Class 7: Monday, 9/15/25 

  1. First deadline:  All of the tutorials through Cleaning The House (#13) are due by Friday.  After that, zeroes will go into PowerSchool for missing assignments.
  2. If you're ahead in the tutorials, you can take part in a class competition. The competition will happen on Friday.
    • Competition Details:  

Classes 4-6: Friday, 9/5/25 -- Thursday, 9/11 

Continue with the tutorials in Google Classroom

 

Class 3: Wednesday, 9/3/25  Start working through the code practice exercises

  1. Work through the tutorials. 

Class 2: Friday, 8/29/25 

  1. Phones in the caddy
  2. Note about Forensics lab stuff in the room
  3. Course Expectations -- Google Classroom
  4. Preview of class projects
    1. Move the ring
    2. Drag Racers
    3. Maze-running
    4. Sumobots
    5. Individual projects (e.g. robotic hand, sorting snow plow, glue stick shooter, forklift, cat and mouse game of tag, dog, truck with front axle steering...)
  5. Together -- Set up a file saving procedure and complete assignment #1.5 in Google Classroom.
    1. Create a "Robotics" folder in your Google Drive
  6. Finish building the Tacobot.  Then begin Unit 1 -- Programming the Hub with Spike Prime.
  7. Store your equipment -- Bins in the cage and robots in your cubby
  8. Have a great weekend!  :-)
Class 1: Wednesday, 8/27/25  Welcome, get your TACObot and connect to the Spike Prime App

Robotics (Mr. Stapleton, Semester 1, 25-26)

Today:

  • Cell phones into the caddy.  Caddy slots are assigned based on alphabetical order -- the order is listed next to the caddy.
  • Discuss phones and requirements for being on time.
  • Enter attendance in first 10 minutes
  • Talk about arriving and leaving on time
  • Course Expectations
  • Fill out Information Sheet
  • Mr. Stapleton slideshow?
  • Join Google Classroom (if you haven't already) and look at assignment #1.
  • Get Spike Prime Bins -- your bin will have the same number as your caddy.
  • The Tacobot is built!  We can begin.  We will start the first few assignments together, to help it go smoothly for your.
  • Store your equipment -- Bins in the cage and robots in your cubbyy
  • Don't forget your phones!