Tuesday, August 27, 2019

Tuesday, August 27 2019 - Arduino and Flex Factor

Entry Ticket - Check Out Magic Wheel Chair
  • Assignment - Duration: 5 Min
  • Link:  Magic Wheel Chair
  • Instructions & Expectations: Check out this site... Would it be fun to be on a project build?

Mechatronics Engineering Plan For Today:
  • Entry Ticket 
  • Let's Talk about Stuff That Is DUE
    • Extra Credit Monday DUE on Tuesday Aug 27- FLUKE DMM training class.  It's about 2 hours of video training
    • FIELD TRIO FORMS
  • Flex Factor
  • Arduino
  • Open Lab
  • Clean Up


FLEX Factor

  • LAB - Duration: 15 Min
  • Link: FlexFactor
  • Instructions & Expectations: Get in your Team and start to Brain Storm 
  • The key to brainstorming is to get as many idea down as fast as possible.  Don’t spend any time debating if it’s a good idea or not. Don’t start discussing a specific idea, even if it’s really cool… 
    • List Ideas:
    1. Create a Shared Google Doc
    2. List your ideas in the shared Google Doc
    3. … Spent 15 min just talking about Ideas
    4. Without any judgment… just write them down
    5. Come up with 10+ ideas  
  • How to Submit Assignment: Go to your Google Classroom and copy and paste the list your team created and turn it in - 100 Points
  • Teams
    • Team # 1
      • Anthony Mark Buccat
      • Nguyen Chau
      • Maya Enriquez
      • Jerico Koda
    • Team #2
      • Guadalupe Castillo
      • Nicolas Diaz
      • Michael Hartley
      • Kyle Todd
    • Team #3
      • Timothy Chan
      • Christopher Duran
      • Joshua Hintsa
      • Jonathan Murch
    • Team #4
      • Jocelyn Palomares
      • Ricardo Duran
      • Saul Payan
      • Angel Villagran Munoz
    • Team #5
      • Aron Perez
      • Raymond Linton Kirton
      • Cindy Tran
Arduino Introduction
Open Lab 
  • LAB - Duration: 20 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. 
    • You worked on an Open Lab Project, So 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.  
    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 - 10 Points

    Helpful Links

    Monday, August 26, 2019

    Monday, August 26 2019 - Arduino Introduction, Flex Factor

    Entry Ticket - Sign Up for this Udemy Arduino Class - Free
    • Assignment - Duration: 15 Min
    • Link:  Arduino Workshop 2018 | A step-by-step Arduino how-to guide
    • Instructions & Expectations: Please sign up for this class... then start with the "Start Here" introduction in section 1 and watch the first 4 lessons
      • 1. Introduction to Arduino
      • 2. What is Arduino
      • 3. What is a Microcontroller
      • 4. The Arduino Uno
    • Dig Deeper: - If you are done, and do not have any missing or late assignment, please do one of the following: 
      • TinkerCAD
      • Instructables - Make Something
      • Udemy - My Courses (specifically the Arduino Workshop and Electronics Engineering Technology class)

    Mechatronics Engineering Plan For Today:
    • Entry Ticket 
    • Let's Talk about Stuff That Is DUE
      • Extra Credit Monday DUE on Tuesday Aug 27- FLUKE DMM training class.  It's about 2 hours of video training
      • FIELD TRIO FORMS
    • Arduino Intro LAb
    • AC-DC Electronics - Series Circuits
    • Open Lab
    • Clean Up


    Arduino Introduction
    AC-DC Electronics

      FLEX Factor
      • LAB - Duration: 15 Min
      • Link: FlexFactor
      • Instructions & Expectations: Get in your Team and start to Brain Storm 
      • The key to brainstorming is to get as many idea down as fast as possible.  Don’t spend any time debating if it’s a good idea or not. Don’t start discussing a specific idea, even if it’s really cool… 
        • List Ideas:
        1. Create a Shared Google Doc
        2. List your ideas in the shared Google Doc
        3. … Spent 15 min just talking about Ideas
        4. Without any judgment… just write them down
        5. Come up with 10+ ideas  
      • How to Submit Assignment: Go to your Google Classroom and copy and paste the list your team created and turn it in - 100 Points
      • Teams
        • Team # 1
          • Anthony Mark Buccat
          • Nguyen Chau
          • Maya Enriquez
          • Jerico Koda
        • Team #2
          • Guadalupe Castillo
          • Nicolas Diaz
          • Michael Hartley
          • Kyle Todd
        • Team #3
          • Timothy Chan
          • Christopher Duran
          • Joshua Hintsa
          • Jonathan Murch
        • Team #4
          • Mateo Chacon
          • Ricardo Duran
          • Saul Payan
          • Angel Villagran Munoz
        • Team #5
          • Aron Perez
          • Raymond Linton Kirton
          • Cindy Tran
      Open Lab 
      • LAB - Duration: 20 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. 
        • You worked on an Open Lab Project, So 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.  
        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 - 10 Points

