{"id":1341,"date":"2012-12-11T00:43:46","date_gmt":"2012-12-11T08:43:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/otacharter.org\/fifthgrade\/?p=1341"},"modified":"2013-08-24T15:03:38","modified_gmt":"2013-08-24T22:03:38","slug":"5th-grade-starts-racer-pro-bot-project-tree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joyofteaching.lwn-stg.194-164-93-166.plesk.page\/fifthgrade\/2012\/12\/11\/5th-grade-starts-racer-pro-bot-project-tree\/","title":{"rendered":"5th Grade Starts &#8220;Racer&#8221; Pro-bot PROJECT TREE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #333399;\">OTA Robotics: Programming \u2022 Problem-Solving \u2022 Applied Mathematics<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9pIPsrkur7k?rel=0\" height=\"480\" width=\"640\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #333399;\">**PROJECT-CHALLENGE 1-1<\/span><\/strong>: <em>Program Your Robot to Knock Over Two Towers<\/em> <strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">(and for Extra Credit: write one program that knocks over BOTH towers and returns your Racer robot to the starting line)<\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>**LEARNING GOALS for Project 1-1<\/strong><\/span>: Learn Parts\/Functions of new Racer Robots; Understand difference between Hardware and Software; Learn to Enter and Edit Commands; Learn to Measure Distance and Angles using Ruler (cm) and Protractors (degrees); Learn Correct Format for Recording Your Successful Programs.<\/p>\n<p>************* ******************** **************<\/p>\n<p>The new Racer Pro-bots (purchased with <strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">a generous grant from the<\/span> <\/strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>Kiwanis Club of San Diego<\/strong>)<\/span> arrived recently; and today the 5th Grade had their second encounter with these great learning tools:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>See the first <a href=\"http:\/\/joyofteaching.lwn-stg.194-164-93-166.plesk.page\/fifthgrade\/files\/2012\/12\/Racer-Project-Tree1b.pdf\">Racer Probot Project Tree 1<\/a>: Projects 1-5<\/li>\n<li>See the Project Challenge 1-1:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/joyofteaching.lwn-stg.194-164-93-166.plesk.page\/fifthgrade\/files\/2012\/12\/Racer-Robot-CHALLENGE-1-1b.pdf\">Group Project Progress Tracker and Exam Checklist<\/a><\/li>\n<li>See\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/9pIPsrkur7k\">Videos of 5th Grade students<\/a> working on the first Project<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>OTA&#8217;s Math and Science Olympics!<\/strong><\/span> program takes advantage of early learning windows for math and science (children who start before 12 get a lifelong head start).\u00a0 The program, modeled on the US Olympic Development Program, helps children fall in love with the games of science, math, and information technology with early exposure to hands-on robotics programming, problem solving, and applied mathematics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OTA Robotics: Programming \u2022 Problem-Solving \u2022 Applied Mathematics **PROJECT-CHALLENGE 1-1: Program Your Robot to Knock Over Two Towers (and for Extra Credit: write one program that knocks over BOTH towers and returns your Racer robot to the starting line). **LEARNING &hellip; 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