K12 Outreach with Linda Hamilton

Village of Barboursville Elementary FLL 2012

September 12, 2012

Mrs. Salter went over the Core Values.

The class got an intro to FLL.

Two adults are going to mentor.

Some students will program today.

Robot goes back Robot turns

Some students are working on teamwork.

Forward then arm down.

Some students are working on research.

Go out and get that chair.

of Linda Hamilton
hamilton@marshall.edu

With support from

Webpages and pictures on http://www.marshall.edu/LEGO
Web camera on http://legocamera.marshall.edu
Teleoperate AppaLEGO CITY at http://lego.marshall.edu
NASA site of Remote Sensing on http://SENSORSCITY.marshall.edu

4th Grade V.O.B.E. TAG: 2012 FIRST LEGO LEAGUE
Team Name: ROBO PIRATES
TAG Teacher:   Megan Salter                           Mentor: Linda Hamilton
               Parent Volunteers: Rachel Miles, Linda Smith
Meeting Schedule: Every Wednesday in the TAG room at VOBE from 8:50 - 9:50 AM
Mission/Core Values: Teamwork, Presentation, Research, Robot Design, Programming, Gracious Professionalism
WEEKLY JOURNAL
Date: September 13, 2012 (First Meeting)
Team Assignments:   Research: I, U, G
   Marketing: C, T, T
   Programming: O, Z, S

Procedures:
1. Introduction given concerning the FIRST LEGO League project Senior Solutions.
2. Students and volunteers introduced
3. Meeting schedule created
4. Core Values and Gracious Professionalism discussed
5. Emergency contacts and medical information gathered
6. Competition area set up
7. Robot programming installed
8. Team name chosen
9. Teams members organized into three groups (Students will rotate groups each meeting)
Group work:
Research Group: In the effort to develop and understanding of what the mission of Senior Solutions involved, students used the internet to do research on senior citizens, aging, and gerontology. This information will be shared next week with the whole group.
Marketing Group: The students brainstormed ideas for a group name. The class consensus was that ROBOT PIRATES would be their team name. The next step was to work on a logo for the group. The entire class was given the assignment to come up with a logo suggestion by next week.
Programming Group: Students learned to work with the already built RCX robot and the RoboLab software to begin programming the robot to move autonomously..
Follow-up: Logos will be presented and one chosen. Research will be presented.