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Tuesday, December 10 2019 - 3D Mechatronics, ExploraVision, Solder Speakers in Open Lab

Mechatronics Engineering Google Site
Special Instructions: 
FLEX FACTOR Finals - If You Want To GO... Please Register here 

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Building The Work "MECHATRONICS" in TinkerCAD

• LAB - Duration: 15 Min
• Link:  TinkerCAD
• Instructions & Expectations: Pick a letter and then make it cool.  Start with a 33 mm square and design a letter inside of it...
• How to Submit Assignment: Screen shot your work and turn in to Google Class room

ExploraVision

• LAB - Duration: 30+ Min
• Link: ExploraVision Format
• Instructions & Expectations: Get into your Teams (move and sit together).  Make sure everyone has access to your Google Doc
• Abstract: (Spend about 15 min discussing and crafting your Abstract)  As a group talk about the problem you are trying to solve. List  the key ideas on how to solve it.  As a group discuss and create an Abstract.  An abstract of no more than 150 words that summarizes the proposed future technology and other relevant information.  Please make sure that all team members are engaged and contributing.
• Description; Divide the project Description section in to the first 3-4 parts.  Assign a team member to one of the following sections.  These sections should eventually be 1-2 pages long.  This is not a 15 min project... I want to to do some Deep research and some good, thoughtful writing.  take your time and get help from the teacher in the room:
• Present Technology*: An overview of the present form of the technology including scientific principles involved in its functioning. A problem definition or limitation of this present technology that you address in your ExploraVision project.
• History: Research and description of the history of the technology from its inception.
• Future Technology: Description of the team's vision for what this technology would be like in 20 years, including scientific principles involved in developing the technology.
• Breakthroughs*: Research and description of breakthroughs that are necessary to make the future technology design a reality. Description of why this future technology doesn't exist today. (Choose one of your required breakthroughs and describe an investigation that would have to be planned and carried out to test your ExploraVision project. If possible, include the kind of data or measurements that would be collected in the investigation.)
• How to Submit Assignment: Everyone will submit a Google class assignment.  Submit a COPY of your working document

Open LAB  and/or Robot Club (Solder Lab + Other Stuff)

• LAB - Duration: 0-60 Min
• Link: Robot Club Google Sites
• Instructions & Expectations: Connect with your Robot Club Team.  You will either be working on your Robot Project or an Open Lab Project.  
• You will need to account for your time. You will need to convince me by your form submission that you worked given the time allotted. 
• If  you or your Robot Club Team worked on the Robot Club project, you will make sure your Robot Project Status Google docs are updated.  
• If you worked on an Open Lab Project, you will also need to tell me about what you accomplished and what you are planning next.
• How to Submit Assignment:   Each Student needs to account for your time.  
• Every One Do The Following: Turn in an Open Lab Blog Post
• If you also worked on your Robot Club Project, also UPDATE your Robot Project Status Google docs.  
• Dig Deeper: Open Lab:
• Robot Club Google Sites
• Printers - Work on taking the printers apart
• TinkerCAD
• Udemy - My Courses (specifically the Arduino Workshop and Electronics Engineering Technology class)

Clean Up

• Assignment - Duration: 2-10 Min
• Instructions & Expectations: Desk cleanup, put away all projects, find your assigned job
• How to Submit Assignment: When Complete, check yourself off on Sign Out Sheet - 2 Points

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Helpful Links

• TinkerCAD
• Instructables - Make Something
• Udemy - My Courses (specifically the Arduino Workshop and Electronics Engineering Technology class)
• FlipGrid

Monday, December 9 2019 - TinkerCAD, SkillsUSA Field, ExploraVision

Mechatronics Engineering Google Site
Special Instructions: 
FLEX FACTOR Finals - If You Want To GO... Please Register here 

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Entry Ticket - Play with TinkerCAD and learn from the Cheat Sheet

• Assignment - Duration: 10 Min
• Link: 
• TinkerCAD
• TinkerCAD Cheat Sheet
• Instructions & Expectations: Do the following: Open TinkerCAD and start learning how to move stuff , Resize stuff, and generally manipulate objects
• How to Submit Assignment: Nothing to submit... Just keep working till I tell you to stop

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TinkerCAD Intro and Lessons

• Lecture/Presentation - Duration: 40 Min
• Link:  TinkerCAD
• Instructions & Expectations: in TinkerCAD, Follow the Demo that Mr Burnham is doing.  Then select the Heart Button, the Batman button, the Skull button or the Teddy Bear button. Follow the lesson instructions to build the object.
•  Listen and take notes in your Interactive Lab Book. If needed review the posted slide presentation
• Dig Deeper: If you get done early, pick and start different lesson

