The BEST robotics season has officially begun! The competition rules are out and we have the materials. Here are some things to get us started:
Competition Resources:
There's a lot to digest in these rules... As a reminder, the competition is on October 26th, and a week before that there is a "Mall Day" where the competition site will be set up and we get the chance to test our vehicle. We should mark this as when to have our vehicle ready by. For those of you who are good with dates, October 26th is in exactly RIDICULOUSLY SOON! (or ~6 weeks or 42 days) So we shall waste not our time, but rather get right to it. Here are the primary goals for getting started: Priority Goals
Learning Goal for Monday, 9/16: For every member of the BEST robotics team to become familiar with the rules of the 2019 BEST competition
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Two opportunities are available to you:
TSA
GHP
Coming to a classroom near you this next Thursday, 9/12, we will be having our first major grade relevant to your project work: a portfolio check as well as everyone getting to present their work!
Here is the rubric for this summative (~test) grade: rubric_learningplan1.pdf A key thing to note on this is that it very similarly aligns to a 5 step Engineering Design Process (Ask, Imagine, Plan, Create, Improve). I would recommend creating a page on your portfolio dedicated to your current project and then to outline this page according to the Engineering Design process and populate it with relevant pictures, figures, Gantt charts and text. Plan on being completed with this portfolio by Thursday and then we will present our projects on Thursday in class. You do not need any additional PowerPoint or visual for your presentation, just your portfolio. I can show you a couple examples of past portfolio pages that are well done, they just won't be linked on this site. As discussed in class on Wednesday, I will be out on Thursday. I will be at a mini-conference at Wheeler, so I will be in the building and accessible if need be, but I should not be in the classroom.
Your project work should continue on just fine without me, however. The only catch is that the wood-working room will remain locked along with the tools within it. If it is fine with the substitute the drill/driver are fair game as well as the hand tools. |
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