RV Robotics, Science, STEAM ELD Week 3/23 - 27/26

 Hello Everyone!

Welcome to the last week of March!

This week will go by quickly, so make sure you are catching up with your daily work.

I'll be out on Wednesday for periods 1 - 4.  We'll be back for P6 & P7.

Welcome to my new STEAM ELD Classes.  We are in for some fun.

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Period 1 - Robotics

Tinkercad sign-up link - use your first name

Typing Class Link

Sphero Class Code - 7QMRG3

Project STEM Link - 

• Computer Science - 69499f
• What is AI - 

Expedition Movie Padlet - post your videos here and in your portfolio

Monday - Morning Routine

Finish Expedition Video

Watch videos as a class

Amazon "On the Set" Career video

Post and reflect in your portfolio

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Tuesday - Morning Routine

Same as yesterday

Clean up drones and Rovers

Start gearing up for Spike Robotics

• app
• box prep
• FOD Walk

Wednesday - Morning Routine

Field Trip for Garcia

Complete this Survey about the Expedition Project - please be honest but professional

Keyboarding Test for March and Post

We'll watch the videos tomorrow.  Work on your portfolio Expedition Project

Be respectful :)

Thursday - Morning Routine

Spike Robotics

• App
• Inventory your box
• Go to "Start"
• When done, start with the "Invention Squad" projects
• Complete all the projects in this unit
• Create a post after each project
• include a 
• reflection 
• a video of the working robot
• screenshot of the code.

Continue with and Finish Help

Post your reflection

Friday - Morning Routine

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Period 2 Advisory

Monday - Morning Routine

On Your Own

Tuesday - Morning Routine

Leader in Me - Habit 1 - Being Proactive

 

Wednesday - Morning Routine

Arts and Music Survey

Leader in Me Survey

Superlatives Survey

On Your Own

Thursday - Morning Routine

Leader in Me - Habit 1 - Being Proactive

Friday - Morning Routine

On Your Own

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Period 3 Science

Join our typing team.  Click here

Tinkercad sign-up link  - If you have a Tinkercad account, you may need to add this code - ELY98AXG5

Monday - Morning Routine

Debrief the Day

Review and Grade your own test

Tuesday - Morning Routine

Learn about Lake Casitas - What to look for at LC

Prep for Field Trip

Wednesday - Morning Routine

Field Trip

Class Work - 

1. Finish your Fish Art
2. Research Online - What will the weather be like this weekend, the first weekend of our Spring Break?  Send me the weather in #3
3. Write me an email.  My address is agarcia@rioschools.org
1. Show or tell me what the weather will be like this weekend (you take a screenshot or copy the report into the email)
2. Click on the Waffle to open your gmail
3. Copy and paste the Subject - The Weather Mr. Garcia
4. Take a screenshot and paste it into the email
5. Send it
4. You have time on your own.

Thursday - Morning Routine

Debrief the trip

Trout Genetics Workbook

Friday - Morning Routine

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Period 4 - Science

Typing Class Link

Tinkercad sign-up link  - If you have a Tinkercad account, you may need to add this code - C5GFEQ2SV

Monday - Morning Routine

Debrief the Day

Review and Grade your own test

Tuesday - Morning Routine

Learn about Lake Casitas - What to look for at LC

Prep for Field trip

Wednesday - Morning Routine

Field Trip

Class Work - 

1. Finish your Fish Art
2. Research Online - What will the weather be like this weekend, the first weekend of our Spring Break?  Send me the weather in #3
3. Write me an email.  My address is agarcia@rioschools.org
1. Show or tell me what the weather will be like this weekend (you take a screenshot or copy the report into the email)
2. Click on the Waffle to open your gmail
3. Copy and paste the Subject - The Weather Mr. Garcia
4. Take a screenshot and paste it into the email
5. Send it
4. You have time on your own.

