Homeschool Day 9/9: Tinkercad and Robotics

 2nd Grader

Outsourced Classes

• Lego Engineering
• Beginning Theater

Robotics

• We spent an hour programming the DASH robot again
• We worked through a number of the challenges until we got stumped and even I wasn't sure what we were doing wrong!
• https://www.makewonder.com/robots/dash/

10th Grader

Writing

• Writing exercises with They Say, I Say

STEM 

• Learning to use a 3D printer
• Created an account on Tinkercad - https://www.tinkercad.com
• Tinkercad is a free, 3D design website that uses online CAD
• She created a 3D rubber duck using Tinkercad
• Saved the STL file and we're going to have it 3D printed at the library

Fine Arts

• A little bit of ukulele practice

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)

Homeschool Day 8/19: Project-Based STEM

 2nd Grader

• Lego Engineering class (outsourced)
• Theater class (outsourced)
• Snap Circuits 
• We did several projects together
• ZomeTools
• He built several structures on his own

10th Grader

• Robotics - Evo Ozobot
• This was her first day working with Ozobot
• She spent a couple of hours learning how to use the coding software and run a program using Ozoblockly (which uses Python and looks similar to MIT Scratch)
• She programmed the robot to run a course, play a song, light up, etc
• Awesome robot, awesome software!

www.ozobot.com

https://ozobot.com/create/ozoblockly