The Beebots are going to a Party!
What a great bunch of outfits for the Beebots! It was a challenge to try and make two Beebots dance at the same time...
3D Printing...
We have a 3D printer that sits in our library space. It was gathering some dust....now it has been swung into action!
Last term a small group of children learnt some basic skills in Tinkercad to design a simple keyring with their name. Using the process of Design Thinking, they then had to design, model and create a keyring for a member of their family or for a friend.
The most difficult part for the students was modelling in Tinkercad. They had to look at their whole shape and break this down into smaller shapes. These shapes could then be grouped together or parts removed to create their desired shape.
'I learnt how to dig in and out and how to put holes in things. I now know how to change the view of the keyring (when I'm modelling in Tinkercad), how to rotate the shapes around and lift the shapes up and down. Next time I would change the hole to be a star because a circle is a bit boring. Brooke (Tāwhirimātea)
'I learnt how to dig in and out of my shape and how to group objects together.' I had to re-size my plane, so it would print bigger.' Liam (Tāwhirimātea)
Last term a small group of children learnt some basic skills in Tinkercad to design a simple keyring with their name. Using the process of Design Thinking, they then had to design, model and create a keyring for a member of their family or for a friend.
The most difficult part for the students was modelling in Tinkercad. They had to look at their whole shape and break this down into smaller shapes. These shapes could then be grouped together or parts removed to create their desired shape.
'I learnt how to dig in and out and how to put holes in things. I now know how to change the view of the keyring (when I'm modelling in Tinkercad), how to rotate the shapes around and lift the shapes up and down. Next time I would change the hole to be a star because a circle is a bit boring. Brooke (Tāwhirimātea)
'I learnt how to dig in and out of my shape and how to group objects together.' I had to re-size my plane, so it would print bigger.' Liam (Tāwhirimātea)
Beebots...Can you move like a Beebot?
First students explored moving like a Beebot. One student was the Beebot and the other student was the programmer. Students used cards to write their line of code.
After they became familiar with this they used a Beebot to see if it could follow their line of code. How many instructions could you get your Beebot to follow?
Then some students paired up with another group to see if they could get their Beebots to dance.
After they became familiar with this they used a Beebot to see if it could follow their line of code. How many instructions could you get your Beebot to follow?
Then some students paired up with another group to see if they could get their Beebots to dance.
A Buzzy Time with Beebots - Organisation...Flower Stops...
When our Beebots need to listen students put them on Flower Stops. Each Beebot has a number...so the Beebot with that number needs to be on the correct Flower Stop. We also have another set of Flower Stops that can be placed on the ground where the children are working.
Our Beebot Assistants wear a bee top and help to organise the Beebots....buzz...buzz!
Our Beebot Assistants wear a bee top and help to organise the Beebots....buzz...buzz!
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