Building The Work "MECHATRONICS" in TinkerCAD

• LAB - Duration: 15 Min
• Link:  TinkerCAD
• Instructions & Expectations: Pick a letter and then make it cool.  Start with a 33 mm square and design a letter inside of it...
• How to Submit Assignment: Screen shot your work and turn in to Google Class room

ExploraVision

• LAB - Duration: 30+ Min
• Link: ExploraVision Format
• Instructions & Expectations: Get into your Teams (move and sit together).  Make sure everyone has access to your Google Doc
• Abstract: (Spend about 15 min discussing and crafting your Abstract)  As a group talk about the problem you are trying to solve. List  the key ideas on how to solve it.  As a group discuss and create an Abstract.  An abstract of no more than 150 words that summarizes the proposed future technology and other relevant information.  Please make sure that all team members are engaged and contributing.
• Description; Divide the project Description section in to the first 3-4 parts.  Assign a team member to one of the following sections.  These sections should eventually be 1-2 pages long.  This is not a 15 min project... I want to to do some Deep research and some good, thoughtful writing.  take your time and get help from the teacher in the room:
• Present Technology*: An overview of the present form of the technology including scientific principles involved in its functioning. A problem definition or limitation of this present technology that you address in your ExploraVision project.
• History: Research and description of the history of the technology from its inception.
• Future Technology: Description of the team's vision for what this technology would be like in 20 years, including scientific principles involved in developing the technology.
• Breakthroughs*: Research and description of breakthroughs that are necessary to make the future technology design a reality. Description of why this future technology doesn't exist today. (Choose one of your required breakthroughs and describe an investigation that would have to be planned and carried out to test your ExploraVision project. If possible, include the kind of data or measurements that would be collected in the investigation.)
• How to Submit Assignment: Everyone will submit a Google class assignment.  Submit a COPY of your working document

Open LAB  and/or Robot Club (If there is time)

• LAB - Duration: 0-30 Min
• Link: Robot Club Google Sites
• Instructions & Expectations: Connect with your Robot Club Team.  You will either be working on your Robot Project or an Open Lab Project.  
• You will need to account for your time. You will need to convince me by your form submission that you worked given the time allotted. 
• If  you or your Robot Club Team worked on the Robot Club project, you will make sure your Robot Project Status Google docs are updated.  
• If you worked on an Open Lab Project, you will also need to tell me about what you accomplished and what you are planning next.
• How to Submit Assignment:   Each Student needs to account for your time.  
• Every One Do The Following: Turn in an Open Lab Blog Post
• If you also worked on your Robot Club Project, also UPDATE your Robot Project Status Google docs.  
• Dig Deeper: Open Lab:
• Robot Club Google Sites
• Printers - Work on taking the printers apart
• TinkerCAD
• Udemy - My Courses (specifically the Arduino Workshop and Electronics Engineering Technology class)

Clean Up

• Assignment - Duration: 2-10 Min
• Instructions & Expectations: Desk cleanup, put away all projects, find your assigned job
• How to Submit Assignment: When Complete, check yourself off on Sign Out Sheet - 2 Points

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Helpful Links

• TinkerCAD
• Instructables - Make Something
• Udemy - My Courses (specifically the Arduino Workshop and Electronics Engineering Technology class)
• FlipGrid

Friday, December 6 2019 - Do some Measurements, and then Open Lab

Mechatronics Engineering Google Site
Special Instructions:
HA HA... Watch The AM class as they tell me about how to use a glue gun... 
HOT GLUE GUN - FLIPGRID

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Best Guess at measuring this Competition Field (20 Min)

• LAB - Duration: 20 Min
• Please watch these videos of the Skills USA competition field.  In your notebooks, please draw a 3D scale drawing.  The also draw about each part and label the measurements. You can do this as a team of 2, but each of you need to Draw it in your note book. Answer questions like:
1. how wide is the ramp - You have examples of a vex robot in class, so you can  measure how wide it is, and thus estimate how wide the ramp is, based on what it looks like.
2. How Tall is the ramp?
3. How Long is the ramp?
4. How Long is the top of the platform?
5. How big is the house in the middle?
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQDfv3GApeQ
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqzNTdflhKk (jump to 13.43 to see the first robot) 
• Why am I having you o this? Because in the next 2 weeks we are going to build a filed like this...  The best 3 drawings will get to pick from the bin of Happiness... and I'm bringing  a little swag home from the conference...

