Intro to robotics d seilstad 4h robotics findout session

4-H Problem-Solving, Teamwork & Fun through LEGO Mindstorm Robotics

So what is a LEGO MINDSTORM NXT Robot?

Microprocessor Motors

Sound Sensor

UltrasonicSensor

Touch Sensor

Light Sensor

Robots come in all kinds of designs

http://shop.LEGO.com/ Click on Product Demo

What can you do with it?

You are also coming in at a very exciting time for youth Robotics Programs

LEGO Mindstorm EV3

With 4-H Robotics you can…

• Do a Saturday or Early Out 4-H Robotics Find-Out workshop

• You can do 3 day & 5 day day camps to generate interest

• Just invite some kids into the Ext Office to play for an afternoon

• Start a Special Interest 4-H Robotics Club• You can start a F.I.R.S.T. LEGO League

(FLL) team

What is it about 4-H Robotics that works? 10. Everyone likes to play with robots

9. And it’s not just young people—volunteers love them too!

8. You’ll never build robots alone

7. Computer, Science and Engineering Skills? Check, Check and Check!

6. Living on a farm is optional

(handout Top 10 Reasons 4-H Educators will love Robotics)

What is it about 4-H Robotics that works?5. You don’t outgrow robots

4. Scientists wanted

3. What better way to get an engineer for a 4-H Volunteer!

2. Funders will be knocking on your door

1. Kids learn a lot—and love Doing IT!

You are not alone in this

• We have grown from 1 4-H Team participating in the State FLL Championship in Ames to 18 last year which means probably about 3 Xs that many participated in the FLL Season (50-60 4-H Affiliated teams)

• In Region 17, each of our counties have at least 1 team and Mills has 3, Harrison 8

So How do you get Started?

• By doing what you are doing today…finding out what this 4-H Robotics is about and what is it about these robots

• By jumping in and learning some basics about the robots, building and programming and just plain playing

• We will share with you tools that will help you get started….

We will talk about…• Funding• Day Camp Planning• Half day and full day workshops• Curriculum tools for teaching and youth

learning• Supports and resources for F.I.R.S.T. LEGO

League Teams (FLL)• We will talk about after FLL opportunities to

continue with 4-H Robotics

But First Let’s take some time to Start Building and programming robots

We are going to be introducing a Nationally Recognized NXT Robotics Curriculum GEAR-TECH-21• Developed by UNL Extension 4-H • Funded by National Science Foundation• Online or downloadable NXT Robotics

Lessons• Because of your 4-H Connection you have

access to these materials

GEAR-TECH-21

• Camp Activities Year 1• Can access on your

desktop or on website• We will be using only

the Robotics Lessons• Another section on

GPS/GIS mapping technologies

• Simplebot• Hello World• Get Moving• Turns• Loops• Avoidance• Decibel Detection• On Cue• Robot Challenges

GEAR-TECH-21 Lessons

• Navigating…NEXT/BACK buttons on top or Arrows at bottom left

• Simplebot Lesson– Parts and List of Parts in Kit from Carnegie

Mellon Robotics Academy– Build Simplebot

Now Let’s Get them Moving

• The 4 D’s of robots • Program Challenge

– Forward/Back– The most accurate Drag Race Challenge

NXT Video Trainer Resource

• Accessible through registering at – http://www.cs2n.org/partners/4-h

• Then you will enroll in specific courses like – 4-H Robotics 1: NexT Technology– 4-H Robotics 2: NeXT Steps– NXT Video Trainer 2.0 Online– NXT Programming for FLL Teams– http://learn.cs2n.org/my/

Moving on to

• Turns• Loops• Touch Sensor• Ultrasonic Sensor• Light Sensor• Final Challenge

Funding to put robots in your county• Borrow some robots from a neighboring

county to start with• We started a couple of FLL Teams with

– Rockwell Collins Team Start-Up Grants– Governor’s STEM FLL Start UP Grants

• Look at your 4-H Funding and dedicate some dollars to purchasing a couple of kits and used laptops ($500 per kit)

Funding to put robots in your county• Local grant $$ are usually available for a

Strong STEM youth program• You might be able to find support from a

local manufacturing or implement dealer to help purchase a few kits for workshops

• Since you may not use them continually throughout the year, maybe you can partner with another county

What is 4-H FIRST LEGO League?

• Teams of up to 10 kids and guided by at least one adult coach, team members have about 10 weeks to work on the Annual Challenge

• Each annual Challenge has two parts, the Project and the Robot Game

The 3 Rs of FIRST LEGO League

• Robots– learning to program the robots, build add-ons to accomplish the tasks set forth in the challenge on the Challenge Field in the 2.5 minute opportunity to showcase their robot and programming

• Research- Learning about the challenge and how our community can make a difference and presenting it in a creative way

• Report– Defend the robot, your programming, your teamwork and your research project

FIRST LEGO League Core Values

• We are a team• We do the work to find solutions with guidance from

our coaches and mentors• We honor the spirit of friendly competition• What we discover is more important than what we

win• We share our experiences with others• We display gracious professionalism in everything

we do• We have fun

FIRST LEGO League 4-H Clubs

• Decision-making• Communication• Leadership• And Citizenship—Connecting research to

community• Open House Presentations• County Fair Club Project and Demonstrations

4-H FLL Teams Embrace Core Values• We are a team.

• We do the work to find solutions with guidance from our coaches and mentors.

• We know our coaches and mentors don't have all the answers; we learn together.

• We honor the spirit of friendly competition.

• What we discover is more important than what we win.

• We share our experiences with others.

• We display Gracious Professionalism® and Coopertition® in everything we do.

• We have FUN!

