Wednesday December 19, 2018 - Glitter / FART Bomb

Entry Ticket - What Engineering Went Into This...

• Assignment - Duration: 15 Min
• Link: Package Thief vs. Glitter Bomb Trap
• Instructions & Expectations: List all the Engineering hardware, Software, and design that needed to go into this project?. What technical challenges did he have to solve? How would you improve this Glitter Bomb?
• How to Submit Assignment: Go to our Mechatronics Engineering google classroom and check the STREAM for current Entry Ticket Assignments & Questions. - 10 Points

Mechatronics Engineering Plan For Today: Entry Ticket - Glitter Bomb Interview Skills Workshop - Map-IN Open Lab Clean Up

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MAP-IN - Interview Skills Workshop

• Lecture/Presentation - Duration: 50-60 Min
• Link: MapIN Interview Skills Workshop
• Instructions & Expectations: Listen and take notes in your Interactive Lab Book. If needed review the posted slide presentation
• Dig Deeper: Look here to learn more...
• Interview tips: 10 tips to improve interview performance
• 10 Interview Skills to Help You Get Hired
• How to Improve Interview Skills - Video
• Interview Skills - How to answer interview questions so you win the job you want.
• Career Tips: Interviewing 101

Robot Club and/or Open LAB 

• 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 a Google Project/Time Status Form
• 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
• Guest LED Lesson
• 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

Tuesday December 18, 2018 - Revisit Ohm's Law

Entry Ticket

• Watch this: Now this is something we should build... Agile Swimming Robot

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Mechatronics Engineering Plan For Today: Entry Ticket  Revisit Ohm's Law Open Lab Clean Up

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Revisit Ohm's Law

• Lecture/Lab - Duration: 50 Min
• Link:
• Series Circuits
• Arduino UNO. Multiple buttons, one input (Ask me for a Pizo Speaker)
• Arduino Analog Read code on Github
• Switch 
• LCD_5_Button Code
• Instructions & Expectations: Listen and take notes in your Interactive Lab Book. If needed review the posted slide presentation
• Dig Deeper: Look here to learn more...

Robot Club and/or Open LAB 

• 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 a Google Project/Time Status Form
• 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
• Guest LED Lesson
• 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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Monday December 17, 2018 - Flex Factor!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Special Instructions:

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Entry Ticket - Turn in your Final Slides... then practice what you are going to say...

• Assignment - Duration: 15 Min
• How to Submit Assignment: Go to our Mechatronics Engineering google classroom and check the STREAM 

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Mechatronics Engineering Plan For Today: Entry Ticket  what is the limit of this line can X here Stuff Clean Up

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Flex Factor over in the Auditorium

• Duration: 60 Min

Robot Club and/or Open LAB 

• Watch this: Now this is something we should build... Agile Swimming Robot
• 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 a Google Project/Time Status Form
• 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
• Guest LED Lesson
• 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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The Five Success Skills Every Student Should Master

This is an interesting article about some skills students (really everyone) should learn to survive their future employment environments.

"But if we step back and look at the big picture—if we consider what is essential in every situation, regardless of what technology or the workplace may require—it’s the ability to know oneself and work with others, our human literacy, that is essential for success. Today and tomorrow, people with strong intrapersonal and interpersonal success skills will be better able to solve just about every problem."

The Five Success Skills Every Student Should Master

Friday December 14, 2018 - Last Flex Factor Dry Run

Entry Ticket - Take a look at these PDF files from the USPTO

• Assignment - Duration: 15 Min
• Link: 
• Copyright Basics
• Parts of a Patent
• US Patent and Trademark Resources
• Instructions & Expectations: Read and Discuss and then see the Mechatronics Engineering google classroom and check the STREAM for current Entry Ticket Assignments & Questions. - 10 Points

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Mechatronics Engineering Plan For Today: Entry Ticket  Flex Factor Last Dry Run Maker Friday Clean Up

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Flex Factor Presentation

• Lecture/Presentation - Duration: 50 Min
• Link: Presentation Template  Link
• Instructions & Expectations: This is just a guide for what you should have in your Flex Factor slides.  I'm expecting 3-5 slides on the features and Technology of your product.
• How to Submit Assignment: Go to our Mechatronics Engineering google classroom and check the STREAM for current Entry Ticket Assignments & Questions. - 20 Points

