Arborland Academy Demo
Arborland Demo: May 24th
During this demo we had three stations consisting of our robot, research, and then finally Core Values. At this demo we were able to interact with 4th, 5th, and 6th graders and were able to teach them the basics of FIRST and FLL. Many kids were shy at first; however by the end they ask a great amount of questions as their interest in engineering increased. We split the kids in to groups that rotate between each of our sections. This was quite a nice experience as we were able to talk to our community, as well as get their interest in the field of science to increase.
Demo Plan:
1. Robot missions:
- Brief introduction of robot anatomy - NXT brick, display/buttons, motors, sensors, attachments.
- Demonstrate 2 ~ 3 missions/programs with different attachments.
- Explain what the robot will do BEFORE and DURING each mission. (It's nice to know what the robot will do and see it actually do it.)
- When the robot does not work as expected, explain why.
- Q & A
2. Robot Programming/Building:
- Brief introduction of basic blocks - move block, loop...
- Demonstrate a simple program that only use move block and loop
- Demonstrate a simple program that uses a sensor.
- Demonstrate a simple program that uses an attachment
- Brief introduction of other features - variable, data wire, math block...
- Show a real program used in Robot mission demo.
- Q & A
3. Research presentation:
- Brief introduction of WHS Robotics and FLL competition
- Brief presentation of research project
- Mention RoboCamp and hand out flyers
- Q & A
-Involve kids with a research activity (Activity: Coming up with solutions to problems with food and sharing with everyone)
4. Core values:
- Have kids draw a square, triangle, and circle to see which way they would arrange it. The actual image they should have drawn was the FIRST logo. This activity taught that we have to be inventive, and find our own solutions with broad rules.
- Have kids create Duplo towers and test their sturdiness through dropping them in a box.
To visit Arborland's website, click here.
During this demo we had three stations consisting of our robot, research, and then finally Core Values. At this demo we were able to interact with 4th, 5th, and 6th graders and were able to teach them the basics of FIRST and FLL. Many kids were shy at first; however by the end they ask a great amount of questions as their interest in engineering increased. We split the kids in to groups that rotate between each of our sections. This was quite a nice experience as we were able to talk to our community, as well as get their interest in the field of science to increase.
Demo Plan:
1. Robot missions:
- Brief introduction of robot anatomy - NXT brick, display/buttons, motors, sensors, attachments.
- Demonstrate 2 ~ 3 missions/programs with different attachments.
- Explain what the robot will do BEFORE and DURING each mission. (It's nice to know what the robot will do and see it actually do it.)
- When the robot does not work as expected, explain why.
- Q & A
2. Robot Programming/Building:
- Brief introduction of basic blocks - move block, loop...
- Demonstrate a simple program that only use move block and loop
- Demonstrate a simple program that uses a sensor.
- Demonstrate a simple program that uses an attachment
- Brief introduction of other features - variable, data wire, math block...
- Show a real program used in Robot mission demo.
- Q & A
3. Research presentation:
- Brief introduction of WHS Robotics and FLL competition
- Brief presentation of research project
- Mention RoboCamp and hand out flyers
- Q & A
-Involve kids with a research activity (Activity: Coming up with solutions to problems with food and sharing with everyone)
4. Core values:
- Have kids draw a square, triangle, and circle to see which way they would arrange it. The actual image they should have drawn was the FIRST logo. This activity taught that we have to be inventive, and find our own solutions with broad rules.
- Have kids create Duplo towers and test their sturdiness through dropping them in a box.
To visit Arborland's website, click here.