If I were a CTY Robotics Instructor...
2008-12-14
...This is what my curriculum would be like. I think the middle of the second week will result in some free time, since Projects 6 and 7 are really similar. But it's my first solo attempt at a curriculum, and I feel I've crammed more in than what we did before. I miss CTY...
| WEEK 0 | Morning | Afternoon | Backup |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday | n/a | Introduction | More Ice Breakers |
| Ice Breakers | |||
| WEEK 1 | Morning | Afternoon | Backup |
| Monday | Ice Breaker | Explain Documentation | |
| Behavior Forms | Exercises in motion, if, while | ||
| Pre-test / Check Kits | Documentation | ||
| Explain Rules | |||
| Robots Presentation | |||
| Tuesday | Exercises in sensors | P1: Red Light Green Light | |
| Documentation | Documentation | ||
| Wednesday | P2: Line Follower | Variables Presentation | |
| Documentation | Exercises in variables | ||
| Thursday | P3: Ping Pong Ball Sorter | P3: Ping Pong Ball Sorter | |
| Friday | PP Ball Sorter Demo | Logic Presentation | AI Presentation |
| Documentation | P4: Alarm Clock | Random Numbers | |
| Documentation | |||
| WEEK 2 | Morning | Afternoon | Backup |
| Monday | P5: Obstacle Course | P5: Obstacle Course | |
| Documentation | |||
| Tuesday | Assessment | P6: Race Car | Walkers Presentation |
| Gears Presentation | Documentation | ||
| Exercise in gears | |||
| Wednesday | P7: Hill Climber | Bluetooth Presentation | |
| Documentation | Exercises in bluetooth | ||
| Thursday | P8: Relay Race | P9: Robot Soccer | |
| Friday | P9: Robot Soccer | Robot Soccer Tournament | Sumo |
| Documentation | |||
| WEEK 3 | Morning | Afternoon | Backup |
| Monday | Systems Presentation | P10: Systems | CAS Presentation |
| P10: Systems | Documentation | ||
| Tuesday | CAS Presentation | Plan Final Project | |
| Plan Final Project | P11: Final Project | ||
| Wednesday | P11: Final Project | P11: Final Project | |
| Thursday | Final Project Demo | Post-test | Real Robots Analysis |
| Documentation | Clean up | ||
| Friday | Clean up | ||
| Movie |