Robot Club and/or Open LAB 

• LAB - Duration: 60 Min
• Link: Robot Club Google Sites
• Instructions & Expectations: Connect with your Robot Club Teams.  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 a Google Project/Time Status Form
• 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
• Guest LED Lesson
• 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

Thursday December 13, 2018 - US Patent and Trade Mark Office Visit

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Entry Ticket - Take a look at these PDF files from the USPTO

• Assignment - Duration: 15 Min
• Link: 
• Copyright Basics
• Parts of a Patent
• US Patent and Trademark Resources
• Instructions & Expectations: Read and Discuss and then see the Mechatronics Engineering google classroom and check the STREAM for current Entry Ticket Assignments & Questions. - 10 Points

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Mechatronics Engineering Plan For Today: Entry Ticket  what is the limit of this line can X here Stuff Clean Up

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Patent & Trademark Office - Guest Speaker

• Lecture/Presentation - Duration: 60 Min

Flex Factor Presentation

• Lecture/Presentation - Duration: 15 Min
• Link: Presentation Template  Link
• Instructions & Expectations: This is just a guide for what you should have in your Flex Factor slides.  I'm expecting 3-5 slides on the features and Technology of your product.
• How to Submit Assignment: Go to our Mechatronics Engineering google classroom and check the STREAM for current Entry Ticket Assignments & Questions. - 50 Points

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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Tuesday, December 4, 2018 - Sea Perch and Robot Club

Entry Ticket

• Help Me Help You Get Cool Stuff For This Class...
  V-Card Form
  
  
  

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Mechatronics Engineering Plan For Today: Entry Ticket  what is the limit of this line can X here Stuff Clean Up

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Sea Perch and/or Open LAB 

• LAB - Duration: 60 Min
• Link: Sea Perch Google Sites link
• Instructions & Expectations: Create and form a Sea Perch Team.  there will be 5 teams. 
• Work on 3 options
• Sea Perch PVC design
• Sea Perch Controller
• 3D Design mods 
• 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 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 a Google Project/Time Status Form

Robot Club and/or Open LAB 

• 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 a Google Project/Time Status Form
• 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
• Guest LED Lesson
• 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

Tuesday, December 11, 2018 - Flex and LCD's

Special Announcements or Instructions:
Seniors Only - Community College Presentation in Auditorium 12:45-1:25

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Entry Ticket - Work on Your FLEX Factor Speaker Notes 

• Assignment - Duration: 50 Min
• Link: Presentation Link
• Instructions & Expectations: Please update your speaker notes and tune your slides with the feedback from yesterdays presentation feedback.
• How to Submit Assignment:  When asked at the end of the 50 min work time, please have some one on your team turn in the presntation.  Go to our Mechatronics Engineering google classroom and check the STREAM for current Entry Ticket Assignments & Questions. - 50 Points

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Mechatronics Engineering Plan For Today: Entry Ticket - Flex Factor Speaker Notes LCD Lab Clean Up

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LCD Display 2X16 - Hello World

• Lecture/Presentation - Duration: 40 Min
• Link: Arduino Tutorial - HelloWorld
• Use the Github code found lcd_Hello_2x16_STEAMClown
• Instructions & Expectations: On your own or with a partner, build this LCD circuit.  Then find some LCD code that does more than print Hello World.
• How to Submit Assignment: Show me your working circuit

• Dig Deeper: Open Lab:
• Robot Club Google Sites
• Guest LED Lesson
• Printers - Work on taking the printers apart
• TinkerCAD
• Udemy - My Courses (specifically the Arduino Workshop and Electronics Engineering Technology class)

Robot Club and/or Open LAB 

• 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 a Google Project/Time Status Form
• 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
• Guest LED Lesson
• 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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Friday December 7, 2018 - Flex Factor Presentation Dry Run #1

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Entry Ticket - Get ready to present your Flex Factor

• Assignment - Duration: 5 Min
• Instructions & Expectations: Get your thoughts together... maybe write a few notes on a card.  Get ready for your team to present.  Your Flex Factor presentations are 5 min...

Mechatronics Engineering Plan For Today: Entry Ticket  - Prep for Flex Factor Dry Presentation Flex Factor - all teams present 5 Min Each Maker Friday - Open Lab Clean Up

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Flex Factor - 5 min Dry Run Presentations

• Duration: 50 Min
• Instructions & Expectations: Listen and take notes on comments for every one else's presentation.  

