Tuesday, February 8, 2022

RV Computer Science Week 2/8 - 2/11/2022

 

Hi All!

Welcome back from a Presendial long weekend!

This week, periods 2, 4, & 5 will use Google forms to collect data to modify and redesign their BPC.  All this to create a new design that will successfully be powered by a balloon.

Periods 6 & 7 will start their first 3D design project after some practice.

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 - 

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

Wednesday - start ideating new ideas to include on BPC v2

Thursday - start ideating new ideas to include on BPC v2

Friday - What's Up Friday


Period 6 & 7

Monday - 

Tuesday - Tinkercad  projects

Wednesday - Tinkercad  projects

Thursday -  Tinkercad  projects

Friday - What's Up Friday


Space Out Friday



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?







Monday, January 17, 2022

RV Computer Science Week 1/18 - 21/2022

 Howdy all,

We'll play some catch-up, finish up, and move forward this week.

Youngest Person to Fly Around The World!


Period 2, 4, & 5

Tuesday - Catch up on your blog or finish your car

Wednesday - Finish your car

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

Tuesday - Catch up on your blog or finish your name animation

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?

Sunday, January 9, 2022

Rio Vista Computer Science Week 1/10 - 1/14/2022

 Hi all,

I'm so stoked about our Lab makeover that I can barely stop from screaming for joy!

We will need everybody helping out to get this done in one day but I'm confident we can do it.  

Tuesday will be the start of our makeover day.  We'll move all the equipment on Tuesday as well as clean up the tables.  Setting up the computer workstations and setting up the 3D printers are the priority.  Next comes setting up the laser cutter and then the robotic arm.  Check out the videos about this new tech below.



Period 2, 4, & 5

Monday - Finish Balloon powered car(BPC) design & start a blog post about this project

Can you build a vehicle that can move? 1Week projects to build a Baloon Powered Car - build in Tinkercad.  The project can be found in Tinkercad - Learn - Projects - Balloon Powered Car
Tuesday - Tech Lab Makeover Day 1
Wednesday - Finish BPC & blog post
Thursday - 
Friday - 

Period 6 & 7
Monday - Project STEM - Finish 1.1 in Scratch
Tuesday - Project STEM - Unit 1 Lesson 2
Wednesday - Project STEM - Unit 1 Lesson 2 
Thursday - Project STEM - Unit 1 Lesson 3
Friday - What's Up Blog Post - Project STEM - Unit 1 Lesson 3

Space Out Friday

Sunday, January 2, 2022

Rio Vista Computer Science Week 1/3 - 1/7/2022


 

Hello People of Rio Vista Computer Science,

Happy New Year!  I truly hope you all had a restful break.  

We are ready to start off the new year with coding, 3D design, & working machines for all!

Help each other get back to your morning routines including:

*10 minutes of keyboarding practice

*checking your mail

*reading this blog

I will start printing canisters this week.  Please make sure your blogs are updated and are looking good.  Let me know if I have not printed your Project ID tag or your ornament. 

To start off our Monday, check out the cool things you will be able to see in our winter skies this month!  Just look up!


Period 2, 4, & 5
Monday - Warm up to class
Tuesday - 3D design recap

Wednesday - Can you build a vehicle that can move? 1Week projects to build a Baloon Powered Car - build in Tinkercad.  The project can be found in Tinkercad - Learn - Projects - Balloon Powered Car


Thursday - Ballon Powered car build
Friday - What's Up Blog Post & Ballon Powered car build

Period 6 & 7
Monday - Warm up to class - Get ready for building in Scratch!
Tuesday - Project STEM - Unit 1 Lesson 1
Wednesday - Project STEM - Unit 1 Lesson 2 
Thursday - Project STEM - Unit 1 Lesson 3
Friday - What's Up Blog Post - Project STEM - Unit 1 Lesson 4

More to come !

Space Out Friday

The James Webb Telescope is on its way to its working zone, Lagrange L2



How far is a light-year?

What is an Astronomical Unit?






Monday, December 13, 2021

Computer Science Week 12/13 - 17/2021

Happy Holidays all,

This week is about finishing up our projects and setting ourselves up for a great Winter Break.


Period 2, 4, 5
Keyboarding is cut down to 20 minutes this week.  You'll have 7 minutes each day to complete this goal.  

Your goals are:

1. Complete your keyboarding goal for this week.  20 min.
2. Finish your December Project:

a. Ornament - Create an ornament to decorate your tree.  The ornament must have a connection to your family, a connector for an ornament hook, and be a unique design.  Size may vary but is determined by its application.

b. Container with cover(lid) - Create a container that can hold something inside.  It must have a cover or lid.  The size will be determined by the contents of the container.

Create a blog post explaining and reflecting on your design journey.  Include an explanation of the project, a description of how you created the design, and a reflection about how it came out.  Also include 2 pictures, one screenshot from Tinkercad & one of the finished print.

Check with Mr. G along the development path.  I can verify whether the design is ready to print.  After printing, finish smoothing the design and you have the option to paint it for added effect.


When you are done,

DIY ACTIVITIES

Edublog

Modify your blog!  Modify themes, colors, and layout

Gamestarmechanic

Great game design website.  Create a free account or sign in, select “Get Started” until you get to the “Quest” and click on that.  Follow the directions to debug and play a cool set of platformer games.  

