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BOTSMY DESIGN NOTEBOOK

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IMPROVE IMAGINE

CREATE PLAN

THIS DESIGN NOTEBOOK BELONGS TO:

Rebekah May

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ARTS ANDBOTS

MY DESIGN NOTEBOOK

ASK

IMPROVE IMAGINE

CREATE PLAN

THIS DESIGN NOTEBOOK BELONGS TO:

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Arts & Bots Quick ReferenceOutputs - Light

Name and Image What does it do? Plug it in Icon

LED

It is a single color light source with controllable brightness.

Color + Positive

Black - Ground

The colored wire of the LED indicates the color of its light!

Tri-Color LED

It is a red-green-blue (RGB) light source which can produce many light-based colors.

Red R Red

Green G Green

Blue B Blue

Black - Ground

Outputs - Motion

Name and Image What does it do? Plug it in Icon

Servo

It is a limited range motor with controls for specific angular positions.

Yellow S Signal

Red + Positive

Black - Ground

Motor

It is an electric motor with speed control that can rotate in either direction indefinitely.

Yellow + and -Since both wires are the same color, the motor can be plugged in two ways.Switching them just changes which directionis “forward”.

Vibration Motor

It is a small motor that causes a shaking motion where you cancontrol the intensity of shaking.

Yellow + and -Since both wires are the same color, the vibration motor can be plugged in two ways. Switching them just changes which direction the weight spins.

Inputs (Sensors)

Name and Image What does it do? Plug it in Icon

Distance Sensor

It is a sensor that detects how far away something is.

Yellow S Signal

Red + Positive

Black - Ground

Light Sensor

It is a sensor that detects how bright the ambient light is.

Yellow S Signal

Red + Positive

Black - Ground

Temperature Sensor

It is a sensor that detects the temperature.

Yellow S Signal

Red + Positive

Black - Ground

Potentiometer

It is a sensor that detects how it has been rotated.

Yellow S Signal

Red + Positive

Black - Ground

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Version 1.1 – March 2012

ASWHAT DO YOU WANT YOUR

ROBOT TO LOOK LIKE?

WHAT DO YOU WANT YOUR ROBOT TO BE ABLE TO DO?

ENGINEERING DESIGN PROCESS

GOA

ASK

TO LEARN HOW TO CREATE AND PROGRAM A ROBOT

WHAT DO YOU WANT YOUR ROBOT TO LOOK LIKE? WHAT DO YOU WANT YOUR ROBOT TO BE ABLE TO

DO?

IMAG RESEARCH BRAINSTORM IDEAS CHOOSE THE BEST ONE!

PLA DRAW A DIAGRAM MAKE A LIST OF MATERIALS YOU WILL NEED

CREA FOLLOW YOUR PLAN AND CREATE IT! TEST IT OUT!

IMPR OVE:

TALK ABOUT WHAT WORKS, WHAT DOESN’T ANDWHAT COULD WORK BETTER!

MODIFY YOUR DESIGN TO MAKE IT BETTER TEST IT OUT!

IMAGDE SIG N BRAINSTORM

What do you want your robot to look like? I

want to create Anne Frank! I want her to be a robotic version

of the fifteen year old girl that changed the world. What do

you want your robot to be able to do? I want her

diary to vibrate in her hand and I want her to read a passage

from her diary. Where did you find your idea for

your robot?

My unit plan focuses on “The Diary of Anne Frank” and the influence of the Holocaust. The inspiration is directly from this unit plan!

OTHER QUESTIONS YOU WOULD LIKE TO ASK YOUR PARTNER ABOUT THEIR ROBOT DESIGN

Everyone’s unit plan bots were incredible. They were creative and directly tied to their content areas. I would love to ask them about their personal inspiration and how they came up with their ideas. Also, I am curious how they carried out their plans to fruition.

IMPRWHAT WORKS? WHAT DOESN’T WORK? WHAT COULD WORK

BETTER?Anne stands up by herself.

She truly looks like a cartoon version of Anne Frank.

Her voice sequence works. She reads a passage from her own diary.

Her diary begins to vibrate in her hand before she starts reciting.

Her body is lopsided and slightly disproportionate.

The sequencing doesn’t always work like I had originally planned.

She only has two functions of technology, instead of three.

She needs more assets to her character.

I would have loved to try to add different aspects of technology into her frame. Perhaps more than one voice feature, making her open her mouth when she read, having her move her diary as she read aloud, etc …

Anne has the potential to do a multitude of things!

PLD E SI G N MA T E R IA L S: WHAT MATERIALS WILL YOU NEED TO MAKE YOUR ROBOT?

I needed a large circular recycled material for the face, brown yarn for the hair, and a rectangular box for her body. She also needed two toilet paper roll arms. I used a lot of felt and construction paper to make her look like a little girl. I also needed yellow construction paper for her Star of David on her left hand side. I also needed the Hummingbird and robotics kit.

PLD E SI G N S K E TCH: SKETCH YOUR ROBOT

Arts and Bots Project Development Worksheet

Project Title: Anne Frank Unit Plan Bot

Project Leader/Liaison: Participating Teachers: Rebekah May/Harold Blanco

The Purpose and Main Features of the Project: Anne Frank will read part of her personal diary via voice sensor.

Preparing the launch: Lots of prepping and brainstorming was needed.

Curricular objectives and scope of the project: This project will teach students about the historical figure of Anne Frank in a more intuitive and hands on way. They will also hear her read her diary aloud.

Learning activities: This activity teaches simple robotics, math/science/simple engineering, arts and crafts, and hands-on learning.

Learning outcomes and assessment: How to create a robot and how to work individually on a large project! :

Resources and support: Harold Blanco and the Arts and Bots notebook.

Project Showcase

ARTS and BOTS Interview Questions

To identify the "story" behind each robot, try to cover the following points, and develop the ones that sound more interesting for each specific interviewee. Of course, if anything else comes up in the conversation that is interesting and not part of these points - dig deeper.

Tell me about how your robot works – what electronic parts did you use and what do they do? Anne Frank utilized the sound sensor. This allowed me to record my voice reciting a passage from her diary and then attaching it to the Hummingbird. Additionally, the vibrator sensor was used. Her diary begins to vibrate in her hand before she begins reading.

Identify decisions made (materials, technology, programming, story): All of the materials were recycled “junk” that was brought to our classroom. However, it was most beneficial for my project. I hand-picked the materials I would need, along with an excessive amount of construction paper and felt. All the technology material was found in our robot kits. What did you enjoy the most about this process, what was the most

rewarding part of the experience? Why? How so? I loved creating a unique idea! Anne Frank is so specialized. I loved brainstorming what she would look like and figuring out what I wanted her to read in correspondence with my unit plan. It was neat recording my voice and implementing that into the computer.

What was the most challenging part of this assignment for you? Why? How did you overcome / resolve it? I struggled making sequences on the programming system. It was more difficult when I was by myself and couldn’t rely on team members. However, with hard work and diligence, I figured it out!

What did you learn from this project (about robotics and the curricular topic)? I learned how to program a robot. This was something I NEVER thought I could do! I also learned that if I can do this, my technology driven students of the future could certainly program a robot. I also learned even more about Anne Frank and her life during the Holocaust by frequent internet referencing and research. Show / describe the robot doing its thing (+ the assignment if relevant)