Robot Club and/or Open LAB 

• 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 a Google Project/Time Status Form
• 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
• Guest LED Lesson
• 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

IEEE Robotics & Automation Society e-News

Learn Something...  

Take a look at this IEEE Robotics & Automation Society e-News... Why? We need to be life long learners... Spend a few minutes... You probably will learn something that will make you a better Engineer...

IEEE Robotics & Automation Society e-News

Tuesday, December 4, 2018 - Sea Perch and Robot Club

Mechatronics Engineering Google Site
Special Instructions:

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Mechatronics Engineering Plan For Today: Sea Perch Robot Club Clean Up

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Sea Perch and/or Open LAB 

• LAB - Duration: 60 Min
• Link: Sea Perch Google Sites link
• Instructions & Expectations: Create and form a Sea Perch Team.  there will be 5 teams.  
• 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 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 a Google Project/Time Status Form

• Dig Deeper: Open Lab:
• Robot Club Google Sites
• Guest LED Lesson
• 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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Monday December 3, 2018 - Flex and Submarines

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Mechatronics Engineering Plan For Today: Flex Factor Final Pitch  Flex Factor Presentation Review Sea Perch ROV Introduction Clean Up

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Flex Factor Final Pitch Prep

• Lecture/Presentation - Duration: 15 Min
• Link: Presentation Links
• Videos - Flex Factor
• Instructions & Expectations: Listen and take notes in your Interactive Lab Book. If needed review the posted slide presentation
• Dig Deeper: Look here to learn more...

Sea Perch and/or Open LAB 

• LAB - Duration: 60 Min
• Link: Sea Perch Google Sites link
• Instructions & Expectations: Create and form a Sea Perch Team.  there will be 5 teams.  
• 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 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 a Google Project/Time Status Form
• Dig Deeper: Open Lab:
• Robot Club Google Sites
• Guest LED Lesson
• 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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Friday November 30, 2018 - Flex and Maker Friday

Mechatronics Engineering Google Site
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WHAT Is This?.... http://www.mixed-up.com/markb/javascript/sliderule.html

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Mechatronics Engineering Plan For Today: ASVAB ID's Flex Factor Presentation Maker Fridays Clean Up

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Flex Factor Presentation

• Lecture/Presentation - Duration: 15 Min
• Link: Presentation Template  Link
• Instructions & Expectations: This is just a guide for what you should have in your Flex Factor slides.  I'm expecting 3-5 slides on the features and Technology of your product.
• How to Submit Assignment: Go to our Mechatronics Engineering google classroom and check the STREAM for current Entry Ticket Assignments & Questions. - 20 Points

Robot Club and/or Open LAB 

• 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 a Google Project/Time Status Form
• 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
• Guest LED Lesson
• 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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Thursday November 29, 2018 - LinkedIn Skype call with Kim Burnham

Mechatronics Engineering Google Site
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Entry Ticket - Work on you LinkedIn Profile

• Assignment - Duration: 15 Min
• Link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/
• Instructions & Expectations: Work on your Profile "headline" and "summary", Be ready to talk about it with my Sister Kim
• How to Submit Assignment: I will check your profile over the weekend for a grade, and try to make some comments - 10 Points

Mechatronics Engineering Plan For Today: Entry Ticket - Work on LinkedIn Profile Skype with an Expert Stuff Clean Up

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LinkedIn Profile review - Skype with an Expert

• Lecture/Presentation - Duration: 60 Min
• Link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimberlyburnham/
• Instructions & Expectations: Listen and take notes in your Interactive Lab Book. Use notes to update your profile
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Stuff

• LAB - Duration: 15 Min
• Link: Presentation Link
• Instructions & Expectations: List instructions here
• How to Submit Assignment: Do the following
• 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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Wednesday, November 28, 2018 - LinkedIn

Mechatronics Engineering Google Site
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Entry Ticket - Can You See This Machine Design Site?