        Helpful Links

        Friday, August 23, 2019

        Friday August 23 2019 - Series Circuits, FlexFactor C++ Code

        Entry Ticket - If you have any Assignments that you have not done...
        • Assignment - Duration: 15 Min
        • Link:  Google Classroom 
        • Instructions & Expectations: Please check the Google class room and do any assignments that are missing or late
        • How to Submit Assignment: Go to your Google Classroom 
        • Dig Deeper: - If you are cough up and do not have any missing or late assignment, please do one of the following: 
          • TinkerCAD
          • Instructables - Make Something
          • Udemy - My Courses (specifically the Arduino Workshop and Electronics Engineering Technology class)

        Mechatronics Engineering Plan For Today:
        • Entry Ticket 
        • Let's Talk about Stuff That Is DUE
        • AC-DC Electronics - Series Circuits
        • Open Lab - Robot Club
        • Clean Up


        C++ Introduction
        AC-DC Electronics

          FLEX Factor
          • LAB - Duration: 15 Min
          • Link: FlexFactor
          • Instructions & Expectations: Get in your Team and start to Brain Storm 
          • The key to brainstorming is to get as many idea down as fast as possible.  Don’t spend any time debating if it’s a good idea or not. Don’t start discussing a specific idea, even if it’s really cool… 
            • List Ideas:
            1. Create a Shared Google Doc
            2. List your ideas in the shared Google Doc
            3. … Spent 15 min just talking about Ideas
            4. Without any judgment… just write them down
            5. Come up with 10+ ideas  
          • How to Submit Assignment: Go to your Google Classroom and copy and paste the list your team created and turn it in - 100 Points
          • Teams
            • Team # 1
              • Anthony Mark Buccat
              • Nguyen Chau
              • Maya Enriquez
              • Jerico Koda
            • Team #2
              • Guadalupe Castillo
              • Nicolas Diaz
              • Michael Hartley
              • Kyle Todd
            • Team #3
              • Timothy Chan
              • Christopher Duran
              • Joshua Hintsa
              • Jonathan Murch
            • Team #4
              • Mateo Chacon
              • Ricardo Duran
              • Saul Payan
              • Angel Villagran Munoz
            • Team #5
              • Aron Perez
              • Raymond Linton Kirton
              • Cindy Tran
          Open Lab 
          • LAB - Duration: 20 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. 
            • You worked on an Open Lab Project, So 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.  
            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 - 10 Points

            Helpful Links

            Thursday, August 22, 2019

            Thursday August 22 2019 - Open Lab Blog, Instructables and Udemy - Series Circuits

            Entry Ticket - Why do we like robots more when they mess up?
            • Assignment - Duration: 15 Min
            • Link: Why do we like robots more when they mess up?
            • Instructions & Expectations: Watch the short video at the top of this link... NOT the TED talk, just the short video at the top of the page.  Then read the article and think about the following questions.  If you look closely at the video, I honestly think the robot was acting the fool on purpose... just to trick us into complacency... 
              • After Watching the Video, do you think the robot was trolling us, and was making a mistake on purpose?
              • Do we like robots better when they make mistakes? Why?
              • Should robots be allowed to make mistakes or fail? Why or why not?
            • How to Submit Assignment: Go to your Google Classroom and answer the question - 100 Points
            • Dig Deeper: - Meet Spot, the robot dog that can run, hop and open doors | Marc Raibert


            • EXTRA Credit: First Student find the AnswerIf you can find out from the Interweb why the Udemy search is not showing the free classes.  If you can find information on this I;ll give you 20 points extra credit... if you can find instructions on how to solve the issue, and it works I'll give you 80 more points.- Turn in an Open Lab Blog Post




            Mechatronics Engineering Plan For Today:
            • Entry Ticket 
            • Stuff... communication with me...
            • AC-DC Electronics - Series Circuits
            • Open Lab - Robot Club
            • Clean Up


