Agenda for November 15

Robot:Practice timings

Project:Finalize tri fold
Practice skit.
Discuss documentation

Agenda for November 13

Robot:
Continue adding new missions and testing.

Project:
- review website
- incorporate Powtoon to the skit
- finalize skit and practice

General:
- finalize t-shirt design
- provide brief introduction of each team members 

Recap for the day

Robot:
All missions completed, testing in progress.

Project:
-Skit complete
- Powtoon published
- website complete, final review pending

Agenda for November 8

Robot:
Continue to work on the new mission started yesterday.

Project:
- complete Powtoon
- complete website-
- complete skit
- draft trifold information

Agenda for November 7

Robot:
Continue mission testing.

Project:
- 15 minute team meeting to review regional event information and forms. (Coaches, mentors, parents and kids)
- plan to meet waste management to research and share new solution
- Modify Powtoon with new innovative solution
- modify skit to incorporate new innovative solution
- modify or create a new website
- draft poster board material

Team timing for matches:

Robot Matches Timings:

9:30 AM - 1^st match

11:05 AM – 2^nd match

1:20 PM – 3^rd match

Interview Timings:

10:15 AM - Core Values Interview

11:40 AM - Robot Design Interview

1:55 PM - Project Presentation

So we are done everything by 2 PM. J Then, Award ceremony between 3 to 5 PM.

Agenda for October 31

Robot:
Try to complete 2 additional missions.

Project:
Finalize prototype model
Work on the Trifold
Work on the skit

Agenda For November 1

Robot:
Work on two new missions.

Project:
Complete prototype.
Finalize printouts and pictures forTrifold.

Agenda For October 28

Project:
Review Powtoon
Review skit
Start working on prototype

Robot:
Continue with mission/testing

Meeting agenda for October 25 

Robot:
Continue to redesign robot and mission testing.

We have a guest mentor (Will) coming to our meeting today  for about 30 minutes and Priya will be there as well, so kids let's take suggestions and guidance from these mentors to build a robot.

Project:
Work on trifold.
Review Powtoon video and website.
Start planning the prototype.

Meeting agenda for October 23

Project Team:

• Complete PowToon and Website updates/changes
• Plan prototype strategy

Robot Team:

•   Continue with missions/testing

Agenda for Ocober 18

Project:
Finalize Powtoon Video and material.
Finalize activities list to put on trifold

Robot:
Continue redesign of a robot
Continue working on missions

Coaches/mentors General discussion
Finalize t-shirt colors

Recap on October 18

Project team worked on powtoons and website.
Worked on the ideas to have commercial on powtoons and reviewed website material as a group.
Robot Team worked on the Robot and trying to get two missions in one round.

Recap on October 16

Project:
Worked on Powtoon.
Researched and documented e-waste information.
Everyone brainstormed project ideas.
Coaches/mentors discussed project plan

Robot:
Redesigning of robot
Mission and strategy planning in progress

     Agenda for October 16

1. The team needs to really come up to speed with project and the robot.
2. In project, we need to have one solid solution to the e-waste problem which will add a value to the community.

       Project:
   -   field trip recap.
   -   brainstorm new project ideas
   -   coaches/ mentors will discuss the project

• In robot, we need to score more points as this years it is a high scoring robot. So need to come up with a solid strategy. Also create attachments.

Robot:
- document each mission and points
- plan - how many missions
- plan mission strategy (single mission/multiple missions)

      Agenda for October 14

1. Everyone go over the Atec website and read the information
2. Project team will work with robot team

      Recap of the day

•          Kids spent some time reading about Atec website and prepare few questions for tomorrow's field trip.

• All team members spent sometime working with robot , reviewed the programming.

• Everyone got to try the missions so far programmed. We got few boxes for prototype.

• We got to watch few videos on some missions and points. One nice video is shared on FLL whatsap group. Have your kids go through that video.

• Homework for Friday , robotics team to find the planned missions and point list and figure out a plan on what more missions can be attempted.

• Project team to come up with a picture / model in book for Prototype .

Think ideas for prototype .

         Recap on October 11

      Project team worked on Website :

• More details on Home page & added more tabs with links and powtoons.

• Robot team finished Programming for two  more missions.

      So they are done with four missions until now.

• They also watched videos on robot doing some multitasking missions.