• Assignment - Duration: 10 Min
• Link: Dec Machine Design Magazine
• Spend 5 min looking at the magazine, tell me 1 thing you found interesting, maybe that might apply to submarines. 
• Instructions & Expectations: Check out this Machine Design Site.  This is a monthly magazine.  you can sign up to get your own copy here: Register for Machine Design.  Click on the "register" button in the top right of the page.  Use an Email that you will have controller over in 2 years. You should NOT use your @metroed.net or other school email
• How to Submit Assignment: After spending 5 min looking at the magazine, tell me 1 thing you found interesting, maybe that might apply to submarines. Go to our Mechatronics Engineering google classroom and check the STREAM for current Entry Ticket Assignments & Questions- 10 Points

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Mechatronics Engineering Plan For Today: Entry Ticket - Machine Design Signup for LinkedIn LinkedIn Lecture Robot Club / Open Lab Clean Up

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Sign Up For LinkedIn

• Assignment - Duration: 15 Min
• Link: Signing Up to Join LinkedIn
• LinkedIn: How to Sign Up and Create a Profile
• Instructions & Expectations: Sign up for LinkedIn.  Use an Email that you will have controller over in 2 years. You should NOT use your @metroed.net or other school email
• How to Submit Assignment: Go to your LinkedIn account and find Jim Burnham and Kim Burnham and make a connection.  You should also probably connect with some folks in this class. - 10 Points
• Dig Deeper: Look here to learn more...
• Creating an Online Presence on LinkedIn (45 min)
• How to Make a Great LinkedIn Profile - 6 LinkedIn Profile Tips (6 min)
• How To Use LinkedIn For Beginners - 7 LinkedIn Profile Tips 2018 (9 min)

Linked In Lecture (Aspira)

• Lecture/Presentation - Duration: 15 Min
• Link: LinkedIn Profile Checklist (Aspira)
• Instructions & Expectations: Listen and take notes in your Interactive Lab Book. If needed review the posted slide presentation

Robot Club and/or Open LAB 

• 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 a Google Project/Time Status Form
• 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
• Guest LED Lesson
• 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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Tuesday November 27, 2018 - Best Presentation Ever

Mechatronics Engineering Google Site
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Entry Ticket - Watch This "Bad" Presentation

• Assignment - Duration: 15 Min
• Link: Bad Presentation
• Instructions & Expectations: Watch the "bad Presentation" and list all the "Errors" you see.
• How to Submit Assignment: Go to our Mechatronics Engineering google classroom and check the STREAM for current Entry Ticket Assignments & Questions. - 10 Points
• Dig Deeper: Look here to learn more...
• 6 Presentation Mistakes Every Professional Should Avoid
• 10 things you should never say when making a presentation
• 9 Things You Should Never Do When Giving a Presentation: AMA Research
• 10 Common Presentation Mistakes
• The Do's and Don'ts of Giving a Killer Presentation
• 5 Things You Should Never Do in Your Presentation
• 10 DOS AND DON'TS FOR AN EFFECTIVE PRESENTATION

Mechatronics Engineering Plan For Today: Entry Ticket  Best Presentation Ever Stuff Clean Up

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Best Presentation Ever...

• Lecture/Presentation - Duration: 60 Min
• Link: Best Presentation Ever - Lecture Slides
• Instructions & Expectations: Listen and take notes in your Interactive Lab Book. If needed review the posted slide presentation
• Dig Deeper: How to avoid death By PowerPoint | David JP Phillips | TEDxStockholmSalon

Flex Factor Presentation Template

• Lecture/Presentation - Duration: 15 Min
• Link: Presentation Template  Link
• Instructions & Expectations: This is just a guide for what you should have in your Flex Factor slides.  I'm expecting 3-5 slides on the features and Technology of your product.
• How to Submit Assignment: Go to our Mechatronics Engineering google classroom and check the STREAM for current Entry Ticket Assignments & Questions. - 20 Points

DonorsChoose - Fire Breathing Batteries (for Driving Submarines)

LCD Display 2X16 - Hello World

• Lecture/Presentation - Duration: 30 Min
• Link: Arduino Tutorial - HelloWorld
• Use the Github code found lcd_Hello_2x16_STEAMClown
• Instructions & Expectations: On your own or with a partner, build this LCD circuit.  Then find some LCD code that does more than print Hello World.
• How to Submit Assignment: Show me your working circuit

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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Monday November 26, 2018 - FLEX

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Entry Ticket

• Assignment - Duration: 15-30 Min
• Link: Presentation Links
• NASA Mars lander on course for Monday touchdown
• NASA's InSight Mars Lander Reaches Mars Today! Here's What to Expect
• NASA to attempt difficult Mars landing
• Watch Online - Live
• Instructions & Expectations: Do the following
• How to Submit Assignment: Go to our Mechatronics Engineering google classroom and check the STREAM for current Entry Ticket Assignments & Questions. - 10 Points
• Dig Deeper: Look here to learn more...

