what are the design steps for a school robotics project?
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Firstly would be the design stage where you will need to design the look and workings of the robot. You will then move on to the feasibility of the robot seeing if your design will actually work in real life. You will then need to move on to building the robot and getting it to run properly. Then will come the testing of your new robot to make sure that it works properly under different circumstances.
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Personally I would use 2 metal rods and a ball bearing or marble.  bend rods so they are spaced the same with loops first and then hills.  then find a way to project marble or ? with enough force to stay on track without falling off. try different speeds and re bending rods until satisfactory results are obtained.\n\nThat would be much easier than trying to do all the math required, then obtaining the speeds and angles required to build an actual roller coaster.\nThis should be acceptable for classroom project.
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The best project will be one that has some interest to the 8th grader. So my granddaughter likes animals. But my youngest boy likes photography. So a pinhole camera would bore my granddaughter but would have caught the interest of my son.\n\nThat being said... Here's an easy one. Go to a store and find some cheap analog clocks (clocks with hands) that run on a single AA battery. Then go to Radio Shack and get some battery holders and some "aligator clip leads" -- short wires with clips on either side. And get a bunch of different brand batteries of different sizes (if you are trying to get by simply, use only AA batteries and then you just need the clocks and the batteries).\n\nTake off the battery covers and hook up the battery holders to the clocks with the clipleads (unless you are only using AA batteries). Then put batteries in and see how long it takes for the clocks to run down. This may take a long time. If you are short on time, try this. Get a flashlight bulb at radio shack and put it across the battery with the clock. So this way the battery is running the clock and the flashlight bulb at the same time. Note the time on the the clock and check it every day to see when the clock stops. You can graph the results easily.\n\nQuestions (form a hypothesis and answer one or more of these):\nWhat lasts longer, a AA, a C, or a D battery?\nWhat brand of battery lasts longer?\nWhat lasts longer, a standard carbon-zinc battery or an alkaline battery? What is the cost difference per unit? Per run time?\n\nA little research on the internet about how batteries are built, and the different technologies (carbon-zinc, alkaline, nicad, NiMh, lithium, lead-acid) and you have a great project.
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Go to www.usfirst.org and find a competitive high school team in your area. You will learn a lot about robotics
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Science Fair Projects\n\nSelecting the Subject\n\n•Hundreds of free science fair projects are categorized under the following topics. \n\nhttp://www.freesciencefairproject.com/\n\nhttp://www.scienceproject.com/\n\nhttp://www.ipl.org/div/projectguide/\n\nhttp://www.all-science-fair-projects.com/\n\nhttp://www.energyquest.ca.gov/projects/index.html\n\nhttp://collaboratory.nunet.net/timber/scifair/2proj.htm\n\nhttp://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/projectguide/\n\nhttp://www.niles-hs.k12.il.us/jacnau/IJAS/\n\nhttp://www.plymouthschools.com/Science/scifair/scicover.htm\n\nGood luck.\n\nKevin, Liverpool, England.
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MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). They have an annual robotics competition.  http://web.mit.edu/
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Get wooden matchsticks and cut the heads off of them.  Then it is a simple means of making the design and building it.\n\nOr you can order this kit.
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That is a complicated assignment for a child of that age.  It sounds more like what my seventh grader would be doing.  Actually they just got done with an assignment for science where they had to make a model car which ran on balloon power.  It's not even a full credit?  Ridiculous, you should talk to the principal or vice principal about such a complicated assignment.  Plus doing it over a holiday -- where's the holiday fun in that?!  Definately take that up with someone in authority, perhaps being in the industry they will listen.
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I'd suggest contacting MIT, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.  They have a strong robotics program, and may support a robotics club there.
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Hi, i am a singapore student and i took robotics as a cca. To me i learnt quite a lot of stuff in robotics. Not only engineering part but also some soft skills. \nRobotics description: A excellent place for any one to work in and to learnt skills and in another hand, to gain alot of experience. You could also learnt how to build robots, to program it and a lot of mechanical skills. Not only playing with RCX, NXT and you can play with lego and metal robots.\nIf you learn robotics, you can gain experience and also be a engineer. However some competitions requires softskills and research so you can also learnt quite a lot of knowledge during the process.\nI am in a rush so i would not be able to answer the other 2 qn. sorry
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Type up a mock day-schedule. Include things like Ice-breakers to learn student names, review what the students did over the summer, review what they learned last year...things of that nature. Make it colorful. If you want to go all out, make a colorful poster with everything on it.
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Hey! I just finished learning about active transport! The teacher confused me soooo bad! I had to have a friend in my class explain it to me. I would suggest going to google and typing in "active transport" and clicking on the news tab on the top. good luck with your project!
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Make a clear outline of each element of the task.\n\nShow the task as a whole\n\nShow the major parts\n\nShow how each major part is broken down into individual steps
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What are you supposed to model?  Is this a science project?  Do you need to choose something to do?  Or do you have a specific idea you're supposed to explain?
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Hey!  Glad to hear you're interested in robots! \nSince you're just starting out, I'd recommend the BOE-Bot (Radio Shack sells it for $150) from Parallax, Inc.  I built that when I was starting and it tought me a lot of the basics.  If that is a little above your budget, I'd recommend the Build Your Own Robot Kit.  It's pretty simple to build, and it has a socket to add a Parallax (first link) BASIC Stamp II, a programmable microcontroller.\n\nI'd recommend 2 good books that should help you get started;\nRobot Building for Dummies, by Roger Arrick\nRobot Building for Beginners, by David Cook\n\nYou should also consider joining the Robotics Club of Yahoo! (second link), they can answer pretty much any question you have regarding robotics. \n\nIf you would like more info, I'd be glad to help you... just e-mail me (my e-mail is my username, at yahoo.com)
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I did something like that for a science project too. Only mine was a cake with decorations that made it look like a cell... ^_~\nWe also have an actual model of animal and plant cells in my class, but those were mail-ordered. For a really realistic one, you're gonna need some special parts.\nYou can do it more easily with a styrofoam ball of a reasonable size (or a styrofoam cube if you're doing a plant cell), another smaller ball (for the nucleus), I'm not sure what you could use for mitochondria.... Hit a craft store and get creative. There's plenty of stuff out there just waiting for you to find it. Pom-poms could be used for the vacuoles I guess, and you could coat the larger ball with playdoh for the membrane. I'm sure you'll think of something. Remember this when you're working: hot glue guns are your friends.\nJust remember to include all the components:\nNucleus, cytoplasm, vacuoles, mitochondria, cell membrane, endoplasmic reticulum, and the two extra plant parts: chloroplasts and that extra thick wall whose name in English I cannot recall... xD\nIf I can make a sponge cake into an animal cell with some Fuzzy Peaches, Rockets, jelly beans and chocolate sprinkles, I'm sure you can make a styrofoam ball into something just as good or better. Best of luck!
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Check out http://www.education.smarttech.com/ste/en-gb there are smart board lesson plans and resources on there that might be able to back up your proposal. Smart boards are a great way to get children involved and enthusiastic about a lesson. I hope your school takes up your idea.