Sunday, October 2, 2022

Rio Vista Computer Science, Robotics, & Eld Week 10/3 - 7/2022

Hello everyone,

Happy first week of October. Lots's to this week so let's get started

Period 2 & 3

Click here for the Project Laptop Disassemble/Reassemble Scoring Rubric Guide

Monday - Review presentation setting & logistics. Finish Slideshow & practice

Tuesday - Begin presentations - 2 per day

Wednesday - Presentations

Thursday - Presentations

Friday - Presentations

Extra Stuff to do if you are done:

Coding is the way a computer knows how to do something. Play the coding game linked below. Look to learn how to give the bot instructions to reach it's goal. This game can also be played in VR or AR.

Bot is Sus?

Learning AI - Artificial Intelligence is being used every day in many of the products we use like search engines, streaming music, & map location software like Google Maps or Waze.
Learn how to teach AI instead of programming. Try the program below & have fun!

AI for Oceans

Robotics - try making this Mars Rover Simulation complete its task. This is very similar to what you will be programming.

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Period 5

Monday - Let's take a break from testing and try some dancing, AKA Dance Party!

Tuesday - We'll continue finishing your testing until you are done. When done, work on your Dance Party!

Wednesday - Testing in Elit

Thursday - Testing in Elit

Friday - Dance Party Dance Off!

Post your Dance!

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Period 6 & 7

Project Identification

We will be wrapping up our project this week. Get your designs finished and checked by Mr. G. You can help by checking on the print on the bed to see how they are becoming real. Just don't touch the print bed.

When your print is checked off by Mr. G, here are a couple of things you can do.

Everyone can do this: Post a screenshot of your design on the Project ID Padlet. Click on the image below to get there.

What is 3D Printing? Click on the image below to watch the following videos & read the interesting articles

What is 3D Printing

Building Homes May Help People

25 (Unexpected) 3D Printing Use Cases

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Space Out Friday

Insight Hears Meteors Hit the Surface of Mars

NASA Solar System Exploration

The Parker Solar Probe - The Fastest & Hottest Satellite in the Universe!

Shaded Earth Moon Spiral

Saturday, October 1, 2022

Mr. G @ Adobe Express Training

Monday, September 26, 2022

RV Computer Science, Robotics, & ELD Week 9/26 - 30/22

Hi all,

The last week of September has come. We'll be finishing several projects & starting new ones so keep watching for updates on this blog.

Space Note:

DART Project finishes on Monday. Watch the end of the first part of the mission here.

Period 2 & 3

We'll be finishing our laptop project this week.

Reassemble your laptop and check to make sure it works. Troubleshoot any problems.
Put together your slideshow paying close attention to the parts and what they do.
Find the rubric for your slideshow here.

Search for your tool names at the link below.

Period 5

Monday - Review Videos & writing. Finish if needed

Tuesday - We'll be logging into our new on-line program today.

Method 1 -

1. Click on this link to get to Clever

2. Find, heart, & click on this link

3. Look for your new Task

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Method 2 -

1. Click on the link below

2. Click on the Sign in button on the upper right side & click on Teacher Student button

3. Go to the box shown below & type in Rio Ele... click on Rio Elementary

4. Click the "Sign in with your school district" button

5. You are in. Look for your first assignment.

Wednesday - Testing in Elit

Thursday - Testing in Elit

Friday - Testing in Elit & Rootbeer Floats

Period 6 & 7

Project Identification will continue this week. I will be meeting with each of you this week to answer questions and review your projects.

We will also be looking at measurement & the metric system and how it relates to your project.

From the Miramar Air Show

Sunday, September 18, 2022

RV Computer Science, Robotics, & ELD Week 9/19 - 23/22

Welcome Folks,

As a school, we will be celebrating Internation Day of Peace on Wednesday. There will be many activities. But what is peace and what does it look like?

Monday

View the video on your own. As a class, watch the video again & discuss the questions below.

Internation Day of Peace Sept 21, 2022

What can we do to make peace? Watch this video.

What do people in this video do to make peace & show kindness to each other?

Is it difficult to show kindness to others?

What can you do to show kindness & peace?

It all starts with our breathing! Do the following activity as a whole class.

Tuesday

How did the International Day of Peace begin?

Do you think peace is possible?

...in the world?

...in our country?

...in our city?

...in our school?

...in our homes?

Period 2 & 3

Do the Peace Day activities first, then start on your project below.

Laptop Project - It's time to put it all back together and make it work.

Goals for this week:

Reassemble your laptop computer and check to see if it works
Build your Laptop Project Slideshow including notes, images, and descriptions of how you did this & what you learned.

Do the following daily

Review your jobs with your team, change them as needed
The Recorder should remind the group using their notes as to where they left off last week. Use your notes to go backward for the reassembly.
Take an inventory of your tools before and after you use them.