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Mechatronics Engineering Plan For Today: Entry Ticket - Mars Landing Flex Factor Template Flex Factor Team Work Clean Up

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Flex Factor Presentation Template

• Lecture/Presentation - Duration: 15 Min
• Link: Presentation Template  Link
• Instructions & Expectations: This is just a guide for what you should have in your Flex Factor slides.  I'm expecting 3-5 slides on the features and Technology of your product.

Flex Factor Workshop Collateral

• LAB - Duration: 15 Min
• Link: Presentation Link from Next Flex TBD
• Instructions & Expectations: Follow the instructions presented
• How to Submit Assignment: Do the following
• 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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Friday November 16, 2018 - Code, Stuff and Open Lab

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Special Instructions:
if you are going to txt me: no voice) use 1 (408) 785-6649 

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Mechatronics Engineering Plan For Today: Flex Factor C++ Code Open Lab - Robot Club Clean Up

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Stuff

• Duration: 5 Min
• Field Trip Forms - You Know Who You Are
• Swimming Pool for Underwater Remotely Operated Vehicle (UROV) Submersibles
• new one: Fire Breathing Batteries
• Infinite Campus - https://metropolitanca.infinitecampus.org/campus/metropolitan_edu.jsp?status=login

(If you still need to turn this in) - Flex Factor Shake Down - There Can Only Be One

• LAB - Duration: 40 Min
• Link: workbook template draft
• How to Submit Assignment: Go to our Mechatronics Engineering google classroom and check the current Assignments & Questions. - 30 Points
• Dig Deeper: Look here to learn more...

(If you still need to turn this in) - Time For Some Code

• LAB - C-Lab-1.4.3-Float-Order-Of-Operations
• Duration: 40 Min
• Link: Go to our Mechatronics Engineering google classroom and check the current Assignments & Questions. - 10 Points
• How to Submit Assignment: Follow the instructions in Google Classroom

TinkerCAD Demo

• TinkerCAD
• Instructions & Expectations: Watch and Learn.  

Robot Club and Open LAB

• LAB - Duration: 60 Min
• Link: Robot Club Google Sites
• Instructions & Expectations: Work on your Robot Club Project.  
• How to Submit Assignment: Your Team will need to submit an update to your Robot Project pages.  Make sure you talk to Mr. Burnham about where to update your Robot Project Status Google docs.  If you don't have a page on the Robot Club Site, then turn in the Google Classroom Robot Club assignment.
• Dig Deeper: Open Lab:
• Robot Club Google Sites
• Guest LED Lesson
• Printers - Work on taking the printers apart
• TinkerCAD
• Udemy - My Courses (specifically the Arduino Workshop and Electronics Engineering Technology class)

Clean Up

• Assignment - Duration: 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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Thursday November 15, 2018 - Flex

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Special Instructions:
if you are going to txt me:

• If you are txt'ing me (no voice) use 1 (408) 785-6649 

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Entry Ticket - Learning to Code

• Assignment - Duration: 15 Min
• How I went from not knowing how to code to shipping 9 projects in 9 months — all before my 15th birthday
• How did it happen that some one from Amazon called?  What event lead to that?
• Who called Samarth from Amazon?
• What did  Samarth do to learn to code?
• Is Ernr a real thing? https://ernr.ml/   Not sure you can actually make money doing this at home... 'cause of PGnE bill...
• Is there a Programming HackClub near you? https://hackclub.com/  
• Is there other ways to find "Coding Clubs"... what about a meetup? Did you find anything?
• How to Submit Assignment: Go to our Mechatronics Engineering google classroom and check the current Assignments & Questions. - 10 Points
• Dig Deeper: Look here to learn more...

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Mechatronics Engineering Plan For Today: Entry Ticket Flex Factor C++ Code Clean Up

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Stuff

• Duration: 5 Min
• Field Trip Forms - You Know Who You Are
• Swimming Pool for Underwater Remotely Operated Vehicle (UROV) Submersibles
• new one: Fire Breathing Batteries
• Potluck PM

Flex Factor Shake Down - There Can Only Be One

• LAB - Duration: 40 Min
• Link: workbook template draft
• How to Submit Assignment: Go to our Mechatronics Engineering google classroom and check the current Assignments & Questions. - 30 Points
• Dig Deeper: Look here to learn more...

