this assignment is due by midnight on Sunday June 2nd. (students will be handing in their school ChromeBooks on Monday June 3rd)

Your final robotics blog assignment is to write a very detailed paragraph (5 to 10 sentences) to completely and thoroughly answer all 3 of the following questions. Make sure you use complete sentences and organize your thoughts into a quality set of responses to all three of these prompts (grammar DOES count):

• Describe at least one new skill/concept you learned during the robotics unit (be specific about what you learned and why you think that was important to you to learn).
• Did you have any times when you felt like you “failed” during the robotics activities? (describe how you took a negative result or bad feeling and learned something important from that experience)
• If you could make any changes with the robotics projects & activities, what would you do differently? If you liked the robotics activities the way they were done in your class, describe why you think other schools should do this same set of projects at their school.

You must reply to this Blog between today and Sunday June 2nd at midnight

REMEMBER TO USE YOUR USERNAME & CLASS PERIOD NUMBERS INSTEAD OF YOUR REAL NAME! Do not post your email address.

I will not regrade any previous 3rd trimester work for any blog assignments that are posted after 3:05pm on Friday May 31st, because I need time to read and re-grade any late blogs for your 3rd trimester report card deadline. All of the blog assignments will be counted as part of your 3rd trimester work for my class.

This Final Blog assignment is worth 10 points.

8th Grade Blog #4    (due By Sunday May 26th, 2024 @ midnight)

You and your partners have been working with the LEGO SPIKE Prime robotics hardware & SPIKE Web App programming software for about 5 weeks so far. You have used some of the activities within the LEGO SPIKE Prime "Invention Squad" & "Competition Ready" unit plans to learn about the programming. You and your partners have also done a few different Robotics Challenge activities to demonstrate what you have learned about programming and testing your robot.  I want to get feedback from you on how it is going so far…

Write a detailed paragraph (4 - 9 sentences) to explain your answers to all three of the prompts listed below.

Remember to be specific and include details for all 3 questions!

1) How do you think the process of building your robot & sensors went so far?  Were there problems building things or did everything go easy for you & your partner(s)? (be specific)

2) How are you doing at using the SPIKE Web App software and following the daily activities in the specific unit plans we have done to attempt the activities with your robot? Which items have been easy to do and what problems have you needed to overcome (individually and/or as a team)? (be specific)

3) Is your daily journaling helping you keep track of your progress? Tell me about how you think you and your partner(s) could improve the process for the next few weeks so it is more beneficial for everyone in your group to keep track of your daily progress in class. (be specific)

You must reply to this Blog or add a new thread to another student's blog between today and Sunday May 26th at midnight.

REMEMBER TO USE YOUR USERNAME INSTEAD OF YOUR REAL NAME!

This Blog #4 assignment is worth 10 points.

(blog #3 due by Sunday May 12th)

View this brief online presentation about 21st Century Skills:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXT2STtm_54

Information received from employers who are planning on hiring students after high school shows that 70% of the students are lacking some very important applied skills that are essential for success in the real world. The website attached to this assignment describes more about these life-long skills. They are called “21^st Century Skills” and they include:

** Critical Thinking/Problem-Solving **

** Communication/Networking **

** Collaboration/Teamwork **

** Creativity/Imagination **

1. For this week’s blog entry, you must write your own personal definition of one of these six 21^st Century Skills listed above & explain what that word means to you/how it affects your life as a middle school student.
2. You must also include a detailed example of what you are doing (or not doing) within your robotics activities to demonstrate that word at school.
3. Finally, you must write a goal for yourself to improve one of the 21st Century Skills and how you plan to measure your progress towards that goal this trimester.

Your blog should contain a properly written paragraph including 4 to 8 sentences to explain all three parts of this week’s blog assignment (correct grammar & punctuation does count).

 You must reply to this blog between today and Sunday May 12^th at midnight. If you have not turned in your Blog Username yet, go back to that assignment posted in Google Classroom at the start of the Robotics unit and re-read those instructions so that you can get that work completed & submitted.

YOU MUST USE YOUR USERNAME & CLASS NUMBERS INSTEAD OF YOUR REAL NAME FOR YOUR BLOG. You should NOT include your email address.

This blog #3 assignment is worth 10 points.

8th Grade Robotics Blog #2: Due Sunday April 28^th (by midnight)

As students in the Robotics unit of Creative Innovations at Oak View, you are going to be given a lot of new and challenging ways of learning about the world around you (not just robotics) by using the LEGO Education SPIKE Prime curriculum, programming software, and robot activities during the next eight weeks or so.

 Write a detailed paragraph (3-6 sentences) to explain your answers to be all three of these prompts.

Remember to be specific and include details for all 3 questions!

1) WHAT ROBOTICS ACTIVITIES DO YOU WANT TO DO OR LEARN ABOUT IN CLASS DURING THE NEXT 8 WEEKS?

