Module 8 - WeDo Introduction

8/13/2019 Module 8 - WeDo Introduction

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Module8:LEGOWeDoIntroduction

Purpose: ParticipantswillbeabletoidentifythemainLEGOWeDocomponentsandexplainhowtheyareused.

ParticipantswillbeabletoleadabasicLEGOWeDoactivityusingakit,buildingguides,andTeachers

Guide.

Participantswillbeabletoarticulateatleast3waysinwhichtheycanuseWeDoactivitiesinthe4H

roboticsprogram.

Time:3hours

Materials: LEGOWeDoKits(1kitper23participants)

LEGOWeDoBuildingGuides

Laptopcomputers(1perkit) Tablesandchairs

AtleastonetableperLEGOWeDokitisrecommended.

TrainerResource:

Handouts: LEGOWeDoComponentIdentificationSheet(2pages)

LEGOWeDoInternetResources

Notes:Taketimetofamiliarizeyourselfwiththetrainingmaterial. Itisrecommendedthatbeforesharinganyrobot

icsactivitywithyouth,youhaveapracticerunfirst.Goingthroughthestepsaheadoftimewillhelpyoube

comecomfortablewiththematerialandyoullbeabletoanticipateanydifficultyyoungpeoplemighthave,

orquestionstheymightask.

Beforetheactivitybegins,allLEGOWeDosoftwareshouldbeloadedontocomputers,withaniconavailable

onthedesktopforeasyaccess.Youwillneedtoinstalltwodiscs;onethatispartoftheLEGOWeDokit,and

thenonethatispartoftheActivityPack.Thissoftwarehasstepbysteponscreeninstructionsforinstalla

tion.Makesurethatyourlaptopshaveenoughbatterylifeoranextensioncordavailableforexternalpower.

Beforetheactivitybegins,itisrecommendedthatyoupracticebuildingandprogrammingthealligator.This

processmaytakebetweenonetotwohours,dependingonyourcomfortlevelandfamiliaritywiththemate

rial. AsyouworkwiththeLEGOWeDokit,youwillgraduallybecomemorefamiliarwiththecomponentsand

youwillbeabletoworkfaster.

Itisalsorecommendedthatthetrainerfamiliarizethemselveswiththeadditionalinternetresourcesforthis

module.


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TrainerNotes:

Ifyouarepresentingthistrainingdirectlyafteranothermodule,feelfreetoadjustthetextof

Step1as

needed

to

suit

your

situation.

STEP1: Welcome

Welcometothe4HRoboticsTraintheTrainerprogram.This ismodule8,andwellbegettingac

quainted with the LEGO WeDo robotics kit. You will learn how robotics interact with the world

aroundusandgainabetterunderstandingofhowyoucanusetheLEGOWeDotofacilitatepositive

youthdevelopment.YouwillbeintroducedtotheLEGOWeDokitandcomponents.Wellreviewthe

LEGOWeDoActivityPack,acurriculumandinteractivesoftwareprovidedbyLEGO.Youwillalsoget

to

spend

some

time

building

and

programming

with

the

LEGO

WeDo

kit.

Mynameis___________andIllbeyourguideinthismodule.

Allfacilitatorscanintroducethemselvesatthistime.

Wewantyoutoenjoyyourtimewithusandweknowyouneedtobecomfortabletodoso.Please

feelfreetogototherestroomormovearoundtheroomasneeded.Althoughwearegoingtobe

divingintotheworldoftechnology,pleasedosilenceyourcellphonesforthelengthofourtraining

time.

Pointoutanyotherusefulinformation,suchasthelocationofrestrooms,atthistime.

STEP2: EverydayRobots(15minutes)

Weare

all

here

to

learn

more

about

roboticstoday,

well

be

building

and

programming

some

sim

plerobotsfromtheWeDokit.Someofyoumayhaveexperiencewiththistypeofproject,butfor

somethisisunfamiliarterritory.Youmaynotevenbeentirelysurewhatarobotactuallyis,orwhat

role robotsplay inourdaily lives.Lets takea fewminutes to thinkaboutwhatwealreadyknow

aboutrobots.

