Junkbots

Junkbots session 3: Move the robot but now there are rocks in the way.  This is the last of three posts - Introduction and sequence - Loops and just having fun - This one: Making decisions and bringing it all together. What is the Junkbots project The Junkbots project has been running for a number of years as an initiative to bring sustainability, computing and engineering together by building bots out of junk; details of the project can be found at.  https://junkbots.blogspot.com/  . Junkbots is an extension of the Research into the teaching problem-solving going on at the University of Northampton please feel to visit  https://computingnorthampton.blogspot.com/2019/01/problem-solving-research-outputs-and.html  for more details.   What are we going to do? ·         Play with a Scratch robot on the screen! ·         Build on the routines from the previous session. ·    ...

Build yourself a Crumble Junkbot Over the last eight years I have been working (off and on) on a project, junkbots ( http://junkbots.blogspot.co.uk/2010/01/introduction.html... Junkbots two - move the robot CLOSE session 2: Move the robot but now there is a rock in the way. from  Junkbots two - move the robot by  Scott Turner What is the Junkbot... A series of Cool Videos from "Make with Me" I came across a series of very cool videos from a YouTubber "Make with Me", that fit very well with the ethos of the Junkbots proj... Junkbots: Move the robot 3 MINUTE READ Junkbots session 1: Move the robot from  Junkbots: Move the robot by  Scott Turner What is the Junkbots project The Junkbots p... Controlling a junkbot with a Micro:bit A new direction has been developed for the junkbot project ( http://junkbots.blogspot.co.uk/ ) ; previously Raspberry Pis have been used to... Junk Eggbot This is a two-part series on a new Junkbots project. In this part bui...

3 MINUTE READ Junkbots session 1: Move the robot from  Junkbots: Move the robot by  Scott Turner What is the Junkbots project The Junkbots project has been running for a number of years as an initiative to bring sustainability, computing and engineering together by building bots out of junk; details of the project can be found at. https://junkbots.blogspot.com/ . Junkbots is an extension of the Research into the teaching problem-solving going on at the University of Northampton please feel to visit https://computingnorthampton.blogspot.com/2019/01/problem-solving-research-outputs-and.html for more details. What are we going to do? Play with a Scratch robot on the screen! Guess what the routine does. Run the routine see if it does as we guessed. Consider what it did and if it is different to what we thought it was going to do. Change the routine a little bit to do another task. Activity 1: What blocks are we using? This means when the green flag is pressed do whatever foll...

CLOSE session 2: Move the robot but now there is a rock in the way. from  Junkbots two - move the robot by  Scott Turner What is the Junkbots project The Junkbots project has been running for a number of years as an initiative to bring sustainability, computing and engineering together by building bots out of junk; details of the project can be found at. https://junkbots.blogspot.com/ . Junkbots is an extension of the Research into the teaching problem-solving going on at the University of Northampton please feel to visit https://computingnorthampton.blogspot.com/2019/01/problem-solving-research-outputs-and.html for more details. What are we going to do? Play with a Scratch robot on the screen! Build on the routines from the previous session. Challenge to get around the rock. Challenge to do the same thing but by repeating actions Extend your solution Activity 1: Reminder of the blocks we used previously? This means when the green flag is pressed do whatever follows. This mea...

I came across a series of very cool videos from a YouTubber "Make with Me", that fit very well with the ethos of the Junkbots project and this blog. Here are a few of them: Worth subscribing to their channel:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZvmzmENvrnMmCd8ZAqcA2w c For plans and resources from Junkbot project go to  https://junkbots.blogspot.com/2012/06/junkbot-project-case-study-and-session.html If you would like to know more about the Junkbots project contact scott.turner@northampton.ac.uk