Tinkercad

Create a new project or work on an old one

Finish Preparing 3D printed ID

Use tools carefully and clean up work table

Code.org

Work on another new task or finish one from last year

Scratch

Go play some games on Scratch!  When you find a game you like, look at the code used to create it.

Also, start getting ideas down for your game.

Typing.com

You can get some more keyboarding practice.

Sumo Drone

Ask me about learning how to access and use our rolling and flying drones.

Period 6 & 7  - You will start working in Project stem this week.  On the menu will be building an animation in Scratch using your name.  You will enjoy being able to learn coding in Scratch while creating something very unique for yourself.  But before that, let's learn about what Computer Science is all about.

Monday - Project STEM - Unit 0.1

Tuesday - Project STEM - Unit 0.2

Wednesday - Project STEM - Unit 0.3

Thursday - Project STEM - Unit 0.4

Friday - Space Out Friday Project


Space Out Friday!


The Geminids meteor shower will peak tonight but be visible until the 17th.  The clouds will make it impossible to see with our eyes but you can see it on facebook at this link starting at 6pm tonight

Click on this link to find out more information about this meteor shower.


The Parker Solar Probe has flown through Our Sun's Corona!  

Closest approach to Our Sun by Humans!







Monday, December 6, 2021

Computer Science Week 12/6 - 12/10

 Good day everyone,

As the temperature starts to cool, we, in the Tech Lab, are heating up as we work on finishing our projects.  Each class has an assignment that you can find below.  Have a great week and enjoy looking up at our beautiful evening skies!


Periods 2, 4, & 5 - 3D Design - Continue working on either your ornament or your container with a lid or covering.  You will have all week to work on it but the pressure is on to get a working prototype printed before we leave on break.  

In addition to printing, we now have paints that you can use to customize your object.  See me ASAP to get your design printed.

December Project - Do one of the following project and include the blog post for the one you created.

1. Ornament - Create an ornament to decorate your tree.  The ornament must have a connection to your family, a connector for an ornament hook, and be a unique design.  Size may vary but is determined by its application.

2. Container with cover(lid) - Create a container that can hold something inside.  It must have a cover or lid.  The size will be determined by the contents of the container.

Create a blog post explaining and reflecting on your design journey.  Include an explanation of the project, a description of how you created the design, and a reflection about how it came out.  Also include 2 pictures, one screenshot from Tinkercad & one of the finished print.

Check with Mr. G along the development path.  I can verify whether the design is ready to print.  After printing, finish smoothing the design and you have the option to paint it for added effect.

When you are done,

DIY ACTIVITIES

Edublog

Modify your blog!  Modify themes, colors, and layout

Gamestarmechanic

Great game design website.  Create a free account or sign in, select “Get Started” until you get to the “Quest” and click on that.  Follow the directions to debug and play a cool set of platformer games.  

Tinkercad

Create a new project or work on an old one

Finish Preparing 3D printed ID

Use tools carefully and clean up work table

Code.org

Work on another new task or finish one from last year

Scratch

Go play some games on Scratch!  When you find a game you like, look at the code used to create it.

Also, start getting ideas down for your game.

Typing.com

You can get some more keyboarding practice.

Sumo Drone

Ask me about learning how to access and use our rolling and flying drones.

Period 6 & 7  - You will start working in Project stem this week.  On the menu will be building an animation in Scratch using your name.  You will enjoy being able to learn coding in Scratch while creating something very unique for yourself.  But before that, let's learn about what Computer Science is all about.

Monday - Project STEM - Unit 0.1

Tuesday - Project STEM - Unit 0.2

Wednesday - Project STEM - Unit 0.3

Thursday - Project STEM - Unit 0.4

Friday - Space Out Friday Project


Space Out Friday!


The James Webb Telescope

The JWST will launch to outer space on Dec 22.  You can see it on the NASA TV channel.  Please tune in to see humanities newest space telescope make it's way to our space.

Find out what the JWST is, how it was make, how it works, and what we hope it will be able to do once on station in space.  Click here to watch a video.









Sunday, November 28, 2021

Computer Science Week 11/29 - 12/3

 Happy Holidays Everyone,

I hope you all had a restful break.  We have 3 weeks until Winter break & we have lots to do during this time.  



Periods 2, 4, & 5 - 3D Design - Your first designs are looking great!  This week you will finish them, print them, and refine your designs if necessary.  

For your next assignment, you will have a choice.  

  1. Create an object that can contain something.  The size will depend on the use
  2. Create a holiday ornament that is related to your family in some way. 
I'm looking forward to seeing what you can make!

Monday - Finish up Project ID & start printing
Tuesday - Create a post on your blog titled "Project Identification".  Details will be on the board.  Your post needs to contain the following information:
  • Title - Project Identification
  • Explanation/Reflection - What is this project, what did you make, how did you make it, what do you think about your design(did it come out like you thought?, does it solve the problem?, how would you change it if needed?)
  • 1 image of your project from tinkercad
  • 1 image of your finished, printed project working
Wednesday - Start planning your next project
Thursday - 
Friday - 

Period 6 & 7   - Along with some other tasks that we will be doing and that I will detail below, we'll start our unit in coding using Scratch and a Computer Science program called Project Stem.  You will learn how to create computer programs using the language of computers, CODE!

Monday - Signing into Project Stem & Scratch
Tuesday - Introduction to Scratch
Wednesday - Wacky Wednesday Blog post & Google Email
Thursday - More Email & more Scratch
Friday - Project Animate Your Name



Space Out Friday

What is the Artemis Mission & Why Does it Matter?