Thursday, December 11, 2008
The IGNITE Camp Survey...
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Looking Back...
Image: 'DSCN3118' - www.flickr.com/photos/84987970@N00/2993149394I hope that you've enjoyed your IGNITE Camp experience as much as I have :-)
Looking back on all of your many accomplishments, what were your highlights from participating in IGNITE@Brooklands?
Baby Steps.
Now that you have had a chance to program your robot using a computer, what was the hardest part of using the Mindstorm software?
Was it easier to program your robot with the computers or just using the robot's 'brain'?
Were you able to make your robot do what you wanted?
Was it easier to program your robot with the computers or just using the robot's 'brain'?
Were you able to make your robot do what you wanted?
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
They're Alive :-)
Now that you have built your robots, you must think about what you want to make them do...
When you program your robot tomorrow, how will you use the different sensors to challenge your robot to do things?
Monday, December 1, 2008
The Guts.
Did you enjoy taking apart a laptop computer yesterday?
What was the hardest part about taking peices out of your laptop?
What was the hardest part about taking peices out of your laptop?
Many students chose a piece from inside their laptop to take home.
What piece did you choose to take home, and why?
What piece did you choose to take home, and why?
Simple Circuits
This morning, you spent lots of time building electronic circuits using Snap Circuit kits.
What were your biggest challenges while creating circuits with your partner?
What was the most exciting circuit that you built together?
What were your biggest challenges while creating circuits with your partner?
What was the most exciting circuit that you built together?
Thursday, November 27, 2008
Working Together
This morning you worked together in your groups to program your robots. Your robots and your computer worked together to bring your robot to life.
How has working together made your IGNite camp experience successful?
What team work skills will the next group of students need to have fun during IGNite camp?