Thursday, January 27, 2022

RV Computer Science Week 1/31 - 2/4/2022

 Hello Everyone!

Welcome to the last day of January & Bienvenidos to the first week of February!

This week will find periods 2, 4, & 5 testing their BPCs and recording that data to decide what issues are being discovered and possible solutions to design into their next iteration of the BPC.

Periods 6 & & will start to venture into the world of 3D design.

For Space Out Friday we will continue to learn about the Artemis Project that aims at getting humanity back on the moon permanently by 2025.

Make it a great week!


Period 2, 4, & 5

Monday - Debrief Class, testing BPC version 1

Tuesday - testing BPC version 1, start ideating new ideas to include on BPC v2

Wednesday testing BPC version 1, start ideating new ideas to include on BPC v2

Thursday - testing BPC version 1, start ideating new ideas to include on BPC v2

Friday - What's Up Friday


Period 6 & 7

Monday - Debrief Class, create an account in Tinkercad

Tuesday - Tinkercad Starter projects

Wednesday - Tinkercad Starter projects

Thursday -  Tinkercad Starter projects

Friday - What's Up Friday


Space Out Friday

In Honor of the brave who gave everything to get us into outer space

Click here to view

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How do we communicate with our satellites in space?

The Deep Space Network (click here)


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What is the Artemis Mission & Why Does it Matter?







Sunday, January 23, 2022

RV Computer Science Week 1/24 - 28/2022

 Hello Everyone, 

Welcome to Trimester 2 Conference Week.

We will be on a minimum day schedule starting on Tuesday through Thursday.  Parent conferences will be virtual and usually held between 1:30 & 4pm.


Friday's Project (All Classes):

Hi All,

As I explained on Thursday, your assignment for today will be to post a What's Up post showing 3 different comments on 3 different people's posts.  Here are the step by step plans to completing this project:

  1. Watch the first video below: How to Leave a Comment on a Blog
  2. Think about how to leave a good blog comment.
  3. Watch the next video: Make a Connection: Blog Comments
  4. Reflect on how to leave a GOOD comment.
  5. Now go to your class Padlet and find 3 different people's blogs to leave a comment on.
  6. Person #1 - find a post that you like and leave a GOOD comment
  7. Person #2 - find a post that you like and leave a GOOD comment
  8. Person #3 - find a post that you like and leave a GOOD comment
  9. NOW - take a screenshot of your comments and paste them into your own What's Up post.  Write a brief description of this project.

Your What's Up post should have 3 posted comments that follow our Good comments guidelines as discussed in class and on the videos.

If you finish early, make an interesting stop motion GIF using Brush Ninja.  Post it on your blog so we can check it out!

You can also watch the Space related videos at the end of this week's blog post.

Make it a great day, it is up to YOU.


How to Leave a Comment on a Blog


1. Compliment the Writer in a Specific Way

2. Add new information

3. Make a connection

4. End with a question

5. Proofread your writing

Make a Connection: Blog Comments


Now go forth and leave some quality comments on your colleague's blogs.  

Make sure to take a screenshot of each published comment and paste it onto your blog as our What's Up Post





Period 2, 4, & 5

Monday - Finish Printing & start testing design - create a log to record testing 

Tuesday - Finish Printing & start testing design - create a log to record testing

Wednesday 

Thursday - 

Friday - What's Up Friday


When you are ready to print your Balloon Powered Car, do two things.

1. take a screenshot of the car with the wheels on it for your portfolio



2. remove the wheels for printing.  it should look like this:


Period 6 & 7

Monday - Project STEM - 1.3

Tuesday - 

Wednesday -

Thursday -  Email - Create an Email Signature or here

Friday - What's Up Friday


Space Out Friday


What is the Artemis Mission & Why Does it Matter?