2) DESCRIBE HOW YOU THINK THIS MIGHT HELP YOU IN HIGH SCHOOL OR COLLEGE.  IF NOT, DESCRIBE WHY NOT?

3) HOW COULD LEARNING ABOUT ROBOTICS ENGINEERING AND/OR PROGRAMMING HELP YOU IN A FUTURE CAREER THAT YOU MAY WANT TO DO?  IF NOT, DESCRIBE WHY NOT?

You must reply to this Blog or add a new thread to another student's blog between today and Sunday April 28th at midnight. Late entries will be graded as such! So, please remember to do your best effort the first time & do your work on-time.

REMEMBER TO USE YOUR BLOG USERNAME INSTEAD OF YOUR REAL NAME (including your class numbers)! Also, remember that you are not allowed to post your email address on my teacher blog site.

This blog #2 assignment is worth 10 points.

8th Grade Robotics Blog #1 Assignment

(Part #1 was handing in your secret Blog Username)

(this part #2 is due by Friday April12th)

            ROBOT: (definition) A computer-controlled machine which can be programmed to do different kinds of things. You should watch the short on-line video titled "What Is a Robot?" at:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iJu9-8pjcQ

 Your assignment is to write a brief paragraph (2-5 sentences) on how you think robotics will impact your life now and also in the next 10 years. Be specific about your thoughts and predictions! Write down your responses to some of these prompts, or you can add some of your own thoughts about robotics:

• Can you think of or list anything you see robots doing for you in your normal life now?
• How will robotics be useful in the next decade as you become young adults?
• Describe any positive or negative impacts on society for how robots are used.
• Make a prediction about how robots will change or be used in the future.
• Describe any other thoughts you have about robotics now or in the future.

 You must post a comment to this Blog or add a new thread to another student's blog between today and Friday April 12th before midnight.

REMEMBER TO USE YOUR USERNAME & CLASS #, INSTEAD OF YOUR REAL NAME!

Your blog response will not show up on the website until after Mr Keeney approves it for posting to his blog site.

This blog #1 assignment is worth 10 points.

this assignment is due by midnight on Friday May 26th.

Your final robotics blog assignment is to write a very detailed paragraph (5 to 10 sentences) to completely and thoroughly answer all 3 of the following questions. Make sure you use complete sentences and organize your thoughts into a quality set of responses to all three of these prompts (grammar DOES count):

• Describe at least one new skill/concept you learned during the robotics unit (be specific about what you learned and why you think that was important to you to learn).
• Did you have any times when you felt like you “failed” during the robotics activities? (describe how you took a negative result or bad feeling and learned something important from that experience)
• If you could make any changes with the robotics projects & activities, what would you do differently? If you liked the robotics activities the way they were done in your class, describe why you think other schools should do this same set of projects at their school.

You must reply to this Blog between today and Friday May 26th at midnight

REMEMBER TO USE YOUR USERNAME & CLASS PERIOD NUMBERS INSTEAD OF YOUR REAL NAME! Do not post your email address.

I will not regrade any 3rd trimester work for any blog assignments that are posted after 3:05pm on Friday June 2nd, because I need time to read and grade the blogs for your 3rd trimester report card deadline. All of the blog assignments will be counted as part of your 3rd trimester work for my class.

This Final Blog assignment is worth 10 points.

Robotics Blog #5: (due by Sunday May 14th @ midnight)

You and the other 8^th grade students in your class have been working on the Robotics unit for about 8 weeks so far & you have about 3 1/2 more weeks of activities. You and your group have learned how to build and program robots by following directions using the “Robot Trainer” training activities and then done your own programming using the Mindstorms EV3 Classroom programming software. You have been challenged to get your robot through different obstacle course challenges and have also documented your daily efforts in your group Robotics Engineering Journals & done blogs about the experiences and posted them to my class website

The robot units and challenge activities we have done so far include:  “Getting Started: Moving Base”, “Moving Straight” using rotation sensor & “Dicey Situation Challenge”, “Moves & Turns” & “Labyrinth Challenge”, “Angles & Patterns” using gyro sensor” & “Gyro Labyrinth Challenge”, “Grab & Release” using Motorized Arm & “Cubiod Shuffle Challenge”, “Objects & Obstacles using Ultrasonic Sensor & “Ultra Labyrinth Challenge”. In the next 1 1/2 weeks, you will also do the  “Colors and Lines” using Color/Light Sensor & “Drive Around The Block Challenge” & “RoboSlalom Challenge”. We will also learn about sounds & brick displays to create your own “Sound & Light Challenge” and then write detailed Pseudocode commands to create your own “Pseudocode Challenge” before we start the “The Grand Challenge” final test.