Team work meeting agenda- October 11

       Project:

1.  Complete the website
2. Plan trifold
3. Plan prototype model
4. Plan prototype model
5. plan field trips(dates and places)

       Robots: 

1. Finalize robot missions(how many missions and strategies)
2. Continue programming and testing 

       General discussion:

      1. Finalize T-shirts colors

      2.Team buttons

      3.List all tasks and Outline the timelines

The feildtrip

      Went on a field trip to learn about what they do waste.

     The Field trip:  

      

 

Team work- October 10

      

          Team metalpounders did a great job today.

        Recap on what we did :

         Robot team:

•            Worked on robot modifications
•            Worked on compost mission

         Project team:

•         Created and planned the content of the website.

Area 515 Visit

Metal Pounders visited Area 515 Workshop on Oct. 7 evening. Team had a good discussion and Q/A session with Area 515 engineers. Here are a few pictures from the visit.

ISU FLL Meet The Experts

The Team visited ISU FLL Meet The Experts event on Oct. 2, 2015 (9 AM - 11 AM).

Robot : 

Ask questions with the Specialists of the Robot
Ask questions with the Specialists of Design Documentation

Project: 

Ask questions with Specialist of Reusing of waste
Ask questions with Specialist of Recycling of waste
Ask questions with Specialist of Documentation of Project

Takeaway:

Review the answers  from the Specialist
Discuss the answers from the Specialist
Use the information in the Project and Robot.

Team Work - Oct 2

Things to do

Robot: 
Read and understand each mission in the Game Manual
Assemble the motors to the EV3
Finalized the drive-train ( the system of wheels and motors)

Project: 
Brainstorm ideas for solutions
“New useful applications for the electronics and control system of video game consoles (electronic waste)
Research on how electronic waste is currently disposed.
How electronic waste is reused and recycled.

Takeaway:
Project team research about useful applications for the electronics and control system of the video game consoles
Team members to visit Iowa State Experts Meeting Oct 3, 2015.

Metal Pounders - Team Logo - Second Try

Team Logo by Sanjana Amatya

Team Work - Sept 30

Things to do

Robot:
Go through the rules in the manual
Go through all the missions
Decided the criteria for the missions the team wanted to do.
Discussed the missions the team were interested in doing
Organized the missions into 3 categories:
Pushing
Pulling
Placing (with some overlap)
Start designing and building the robot

Project: 

Discuss ideas we have for the project
Review Homework - Discuss everyone’s ideas
Narrow down to one problem we’d like to solve
Brainstorm ideas for solutions
Finalize problem and solution
Brainstorm “outreach” research (i.e. interviews, phone calls, etc.)

Takeaway:
Regional Qualifier registration
Register for Iowa State Experts Meeting Oct 3.

Metal Pounders - Team Logo - First Try

Team Logo (First Try) by Sanjana Amatya

Team Work - Sept 27

Things To Do

Finish Building Mission Models
Attach Mission Models to Table
Read Manual, Understand Each Mission

Takeaway

Come up with 5 problems (which fits within what is described in the Project section of manual) that we could solve.
Applying for Grants
Download EV3 Programming Software
Documentation Plan
Finalize Logo

Kickoff Meeting

Things To Do

Introduction to FLL by Mentor
What is FIRST
Watch Robotics demo http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprograms
FIRST Experience by Mentor
What is FLL?

• Robot
• Project
• Core Values
• Student Driven
• Competitions
• Awards
• Role of Students 
• Role of Mentors
• Role of Coach

2015/2016 Game Overview watch video
Challenge Overview
Commitment & Dedication
Future Logistics
Team Imagery/ Apparel/ Logo Design
Setting the groundwork for future meetings

Takeaway

Read FLL Game Manual

Summary

Excellent presentation and good discussion by the team. Team got a chance to meet each other and get to know each other and share their passion knowledge of Robotics.

FLL 20427 Is Created

We have exciting news!

Today we registered new FLL Team 20427 - The Metal Pounders! 

Congratulations to the team!

Mentor: Priyanka Koratpallikar

Sub Mentor: Sanjana Amatya

Coach: ShilpaKortpallikar

Sub Coach : Manish Hood

Team Members:

• Amogh Koratpallikar
• Manthan Shah
• Sarthak Hood
• Suyash Amatya
• Vir Patel