HaveeachparticipantchoosealooseLEGOpiecefromthecontainer.Then,havepartici

pantsform smallgroups (35people ineach)basedonhavinga similar colorof LEGO

8.1

TrainerNote:Beforetheactivitybegins,youwillneedtohaveacontainerorbagfullofLEGOblocksofvariouscolors.DonotuseblocksfromtheLEGOWeDokit.Ifyou

haveasmallaudience,besuretoonlyincludeblocksinafewcolors,sothatyouwill

haveatleasttwoorthreepeoplewiththesamecolorblock.


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block. (For example, everyonewith a green LEGO blockjoins to

gether inonegroupfor thisactivity.Groups should thenmove to

separateareasintheroom.

Whatdoyouthinkaboutwhenyouheartheword,robot?

Encourageparticipantstorespondwiththeirthoughtsandreactions.

Ifyoulookuprobotinadictionary,youwillprobablyfindthatarobot

isdefinedasamachinethatmaylooklikeahumanbeing,thatcanper

formcomplexacts(likewalking),thatisguidedbyautomaticcontrols,and

automaticallyperformstaskswhichmaybecomplicatedorrepetitive.

Now Iamgoing toaskyou somequestionsabout robotics.Eachgroupshoulddiscussananswer,

chooseaspokesperson,andsendthatpersonforwardtosharethegroupsanswer.Thefirstques

tionis:

Chooseasmanyquestionsasyoulikefromthislist,ormakeupyourown.

Whatroledorobotsplayinourdailylives?

Example:Automatedslidingdoors,whichusethesametypeofmotionorlightsen

sorsthatwewillfindintheLEGOWeDokit.

Whatisacareerfieldwherepeopleworkwithrobots?

Example:Lawenforcement (robotsdiffuseordetonatebombs),medicine (robots

assistwithminimallyinvasivesurgeries)

What issomethingwehaveordoeachdaythatwouldnotbepossiblewithoutro

bots?

Whatisyourfavoritefictionalrobot(frommovies,televisionorbooks)?

Wherecouldwefindarobotinourtown/city/county?

Whataresomejobsthatrobotscandotodaymoresafelyorefficientlythanpeople

can?

Foreach

question,

have

aspokesperson

from

each

small

group

share

their

answer

with

everyone.Youmaywishtorecordtheanswersonaflipchartorwhiteboardsothatthey

willbevisiblefortherestofthesession.

Asyouhavealljustshown,robotsareactuallyapartofeverydaylife,whetherwedependonthem

tobuildthings forus,assistdoctors inperformingsurgery,ortoexplorethedepthsoftheocean!

And thebuildingblocksof those robots, and the scientists and engineerswho design and create

them,canbetracedbacktotheactivitiesweregoingtolearnabouttoday.

ACTIVITY:

EverydayRobots

Time:

20minutes

Materials:

Bagorcontainerofmixed

LEGOpartsatleast1per

participant

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STEP3: WeDoDemonstration(15minutes)

WeDo isaLEGOproductthatallowselementaryagedyouthtobuildrobotsusingLEGOpiecesand

thenprogramtherobottoperformspecificfunctionusinganiconbasedsoftware.

WeDoengagesusersinhandsontechnologyexperimentsthatfocusonscience,mathematics,social

studies and language concepts. The basics of programming, engineering, and constructing are all

partoftheprocess.

LEGOWeDoisrecommendedforusewithelementaryageyouth,andwillhelpthemlearnbasiccon

structionand

programming

skills.

EachLEGOWeDokithasplansfortwelvedifferentrobotbuildsinfourareas:

AmazingMechanisms

WildAnimals

PlaySoccer

AdventureStories

LEGOalsooffersinstructionsforadditionalbuildsthatyoucancompletewithaWeDokit.

