Northwest Florida Region 7/1/2014 New Coach Training Beth Hanning FLL Affiliate Partner Northwest Florida Region Beth.hanning@doolittleinstitute.org

Use your Senses/Sensors Dog and Box Video Use this video to demonstrate that programming with sensors allows the robot to more accurately navigate the field. This dog is using the sense of touch and her hearing, but refuses to drop the box to use her sight. Robots tend to meander around the field, much like this dog without the proper use of sensors. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90upidYGooo

Agenda Website Resources Getting the year started EV3 User’s Guide Skills Training – Robot Educator Skills Training – Space Challenge Intro to Engineering Design Analyze a mission Design a mission solution Develop solution Test and revise

Website Resources https://fllnwf.org Events Resources Skills Training News

Getting the year started Three or Four parts? Robot Game Robot Design Presentation Core Values Form your team and register Order your materials Begin work on the Challenge Apply for and attend a tournament

EV3 User’s Guide

Skills Training – Robot Educator

Skills Training – Space Challenge Registered FLL teams can borrow this set during the off season. Contact beth.hanning@doolittleinstitute.org Check our regional website for more resources to go with the Space Challenge.

Analyze a Mission Step 1 – Analyze the rules Memorize the model names and mission names. Classify and understand the points scoring.

Design a Solution Step 2 – Decide which missions and who works on them. Subgroups get everyone involved. Step 3 – Brainstorm optional paths. Step 4 – Determine the “best” path and state why.

Intro to Engineering Design Step 5 – Subgroups ”walk” robot down the field, discussing details and recording pseudo code for each step using rulers and protractors. Step 6 – Pseudo code is placed into the program in comment form across the top of the workspace

Develop your Solution: Based on your Design Step 7 – Students build the robot and program based on Pseudo code.

Testing and Revisions Step 8 – Students test their programs and builds recording major problems and designing solutions to these recording them in their journals and/or engineering design notebook. Step 9 – Team members make adjustments revising code and build.

Training Events For more information and practice on this method, check https://fllnwf.org/events for scheduled training events Email beth.hanning@doolittleinstitute for questions on how to prepare for tournaments.