Friday, September 13, 2013

First Meeting Post-Release

First meeting after Challenge Release


The first few meetings after the Challenge Release are "work meetings"; lots of rules, reading, discussing, learning, and deciding.  No robots.  This part surprised the kids.  But we can't very well program a robot until we know the objectives, we know the game plan for achieving those objectives and we form small groups to achieve the individual challenges.


We spent the entire meeting time reading through the documentation, asking questions, finding the loop-holes, manipulating the LEGO pieces and discussing.


Then the students made groups of 2-3 to discuss what challenges they would like to work on.  These were temporary groups for just the day.  The goal was for them to digest the information, think about how to manipulate the robot and challenge, and then start the early stages of planning.  In addition, it was important for them to practice recording their thoughts and ideas.  A scientific journal is an important tool in any innovative project.


Next week we will discuss the project portion of the Challenge (whole group) - Natural Disasters, focusing on a particular disaster.  FLL has several good documents and videos that we will make use of.  The students will take notes and choose a focus as a team.

 If you want to do some homework check out the video below and read through the project documentation.





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