The Robotic Spacesuits are Complete at Pleasant Union Elementary.
The Fluffballs and the Show Monkeys have made so much progress these last few weeks. Carter (Team Fluffballs) and Oliver (Team Show Monkeys) to charge with their robotic spacesuit designs. Carter designed a cooling system and ice wheels for his robotic rover so that it can sustain itself on his scorching hot planet Fluffy. Oliver built a battery pack for his robot, giving it ample amounts of energy to survive the planet HOTH. Now equipped with shooters and spacesuits, the robots are more ready than ever. Let's blast off kids!
Coding Robotic Shooters at Pleasant Union Elementary
Teams Show Monkeys and Fluffballs have made outstanding progress with their robot rovers! This week they designed their very own code sequence using NXM Mindstorm. After completing the sequence, the participants downloaded the codes to the CPU of their custom space rovers. The teams were so excited to see the machines running without a remote control. Stay tuned for next week when the robotic shooters take off into the universe!
Building Robot Space Shooters at Pleasant Union
This week at Pleasant Union Elementary, students are equipping their robots with astro-weapons to protect their planets from the aliens! They have worked so hard making sure the machines are stable and can maneuver around the planet under any harsh conditions. Robotic shooters can destroy asteroids, UFOs, and any extraterrestrial creature that crosses its path. On the right, Jackson of team Fluffballs is showing how his robot has a super shield giving it extra protection. Further to the right, Alessandra of team Show Monkeys is making sure the robot design is pristine for planet exploration. Way to go teams!
Planet Profile
Team Show Monkeys worked hard to plan and design the HOTH planet!
HOTH is 3X the size of Earth with a freezing dark and cloudy climate. The temperature exceeds a whopping -2,000 degrees below zero. The atmosphere has some very intriguing elements in the atmosphere: 99% Freon and 1% Oxygen. This planet also has 17 moons. Team Show Monkeys are still building and programming their robot rover rovers to sustain planet HOTH. Keep up the great work!
Below, Show Monkey member Benjamin is proud to show off his team's planet concept design for HOTH.
Planet Profile
Team Fluffballs worked hard to plan and design planet Fluffy!
Planet Fluffy is 3X the size of Earth with a sunny and tropical climate. The atmosphere has some very intriguing elements in the atmosphere: 90% Oxygen and 10% Uranium. This planet also has 2 moons, and blistering hot temperature of 5,000 degrees Fahrenheit! Team Fluffbals are working hard to make sure their robot can survive the harsh conditions of planet Fluffy. Keep up the amazing creativity and teamwork!
Below, Fluffball member and STEMstar Zach is proud to show off his team's planet concept design for Fluffy.
Traveling Through Space with Robot Rovers!
Kids are now ruling the universe! Students at Pleasant Union Elementary are designing their own planets for their special robotic rovers. Participants split up into two teams, and have each been assigned a job prior to building their robots and design a customized planet. Teams get to create characteristics such as planet climate, size, atmosphere, and the number of moons using an array of utensils. Students are also making spacesuits for their robots to protect them from harsh conditions in the universe. The robots are programmed to maneuver on the planet and avoid astroid rocks and craters. Kids, keep enjoying your adventure in the deep depths of space!
Congratulations Zach! You Are Our STEMstar of the Month!
A recipient of the "Most Energetic STEMster" award is a role model in the following ways: Excited to learn about STEM, Thinks outside of the box, Proactively offers help to others, Searches for the answers, and Follows the Engineering Design Process. Zach is always willing to help out his fellow classmates, more recently he helped out a kindergartner in our Minecraft after school in learning how to mod without me asking him to! He takes the challenge head-on and wants to do programming for all projects even if I don't necessarily ask them to (he'll ask if he can because he wants the challenge!). He may get frustrated but he'll always ask questions and seek answers and understands that failure does not mean the end. Keep up the great work Zach!
STEM For Kids on Public Broadcasting TV.
Song Inspired by Robotics and Automation
Our participants got really engaged learning about computer programming and making their animal bots. The final outcome - their excitement comes out as a song!
The Robotics Zoo Song.