Saturday, September 3, 2022

Homeschool Day 9/2: Robotics, Simple Machines and Writing

 2nd Grader

Robotics

  • DASH Robot - we borrowed a Dash Robot from the library and spent several hours learning to program it. 
  • Here's the robot: https://www.makewonder.com/robots/dash/
  • You can program the robot using an app for iPad, iPhone or Android: https://www.makewonder.com/apps/
  • We downloaded the Wonder app, because it seemed the easiest for a 7 year-old to use.  The programming commands use pictures, so small children can figure it out
  • This robot was easy to program and the 7 year-old really enjoyed it
Simple Machines
  • We borrowed a Simple Machines kit from the library also.  We put together the following simple machines:
    • Wedge
    • Pulleys
    • Lever
    • Inclined plane
    • Wheel

10th Grader

Writing
  • Writing exercises using They Say, I Say
Robotics
  • Our final week programming with Ozobot.  https://ozobot.com
  • They worked on getting the Ozobot to follow a course using markers + programming on Ozoblockly. https://ozobot.com/create/ozoblockly
  • We also borrowed this from our library.  It has been a great robotics kit.  It's more difficult to use than the Dash robot and it uses actual Python or tabs similar to MIT's Scratch
Fine Arts
  • She worked on ukulele with her friend (who also has a ukulele)

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