Inorder

to

demonstrate

this

for

you,

Ihave

constructed

this

robot

according

to

the

instructions

in

cludedinthekit.Thisisoneofthetypicalbuildsandisagreatplaceforustostart.Inafewminutes

youaregoingtobebuildingthisrobotandprogrammingityourself,butfirstIwouldliketoshowyou

someofthekeyaspectsoftheWeDokit.

Usingyourchosenproject,brieflyreviewtheLEGOpartsandelectronicpieces,showthe

connection to the laptop,andgiveparticipantsaviewof the screenwithprogramming

visible.

TrainerNote:BeforeintroducingtheWeDorobot,besuretoaskparticipantstodisposeofany

foodordrink,ormoveopencontainerstoanareaawayfromtherobots.

Thisshouldbetherulefortheremainderofthismodule.

Before theactivitybegins, chooseaprojectfrom the lessonplans includedwith theWeDokit.

Buildandprogramtheprojectbeforethisstep.(WerecommendtheAlligatorbuild.)Placethero

botandlaptopcomputerinanareawhereparticipantscangatheraroundtoobserveandinteract

withtherobotduringthedemonstration.Inaseparatearea,layouttheothercomponentsofthe

WeDokitforparticipantstosee.

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TrainerNote:Onlyabriefidentificationisneededatthistime,asthenextstepwillintroduceeachpieceindepth.

Showparticipantshowtherobotmovesandreactstocarryouttheprogram.Giveevery

oneachancetointeractwiththerobotandaskanyquestions.

Leadparticipants inabrief reflectionon theLEGOWeDodemonstration.Askanyof the

followingquestions,oraddyourown:

HowdoestheLEGOWeDocomparetotheideasaboutrobotswesharedearlier?

WhataspectsoftheLEGOWeDodemonstrationcatchyourinterest?

What experiencesor knowledgedo youhave thatmight relate toworkingwith the

LEGOWeDo?(forexample,workingwithcomputers)

HowdoyouthinkyouthwillrespondtotheLEGOWeDorobots?

HowdoyouthinkaLEGOWeDoactivitycouldbepartofa4Hclubmeeting?

Ihopethissimpledemonstrationhasignitedyourimagination,becauseitsyourturntogetsome

handsonexperiencewiththeLEGOWeDokit.

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STEP4:LetsDoWeDo(20minutes)

DistributeaWeDokit toeachgroupof23participants.Eachgroup

willalsoneeda laptopcomputerthatwillruntheprogrammingsoft

ware.

Now thatyouvehadachance tomeetaWeDo robot,youregoing tobe

cometheengineersandbuildarobotfromthekit.Itsimportanttohavethis

experiencebecauseyoulllearnaboutthekitandactivitiesfirsthand.

In fact, I suggest that before sharingany robotics activity with youth, you

havea practice run first.Going through the stepsaheadof timewillhelp

youbecomecomfortablewith thematerialandyoullbeabletoanticipate

anydifficultyyoungpeoplemighthave,orquestionstheymightask.

YoumightbewonderingwhatisincludedinaWeDokit.

Holdupakitforparticipantstosee.

EachWeDokitiscontainedinsidethissmallbox.Theboxhasasnaponlidandisconvenientlystack

able.Letsgetfamiliarwithwhatisinsideeachkit.

Haveparticipantsopenthekit.Thefirstthingtheywillseeisahardcardboardsheetthatlists

allthepartsincluded,andthequantityofeachpart.

Thispartsinventorysheetisessentialandshouldnotbediscarded.Itwillbeusedtoinventoryeach

kitwhen

needed.

Thenextthingtheywillseeisacleartraythatneatlynestsinsidethekit;ithasfourcompart

mentsandisusefulforhousingthesensorsandsmallerparts.

