TEJ3M/4M – Nov 10, 2014

PLEASE NOTE:  THERE IS A REVISED SCHEDULE FOR THE DAY TOMORROW (NOV 11) BECAUSE OF THE REMEMBRANCE DAY ASSEMBLY.  PLEASE SEE THE ATTACHMENT BELOW FOR THE REVISED SCHEDULE.  

Remembrance Day Schedule (revised day)

The grade 12’s (TEJ4M) were to continue using the lego mindstorm robots.  I showed the students a sample track that my students had done a few years ago so they knew what to expect (you can see a copy of the sample track below – I went over with the students on the digital projector what they had to do).  I then created the track for the students in class so that the students could start working on their NXC coding.  For this track, the students have to go through it using the touch and proximity sensors.  For the first part of the track, the robot has to go straight until it hits the paper (touch sensor), reverse, turn left and then see the paper a certain number of centimetres away (proximity senor), reverse,  turn left again and then stop at the end of the tape.  This track is to be marked for completion.  Also, the students will have to submit their NXC code for this track as well (must be commented).

The grade 11’s (TEJ3M) should be finishing on the following circuits: 1.) 3 Resistors & 3 LED’s; 2.) 7-Segment LED Display; 3.) double 7-Segment LED Display; 4.) 555 Timer; 5.) the Logic Gate AND/NAND (Note: there are a number of students that are finished all of the above circuits, there are still a few that are behind).  When the students complete each of these circuits, they are to call me over to take a picture of their circuit with the iPad.  Once the students are completed everything, they were to work on the “Arduino Boards” which is something I demonstrated to them on Wed Nov 5.  Students were asked ahead of time to bring in a laptop (if possible) so they could begin working with the kits right away.  I asked the students to bring in their own laptop so we don’t run into any problems with the computers at school (Eg./ installing drivers…etc).  The Ardunio software has now been installed on the school computers but is still in the testing stages.  I gave the students a document titled “MEGA2560 Stater Kit Tutoral” which has all of the tutorials the students will need to complete the various circuits.  I told them to do “Chapter 3 Blink LED”, “Chapter 4 PWM”, “Chapter 6 Traffic Light LED” and “Chapter 7 Buzzer”  today from the “MEGA2560 Stater Kit Tutoral” document.

Below you will find a copies of the handouts/worksheets that were distributed/assigned in today’s class.

TEJ3M & TEJ4M – List of students work not submitted (updated) (The students can look at this list to see which assignments/worksheets they still need to hand in.  Students MUST tell me when they hand something in so I can update the list)

Lego NXT robots using NXC tutorial – Part 1 (this is the coding examples for the “Bricx Command Centre” software – The TEJ4M students only)

Lego NXT robots using NXC tutorial – Part 2 (this is the coding examples for the “Bricx Command Centre” software – The TEJ4M students only)

Lego NXT robots using NXC tutorial – Part 3 (this is the coding examples for the “Bricx Command Centre” software – The TEJ4M students only)

Course Using Touch Sensor and Ultrasonic Sensor (this is a sample course I showed the students which is the track for which they are going to be marked on The TEJ4M students only)

This is the track the students should now be working on using the touch and proximity sensors (this is the actual course I created for the students in class – The TEJ4M students only)

Example of 7 Segment LED & Double 7 Segment LED (I did this example on the white board to help those students do the 7 segment LED and double 7 segment LED – TEJ3M only)

Example of the double 7 Segment LED (I showed the students this example using the breadboard trainer on the digital projector to help the students – TEJ3M only)

Examples using the Breadboard (3 Resistors & 3 LED’s and 7-Segment LED Display) (I showed this to the students so they knew the expectations – TEJ3M only)

Resistance Example (the students can use this example to help them calculate the resistance of each resistor they are using for the “3 Resistors & 3 LED’s” circuit – TEJ3M students only)

Oct 30 – 555 Timer Assignment (I showed the students a video in-class to help the students see a visual example for this assignment.  A copy of this video can be found in the hand-out folder on the school network)

http://www.web-books.com/eLibrary/ON/B1/B1397/026MB1397.html (This is a resource showing the pin setup for the various Logic Gates but the students only have to do AND – TEJ3M only)

http://csebtechnotes.blogspot.ca/2014/06/boolean-algebra-and-logic-gates.html (This is a resource to help the students review the truth tables for various Logic Gates – TEJ3M only)

Example of an AND Logic Gate Wired Properly (I showed the students a video in-class to help the students see a visual example for this assignment.  The video I showed the students was an OR gate, but it is related to what they did.  A copy of this video can be found in the hand-out folder on the school network)

MEGA2560 Starter Kit Tutorial (this document contains the tutorials the students will be working on with the arduino board)

http://arduino.cc/en/main/software (this is the link to the site where you can download the arduino software)

Arduinio Blinking Light (Chapter 3) Picture Example (I showed this to the students in class to help them set up their arduino board with the laptop and breadboard trainer)

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