Thursday, November 19, 2015



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.

    Wednesday, October 7, 2015

    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.







    Saturday, October 3, 2015

    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.









    Friday, October 2, 2015

    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.