RV Robotics, Science, Computer Science, & STEAM ELD Week 9/21 - 25/2026

Hello Everyone!

September is rapidly coming to an end.  Be sure to keep up with your work load and talk to your teachers about any late or missing assignments.  

This week will zoom bye as we are building our different projects and starting to write or build.  Keep focused and moving forward.  Ask questions to keep up and participating.

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Period 1 - Robotics

Sphero Robotics Download

Project STEM Link - 

Tinkercad sign-up link - use your first name

Typing Class Link

LOFI Robots

Monday - Morning Routine

Complete AWS Tour

Project Sphero - complete the 8 activities to learn about your Sphero Bolt robot

Tuesday - Morning Routine

Your Student Portfolio - What is it and why use it?

Begin building your portfolio on Google Sites

Wednesday - Morning Routine

Sphero Robotics - Continue with the Sphero lessons

Thursday - Morning Routine

Sphero Robotics - Continue with the Sphero lessons

20 minutes to organize your Student Portfolio

Friday - Morning Routine

Sphero Robotics - Continue with the Sphero lessons

20 minutes to organize your Student Portfolio

Start thinking about what kind of monster robot you are going to make.  You will also need to collect the items you will use to make your robot.  Here are some links:

Milk Carton Monsters

Different types

Cardboard Robots LOFI

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Period 2 Advisory

Weekly Schedule and Lessons

Leader In Me website

Monday - Morning Routine

Tuesday - Morning Routine

Wednesday - Morning Routine

Thursday - Morning Routine

Friday - Morning Routine

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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

Fast Fashion - Lab Presentation

• Science Notebook Preparation
• Lab Rules
• CER Format
• Why CER Format
• Practice orally
• Fast Fashion Lab - Student Slides
• Review goals of the lab
• Begin data collection
• Review the data that we collected

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Tuesday - Morning Routine

Fast Fashion - Lab Presentation  - Continuation from Monday

• Science Notebook Preparation
• Lab Rules
• CER Format
• Why CER Format
• Practice orally
• Fast Fashion Lab - Student Slides
• Review goals of the lab
• Begin data collection
• Review the data that we collected

Wednesday - Morning Routine

Fast Fashion Unit - Writing - Use chart paper for slides 6 - 

• Using the CER format
• How to annotate

Let's look at some articles and graphs to get a better understanding of the issue.  Focus in on something that interests you and you can write about.

Thursday - Morning Routine

Continue Writing - identifying your point of view and supporting it with data and create a reasonable argument for your writing project

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

Fast Fashion - Lab Presentation

• Science Notebook Preparation
• Lab Rules
• CER Format
• Why CER Format
• Practice orally
• Fast Fashion Lab - Student Slides
• Review goals of the lab
• Begin data collection
• Review the data that we collected

.

Tuesday - Morning Routine

Fast Fashion - Lab Presentation  - Continuation from Monday

• Science Notebook Preparation
• Lab Rules
• CER Format
• Why CER Format
• Practice orally
• Fast Fashion Lab - Student Slides
• Review goals of the lab
• Begin data collection
• Review the data that we collected

Wednesday - Morning Routine

Fast Fashion Unit - Writing - Use chart paper for slides 6 - 

• Using the CER format
• How to annotate

Let's look at some articles and graphs to get a better understanding of the issue.  Focus in on something that interests you and you can write about.

Thursday - Morning Routine

Continue Writing - identifying your point of view and supporting it with data and create a reasonable argument for your writing project

Friday - Morning Routine

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Period 6 - Computer Science

Sphero Robotics Download

Project STEM Link - 

Tinkercad sign-up link - use your first name

Typing Class Link

Monday - Morning Routine

Complete AWS Tour

Project Sphero - complete the 8 activities to learn about your Sphero Bolt robot

Tuesday - Morning Routine

Your Student Portfolio - What is it and why use it?

Begin building your portfolio on Google Sites

Wednesday - Morning Routine

Sphero Robotics - Continue with the Sphero lessons

Thursday - Morning Routine

Sphero Robotics - Continue with the Sphero lessons

20 minutes to organize your Student Portfolio

Friday - Morning Routine

Sphero Robotics - Continue with the Sphero lessons

20 minutes to organize your Student Portfolio

Start thinking about what kind of monster robot you are going to make.  You will also need to collect the items you will use to make your robot.  Here are some links:

Milk Carton Monsters

Different types

Cardboard Robots LOFI

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Period 7 - Tech Tales ELD

Sphero Robotics Download

Project STEM Link - 

Tinkercad sign-up link - use your first name

Typing Class Link

Monday - Morning Routine

Complete AWS Tour

Writing Prompt - Do you use cloud computing?

