Build the missions! If you haven't already done so...start building. All resources can be located on the FLL website...including the building instructions.
Stress the importance of missions being built 100% accurately. My classroom atmosphere is 99.9% about making mistakes to learn...except with Lego missions. If the missions are not correct, then you are programming a robot to perform incorrectly. That's such a difficult concept for students to grasp! Lego provides interlocking sticky strips that allows you to place missions on the board securely but not permanently. The goal now is to equally divide your time 3 ways: ROBOT PROJECT CORE VALUES ROBOT: As a class, we discuss and rank what we feel are the easiest to more difficult missions to tackle. Tackle the easiest first in order to get the feel of programming...trial...assess the errors...adjust. Repeat. Part of core values is sharing with others and gracious professionalism, so we reiterate over and over the importance of sharing those "aha" moments when programming with others. This is what builds us all to be better in what we do and learn. Many teams start off not wanting to share how to better program a turn or a website to assist with building a jig. We work through core values to realize that sharing is a win-win for all. At this point, each team is somewhat on their own as far as which missions they tackle/accomplish and the coach/teacher becomes a facilitator. PROJECT FINALLY! Something to do for those passionate research students! A good place to start is the project portion of the challenge guide. It's A LOT TO READ so it's good to help highlight important parts such as examples that FLL provides of ways to tackle the problem. Often there are resources/websites provided, helpful vocabulary terms, suggestions of what to do / not to do. The goal is to find an innovative solution to the challenge problem that has not already be done. With hydrodynamics...so many ideas were out there that it became difficult to find a new way to solve the problem. We first start out with:
CORE VALUES This becomes intertwined with the robot and project. One thing I started is a Core Values Shout Out. The students could take an index card and write "I would like to nominate______________ for Core Value __________ because ___________." This took off like wildfire and each class enjoyed reading about one another throughout the week. But most importantly, it ensures students are recognizing the traits within each other. I took poster board and drew a circle in the middle (it will be labeled "Core Values"). Then drew from the circle and divided it out into 8 jigsawed pieces. Cut it apart. Each team took a section and illustrated a core value. Then tape it back together. Allow students to create parodies of core values. Basically take a song or a skit and students rewrite it to include core values. Be sure to video tape as they are hilarious and spectacular! OVERALL GOALS FOR SEPTEMBER: ROBOT- 2 to 3 missions programmed. They might not be successful missions but at least have 2-3 going and are trouble-shooting for errors and accuracy. Seesaw is a great tool for recording missions and posting to a central location for all to view. PROJECT- Area of focus for the problem, alarming facts, a guiding question to focus research, and hopefully some ideas for a solution that is not already out there. Picture to support facts. We use notebooks to collect everything. Office 365 is a great way for students to collaborate together. CORE VALUES- It ebbs and flows. There will be times as a coach you will need to intervene between two team members or ignite the fire for all teams to recognize ways to demonstrate these traits. Sharing with others is always a challenge so sometimes it's good to have those students who need something new to work on to brainstorm ways we can share what we are doing in FLL.
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