Prototype Pencil Holders (DDP)

Vadim C

Pauric C

Will D

Maggie B

Steven F

Steven F

Jonathan C

Jonathan H

Arjun L

Arjun L

Derek L

Derek L

Anthony M

Sam N

Andrew N

Ed W

David P

Kevin P

Prototype Car Build (WOT)

Larry C

Charlie M

Ryan B

Fayad I

Will R

Jason J

Rinki H

Joseph F

Robert M

11/22/11

Accomplished:

• Had a successful bake sale on Monday
• Finalized design for the base of the robot
• New pieces arrived
• Columns built upward from the brace and three braces on the top were made
• Finalized placement of treads
• Four axels for the treads placed in the interior of the robot
• Attempts made to pull the ball into the robot via treads

Problems:

• Treads cannot pull the balls to the back of the robot
• Make it lower?
• Make the elevating mechanism not get jammed
• make the space between the two bars smaller?

10/26/11

Goals:

• Finalize desgins
• Order more parts if needed
• Commuity service work - building picnic tables for the High School Garden (3 Tables)
• Start to edit the elevating mechanism for the arm

Goals for next week:

• work on grabbing mechanism of the robot
• finalize the base of the robot )possibly start to build frame)

The Ruler Game

What is the Highest Score you can get? Take a screen shot of your score and post it.

Herricks Homecoming Sophomore Class!!!

Links to Web 2.0 Tools

Book Builder: http://bookbuilder.cast.org/

Voice Thread: http://voicethread.com/

Comic Book Maker: http://bitstrips.com/

Muesum Box: http://museumbox.e2bn.org/

10/19/11

Goals: Find the different sizes and quantities of the parts in order to develop ideas of what to do when we get them.

Resource Kit:

Purchase:
http://parts.ftcrobots.com/store/detail.aspx?KeyWords=resource&by=20&ID=6391&c=0&t=0&l=0

Info:
Resource Kit 

Tank Tread Kit

Purchase:
http://parts.ftcrobots.com/store/detail.aspx?KeyWords=tread&by=20&ID=6395&c=0&t=0&l=0

Homecoming 2011

CLASS OF 2014

VW Bus taking the students to Homecoming

Relay Races

Team Support

We might be losing but that won't stop us from having fun

Knock out the teeth Smiley Face Carnival Game

Tie Dye Plinko Carnival Game 

Peace and Love Plaque

HAVE FUN!!!! Until BATTLE.......

Student of The Month

1000 and 1 Solutions: Sean H's Star Wars Helmet Designs: Some cool helmet re-designs done by Sean H. He takes features from existing helmets and creates his own.

Egyptian State of Mind: The story of the Pharaohs and Slaves

10/12/11

Goals for Today:

• Start the programming for the cervos that are going to be placed later
• Place the motors underneath the base created from last week using the motor place holders
• Possibly build upwards from the base

This Week:

• Bake Sale this Friday
• People bringing in food are confirmed
• Sellers are noted
• Volunteers to come in early 9th period to set up are collected

Note: The parts that we ordered (ex. treads) will be coming in early or late November

Note: We still have to wait on sheets of wood for the course to be built.

Progress:

• The programming was started
• The front wheels were mounted using a side platform idea on the outside of the robot.

P.O.E Rap Battles about the Pyramids and Simple Machines

Neal's Rap about the Eqyptians and Simple Machines

Pranav's Rap

Superhero Emblems

Students created their own superhero and designed a 3d emblem for their superhero. Students then developed a comic strip to show us how they became heros.

Chris W- Superhero Acid Man



Acid Man



Marc U- Super Hero Panda Man



Panda Man Comic

Danny S- Keebler

The Adventures of Keebler

Alex B- Nephron

Nephron