Friday, Sept 7 2019 - Assembly, Catch Up, and Open Lab

Mechatronics Engineering Google Site

Special Instructions:

• Get ready for an Assembly

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Entry Ticket Lets Look at SkillsUSA 

• Duration: 15 Min
• Link: 
• Class SkillsUSA Site
• SkillsUSA Ca and Skils USA
• Instructions & Expectations: take a look

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Mechatronics Engineering Plan For Today:

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Assembly

• Admin Lecture/Presentation - Duration: 40 Min
• Instructions & Expectations: Listen and don't play on your phones

FLIPGRID

• LAB - Duration: 10 Min
• Record a FLIPGRID on how a breadboard works
• Link: Record a FLIPGRID
• Instructions & Expectations: Turn in the Flipgrid at our Flip Grid account and check in Google Classroom that you did it.

Solder Lab

• Lecture/Presentation - Duration: 30-40 Min
• Complete Lesson 2 in the Instructables Electronics Class
• Link:
• How To Solder - Intro/Joining Stranded Wires - Part 1
• Soldering Tutorial for Beginners: Five Easy Steps
• How to Do It: Basic Soldering
• Instructions & Expectations: Listen and take notes in your Interactive Lab Book. If needed review the posted slide presentation. You are going to solder 2 wires together a few times... Get some wire from the "Scrap Wire Bin", cut a 18-20 inch piece of wire. You are going to cut a 2-3 inch piece of one end, strip both ends and then solder them together. then cut another 2-3 inch piece off and repeat.
• Dig Deeper: Search for more soldering videos on YouTube

Arduino Introduction

• LAB - Duration: 30+ Min
• Link:  Arduino Introduction 
• Arduino Workshop 2018 | A step-by-step Arduino how-to guide
• 5. Arduino IDE and the Language
• 6. Powering and Connecting Your Arduino
• 7. "Hello World" Example
• Arduino In TinkerCAD
• Section 2: Using Inputs and Outputs
• 8. Overview - 1 min
• 9. Program Structure - 4 min
• 10. Using Variables - 8 min
• 11. Building Your First Circuit Using a Breadboard - 15 min (OK to Skip)
• 12. Using Digital Pins - 12 min
• 13. Using Analogue Pins - 20 min

Open LAB and/or Robot Club 

• LAB - Duration: If there is Time
• Link: Open Lab Blog Post or 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.
• How to Submit Assignment: Each Student needs to account for your time.
• See the Open Lab Blog Rubric
• Everyone Do The Following: Turn in an Open Lab Blog Post 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.
• If you or your Robot Club Team worked on the Robot Club project, you will also make sure your Robot Project Status blog post is updated too..
• Dig Deeper: Open Lab:
• Robot Club Google Sites
• TinkerCAD
• Instructables - Make Something
• Udemy - My Courses (specifically the Arduino Workshop and Electronics Engineering Technology class)
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Clean Up & Class Jobs

• Assignment - Duration: 30-40 Min
• Instructions & Expectations: Desk cleanup, put away all projects, find your assigned job and do it. If you have questions, please ask.
• LIST Of Custom Jobs You Can Pick From
• Clip resistors
• Wipe power cords
• Clean and sort keyboards
• Mark 24 volt supplies (and put in Ziplock bags)
• Printers
• setup lab stations
• Research and document electronic parts donated from electrical class
• Other stuff I think of
• Clean vacuum

• How to Submit Assignment: When Complete, check yourself off on Sign Out Sheet - 20 Daily Professional Points

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Helpful Links

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