2022 Lego Robotics Club JQES

Teachers: Andrea Blake, Mr H (Adrian Hebard) and Zhen Su

Day 1 Welcome to the Club!

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• Please take a seat.
• Make a Nametag for yourself and place it in front of you
• Have a snack or do your homework until we get started

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First Lego League (FLL) Links

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• https://www.firstinspires.org/robotics/fll/game-and-season info with links to mission model build instructions and challenges (ask students to bookmark this)
• FIRST Inspires 2022-23 Challenge: ENERGIZE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-qwsMmkFwg
• Challenge (Missions) SUPERPOWERED https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILTjo0LHZQA Robot-Game mission video for SUPERPOWERED with all requirements and ratings of each mission! Also read the Robot-Game rules and season updates

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Group 1: Build the Mission Models for the playing field

Group 1: build mission models for the playing field.

Go to First Season Resources https://www.firstlegoleague.org/season#resources -> scroll down to Mission Models -> click the bag number that you are working on for building instructions for your model. Build the model. Store your model and all leftover pieces in the large numbered ziplock bag that your teacher provided.

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Group 2: Let’s build a car!

1. Go to spike.legoeducation.com -> Prime -> Build

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• Follow instructions to build Driving Base 1

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Ice Breaker

1. Write one fun fact about yourself on a sheet of paper.
2. Fold the paper into an airplane.
3. On a count of three, throw the airplane!
4. Pick up an airplane (try to not get your own).
5. Read the fun fact to the group and all guess whose it is.

Day 2: Group 1 and Group 2

Group1 - New to Robotics: (The 10 students who worked on building the Mission Models for the mat last time)

First, Let's review what is Lego Spike Prime and what's in the Spike Prime box. What can you do with a Spike Prime? Examples: Hopper, Grabber for picking up things, Break Dancer, Car, Robot for a competition.

Invention Squad Lessons go to spike.legoeducation.com -> click Prime -> click Unit Plans -> Invention Squad ->

Hopper Race

Building Instructions for Hopper

Coding Tips for Hopper

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Group2 - FLL Team: (Student who worked with the Lego Spike Prime kits last week)

Continue building the model you started. Driving base1, or other models.

NOTE: IF Mr. Hebard is out sick today, you can join the hopper race with your car, OR you can build and code your model from last week, but you will be on your own with your team, you will not be able to get much help from Ms. Blake.

The Lego Education Spike Prime Set

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Club Rules

• Club Rules: Respect and Help each other. No running around.
• Technology Use Agreement: chromebooks
• Lego Spike Primes: Do NOT mix up the pieces. Keep one kit on one table.
• What if you can’t find a piece in your box? We will use the spike prime called “Goldie” ONLY to take a missing piece from, and the extension set boxes. Do not take a piece from another spike prime box please
• My Email: ablake@bostonpublicschools.org

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Building Instructions

Spike Prime Building Instructions

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Introduction to LEGO SPIKE Prime

• Recommended for grades 6-8 (but can be used ~Gr 4+). �(Use SPIKE Essentials for younger students.)
• Consists of:
• SPIKE Prime Hub
• 3 motors
• 1 touch sensor
• 1 color sensor
• 1 distance sensor
• LEGO Technic building pieces
• Expansion Sets available to �build larger models.

20 Spots to hold programs on the Hub (0-19)

Use these spots for these programs please!

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0. Basic tutorials: Display Smiley Face, test the light sensor etc

Competition Ready Units:

1. Unit 01 Driving Around
2. Unit 02 Playing with Objects
3. Unit 03 Reacting to Lines
4. Unit 04 Guided Mission 2022-23
5. Unit 05 Assembling an Advanced Driving Base
6. Unit 06 My Code our Program (Using MyBlocks)
7. Unit 07 Time for an Upgrade (Using Modular Tools)
8. Unit 08 Mission Ready
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10. Your experimental code

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LEGO Spike Prime App

• Go to https://spike.legoeducation.com/
• No installation or sign-in required
• Contains:
• Curriculum/Lessons
• Tutorials
• Programming app for SPIKE �(Icons, Blocks, and Python)

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16 Missions for the FIRST Cargo Challenge Competition 2022

M16 bring containers to the 4 areas circled on the map

M14 pull two sides of the bridges down

M03 pull the lever down to release the container

M05 Flip the engine

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FIRST ENERGIZE Challenge 2023

15 Missions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILTjo0LHZQA

M04 Solar Farm: push the energy units out of the circle

M05 Smart Grid: Raise the hand

M14 Toy Factory Drop the energy units into box

M08 TV watching Raise TV Screen up

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Guided Mission 2022 -2023

• Competition Ready Unit 04 -> Guided Mission 2022 -23
• Step 1 How is Electricity Generated and Distributed? Read and Discuss: https://www.electronicsandyou.com/blog/how-is-electricity-generated-transmitted-and-distributed.html
• Step 2 use the code from the “Competition Ready Unit 04 ->Guided Mission 2022” and test your car. What does it do? Think about how it works. How does this solution use what we learned in Competition Ready Unit 05 -> Following lines?

Dance Party

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