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Copyright Valiant Technology Ltd 04/18/23
Homes
Copyright Valiant Technology Ltd 04/18/23
Copyright Valiant Technology Ltd 04/18/23
Homes
Introduction
In looking at the application of Roamer in this topic there are 4 suggested general areas of activity:
1. Roamer as a household help
2. Creating a home for Roamer the robot .
3. Creating a home for Roamer as a creature .
4. Roamer on a building site .
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Creating the context
The starting points for such activities are many and varied. However, there are some general starting points that are commonly used: visits, collections, class discussions and books. The scenarios for the 4 activities could therefore develop in one of the following ways:
• Visit to a department store to look at items that help in the home.
• Look through a collection of catalogues of household goods - these often have many "time-saving devices" that you never knew you needed!
• Discussions and work on different types of home, including "My home".
• Stories such as "House for a Mouse" and "Willy the Squowse".
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Resources
Besides the use of Roamer, the teacher may wish to consider the application of such Roamer "add-ons" as the jackets, control box, lights, motors and sensors. In addition everyday D&T materials can be used in conjunction with Roamer as well as kits such as Inventa.
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Progression
A suggested hierarchy of Roamer applications:
Step 1... Using the music facility to change Roamer into a doorbell.
Step 2... Developing Roamer into a hostess trolley which can be programmed to deliver food.
Step 3... Changing Roamer into a snowplough including the plough system.
Step 4... Creating a mobile, table decoration that makes use of motors, music lights and movement.
Step 5... Development of the use of Roamer as a mobile plant pot, making use of sensors to search out light.
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Individual Work
How might a Roamer be used as
• as a household "help"
• as a character or mechanism on a building site
Develop some designs for Roamer to become:
• a family pet
• a baby entertainer
• a burglar
• a gardener/gardening mechanism
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Group Work
ROAMER AS A HOUSEHOLD HELP
Turn Roamer into a household appliance eg.
• a cleaner
• a grasscutter
• a doorbell/chime
• a security system
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Group Work
ROAMER AS A HOUSEHOLD HELP
Design and make a robot to help in the home Eg:• a room tidier- a "children's friend"
• a waiter/hostess for delivering meals
• a mail delivery robot
Use Roamer as the basis for a design for a home in the year 3000 eg.
• a transporter round the house
• a weather forecaster
• an exotic omament
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A HOME FOR ROAMER
Design and build a home for Roamer eg.
• one room/two rooms
• two levels
• a home with and "at home" signal (eg. a flag is raised when Roamer is in residence)
Develop a gym for Roamer eg.
• a weights for pulling mechanism
• a running machine
• a sunbed
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A HOME FOR ROAMER
Design and make a Roamer mat eg.
• a map of "Roamerworld"
• a plan of Roamer's house
• a plan of the school
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SHELTERS FOR CREATURES
Design a home for Roamer as a family pet eg.
• a dog in a kennel
• an exotic bird in a cage
• a rabbit in a hutch
Create a fantastical creature from Roamer and design an environment for it eg.
• a dragon
• a cyclops
• a dinosaur
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SHELTERS FOR CREATURES
Design and make a creature of the forest or woodland and create a home for it eg.
• a bat
• a caterpillar
• a fox
• an owl
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A BUILDING SITE
Turn Roamer into a machine found on a building site eg.
• a winch/hoist
• a cement mixer
• a dumper truck
• an earth mover
Change Roamer into a character on a building site eg.
• an architect
• a hod carrier/brick layer
• a guard dog
• a foreman/woman