Time For Some Code

• LAB - C-Lab-1.4.3-Float-Order-Of-Operations
• Duration: 40 Min
• Link: Go to our Mechatronics Engineering google classroom and check the current Assignments & Questions. - 10 Points
• How to Submit Assignment: Follow the instructions in Google Classroom

Clean Up

• Assignment - Duration: 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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Wednesday, November 14, 2018 - Professional Head Shot

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Entry Ticket - Instructable - Mechanical-Arm-Test-Fixture

• Assignment - Duration: 15 Min
• Link: https://www.instructables.com/id/Mechanical-Arm-Test-Fixture/
• Instructions & Expectations: Spend some time looking through this instructable.  Notice how it is more than just a "how to guide"... It is also a "come with me as I build this".  You are getting the experience as they figured things out.  
• Specifically look for cases where they made a design change or decisions to make the design easier or better.
• How to Submit Assignment: Go to our Mechatronics Engineering google classroom and check the current Assignments & Questions. - 10 Points
• Dig Deeper: Look here to learn more...

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Mechatronics Engineering Plan For Today: Entry Ticket Flex Factor C++ Code Head Shot Robot Club Clean Up

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Stuff

• Duration: 5 Min
• Field Trip Forms - You Know Who You Are
• Advanced Manufacturing Technology - 2 year program starting at Evergreen Valley Collage 
• Swimming Pool for Underwater Remotely Operated Vehicle (UROV) Submersibles
  promo code LIFTOFF at checkout for the next 3 days.

Flex Factor Shake Down - There Can Only Be One

• LAB - Duration: 40 Min
• Link: Presentation Link
• Instructions & Expectations: List instructions here
• How to Submit Assignment: Do the following
• Dig Deeper: Look here to learn more...

Time For Some Code

• LAB - C-Lab-1.4.3-Float-Order-Of-Operations
• Duration: 40 Min
• Link: Go to our Mechatronics Engineering google classroom and check the current Assignments & Questions. - 10 Points
• How to Submit Assignment: Follow the instructions in Google Classroom

Head Shot (1:45)

• Instructions & Expectations: Mechatronics, is scheduled for professional head shots at the MAPin Center Wednesday, November 14th, 8:30 AM

Robot Club and Open LAB (after headshots)

• LAB - Duration: 60 Min
• Link: Robot Club Google Sites
• Instructions & Expectations: Work on your Robot Club Project.  
• How to Submit Assignment: Your Team will need to submit an update to your Robot Project pages.  Make sure you talk to Mr. Burnham about where to update your Robot Project Status Google docs.  If you don't have a page on the Robot Club Site, then turn in the Google Classroom Robot Club assignment.
• Dig Deeper: Open Lab:
• Robot Club Google Sites
• Guest LED Lesson
• Printers - Work on taking the printers apart
• TinkerCAD
• Udemy - My Courses (specifically the Arduino Workshop and Electronics Engineering Technology class)

Clean Up

• Assignment - Duration: 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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Tuesday Nov 13, 2018 - NextFlex is here...

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Entry Ticket - WHAT IS THE DESIGN PROCESS? WHY IS IT HELPFUL?

• Assignment - Duration: 15 Min
• Link:
• https://www.discoverdesign.org/handbook
• https://zurb.com/word/design-process
• Instructions & Expectations: Spend some time looking through these explanations of the design process.   
• Specifically look at the flow.  While it is a step by step it is also a circle.  Why?
• Which step do you think is the most important?  Why?
• Is it the same team doing every step?  If "yes", is that a good thing?  If "no" how does that help with things like schedule?
• How to Submit Assignment: Go to our Mechatronics Engineering google classroom and check the current Assignments & Questions. - 10 Points
• Dig Deeper: 
• The engineering design process is a series of steps that engineers follow to come up with a solution to a problem. Many times the solution involves designing a product (like a machine or computer code) that meets certain criteria and/or accomplishes a certain task.
  • This process is different from the Steps of the Scientific Method, which you may be more familiar with. If your project involves making observations and doing experiments, you should probably follow the Scientific Method. If your project involves designing, building, and testing something, you should probably follow the Engineering Design Process. If you still are not sure which process to follow, you should read Comparing the Engineering Design Process and the Scientific Method.
• The steps of the engineering design process are to:
  • Define the Problem
  • Do Background Research
  • Specify Requirements
  • Brainstorm Solutions
  • Choose the Best Solution
  • Do Development Work
  • Build a Prototype
  • Test and Redesign
• Engineers do not always follow the engineering design process steps in order, one after another. It is very common to design something, test it, find a problem, and then go back to an earlier step to make a modification or change to your design. This way of working is called iteration, and it is likely that your process will do the same!