Write a very detailed paragraph using correct grammar & punctuation

(at least 5-9 sentences) to explain your answers to all 3 of these prompts:

--What activity did you enjoy the most so far, or which upcomimg activity are you excited to do? --

(describe why you thought it was special for you)

---- Explain what activity gave you the biggest challenge? ----

(what did you do in an attempt to overcome that challenge?)

---- Describe at least one new skill that you learned/improved from this unit ----

(how will you use that skill at school? Will it be a skill you use as an adult?)

You must reply to this Blog between today and Sunday May 14th^th at midnight.

REMEMBER TO USE YOUR USERNAME INSTEAD OF YOUR REAL NAME!

This Blog #5 assignment is worth 10 points.

8th Grade Blog #4    (due By Sunday April 30th, 2023 @ midnight)

You and your partners have been working with the LEGO EV3 robotics hardware & EV3 Classroom programming software for about 5 weeks so far. You have used the Robot Trainer activities to learn about the programming and then done a few different Robotics Challenge activities to demonstrate what you have learned about programming and testing your robot.  I want to get feedback from you on how it is going so far…

Write a detailed paragraph (4 - 9 sentences) to explain your answers to all three of the prompts listed below.

Remember to be specific and include details for all 3 questions!

1) How do you think the process of building your robot & sensors went so far?  Were there problems building things or did everything go easy for you & your partner(s)? (be specific)

2) How are you doing at using the EV3 Classroom software and following the daily activities in the Robot Trainer training software to attempt the activities with your robot? Which items have been easy to do and what problems have you needed to overcome (individually and/or as a team)? (be specific)

3) Is your daily journaling helping you keep track of your progress? Tell me about how you think you and your partner(s) could improve the process for the next few weeks so it is more beneficial for everyone in your group to keep track of your daily progress in class. (be specific)

You must reply to this Blog or add a new thread to another student's blog between today and Sunday April 30th at midnight.

REMEMBER TO USE YOUR USERNAME INSTEAD OF YOUR REAL NAME!

This Blog #4 assignment is worth 10 points.

(blog #3 due by Sunday April 16th)

View this brief online presentation about 21st Century Skills:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXT2STtm_54

Information received from employers who are planning on hiring students after high school shows that 70% of the students are lacking some very important applied skills that are essential for success in the real world. The website attached to this assignment describes more about these life-long skills. They are called “21^st Century Skills” and they include:

** Critical Thinking/Problem-Solving **

** Communication/Networking **

** Collaboration/Teamwork **

** Creativity/Imagination **

1. For this week’s blog entry, you must write your own personal definition of one of these six 21^st Century Skills listed above & what that word means to you/how it affects your life as a middle school student.
2. You must also include a detailed example of what you are doing (or not doing) within your robotics activities to demonstrate that word at school.
3. Finally, you must write a goal for yourself to improve one of the 21st Century Skills and how you plan to measure your progress towards that goal this trimester.

Your blog should contain a correctly written paragraph including 4 to 8 sentences to explain all three parts of this week’s blog assignment (correct grammar & punctuation does count).

 You must reply to this blog between today and Sunday April 16^th at midnight. If you have not turned in your Blog Username yet, go back to that assignment posted in Google Classroom at the start of the Robotics unit and re-read those instructions so you can get that completed & submitted.

YOU MUST USE YOUR USERNAME & CLASS NUMBERS INSTEAD OF YOUR REAL NAME FOR YOUR BLOG. You should NOT include your email address.

This blog #3 assignment is worth 10 points.

8th Grade Robotics Blog #2: Due Sunday April 2^nd (by midnight)

As students in the Robotics unit of Creative Innovations at Oak View, you are going to be given a lot of new and challenging ways of learning about the world around you (not just robotics) by using the LEGO EV3 Classroom curriculum, programming software, and robot activities during the next ten weeks or so.

 Write a detailed paragraph (3-6 sentences) to explain your answers to be all three of these prompts.

Remember to be specific and include details for all 3 questions!

1) WHAT ROBOTICS ACTIVITIES DO YOU WANT TO DO OR LEARN ABOUT IN CLASS DURING THE NEXT 10 WEEKS?

2) DESCRIBE HOW YOU THINK THIS MIGHT HELP YOU IN HIGH SCHOOL OR COLLEGE.  IF NOT, DESCRIBE WHY NOT?

3) HOW COULD LEARNING ABOUT ROBOTICS ENGINEERING AND/OR PROGRAMMING HELP YOU IN A FUTURE CAREER THAT YOU MAY WANT TO DO?  IF NOT, DESCRIBE WHY NOT?

You must reply to this Blog or add a new thread to another student's blog between today and Sunday April 2^nd at midnight. Late entries will be graded as such! So, please remember to do your best effort the first time & do your work on-time.

REMEMBER TO USE YOUR BLOG USERNAME INSTEAD OF YOUR REAL NAME (including your class numbers)! Also, remember that you are not allowed to post your email address on my teacher blog site.

This blog #2 assignment is worth 10 points.