Tuesday - Morning Routine

Writing Prompt - Do You Use Cloud Computing?  

CER Writing Format - Informational

Sign into NewsELA through Clever

• look for your assignment from Garcia
• look at paper copy
• Jigsaw read 
• Report out to class - teacher records on chart paper

Wednesday - Morning Routine

Complete Data Center article

Thursday - Morning Routine

Friday - Morning Routine

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Space Out Friday

What is Artemis and How Will We Live On The Moon?

Here is the link

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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, Computer Science, & STEAM ELD Week 9/14 - 18/2026

Hello Everyone!

I'll be out on Monday and Tuesday.  Please complete the work I have assigned you each day for full credit.  I will check your work when I return and give you credit for what you completed.

Thank you for being respectful to your Guest Teacher.  Listen to her like you would listen to me.  Help each other and behave respectfully.  I'll see you on Wednesday.

Mr. Garcia

House Horizon - Chance to earn House Points!  - California Costal Cleanup on September 19th from 9 am till 12 pm.  Location is on the Rincon highway near Ventura

Let's Help House Horizon and Rio Vista Join in Unity help the Earth.

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Period 1 - Robotics

Sphero Robotics Download

Project STEM Link - 

Tinkercad sign-up link - use your first name

Typing Class Link

Monday & Tuesday - Morning Routine - Keyboarding and check mail

Project STEM - This work will be for Monday and Tuesday.  We will work on Unit 0.2 when I return to school.

• Complete A, B, & C in Unit 0.1.  When done playing the game, move on to next unit.
• Skip Unit 0.2
• Complete A, B, & C in Unit 0.3.  When done playing the game, move on to next unit.
• Complete A, B, & C in Unit 0.4.  When done playing the game, move on to next unit.
• Complete A, B, & C in Unit 0.5.  When done playing the game, move on to next unit.

Wednesday - Morning Routine

Teacher Out Debrief 

Project STEM Unit 0.2

Thursday - Morning Routine

Friday - Morning Routine

⭐Panorama Survey Student Link⭐

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Period 2 Advisory

Weekly Schedule and Lessons

Leader In Me website

Monday - Morning Routine

Tuesday - Morning Routine

Wednesday - Morning Routine

Teacher Out Debrief 

Thursday - Morning Routine

Friday - Morning Routine

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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

Video 1 - Watch this video and answer the questions on the worksheet afterwards.  You can rewatch the video to find the answers.

Tuesday - Morning Routine

Video 2 - Watch this video and answer the questions on the worksheet afterwards.  You can rewatch the video to find the answers.

Wednesday - Morning Routine

Teacher Out Debrief 

Thursday - Morning Routine

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

Video 1 - Watch this video and answer the questions on the worksheet afterwards.  You can rewatch the video to find the answers.

Tuesday - Morning Routine

Video 2 - Watch this video and answer the questions on the worksheet afterwards.  You can rewatch the video to find the answers.

Wednesday - Morning Routine

Teacher Out Debrief 

Thursday - Morning Routine

Friday - Morning Routine

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Period 6 - Computer Science

Sphero Robotics Download

Project STEM Link - 

Tinkercad sign-up link - use your first name

Typing Class Link

Monday & Tuesday - Morning Routine - Keyboarding and check mail

Project STEM - This work will be for Monday and Tuesday.  We will work on Unit 0.2 when I return to school.

• Complete A, B, & C in Unit 0.1.  When done playing the game, move on to next unit.
• Skip Unit 0.2
• Complete A, B, & C in Unit 0.3.  When done playing the game, move on to next unit.
• Complete A, B, & C in Unit 0.4.  When done playing the game, move on to next unit.
• Complete A, B, & C in Unit 0.5.  When done playing the game, move on to next unit.

Wednesday - Morning Routine

Teacher Out Debrief 

Thursday - Morning Routine

Friday - Morning Routine

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Period 7 - Tech Tales ELD

Sphero Robotics Download

Project STEM Link - 

Tinkercad sign-up link - use your first name

Typing Class Link

Monday & Tuesday - Morning Routine - Keyboarding and check mail

Project STEM - This work will be for Monday and Tuesday.  We will work on Unit 0.2 when I return to school.

• Complete A, B, & C in Unit 0.1.  When done playing the game, move on to next unit.
• Skip Unit 0.2
• Complete A, B, & C in Unit 0.3.  When done playing the game, move on to next unit.
• Complete A, B, & C in Unit 0.4.  When done playing the game, move on to next unit.
• Complete A, B, & C in Unit 0.5.  When done playing the game, move on to next unit.