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Mechatronics Engineering Plan For Today: Entry Ticket - Design Process Flex Factor and the Next Flex workshop Stuff Clean Up

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Flex Factor and the Next Flex workshop

• Lecture/Presentation - Duration: 60 Min
• Link: Presentation Link
• Instructions & Expectations: Listen and take notes in your Interactive Lab Book. If needed review the posted slide presentation

Maybe Time For Some Code

• LAB - C-Lab-1.4.3-Float-Order-Of-Operations
• Duration: 40 Min
• Link: Go to our Mechatronics Engineering google classroom and check the current Assignments & Questions. - 10 Points
• How to Submit Assignment: Follow the instructions in Google Classroom

Clean Up

• Assignment - Duration: 15 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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Thursday November 8, 2018 - BrainStorming

Brain Storming

• Assignment - Duration: 15 Min
• Link: Go Look at the following Links.  Spend some time understanding what makes a good Brain Storming session
• How to Run an Effective Brainstorming Session
• What Gets in the way of good Brainstorming?
• 4 Steps to Successful Brainstorming 
• Specifically look at 3. Try to generate solutions individually.
• This Is How To Make A Team Brainstorming Session Effective 
• What is the Pizza Rule?
• How to organize a successful brainstorming session
• Why are "Non-Experts" good to have in a brainstorming session?
• Instructions & Expectations: Read and be ready to discuss the question under each link
• Lecture/Presentation - Duration: 40 Min
• Instructions & Expectations: Listen and take notes in your Interactive Lab Book. If needed review the posted slide presentation
• Dig Deeper: Look here to learn more...

Wednesday November 7, 2018 - Bio Med Conference

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Entry Ticket - BioMed Devices Conference

• Link: 
• Instructions & Expectations: Check out this link and do some research on what to do at the Biomed Devices conference.  DON'T MISS SILICON VALLEY'S LEADING EVENT FOR MEDTECH PROFESSIONALS 
• 50-100 words - Check out this link.  do some research on what there is to learn at the Biomed device conference.
• if you sign up for the Expo only it's free.  If you go during class, I'll give you extra credit if you write up a report and take a picture while you are there.
 
• How to Submit Assignment: Go to your google classroom and check the current Assignments & Questions.in Professional Development

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Mechatronics Engineering Plan For Today: Entry Ticket - Clean up a bit Flex Factor and Evergreen Registration Stuff Clean Up

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Flex Factor and Evergreen Registration

• Lecture/Presentation - Duration: 30+ Min
• Instructions & Expectations: Hand in your Permission slips
• Go to your google classroom and check the current Assignments & Questions on Professional Development.  What are you going to do after High School?  

C++

• Assignment - Duration: 40 Min
• Instructions & Expectations: Get List instructions here
• LAB - Go to your google classroom and check the current Assignments & Questions. for C++ https://classroom.google.com/u/2/c/MTQ5OTgwMDk4MTha/a/MjQ1MzAxMTAwNjRa/details

• Link: Cisco Net Academy C++ Class  - https://1315015.netacad.com/courses/710059
• Instructions & Expectations: Do Chapter 1
• How to Submit Assignment: As you work through the labs, you will execute your code here https://www.tutorialspoint.com/compile_cpp_online.php 
• Dig Deeper: Look here to in the LEARN C++ Tutorial sight to learn more about C++.

Robot Club and Open LAB 

• LAB - Duration: 60 Min
• Link: Robot Club Google Sites
• Instructions & Expectations: Work on your Robot Club Project.  
• How to Submit Assignment: Your Team will need to submit an update to your Robot Project pages.  Make sure you talk to Mr. Burnham about where to update your Robot Project Status Google docs.  If you don't have a page on the Robot Club Site, then turn in the Google Classroom Robot Club assignment.
• Dig Deeper: Open Lab:
• Robot Club Google Sites
• Guest LED Lesson
• Printers - Work on taking the printers apart
• TinkerCAD
• Udemy - My Courses (specifically the Arduino Workshop and Electronics Engineering Technology class)

Help With Halloween Take Down

Clean Up

• Assignment - Duration: 15 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