Building off the activity in session six, last week’s session seven on March 23 brought the claw back. This time, B&B asked students to navigate their bots around a makeshift track and see who could finish the fastest. Students had to program their robots to move around a chair and use the claw to pick up a tire and carry it to the finish line. B&B is having tons of fun coming up with new and exciting activities using the claw. We’ve included some photos from session seven below: Sadly, this Thursday, March 30 marks the last B&B session of the semester. We have some pretty cool things lined up and look forward to sharing our progress with you!
Until then, B&B
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The age-old classic Toy Story provided some inspiration for the B&B team this past Thursday, March 16. In our sixth session, we took a cue from Buzz and Woody to explore the different uses of the claw attachment.
The first mission for students was to move a tire from a designated started point to about halfway across a table. The robot was then supposed to released the tire and make its way back to the starting point. The students participating in the session picked this up pretty quickly and moved on to a challenge activity. The challenge asked students to move their bots to the halfway point on the table, pick up a tire, move the robot to the end of the table, drop the tire off the edge, and finally return to the start. We’re happy to report that nearly all the students successfully completed the challenge. While Buzz’s alien friends might think the claw is their master, the B&B students took control of the mighty claw in session six! We’ll be back soon with more updates! - B&B Last week marked Northeastern’s spring break, so after some time to relax and recharge the B&B team is ready to get back to work this Thursday, March 16! As we move into session six of the semester, we wanted to get you up to speed what the students have been learning with with bots. Our fourth and fifth sessions, held on 2/23 and 3/2, covered the same lesson. Named “The River” by our creative curriculum team, this lesson asked students to help their bots navigate from end of a map to the other. Despite the simple-sounding goal, moving the bots across the river was a little tricky. Students had to follow a few rules as they worked to build a program:
Get a closer look at “The River” in the images below: Happy snow day tomorrow!
- B&B We’ve been away from the blog for a bit, but we’re back with some exciting updates! Following the cancellation of our 2/9 session, B&B was counting down the days to our 2/16 session – and it didn’t disappoint. The third lesson of the semester proved to be a challenging one. Volunteers led students in a programming activity involving color sensors. Students worked to get their robots to display different values based on what the linked color sensor was reading. It was a fun and engaging lesson that we plan to build on in future sessions.
Thanks to a connection to Northeastern’s chapter of Science Club for Girls, B&B was invited to participate in the annual “Show Me the Science” fair on Saturday, February 18. The event featured activity tables from 20 different student organizations and individuals. B&B set up shop with a few of our LEGO robot friends ready to help girls program a bot. We settled on a familiar lesson: programming a bot to move in a specific shape. We were so happy to contribute to Show Me the Science and experience first-hand the amazing work Science Club for Girls is doing in the Boston area. You can read more about the event here: https://news.northeastern.edu/2017/02/northeastern-students-inspire-and-encourage-the-next-generation-at-science-club-for-girls/?utm_source=News%40Northeastern&utm_campaign=416c6a87c5-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_02_22&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_508ab516a3-416c6a87c5-273706249 Things are moving along nicely for the B&B team and we’re looking forward to sharing our progress. Keep an eye out for a new post in the coming week! - B&B |
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