming a bicycle. Other groups are creating with the Hummingbird robotics kit, Dot and Dash and Sphero. My group has had some problems with building but we figured it out after awhile. 

Presentation Day!

We completed our first round of programming and robotics projects! We are excited to share them. We definitely learned that without failure, we don't reach success. We had lots of failure and much success. We learned about perseverance, practice, and patience. We are proud to share our projects with you. We will continue to add to the video library below as we complete our presentations. While many of us would have loved more time to finish all the bells and whistles, we are looking forward to our next opportunity to program:

Dot and Dash: A Love Story by Alex & Jamie

Snowman Battle Bot on a Budget by Moncie and Max

Dot and Dash: Follow Your Path by Harris and Ava

Workout Panda with Hummingbird Robotics by Annie and Peyton

Theatre with Hummingbird Robotics by Nina and Blake

The Color Fiasco by Henry, Daryn, and Abbi

Sphero Obstacle Course by Scott and Miles 

Sphero Obstacle Course by Oliva and Layla

Dot and Dash Football Player by Josh and Andrew

Trouble in Paradise with Sphero By Daryn

My group is learning how to program Sphero. My group is Abbi and Henry. For our project we are programming Sphero to do an obstacle course. We are having trouble programming it to go around some obstacles though. On the good side though we got it to go down the ramp, and through the tunnel. Also we only have one week until we present too. I'm SO excited!!!

It's Hard to Reach Success by Ava

I am Ava and my partner is Harris. We are making a maze from cardboard. First, it fell apart but now we fixed it. Harris and I just started to program Dot and Dash. We are trying to make Dash go through the curves in the maze. It's hard but fun to do. We have messed up a lot of times before we got it to move even one step! So far, we have gotten Dash to go forward two steps. We are still working and it's really hard! 

The Sphero Trial by Henry

My group and I are making an obstacle course for Sphero. First we had to make the obstacles and the platform for it to start. It will also have cones, a mini maze, and an expo marker and he has to bring it back to us. Next, we have to program him so it can go through the obstacle course. Last, we have to present it. We had so much fun.

Presentation Day, Round Two! by Mrs. Brown

Today is bittersweet. It is our LAST day of technology exploratory focusing on programming and robotics. That is the bitter part. The sweet part is that we get to showcase some of our hard work this past quarter. You may very well notice a common theme throughout these video presentations, which is that it takes a lot failure to reach success. I am so proud of these students for their resilience, perseverance, and creativity! They worked so hard and even wanted more time to perfect their projects. It was hard to find our stopping points. Such dedication! Although today was our last day and we wanted more time, we have much to show for our efforts:

A Dog's Life with Scratch and Makey Makey by Hannah and Alex

Lego Robotics by Amelia and Drew

Little Bits Theatre Star Wars Production by Charlie and Abigail

Build and Computer and Drag and Drop Programming with Nate and Ben

3D Printing An Invention to Help You Dine with Eva and Rachel

Shoot Some Hoops with Little Bits Basketball by Lexi and Sarah

Robotic SPRK Course by Wendell and Ryan

Robotic Pig by Molly and Leeya

Trial and Error with Dot and Dash by Sadie and Ashley

I look forward to next year's exploratory, at which time we will learn Javascript, HTML, and game design. Have a great summer!

Dot and Dash's Journey to Victory written by Sadie and edited by Hannah

photo credit: Leeya

This week, my partner and I have the tool Dot and Dash. We are programming it to drive from the starting line, to the finish line. We have created a course that is supposed to resemble Dash as the referee to a soccer game but he is late, so he has to take the short, but dangerous path. The first step to our project is making a design. Then, we made a course for Dash to journey through the maze. We started with building two spikes for Dash to weave through before coming to a bridge for him to go under. Then he turns around and continues with going over the bridge. Last, he makes a turn or two before reaching the finish line. My partner and I predicted that the hardest part will be programming Dot and Dash but we haven't started that part yet. So far, the hardest part was creating support for Dash to successfully make it over the bridge without crashing into it! My partner and I are having a lot of fun with the Dot and Dash.