Wednesday - Morning Routine

Teacher Out Debrief 

Thursday - Morning Routine

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, Comuter Science, STEAM ELD Week 9/8 - 11/2026

  Hello Everyone!

We have a busy 4 dsy week so let's get going!

House Horizon - Chance to earn House Points!  - California Costal Cleanup on September 19th from 9 am till 12 pm.  Location is on the Rincon highway near Ventura

Let's Help House Horizon and Rio Vista Join in Unity help the Earth.

____________________________________________

Period 1 - Robotics

Sphero Robotics Download

Project STEM Link - 

Tinkercad sign-up link - use your first name

Typing Class Link

Monday - Morning Routine

Tuesday - Morning Routine

Working with a Sphero Robot 

• Check it out
• Look it over
• Open the app
• Sign into the app
• Check out your first assignment - Intro to Sphero EDU

Wednesday - Morning Routine

Working with a Sphero Robot

• Open the app
• Sign into the app
• Check out your first assignment - Intro to Sphero EDU

Thursday - Morning Routine

Writing activity - What is a Robot

AFE - Log into Project STEM 

Start unit 0.1, 0.2

Friday - Morning Routine

Work in Project STEM

Remembering 9/11

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Period 2 Advisory

Weekly Schedule and Lessons

Leader In Me website

Monday - Morning Routine -  Labor Day

Tuesday - Morning Routine

Wednesday - Morning Routine

Thursday - Morning Routine

Friday - Morning Routine

Remembering 9/11

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FFUnit - teacher

Mall Haul

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

Labor Day

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Tuesday - Morning Routine

Phenomenon - A phenomenon is any observable fact, event, or occurrence that can be perceived through the senses or scientifically studied

Fast Fashion - What is it and why is it a problem?

Writing Prompt - How does the 'fast fashion' business model create a cycle of environmental damage?

Define Business Model - A business model is a company's core plan for how it creates value for customers and makes a profit.

Wednesday - Morning Routine

Complete Fast Fashion pre write.

Start unit 

Tinkercad sign up - 

Thursday - Morning Routine

Fast Fasion Unit - continue with graphs

Thursday - Morning Routine

Fast Fasion Unit - continue with graphs

Environment

Economy

Friday - Morning Routine

Fast Fashion examples?

Remembering 9/11

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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

Labor Day

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Tuesday - Morning Routine

Phenomenon - A phenomenon is any observable fact, event, or occurrence that can be perceived through the senses or scientifically studied

Fast Fashion - What is it and why is it a problem?

Writing Prompt - How does the 'fast fashion' business model create a cycle of environmental damage?

Define Business Model - A business model is a company's core plan for how it creates value for customers and makes a profit.

Wednesday - Morning Routine

Complete Fast Fashion pre write.

Start unit 

Tinkercad sign up - 

Thursday - Morning Routine

Fast Fasion Unit - continue with graphs

Environment

Economy

Friday - Morning Routine

Fast Fashion examples?

Remembering 9/11

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Period 6 - Computer Science

Sphero Robotics Download

Project STEM Link - 

Tinkercad sign-up link - use your first name

Typing Class Link

Monday - Morning Routine

Tuesday - Morning Routine

Working with a Sphero Robot 

• Check it out
• Look it over
• Open the app
• Sign into the app
• Check out your first assignment - Intro to Sphero EDU

Wednesday - Morning Routine

Working with a Sphero Robot

• Open the app
• Sign into the app
• Check out your first assignment - Intro to Sphero EDU

Thursday - Morning Routine

Writing activity - What is a Robot

AFE - Log into Project STEM 

Start unit 0.1, 0.2

Friday - Morning Routine

Work in Project STEM

Remembering 9/11

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Period 7 - Tech Tales ELD

Sphero Robotics Download

Project STEM Link - 

Tinkercad sign-up link - use your first name

Typing Class Link

Monday - Morning Routine

Tuesday - Morning Routine

Working with a Sphero Robot 

• Check it out
• Look it over
• Open the app
• Sign into the app
• Check out your first assignment - Intro to Sphero EDU

Wednesday - Morning Routine

Working with a Sphero Robot

• Open the app
• Sign into the app
• Check out your first assignment - Intro to Sphero EDU

Thursday - Morning Routine

Writing activity - What is a Robot

AFE - Log into Project STEM 

Start unit 0.1, 0.2

Friday - Morning Routine

Work in Project STEM

Remembering 9/11

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Space Out Friday

What is Artemis and How Will We Live On The Moon?

Here is the link

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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 -