This lesson will introduce concepts in physics using the FIRST Robotics parts. Measuring distance the projectile covered, time the projectile was in the air, and height of a robot, students will calculate the initial velocity of the projectile launched from the robot. Through these lessons students learn to build and program a FIRST Robot in two cooperative groups. In this lesson students learn important STEM and problem solving skills.
This lesson will introduce concepts in physics using the Mindstorm Lego Robots. Measuring distance, velocity, and acceleration of a robotic car. Through these lessons students learn to build and program a LEGO Robotic Car in cooperative groups and measure and graph its distance, velocity, and acceleration. In this lesson students learn important STEM and problem solving skills.
To determine the effects of gears on the speed of a car. To calculate gear ratios and use them to predict speed increase.
Build a lego gear system with a combination of gear sizes to learn about ratios.
Build a hockey robot that will shoot goal from different distance and determine the probability from each distance
The students will be working in groups of 5 to apply their knowledge of area, perimeter, and measurement to build a brick retaining wall around the school’s flower bed. The students will assess the condition of the bed and take measurement. The students will be landscape architects and be asked by the school to design and build retaining wall for the schools flower bed.
The student will measure the distance a kicked ball travels and relate that distance to the force input.
Students will estimate and then determine the speed of a given robot based upon the circumference of a circle and the time taken for the robot to travel the circumference.
Students will use a robot which has been programmed to kick a ball to determine mean, median, mode, and range of the distance traveled by the ball for 10 separate kicks. The data will be collected and organized and shown graphically.
Estimate and then measure to solve problems, using U.S. Customary and metric units; and
The student will identify and describe the diameter and circumference of a circle.
Goal: Students will estimate and then determine the circumference of a circle in metric units based on circumference of robot tires and measured diameter of large circle. Student will estimate number of rotations required for the robot to travel the circumference.