How things get designed, how machines and people pass information back and forth, how to stay safe online, and how to work as a team that finishes what it starts. Fill each sheet in on screen, then press Download to save a local copy of your answers. It does not turn in your work automatically; give the downloaded file to your teacher.
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Phase A · Know Your Machine2 projects
Project 1Meet Your KitSort it your own way, then run the real inventory. Motor versus servo, every port on the Wombat, and a system for putting it all back.Open Project →Project 2What Makes a Robot a Robot?Robot or not a robot — and why the line is harder to draw than it looks. Robot components and what each one is for.Open Project →
Phase B · Think Like an Engineer5 projects
Project 3Who's Driving?Autonomous, semi-autonomous, and remote control. Be the Robot — find out how exact an instruction has to be.Open Project →Project 4Draw the PlanFlowchart symbols, decision points, and charting a robot's path before writing a line of code.Open Project →Project 5The Design ProcessDefine, brainstorm, build, test, improve — practised on the tallest tower you can make that stays up.Open Project →Project 6Structure and FunctionWhy shape decides the job. Compare effectors, then design and build a bulldozer blade for your robot.Open Project →Project 7The Arm and the ClawTwelve illustrated steps. Two servos, a lifting arm and a gripping claw — everything the Coding strand does from Project 7 onward needs this.Open Project →
Phase C · How Machines Talk2 projects
Project 8Hardware and SoftwareOne partner is the software, one is the robot. Input, output, and what happens when instructions are followed exactly.Open Project →Project 9Sending MessagesSenders, distributors, and receivers. Common protocols, and writing a message only your partner can read.Any timeOpen Project →
Phase D · You and the Digital World3 projects
Project 10Guarding Your InformationWhat counts as personal information, how someone would go looking for yours, phishing, and passwords worth having.Any timeOpen Project →Project 11Living Well OnlineDigital citizenship, cyberbullying, and what working respectfully with other people actually looks like.Any timeOpen Project →Project 12Technology and PeopleHow technology changed the world, what computing technologies are, and who gets left out when things are designed badly.Any timeOpen Project →
Phase E · Working as a Team2 projects
Project 13Goals and RolesSetting goals your team can actually reach, ranking them, and deciding who does what.Any time · earlier is betterOpen Project →Project 14Plans and FeedbackBuilding a project timeline that survives contact with reality, and asking for feedback in a way that gets you something useful.Any time · earlier is betterOpen Project →