Open LAB  and/or Robot Club - Yes You Need To Do A BLOG

• LAB - Duration: 60 - 120 Min
• Link: Robot Club Google Sites
• Instructions & Expectations: Connect with your Robot Club Team.  You will either be working on your Robot Project or an Open Lab Project.  
• SkillsUSA Teams - Work on Robots
• You will need to account for your time. You will need to convince me by your form submission that you worked given the time allotted. 
• If  you or your Robot Club Team worked on the Robot Club project, you will make sure your Robot Project Status Google docs are updated.  
• If you worked on an Open Lab Project, you will also need to tell me about what you accomplished and what you are planning next.
• How to Submit Assignment:   Each Student needs to account for your time.  
• Every One Do The Following: Turn in an Open Lab Blog Post
• If you also worked on your Robot Club Project, also UPDATE your Robot Project Status Google docs.  
• Dig Deeper: Open Lab:
• Robot Club Google Sites
• Printers - Work on taking the printers apart
• TinkerCAD
• Udemy - My Courses (specifically the Arduino Workshop and Electronics Engineering Technology class)

Clean Up

• Assignment - Duration: 2-10 Min
• Instructions & Expectations: Desk cleanup, put away all projects, find your assigned job
• How to Submit Assignment: When Complete, check yourself off on Sign Out Sheet - 2 Points

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Helpful Links

• TinkerCAD
• Instructables - Make Something
• Udemy - My Courses (specifically the Arduino Workshop and Electronics Engineering Technology class)
• FlipGrid

Thursday, December 5 2019 - ExploraVision

Mechatronics Engineering Google Site
Special Instructions:

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Entry Ticket - LinkedIn (7 min)

• Add 3-5 more contacts to your network - How many contacts do you have?  Find 3-5 more.  Who do you know? Teachers?  Parents? Other Family? Some one at work?  What about a company you might want to work at?  Add 3-5 more contacts.
• Instructions & Expectations: Log into LinkedIn and work on adding to your connection list.

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Job Ready Skills (30 Min)

• Lecture/Presentation - Duration: 30 Min
• Link: Job Ready Skills
• Instructions & Expectations: Job Ready Career Skills is the work readiness training that starts you on the way to a successful career. You will learn here what employers want you to know before you begin work.  Good luck as you become job ready.
• Personal Characteristics Lessons
• Demonstrating a Good Attitude (R) <-- Do This One
• Gaining and Showing Respect (R) <-- and Do This One
• Demonstrating Responsibility (R)
• Showing Dependability (R)
• Being Courteous (R)
• Showing Pride in Work (R)
• Gaining Coworkers' Trust (R)
• Persevering (R)
• Handling Criticism (R)
• Showing Professionalism (R)
• Workplace Ethics Lessons <-- Should have all these done
• Demonstrating Good Work Ethic (R) - Should Be Complete
• Behaving Appropriately (R) - Should Be Complete
• Maintaining Honesty (R) - Do Today
• Playing Fair (R) - Do Today
• Using Ethical Language (R)
• Showing Responsibility (R)
• Reducing Harassment (R)
• Respecting Diversity (R)
• Making Truthfulness a Habit (R)
• Leaving a Job Ethically (R)
• Dig Deeper: Look here to learn more... Google Job Skills

ExploraVision

• LAB - Duration: 60+ Min
• Link: ExploraVision Format
• Instructions & Expectations: Get into your Teams (move and sit together).  Make sure everyone has access to your Google Doc
• Abstract: (Spend about 15 min discussing and crafting your Abstract)  As a group talk about the problem you are trying to solve. List  the key ideas on how to solve it.  As a group discuss and create an Abstract.  An abstract of no more than 150 words that summarizes the proposed future technology and other relevant information.  Please make sure that all team members are engaged and contributing.
• Description; Divide the project Description section in to the first 3-4 parts.  Assign a team member to one of the following sections.  These sections should eventually be 1-2 pages long.  This is not a 15 min project... I want to to do some Deep research and some good, thoughtful writing.  take your time and get help from the teacher in the room:
• Present Technology*: An overview of the present form of the technology including scientific principles involved in its functioning. A problem definition or limitation of this present technology that you address in your ExploraVision project.
• History: Research and description of the history of the technology from its inception.
• Future Technology: Description of the team's vision for what this technology would be like in 20 years, including scientific principles involved in developing the technology.
• Breakthroughs*: Research and description of breakthroughs that are necessary to make the future technology design a reality. Description of why this future technology doesn't exist today. (Choose one of your required breakthroughs and describe an investigation that would have to be planned and carried out to test your ExploraVision project. If possible, include the kind of data or measurements that would be collected in the investigation.)
• How to Submit Assignment: Everyone will submit a Google class assignment.  Submit a COPY of your working document
• Dig Deeper: Look here to learn more...