FLL Events

• Technical Interview » Run Missions completed» for 5 minutes» Explain how you

designed your Apparatuses

» Share how your design

» Process progressed

FLL Events• Teamwork Interview

»

Accomplish TaskShare how you workedas a team

What did you learn working together?

What role did each player take?How did you get along?

FLL Events• Project Research Presentation

»

•Research a community connection to the year’s theme•Brainstorm a way your community could impact that theme•Plan a project to impact that theme•Plan a creative way to share•Share it with the community•5 Minutes including Setup

FLL Events• Robotics Challenge

» •2 ½ minutes to complete as many missions as possible•Only 2 members at the board at one time…can tag and change•Use only one robot•Must practice changing apparatuses so that doesn’t slow you up•Don’t shy away from Regional if you only have a few missions completed

In Harrison County and in Region 17

• Harrison County has 8 teams and Montgomery, Page, Fremont, East Pottawattamie each have 1 Team and Mills County has 3 teams

• We have worked hard to maintain a 4-H Identity– 4-H Lanyard Nametags, 4-H Bandanas, 4-H Water

bottles, 4-H Pencils as Trade Bling for teams at State– 4-H Clover on each of their team shirts– The County Extension office works with each team on

enrollments, Med Forms, and FLL forms for regional

2013 Challenge Nature’s Fury

Can FIRST® LEGO® League teams help us master natural disasters?  In the 2013 NATURE’S FURY Challenge, over 200,000 ℠children ages 9 to 16* from over 70 countries will explore the awe-inspiring storms, quakes, waves and more that we call natural disasters. Teams will discover what can be done when intense natural events meet the places people live, work, and play.  Brace yourself for NATURE’S FURY!

FLL challenges kids to think like scientists and engineers.  During NATURE’S FURY teams will build, test, and program an autonomous robot using LEGO MINDSTORMS® to solve a set of missions in the Robot Game.  They will also choose and solve a real world problem in the Project.  Throughout their experience, teams will operate under FLL’s signature set of Core Values.

To help the 4-H Robotics Program Grow….• Holding day camps during the summer

allows youth to interact with 4-H Robotics and they are likely to want to continue the learning process

• They are also learning teamwork, communication, citizenship and problem solving as a part of the learning process about robots

We have excellent Curriculum to share

• GEAR-TECH-21– Developed by the UNL

Extension 4-H Program

– Online and Multimedia teaching modules

– Youth can work through the materials at their own pace

We have excellent Curriculum to share

• Carnegie Mellon Robotics Academy– Offered FREE for any 4-H

Affiliated Staff and Volunteers

– Online and Multimedia teaching modules

– Lots of Great Teaching Videos

We have been holding Successful Daycamps and Workshops

• 3 Years of 5-Day Day Camp in Harrison County—20-25 youth per year

• 2 Years of 3-Day Successful Daycamp in Mills County—20-22 youth per year– Product of these Daycamps

• Five years of successful FLL Growth in Harrison County

• 8 FLL Teams in Harrison County• 3 Teams in Mills County

5 Day & 3 Day 4-H Robotics Camps

• Days run from 9-3 p.m.• Youth Grouped into teams of 3• Morning focus is team building until Mid

Morning• Before Lunch we share a new Robot

concept and practice it• Afternoon is filled with challenges

5 Day

• By day three the hard core robotics youth are still in the thick of it….others need a distraction so we do a science craft to break up the afternoon– Air Powered Rockets– Alcohol Based Sharpie Marker Tie Dye– Incredible Shrinking Minis

5 Day & 3 Day 4-H Robotics Camps

• We plan for the last half hour to be show and tell for parents or others picking up

• Last Day we plan an hour of Program for the parents and family of youth attending the program…each team plans a portion of program highlighting their robot and challenges

• Some of the youth are just really into building with LEGOs so we plan at least two afternoon challenges based on building with LEGOs

4-H Robotics Camp Video

• 2011• 2012

– http://youtu.be/tmnWd9pqESU Day 1 Video– http://youtu.be/Lu24oqJWqZc Day 2 Video– http://youtu.be/2ay5rmKx_7o Day 3 Video– http://youtu.be/c-SqhutGmn8 Day 4 Video

½ Day or Early Out Workshops

• Allow the youth to do some teamwork and then fairly quickly get to building the Simplebot (average 30 minute build) and then able to do basic programming and challenges

GEAR-TECH-21 Robotics Camp Grants

• 2013 GEAR-TECH-21 Camp Grants• All curriculum is provided, including online modules for youth and detailed helpers

guides for each activity.• Two-day, in-person or distance camp staff training provided by GEAR-Tech-21.• Robotics kits and GPS units are available for camp programs to rent during the

camp session. All equipment is provided on a first-requested basis to all camp programs.

• In 2013, GEAR-Tech-21 will award participant cost support based on size of camp program:

– Small camps will be funded at $500 each (up to 20 campers)– Large camps will be funded at $1000 each (more than 20 campers)

• GEAR-Tech-21 support ONLY covers participant costs: site rental fees, participant food, participant t-shirts, program materials like handouts, notebooks, and consumable supplies.

• Camps must include more than 20 hours of curriculum-based activities to be funded.

4-H Jr. FLL

• For 6-9 year olds interested in Robotics but too young for FLL

• These youth go on to participate on 4-H FLL Teams

• Similar theme to the FLL Theme for the year

• Focus more on building than programming

What happens to kids after FLL?• Programs that continue to support their

interest in Robotics– ISU Engineering IT-Adventures Robot Venue

• Building SUMO Wrestling Robots

– FIRST Tech Challenge– FIRST Robotic Challenge