VADCFLL-L Archives

First Lego League in Virginia and DC

VADCFLL-L@LISTSERV.JMU.EDU

Options: Use Forum View

Use Monospaced Font
Show HTML Part by Default
Condense Mail Headers

Message: [<< First] [< Prev] [Next >] [Last >>]
Topic: [<< First] [< Prev] [Next >] [Last >>]
Author: [<< First] [< Prev] [Next >] [Last >>]

Print Reply
Content-Type:
multipart/alternative; boundary="-1403516090-2101781537-1361714829=:59473"
Sender:
First Lego League in Virginia and DC <[log in to unmask]>
Subject:
From:
Angela Ting <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Sun, 24 Feb 2013 06:07:09 -0800
In-Reply-To:
MIME-Version:
1.0
Reply-To:
Angela Ting <[log in to unmask]>
Parts/Attachments:
text/plain (1945 bytes) , text/html (4 kB)


Hi all, 
 
 
I am wondering if there are any parents living in Northern Virginia who are interested in learning robotics with their children.  John Kauffman, a robotics teacher at the Arlington Career Center, is willing to offer a robotics class tailored to younger students with parent participation.  I am hoping to get enough interest to start an intro robotic class, using the Parallex platform.  This is not a Lego robotics class. A sample curriculum is as follows:  
 
Robotics 1 – The Brain (15-18 hours) 
Build and experiment with the microcontroller and its code that will control the robot. The microcontroller is also the basis for non-robotics projects students may undertake 
Prerequisite – Experience with any word processor 
Materials: Parallax Boe-Bot Kit ~ $170 (used for both courses) The same kit is used in many university microcontroller, embedded systems or robotics courses. Source: www.parallax.com/go/boe-bot either version: serial with adaptor or USB. Two or three individuals can share a kit. (Additional parts and handouts provided by the instructor- free) 
Approximate Schedule: 
	* Introduction to Microcontrollers and PBASIC coding 
	* Bread boarding, component marking codes and troubleshooting 
	* Servo Motors and demonstration of the oscilloscope 
	* Robot body assembly 
	* Calibration techniques 
	* Navigation without sensing 
 
Please let me know if you are interested.  
 
 
Angela Ting
Coach
Rocking Penguins
FLL #7102

-- To UNSUBSCRIBE or CHANGE your settings, please visit https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-l.html and select "Join or leave the list".

-- VADCFLL administrative announcements are sent via VADCFLL-ANNOUNCEMENTS-L. Visit https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-ANNOUNCEMENTS-l.html to subscribe.

ATOM RSS1 RSS2