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July 12-16, 2010 - Explorers I (Scratch - Beginning, Pico Crickets, PLEO)

Pictures from July 12-16, 2010
Projects from July 12-16, 2010

Animation Explorers Activity Links
http://www.nebomusic.net/ICEAnimationExplorers.html

Animation Explorers PowerPoint
Animation Explorers.ppt

Binary Beads Worksheet
BinaryBeads.ppt

Key Concepts:
Conditionals
Looping
Variables
Objects
Methods
Properties
Events

Movement Activities:
Red Light Green Light
Old Brass Wagon
Zone Game (Poop Deck)
Tennis Ball Game

Pico Crickets:
Movers and Shakers Project
Sound Reaction
Light Reaction
Curious Creatures Project
Reaction Timer
Pickle Instrument (Resistance)

Scratch:
Introduction to Scratch - Chasing/Eating Game(Event Driven Movement, Conditionals, hiding-showing, scoring)

Pac Man
Baby Catch
Pong
Target Game
Dancing Animation
Polygon Art

Pong-Type Game
Red Light Green Light
Animation Simulation - Orbit Simulation
Old Brass Wagon Dance
Greeting Card
Baby Catch
Polygon Robot
Line Following BugBot

Monday:
Morning:
Pre-Survey
Watch Luxo Jr. Movie
Create our Own Artificial Life forms
"We make things that are alive!" - Animation
Pico Overview:
Output: Motors, Light, Sound
Input: Sound, Light, Touch, Resistance
Processing: Cricket, Beamer, Motor Controller
Pico Crickets
Motion Modules (http://www.picocricket.com/motion.html)
Kinetic_Sculpture (http://www.picocricket.com/pdfs/Kinetic_Sculpture.pdf)
Movers and Shakers (http://www.picocricket.com/pdfs/Movers_Shakers.pdf)
Build a Motion Module

Lunch: 11:15 to 12:30

Afternoon:

Green Screen Pictures

Pico Crickets: Adding Sensors to Kinetic Sculpture/Movers (Input)
Inputs: Touch Sensor
Light Sensor
Sound Sensor

Introduction to Scratch Lesson 1:
Chasing and Eating Game(User Event Driven Movement, Conditionals, Hiding-Showing, Scoring)
http://nebomusic.net/scratchlesson1/scratchexercise1.html

Cleanup

Tuesday:
CS Unplugged Activity - Binary Numbers Lesson 1
"Why Do We Count to 10?"
Binary Bracelet Worksheet -or- Binary Numbers Worksheet

Scratch Lesson 2:
Spinner Art (Random Numbers, Spin, Stamping)
http://www.nebomusic.net/spinner_art_scripts.html

Pico Crickets:
Resistance Sensor: Pickle Instrument

Lunch

Afternoon: Pico Crickets
Reaction Timer Game (http://www.picocricket.com/pdfs/Reaction_Game.pdf)
Select Project Base
Build Project Base

Scratch Lesson 3:
Pong Game or Baby Catch
http://nebomusic.net/basicpongdirections.pdf

Wednesday:
Morning:

Scratch: Lesson 4: Dancing Lesson
http://www.nebomusic.net/redlightgreenlight.html

Pico:
Continue working on Project Base: Add Sensors and functionality

Lunch:

Afternoon: PLEO Robotics

Swimming

Thursday:

Morning:
Tour
Review Binary Numbers
Binary Bracelets

Scratch:
Continue working with Dancing Lesson -or- Polygon Robot

Pico:
Free Build - Select Projects for Friday

Lunch:

Scratch Lesson 5:
Target Game
http://www.nebomusic.net/targetgame.html

Pico:
Friday Projects:
Start Decorating

Light-Bot

Friday:

Scratch Lesson 6:
Polygon Robot (If time)
http://www.nebomusic.net/Polygon_Step_By_Step.html
Scratch: Select Project (Dancing, Pong, Chase-Eat, Spinner)
Pico: Select and Build Project

Lunch:

Prep for Parent Show:
Do Parent Show: (2:00 to 2:30)

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