Programming- Activities 3.1.1-3.1.5

I'n these activities we were able to being programming for our marble sorters. This is our last project of the year. 

Activity 3.1.1

Activity 3.1.2- Flow Charting- already on the blog. 

Activity-3.1.3- Basic Programming 

Activity 3.1.4- Programming 

Activity 3.1.5 

Prop Cars

For the past month, we have be conducting RC prop cars. Our team consisted of 5 people. We built a simple design. 

Our car gave us a lot of difficulty. We had a hard time with the wheels because originally our  wheels weren't unable to hold our model. Finally we were able to switch the wheels. We also moved the motor further up on our design to all for more motion. After all these trials and errors, our team was able to win. It was a wonderful moment when we beat the favored car. 

Flow Charting

Last Friday, (3/22) we had a lesson on flow charting. We worked on our flow charts on Monday (3/25) and Wednesday (3/27)

Conclusion:
1. Flow-charting is similar to using a map to plan a road trip because it lays out the necessarily steps of the trip. The map is a great guide for the observer because it plans the course and lays everything out in black and white. 
2.  A process that I preform everyday is getting up, getting ready and going to school.  Each morning I get up  and take a shower. After a shower, I get dresses and put my makeup on. After that  I go to the kitchen and eat breakfast. After breakfast, I brush my teeth and then I go to school.

Lego NXT Robot Tutorial

We have been working with the Lego NXT robots. We built them and programmed them. Here's a video on how to program and build the robot. http://youtu.be/l0vqZQMF0A4

2.1.7 Calculating Truss Forces

This week in engineering we had a short week. We worked on the calculating truss forces worksheet. We are to calculate the static determinacy with 2J=M+R. The J = for number of joints. M=number of members and R=number of reactions within a support. With these components we are able to calculate the static determinacy of an object.

Sea Perch Preparation

This week in class we finished our Sea Perch project! On Monday we finalized our sub with our teams. On the block day and Thursday we prepares for the Sea Perch games. We made weights, buoys, and riddles. On Friday we races our subs and participated in a variety of different games.

Trusses

This week in engineering we tackled Trusses. On Monday we had a lecture about trusses. On Wednesday we worked on the "Trusses" packet. The packet reinforced our understanding about trusses using angles, sin and cos.