            AC-DC Electronics

              TBD - This Means I May Change The Plan....
              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. 
                • You worked on an Open Lab Project, So 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.  
                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 - 10 Points

                Helpful Links

                Wednesday, August 21, 2019

                Wednesday. August 21 2019 - Robot Club

                Entry Ticket - 

                Mechatronics Video from today - Career Spotlight: Mechatronics Engineer

                • Assignment - Duration: 15 Min
                • Link: Here is the link to the Career Spotlight: Mechatronics Engineer video
                • Instructions & Expectations: In your note book, list the skills you might need to solve the engineering challenges she talked about.  Discuss with a partner. Then add the combined list of skills to the Google class short answer
                • How to Submit Assignment: Go to your Google Classroom and answer the question - 100 Points


                Mechatronics Engineering Plan For Today:
                • Entry Ticket 
                • Stuff... communication with me...
                • Open Lab - Robot Club
                • Clean Up


                Flex Factor Introduction 
                • Assignment - Duration: 10 Min
                • Link: Class Flex Factor Site
                • Instructions & Expectations: Informational Only... More Later this week 
                • How to Submit Assignment: Nothing to turn in... Just listen and follow instructions and participate
                Flip Grid


                Open Lab - 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. 
                  • You worked on an Open Lab Project, So 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.  
                  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 - 10 Points

                  Tuesday, August 20, 2019

                  Tuesday, August 20 2019 - FlexFactor Intro, FlipGrid Registration, More Ohms Law, Maybe Printers

                  Entry Ticket - Who is Georg Simon Ohm?
                  • Assignment - Duration: 15 Min
                  • Link: Google Class Question
                  • Instructions & Expectations: In your own words,  please tell me a few interesting things about Georg Simon Ohm.  What is he most famous for?  Please do some research on the internet and write a short paragraph (200 words) or 4-5 bullet sentences in the Google form
                  • How to Submit Assignment: Go to your Google Classroom and answer the question - 100 Points


                  Mechatronics Engineering Plan For Today:
                  • Entry Ticket 
                  • Looking at the Mechatronics Google Site
                  • Multi Meter Lab
                  • Open Lab - Printer Tear Down
                  • Clean Up


                  Flex Factor Introduction 
                  • Assignment - Duration: 10 Min
                  • Link: Class Flex Factor Site
                  • Instructions & Expectations: Informational Only... More Later this week 
                  • How to Submit Assignment: Nothing to turn in... Just listen and follow instructions and participate
                  Flip Grid

                  Digital Multi Meter Lab (Intro To Resistors)

                  Open Lab
                  • LAB - Duration: 30 Min
                  • Instructions & Expectations: Have fun tearing down printers... but also sketch some interesting engineering / manufacturing design that the printers took advantage of.  Keep wires connected to motors and sensors... don't just cut them.  If you have to cut, cut as far away from the motor or sensor connection as you can.
                  • How to Submit Assignment:   Take notes and Draw in your Interactive Engineering Note Book.  I will grade this over the week end.
                  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 - 10 Points

                  Monday, August 19, 2019

                  Monday, August 19 2019 - Fluke DMM class, Measuring Resistance, Voltage and Current

                  Setup Classroom Technology ( Infinite Campus) 
                  FLUKE DMM Class
                  • Assignment - Sign up for this FLUKE DMM class
                  • Duration: 15 Min
                  • Instructions & Expectations: Sign up for this FLUKE DMM training class.  It's about 2 hours of video training on how to use a Digital Multi Meter. 
                  • How to Submit Assignment: Go to our Mechatronics Engineering google classroom and check the STREAM for the training assignment and submit a screen shot of the completed class. - 200 Points Due Monday Aug 26 - Minus 20 points every day after that...

                  Mechatronics Engineering Plan For Today:
                  • Entry Ticket 
                  • Looking at the Mechatronics Google Site
                  • Multi Meter Lab
                  • Open Lab - Printer Tear Down
                  • Clean Up


                  Mechatronics Engineering Google Site 

                  Digital Multi Meter Lab (Intro To Resistors)

                  Printers
                  • LAB - Duration: 30 Min
                  • Instructions & Expectations: Have fun tearing down printers... but also sketch some interesting engineering / manufacturing design that the printers took advantage of.  Keep wires connected to motors and sensors... don't just cut them.  If you have to cut, cut as far away from the motor or sensor connection as you can.
                  • How to Submit Assignment:   Take notes and Draw in your Interactive Engineering Note Book.  I will grade this over the week end.
                  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 - 10 Points