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July 19-23, 2010 - Explorers II (Scratch - Advanced, Alice - Introduction, Lego NXT Robotics)

Animation Explorers 2010: Section II (Monday, July 19th to Friday, July 23rd)

Pictures from July 19-23rd, 2010
Projects from July 19-23rd, 2010

Key Concepts:
Conditionals
Looping
Variables
Objects
Methods
Properties
Events

Animation Explorers II: (Advanced Section)
CS Unplugged Activities:
Networking
Flowcharting
Compression
Error Checking
Lego NXT Robotics:
Conditional Statements
Sensors
Mayan Adventure type missions
Mine Sweeping
Robot Dancing
Loops
My Blocks
Threading
Using Wires and Variables
Advanced Scratch Activities
Space Invaders Game
Storytelling with Scratch
Molecule Simulator
Using Broadcast and "When I Receive"
User input and Variables
Virtual Musical Instrument
Games with We-Do Sensor input

Sequence of Scratch Activities:
1. Racing Game
2. Planet Simulator
3. Advanced Realistic Target Game
4. Molecule Simulator
5. Virtual Xylophone
6. Reaction Game (Basic)
7. Space Target Game
8. Amplitude Machine
9. Quiz Game
10. Growing Flowers

Sequence of Lego Robotics Mindstorms NXT-G Activities:
1. Drive a Rectangle
2. Maze #2 and Maze #1 -> Distance, Duration, Direction
3. Three types of Conditionals:
Wait Block - Touch Stop, Distance Stop, Dark Stop
Switch Block - Line Following (Basic)
Loop Block - Line follow for a distance or touch
4. Ultrasonic Stop: Move Through Mayan Maze
5. Line Following: Faster
6. Cap the Well - Line Follow and Place Lego Hoop in Rectangle at end of course
7. Robot Soccer
8. Robot Dancing
9. Climb the Ramp
10. Obstacle Course

Monday:

Opening Activity: Ga Tech current Robot Research

Build Robot Base: Basic Tri-Bot
Robot Lesson 1: Distance, Direction, Rotation
Drive a Rectangle / Maze #2, Maze #1

Scratch Lesson #1: Racing Game
http://www.nebomusic.net/RaceCarScripts.html
User Input: Car
Dropping Objects
Broadcast Commands

Robotics: Sensor Blocks: Input
Wait Blocks - Touch Stop
Rectangle with Dark-Stop

Lunch

Scratch Lesson #2: Planet Simulator
http://www.nebomusic.net/techlesson07-4astudentdirections.html

Robotics: Mayan Adventure with Distance Stop. Get in and Get out.

Open Time: Scratch - make Fancy Target Game or Car Game (Or Advanced Target?)

Tuesday:

Scratch Lesson #4: Molecule Simulator
http://www.nebomusic.net/Molecule_Simulator_Step_By_Step.html

Robotics: Line Following
Basic Line Following
Add loop block to touch and Distance Stop

Lunch

Scratch Lesson #3: Advanced Target Game
http://www.nebomusic.net/Realistic_Canon_Scripts.html

Robotics: Faster Line Following
Code for Faster Line Follow
Cap the Well Mission

Wednesday:

Scratch Lesson #5: Virtual Xylophone
http://www.nebomusic.net/scratchxylophone.html

BoomWhacker Playing Robots (Play video from Shimon Robot playing Marimba)

Robotics: Robot Dancing

Lunch:

Open Time: Work on Robotics or Scratch

Swimming

Thursday:

Scratch Lesson #6: Basic Reaction Game
http://www.nebomusic.net/ReactionTimer_Scripts.html

Robotics: Obstacle Course - Follow a Path and Get around an object

Tour

Lunch

Scratch Lesson #7: Space Target Game -or- Growing Flowers

Robotics: Robot Soccer

Friday:

Scratch Lesson #8: Amplitude Machine
http://www.nebomusic.net/AmplitudeScratch.html

Robotics: Climb the Ramp

Lunch:

Prep for Parent Show

Parent Show

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