Thursday - Morning Routine

Debrief the trip

Trout Genetics Workbook

Friday - Morning Routine

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Period 6 - Tech Tales ELD

Typing Class Link

Tinkercad sign-up link  - If you have a Tinkercad account, you may need to add this code - AUDDGHSGY

 

Monday - Morning Routine

Welcome to Tech Time STEAM ELD

• Purpose
• Goals
• Things we will do
• Specific Description using nouns, verbs, and adjectives.
• Writing practice - Grammar issues
• 3D Design and Engineering
• Creative Cartoon Creation
• Coding - Game creation
• Using Email

Tuesday - Morning Routine

Join Scratch P6 - Click on this link

Game Design - Make a Pong game

Wednesday - Morning Routine

Game Design - Make a Pong game

Thursday - Morning Routine

Game Design - Make a Pong game

Friday - Morning Routine

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Period 7 - Tech Tales ELD

Typing Class Link

Tinkercad sign up link - If you have a Tinkercad account, you may need to add this code - GVNCWEREF

Monday - Morning Routine

Welcome to Tech Time STEAM ELD

• Purpose
• Goals
• Things we will do
• Specific Description using nouns, verbs, and adjectives.
• Writing practice - Grammar issues
• 3D Design and Engineering
• Creative Cartoon Creation
• Coding - Game creation
• Using Email

Tuesday - Morning Routine

Game Design - Make a Pong game

Wednesday - Morning Routine

Join Scratch P7 - Click on this link

Game Design - Make a Pong game

Thursday - Morning Routine

Game Design - Make a Pong game

Friday - Morning Routine

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Space Out Friday

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Special Stuff

Here are some Google Chromebook shortcuts that can help you out.  Try them when you can.  You can find a more comprehensive list here.

History of Robotics - 

    

RV Robotics, Science, STEAM ELD Week 3/16 - 20/2026

 Hello Everyone!

This month is rapidly coming to an end.  That means, Spring Break is close!!!

Check your classwork on this blog.  Each class has something to work on.

Welcome Spring!  Now let's get to work...

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Period 1 - Robotics

Tinkercad sign-up link - use your first name

Typing Class Link

Sphero Class Code - 7QMRG3

Project STEM Link - 

• Computer Science - 69499f
• What is AI - 

Monday - Morning Routine

Filming outdoors.  Have your gear ready,  Email me your plans.

Movie Reviews - Final Cut

1. Teams will present their movies
2. All teams will offer constructive criticism on what is missing and what can be added to improve the story, the editing, the music, the scenes, and the overall feel of the delivery.
3. Each student will get to take their team's movie and edit it the way they feel it should look.  You will need to consider all the comments given.
4. You have until Wednesday to make your Final Cut and post it in your portfolio

Expedition Project - Final Cut Movie

Tuesday - Morning Routine

Expedition Project - Final Cut Movie  W

Wednesday - Morning Routine

Rio Vista Robotics Oscars Day!!!

Thursday - Morning Routine

Friday - Morning Routine

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Period 2 Advisory

Monday - Morning Routine

Leader in Me Lesson

Tuesday - Morning Routine

On our own to do classwork

Wednesday - Morning Routine

Leader in Me - Habit 1 - Being Proactive

Thursday - Morning Routine

Surveys for you to complete

Arts and Music Survey

Leader in Me Survey

Superlatives Survey

Friday - Morning Routine

Arts and Music Survey

Leader in Me Survey

Superlatives Survey

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Period 3 Science

Join our typing team.  Click here

Tinkercad sign-up link  - If you have a Tinkercad account, you may need to add this code - ELY98AXG5

Trout Genetics

Genetics is the study of heredity, focusing on how traits—such as physical appearance, health risks, and biological functions—are passed from parents to offspring through genes. It involves DNA structure, gene expression, and variations, forming the basis of human health, evolution, and biological research

Alleles are variant forms of a specific gene located at the same position (locus) on a chromosome, which determine inherited traits. Humans inherit two alleles for each gene—one from each parent—which can be identical (homozygous) or different (heterozygous). These variations dictate characteristics like eye color or blood type through dominant or recessive interactions.

Homozygous refers to inheriting two identical versions (alleles) of a specific gene from both biological parents, creating a uniform genetic marker for a trait. Types include homozygous dominant () and homozygous recessive (), whereas heterozygous individuals have two different alleles (). 

Homozygotes express distinct traits like homozygous recessive disorders (e.g., cystic fibrosis) or dominant traits (e.g., blue eyes) and always pass the same allele to offspring

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Monday - Morning Routine

Review Friday

What questions do you have?

