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June 18-22, 2012 - Elem School

Visual Art and Simulations with LEGO NXT and Scratch (June 18-22)


The theme for this week is Visual Art and Simulations with LEGO NXT and Scratch. Scratch is free software from MIT that lets kids create interactive art, music, animations, simulations, and games. Kids will make interactive art and simulations in Scratch. Kids will also create a rountine for a NXT robot and film the routine with glowsticks and long exposure techniques.



Objectives:
Students will use variables and math operations to create interactive Visual Art Projects with Scratch.
Students will simulate Gravity and Travel through 2 dimensional Space while creating a Target Game in Scratch.
Students will use Lego NXT Robotics to create a Robot Disk Spinner that changes motor speed and direction with sensor input.
Students will create a movement routine with a wheeled Lego NXT robot and film the routine using glowsticks and long exposure techniques.

Outline for Week

Monday:
Morning
Introduction and Survey http://findings.Pre-GaComputes.sgizmo.com/s3/
Scratch: Spinner Art

Afternoon
Green Screen Pictures
Build Lego NXT Spinner Bot

Tuesday:
Morning
Campus Scavenger Hunt
Lego NXT Robotics: Drawing with Spinner Bot

Afternoon
Scratch: Amplitude Art
Scratch: Self Picture Animation

Wednesday
Morning:
Scratch: Angry Kitty Game
Lego NXT Robotics: Build Drawing Robot

Afternoon
Pool

Thursday
Morning
Lego NXT Robotics: Finish Drawing Robot Build
Lego NXT Robotics: Robot Drawing

Afternoon
Lego NXT Robotics: Drawing in the Dark!
Scratch: Polygon Project

Friday
Morning:
Lego NXT Robotics: Film Dark Drawing
Scratch: Work on Projects for Parent Show

Afternoon
Post survey http://findings.Post-GaComputes.sgizmo.com/s3/
Prepare projects for parent Showcase
Parent Showcase

Scratch Projects:
Spinner Art
Polygon Project
Amplitude Art
Change My Picture
Angry Kitty Game

Lego NXT:
Spinner Bot
Drawing Bot
Glowsticks in the Dark - Movement Routine and Waving while filming

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