Clean Up

• Assignment - Duration: 2-10 Min
• Instructions & Expectations: Desk cleanup, put away all projects, find your assigned job
• How to Submit Assignment: When Complete, check yourself off on Sign Out Sheet - 2 Points

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Helpful Links

• TinkerCAD
• Instructables - Make Something
• Udemy - My Courses (specifically the Arduino Workshop and Electronics Engineering Technology class)
• FlipGrid

Wednesday, December 4 2019 - Be Good For Rey...

Mechatronics Engineering Google Site
Special Instructions:

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Work on Rube Goldberg for 15 min... Then Show Rey

• Lab - Duration: 15 Min

Film an Explanation Of Each Team Telling What Their Pat Does... Then Trigger

• LAB - Duration: 15 Min

TAKE RUBE GOLDBERG Apart

• LAB - Duration: 15 Min
• Put small parts back into the bins they should go into...

CLEAN UP THE FLOOR AROUND  THE LAB TABLES

• LAB - Duration: 15 Min
• Put small parts back into the bins they should go into...

Open LAB  and/or Robot Club - Yes You Need To Do A BLOG

• LAB - Duration: 60 - 120 Min
• Link: Robot Club Google Sites
• Instructions & Expectations: Connect with your Robot Club Team.  You will either be working on your Robot Project or an Open Lab Project.  
• SkillsUSA Teams - Work on Robots
• You will need to account for your time. You will need to convince me by your form submission that you worked given the time allotted. 
• If  you or your Robot Club Team worked on the Robot Club project, you will make sure your Robot Project Status Google docs are updated.  
• If you worked on an Open Lab Project, you will also need to tell me about what you accomplished and what you are planning next.
• How to Submit Assignment:   Each Student needs to account for your time.  
• Every One Do The Following: Turn in an Open Lab Blog Post
• If you also worked on your Robot Club Project, also UPDATE your Robot Project Status Google docs.  
• Dig Deeper: Open Lab:
• Robot Club Google Sites
• Printers - Work on taking the printers apart
• TinkerCAD
• Udemy - My Courses (specifically the Arduino Workshop and Electronics Engineering Technology class)

Clean Up

• Assignment - Duration: 2-10 Min
• Instructions & Expectations: Desk cleanup, put away all projects, find your assigned job
• How to Submit Assignment: When Complete, check yourself off on Sign Out Sheet - 2 Points

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Helpful Links

• TinkerCAD
• Instructables - Make Something
• Udemy - My Courses (specifically the Arduino Workshop and Electronics Engineering Technology class)
• FlipGrid

Tuesday, December 3 2019 - We Are Doing It!!!!!!!!!!!! - RubeGoldberg

Mechatronics Engineering Google Site
Special Instructions:

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Open LAB  and/or Robot Club 

• LAB - Duration: 60 Min
• Link: Robot Club Google Sites
• Instructions & Expectations: Connect with your Robot Club Team.  You will either be working on your Robot Project or an Open Lab Project.  
• You will need to account for your time. You will need to convince me by your form submission that you worked given the time allotted. 
• If  you or your Robot Club Team worked on the Robot Club project, you will make sure your Robot Project Status Google docs are updated.  
• If you worked on an Open Lab Project, you will also need to tell me about what you accomplished and what you are planning next.
• How to Submit Assignment:   Each Student needs to account for your time.  
• Every One Do The Following: Turn in an Open Lab Blog Post
• If you also worked on your Robot Club Project, also UPDATE your Robot Project Status Google docs.  
• Dig Deeper: Open Lab:
• Robot Club Google Sites
• Printers - Work on taking the printers apart
• TinkerCAD
• Udemy - My Courses (specifically the Arduino Workshop and Electronics Engineering Technology class)

Clean Up

• Assignment - Duration: 2-10 Min
• Instructions & Expectations: Desk cleanup, put away all projects, find your assigned job
• How to Submit Assignment: When Complete, check yourself off on Sign Out Sheet - 2 Points

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Helpful Links

• TinkerCAD
• Instructables - Make Something
• Udemy - My Courses (specifically the Arduino Workshop and Electronics Engineering Technology class)
• FlipGrid