Sagebrush 4H Robotics

Thursday, March 16, 2017

Lesson Plans Thus Far

The links below are for all the .PDF files thus far for the 2016-2017 year.

Beginner Group Binder Cover Page
Beginner Group Introduction Pages

Beginner Group Lesson Plans:

September - Session 1, What is a Robot, Light Emitting Diodes, Circuits
October - Session 2, Animatronics, Uncanny Valley, Interactive Halloween Mask Decoration
November - Session 3, Magic Mirror, Temperature and Gas Environmental Sensors
January - Session 4, Light Detector (Photovore) and Infrared (Collision Detection) Smart Car
February - Session 5, Ultrasonic Sensor Self Driving Smart Car

Advanced Group Binder Cover Sheet
Advanced Group Introduction Pages

Advanced Group Lesson Plans:

September - Session 1, Robot Refresher, Intro to Programming, Flashing LEDs and Arduinos
October - Session 2, Animatronics, Uncanny Valley, Interactive Halloween Mask Decoration
November - Session 3, Magic Mirror, Temperature and Gas Environmental Sensors
January - Session 4, Light Detector (Photovore) and Infrared (Collision Detection) Smart Car
February - Session 5, Ultrasonic Sensor Self Driving Smart Car

(This page will be updated with new links next month.)

If you are looking for the 4-H APR forms, here's a link:
http://4h.ucanr.edu/Resources/Members/RecordBook/RBResources/
http://4h.ucanr.edu/files/220272.docx

Monday, November 7, 2016

Barnes and Noble Mini Maker Faire 2016

Had a great time meeting everyone! I'll be posting details about the Laser Harp in a few days, so stay tuned.

-Jason
jasongroce@live.com

Thursday, September 8, 2016

Schematics for the Year to Come - 2016-2017 4-H Robotics

Greetings, come in, join me as I spin you a tale. A tale of wondrous technological wizardry, artificial intelligence, and scientific wonder. We begin our journey in just a few short days, and I would hate for you to miss it!

(Dates subject to change)

September 17^th, we will learn of light and wires, and the tale of how the magical properties of crystals empower everything we use today.

October 15^th, we explore the theory behind the fear of robots, and we implant digital life in an empty shell.

November 19^th, an exploration of the sense of smell, our new robot will hide behind the looking glass and tell us just how “fair” is our air.

December 17^th, we begin the exploration of self-driving vehicles, starting with the “Photovore.”

January 21^st, continuing our vehicular designing, we embrace the gift of sight and introduce collision avoidance.

February 18^th, adding auditory sensory capabilities akin to the whale or bat, our intrepid bot takes on a more rugged, and shall I say, handsome appearance.

March 18^th, ready, set, go! We will be racing our little smart ‘bots at the Art and Design Day event at the Lakeside Rodeo Grounds!

April 15^th, command your robot to submit to your will, remotely control its actions, and customize your final builds.

May 20^th, Don’t have a time machine to turn back time? No problem! We’ll be doing a make-up session to get us ready for the East County Junior Fair!

For those revisiting these ventures, we have plans to expand, improve, and further explore the inner workings of the robot senses and mind.

We have many events to enjoy and participate in during the coming months, and I would hope to entice a few volunteers for one in particular.

October 1^st and 2^nd, the San Diego Maker Faire will be held in Balboa Park. I’ll be walking around, talking tech and enjoying the Faire, and I’d love some company. http://sandiego.makerfaire.com/

November 5^th and 6^th, the Santee Barnes and Noble will be holding a Mini Maker Faire, and we will be displaying our club for the public. If you have the time, please spend it with us as we show off projects from this and past years, as well as a few extra surprises and activities for our volunteers and the public to enjoy! http://www.barnesandnoble.com/h/makerfaire

December 3^rd, the San Diego STEAM Mini Maker Fest will be at the Del Mar Fairgrounds. This is the best educational faire for Science, Technology, Engineering, Art & Mathematics that I have seen in San Diego County. We won’t have a booth this year, but I definitely will be attending, and I think all of you would really benefit from it and enjoy it, too! http://www.sansmf.org/

I would not be so bold as to promise you mastery over all that is electronic, but should you endeavor to do so, you might enjoy the acquisition of some level of technological prowess to flaunt amongst your peers. What do you say? Will you follow me down the rabbit hole?

Your professor of artificial apparatus,

Jason Groce

http://sagebrush4hrobotics.blogspot.com/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVJDlQPkrX0g8yRfcbnoEMg

https://www.facebook.com/groups/sagebrush4Hrobotics

“The electric things have their lives, too. Paltry as those lives are.” – Philip K. Dick, Do Robots Dream of Electric Sheep