Thereareafewessentialpartsthatare includedineachbuild. ThesearetypicalLEGObricks,sen

sors,amotoranda fewother specialtypieces.Youeachhaveahandout thatpictures thesekey

pieces.Forthenextfewminutes,gothroughyourpiecesandmatchthemupwiththepicturesand

Activity:

LetsDoWeDo

Time:2hours,5minutesto

tal(doesnotinclude

breaks)

Materials:WeDoKits(1kitper23

people) includingbuildingguides

Computers(1perkit)

Tableswithspaceto

build1tableperkitisrecommended

Chairs

Handouts:WeDoInventory,de

scription,andFAQ

handout(2pages)

8.5

TrainerNote:Beforetheactivitybegins,ifpossible,setuptheroomso

that

each

group

(and

kit)

have

adedicated

table.

This

will

ensure

that each group has enough space towork and help toprevent

partsfromaccidentallygettinglostintoadifferentkit.


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descriptionsonthehandout.Bricksvaryinshapeandsizebuteachplayanimportantroleinspecific

builds,sousingthecorrespondingbricksisvitaltohaveacompleteandfunctioningrobot.Youwill

also find a mini figure which is a favorite of most builders, which comes with interchangeable

heads,hair

and

ahat,

as

well

as,

various

gears,

cams,

axles

and

other

essential

pieces.

Assistparticipantsinidentifyingandmatchinguppartswiththehandout.

Nowthatyouvefoundallthepieces,youmightbewonderingwhattodowiththem!Includedwith

eachkitareBuildingGuides.

Hold

up

building

guides

for

audience

to

see

as

a

visual,

flip

through

pages,

refer

to

the

ones

infrontofparticipants

WhenyoufirstgetstartedwithWeDo,youwillprobablywanttoutilizethebuildingguides.Thiswill

maketheteachingprocessverystraightforward,andsincethese fullcolorpictorialbuildingguides

aresimilartomostLEGObuildkit instructions;youngpeoplewillprobably recognizethemandbe

comfortablewiththemquickly.

EachWeDokitcomeswithfourbuildingguides,whichhavefourseparatethemes.Theyare:

AmazingMechanisms

(book

with

spinning

top,

dancing

birds,

and

drumming

monkey),

WildAnimals(bookwithalligator,lion,andbird),

PlaySoccer(bookwithgoalkeeper,kickerleg,andcheeringfans)

AdventureStories(bookwithairplane,sailboat,andthegiant)

SoeachWeDokitcomeswithatotalof12projectslaidoutinthebuildingguides.Sinceyoumaynot

befamiliarwithhowtheguideswork,letstakealook.

TrainerNote: Askthegroupiftheyknowhowtoidentifythecorrectpieceinthekitthatmatchestheoneintheguide.

Answer:Whenidentifyingspecificbricksyoumustcountthenumberofcircularstudson

topof

the

brick

make

sure

that

they

correspond

to

the

diagram

in

the

guide.

Emphasizetothegroupthatitisimportantthattheyfollowthedirectionsexactly.Many

timesparticipantsglanceat thebookandhaphazardlyplace thepartthisoftenhap

penswhenbuildersrush!

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Openuptheguidethathasthealligatoronthecover italsohasabirdandalion.Turntothefirst

pageofthealligatorbuild.Youwillseeacompletedalligatoronthispage.Thisshowsyouwhatthe

finishedbuildwilllooklike.

Holdupordisplayabuildingguideshowingtheappropriatepage.

Turntothenextpageforabreakdownofthebuildingguide.Youwillseealargewhitenumberfor

eachstep.Thesenumbers illustratetheorderofthestepsneededforthebuild.Foreachstepthe

guideshowswhatthefinishedbuildwilllooklike(thiscanbeseenintheuppermostleftcornerof

thepage,foreachstep.)Inthecaseofthealligatoritshowsthealligatorpartiallybuilt.