Tuesday - Morning Routine

Test Review

Collect Lake Casitas Field trip forms

Wednesday - Morning Routine

Trout Genetics

Collect Lake Casitas Field trip forms

Thursday - Morning Routine

Trout Genetics

Collect Lake Casitas Field trip forms

Friday - Morning Routine

Test - On your own, no notes, no talking.  When you are finished, raise your hand to have the test collected

Mount your fish on purple paper.

Label the internal organs with a marker.   Make it look good!

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Period 4 - Science

Typing Class Link

Tinkercad sign-up link  - If you have a Tinkercad account, you may need to add this code - C5GFEQ2SV

Trout Genetics

Genetics is the study of heredity, focusing on how traits—such as physical appearance, health risks, and biological functions—are passed from parents to offspring through genes. It involves DNA structure, gene expression, and variations, forming the basis of human health, evolution, and biological research

Alleles are variant forms of a specific gene located at the same position (locus) on a chromosome, which determine inherited traits. Humans inherit two alleles for each gene—one from each parent—which can be identical (homozygous) or different (heterozygous). These variations dictate characteristics like eye color or blood type through dominant or recessive interactions.

Homozygous refers to inheriting two identical versions (alleles) of a specific gene from both biological parents, creating a uniform genetic marker for a trait. Types include homozygous dominant () and homozygous recessive (), whereas heterozygous individuals have two different alleles (). 

Homozygotes express distinct traits like homozygous recessive disorders (e.g., cystic fibrosis) or dominant traits (e.g., blue eyes) and always pass the same allele to offspring

Monday - Morning Routine

Review Friday

What questions do you have?

Tuesday - Morning Routine

Test Review

Collect Lake Casitas Field trip forms

Wednesday - Morning Routine

Trout Genetics

Collect Lake Casitas Field trip forms

Thursday - Morning Routine

Trout Genetics

Collect Lake Casitas Field trip forms

Friday - Morning Routine

Test - On your own, no notes, no talking.  When you are finished, raise your hand to have the test collected

Mount your fish on purple paper.

Label the internal organs with a marker.   Make it look good!

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Period 6 - Tech Tales ELD

Typing Class Link

Tinkercad sign-up link  - If you have a Tinkercad account, you may need to add this code - AUDDGHSGY

 

Monday - Morning Routine

Finish ELPAC Testing        

Tell a Story 

With a partner or on your own, write your own short story about anything you want, and be sure to identify the components: the introduction, setting, plot, characters, conflict, resolution, and ending. Once you have a good idea of each element in the story, write it down on paper.  

Then, create a quick storyboard to give you an idea of what your story will look like.  

Get into Scratch  Scratch Link P6

Here is a video that can help get you going

Tuesday - Morning Routine

Tell a Story 

Work in Scratch on your story.

Wednesday - Morning Routine

Tell a Story 

Work in Scratch on your story.

Thursday - Morning Routine

Tell a Story 

Work in Scratch on your story.

Friday - Morning Routine

Tell a Story 

Work in Scratch on your story.

Hand out new schedules

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Period 7 - Tech Tales ELD

Typing Class Link

Tinkercad sign up link - If you have a Tinkercad account, you may need to add this code - GVNCWEREF

Monday - Morning Routine

Finish ELPAC Testing        

Tell a Story 

With a partner or on your own, write your own short story about anything you want, and be sure to identify the components: the introduction, setting, plot, characters, conflict, resolution, and ending. Once you have a good idea of each element in the story, write it down on paper.  

Then, create a quick storyboard to give you an idea of what your story will look like.  

Get into Scratch  Scratch Link P6

Here is a video that can help get you going

Tuesday - Morning Routine

Tell a Story 

Work in Scratch on your story.

Wednesday - Morning Routine

Tell a Story 

Work in Scratch on your story.

Thursday - Morning Routine

Tell a Story 

Work in Scratch on your story.

Friday - Morning Routine

Tell a Story 

Work in Scratch on your story.

Hand out new schedules

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Space Out Friday

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Special Stuff

Here are some Google Chromebook shortcuts that can help you out.  Try them when you can.  You can find a more comprehensive list here.

History of Robotics -