With your group:

Start reassembling your device - Watch this for a 30 seconds - when tightening screws on any part that has more than one screw - tighten in a star pattern not one side at once!
Keep detailed notes and images
Use tape & a sealed container to keep track of your parts and where they go.
Take pictures of the reassembly process.
Here is a link to the image below so you can name the parts

Other Resources

These resources are great to watch but will take extra time. You can watch these at home if you are interested.

Rebuilding an Old Laptop - His channel has great info

Slideshow Master Copy - click on "Make a Copy" You will only need one presentation per group. You need to share it so you can all work from the same copy

Group Recorders - click here to get the show. Share it with your group

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Periods 5

English

1. Watch 2 of the following videos

2. Answer the questions on the answer page about the video. Answer a page for each video.

3. On the back, draw what you are thinking about.

Espanol

1. Mira 2 de los videos abajo.

2. Contesta las preguntas sobre el video en la pagina. Llena un pagina para cada video.

3. Atras de la pagina, dibuja sobre los que piensas del la informacion del video

Videos in English

Mexican-born engineer pushing for more diversity in space

How an immigrant farmworker beat the odds to become a NASA astronaut

Videos en Espanol

Katya Echazarreta, la primera mexicana en viajar al espacio

De los campos a la NASA, la historia del astronauta mexicano José Hernández

Extra - Just for Fun

What is an Engineer?

How does the International Space Station work?

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Periods 6 & 7

Do the Peace Day activities first, then start on your project below.

You will be starting your new 3D Design project, Project Identification, today

Key Vocabulary:

*Manufacturing

*Additive

*Automation

Design 3 different ideas that you can put on your backpack or keychain that will show that it belongs to you. Follow the guide below.

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Space Out Friday

Who works for NASA?

Project Artemis - What is it?

Why Are We Going To The Moon? Click on the image

How do we get to the Moon?

Monday, September 12, 2022

RV Computer Science, Robotics, & ELD Week 9/12 - 16/2022

Welcome Everyone,

The International Space Station will be overhead tonight. Here is the info:

Time: Wed Sep 14 8:03 PM, Visible: 6 min, Max Height: 79°, Appears: 10° above SW, Disappears: 14° above NE

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Laptop disassembly & reassembly is happening now in Periods 2 & 3. Lots of discovery. Period 5 is working on building language, while P6 & 7 are starting to work on 3D design. Busy, Busy!

What do you think?

"Is technology helping society or hurting society?"

Here is what we will be doing this week:

Period 2 & 3

Learning laptop - We will be looking into what makes a laptop work. Here is the plan:

Gather your materials and tools
Review your jobs with your team, change them as needed
The Recorder should remind the group using their notes as to where they left off last week
Start disassembling your device
Keep detailed notes and images
Use tape & a sealed container to keep track of your parts and where they go.

Slideshow Master Copy - click on "Make a Copy" You will only need one presentation per group. You need to share it so you can all work from the same copy

Group Recorders - click here to get the show. Share it with your group

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Periods 5

We are going to start reading a graphic comic strip that will describe the Artemis Project. This project will take us to the moon to live.

Go to the comic by clicking on this link

Manikin -

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Espanol

Vamos a leer una caricatura sobre el Proyecto Artemis. Este proyecto llevara humanidad a la luna para vivir.

Haga clic aqui para ir a la caricatura

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Periods 6 & 7

We'll be starting to learn about how things are made using technology (tools made by humans to help humans)

Key Vocabulary:

*Manufacturing

*Additive

*Automation

Monday -

Today we will be creating an account in Tinkercad. Click on your class link to get started.
Don't forget to bookmark Tinkercad in your Computer Science folder.

Period 6 Tinkercad link - sign up with your Google account

Period 7 Tinkercad link - sign up with your Google account

Tuesday -

Open up Tinkercad
Let's look at the site
Check out the Starters. Follow the directions below

1. open the account

2. Go to the Tinker button on the top menu

3. Select 3D Design

4. Scroll down to "Learn the Moves"

5. Start working on the guided tutorials. It helps if she has a mouse for her computer.

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Space Out Friday

Project Artemis - What is it?

Monday, September 5, 2022

Computer Science & Robotics Week 9/6 - 9/9

Welcome everyone,

We will all get started with some interesting work this week. Here is a question for you to think about and research. We will use this later.

"Is technology helping society or hurting society?"

Here is what we will be doing this week:

Period 2 & 3

Learning laptop - We will be looking into what makes a laptop work. Here is the plan:

On Wednesday:

Watch the following video to review what you will be doing on Thursday. Click here to see the video
Think about what job you want to do on Thursday when you start disassembling your laptop with your group of 3. The jobs are - timekeeper/tool handler, recorder, technician
Space Out! Look for copies of the Artemis project worksheets to end the class.

On Thursday:

Look at your device and tools.
Organize jobs in your group - timekeeper/tool handler, recorder, technician
Open this webpage to help you understand what you are seeing.
Plug in your laptop to make sure it is working
Unplug your laptop
Talk about your plan to disassemble the device
Start disassembling your device
Use tape & a sealed container to keep track of your parts and where they go. You will be reassembling this device later this week