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July 23-27, 2012 - Elem School

Artificial Life Forms with LEGO NXT and Alice (July 23rd-27th)



Do you want to create artificial life forms using LEGO NXT? Do you want to create your own movie with 3D characters like nijas, dinosaurs, or fairies?


Artificial Life Forms with Lego NXT and Alice

Objectives:
Students will create algorithms and sequences to model animal behaviors such as aggression, hunting, fleeing, seeking.
Students will create animations in Alice 3D environment.
Students will build NXT Robots to simulate animal movements and behaviors
Students will use sensors to have robot react to environmental stimulus.

Monday:
Morning
Introduction and Pre Survey http://findings.Pre-GaComputes.sgizmo.com/s3/
Alice - Introduction, moving Character Around
Robotics: Build NXT Robot Base

Afternoon
NXT Robotics: Review of Motion Blocks
Navigating Mazes

Tuesday:
Morning:
Alice: Do Hunter Project
Robotics: Using Sensors. Dark Stop, Near Stop, Running Away

Afternoon
Robotics: Line Following Program
Alice: Finish Hunting Game

Wednesday:
Morning
Robotics: Hunting Cups. Finding Food
Robotics: Filming Basic Robots. Redesigning for Animal Robot

Afternoon
Pleo Demonstration
Recreation

Thursday:
Morning
Alice: Moving Parts on Characters
Start Final Project
Robotics: Build Robot Animal

Afternoon
Alice: Projectile Project
Robotics: Programming Behaviors for Robot Animal

Friday
Morning:
Work on Showcase Projects for Alice and Robotics

Afternoon
Post Survey http://findings.Post-GaComputes.sgizmo.com/s3/
Parent Showcase

Alice:
Introduction Project: Moving Around
Hunting and Seeking
Running Away

Lego NXT:
Animal Behavior Project:
Running Away
Seeking and Hunting
Finding way in Maze
Line Following
Build Artificial Animal

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