Directlybelowthepartiallybuiltalligatorisakeyidentifyingthepiecesneededtocompletethestep.

In

the

case

of

step

one,

you

see

four

round

lime

green

pieces,

and

four

rectangular

green

pieces.Oncethosepieceshavebeenlocated,assemblethemaccordingtothediagraminstepone.

Eachstepfollowsthesameformat.Somebuildsrequireonlypartsoftherobottobebuiltatatime,

andthencombinedlateronintheprocess.

8.7

TrainerNote: Youmaywish togiveparticipantsashortbreakbeforestarting thenextsection.


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STEP5:WeDoBuild(45minutes)

Nowthatthekitandtheguidehavebeenintroduceditistimetoturnintoyoureightyearoldself

andbuild!

Instructeachgrouptobuildthealligator.Allow3045minutesforparticipantstocomplete

thebuild.Asthebuildbeginsremindparticipantstobecarefulwhenchoosingparts.Some

aresimilar;theonlydifferenceisthelength.

Onceagroupisfinished,lookoverthebuildandmakesurethefollowingarecorrect:

Thegear

is

facing

the

correct

direction

Rubberbandsareplacedontheappropriatespot

Motionsensorlinesupintherightlocation

Testthegears themouthshouldopenandclose

Allsensorsaresecure

AllLEGObricksaresecure

Lookoverentirebuildandmakesureitisidenticaltotheguide

Therearea fewcommon troublespots tobeawareofasyouwrapupyourbuild.As I list them,

checkthatyourgrouphasusedeachpiececorrectly.

Arethegreenrectangularfeetarefacingtherightway?

Isthecorrectlengthofwhitebrickusedforthebodysupport?

Isthelongeraxleusedforthemouthofthealligator?

Isthemouthalignedcorrectlyaccordingtothebuildguide?

Isthegearfacingthecorrectdirection?

8.8

Trainer Note: Stepsand strategiesforbuildingdifferaccording to thebuild chosen.This isthereasonwhypracticingabuildbeforepresenting ittoyouth isstronglyencouraged!

Remindgroups that itbuilding isnota race!Suggest thateachgroupcheckateach

steptobesuretheirbuildmatchestheguide.Placingpartsincorrectlymayleadaro

botwhichdoesntfunction.

Beawarethateachgroupmayfinishtheirbuildatadifferenttime.


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Ifsomegroupsfinishearlyandwaitforotherstocompletethebuild,distributecardswith

thefollowingquestions.Groupscandiscussandprepareforareflectionattheendofthis

module.

HaveyoubuiltwithLEGOsbefore?

Howdidthatexperiencecontributetoyourknowledgetoday?

Whatdidyoulikeaboutthebuild?

Whatwerethechallenges?

Wherethereanysurprises?

Howdoyouthinkyoungpeoplewillapproachthisactivity?

Inwhatwayscouldthistypeofactivitybeusedina4Hclubprogram?

Before

beginning

the

LEGO

Curriculum

Overview,

you

may

wish

to

give

participants

a

short

break.

8.9


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STEP6 WeDoActivityPackIntroduction(15minutes)

An important featureof theWeDoplatform is that itprovidesa teachersguide, curriculum,and

softwareadd

on

called

the

Activity

Pack.

ShowordisplaytheActivityPack.

TheActivityPackisusedtoguideleaders,volunteers,orstaffthroughlessonplansandprogramming

specifictothebuilds. Thisadditionalresourcematerialisavailableforpurchaseandishighlyrecom

mended.

TheactivitypackCDRomisasoftwareaddonthatworkswiththeprogramprovidedwiththeinitial

WeDo

kit.

It

provides

step

by

step

on

screen

instructions

identical

to

the

builds

in

the

building

guide

booksandincludes12activitiesbasedonfourthemes:Soccer,AdventureStories,WildAnimalPark

andMechanicalToys.Activitiesareintroducedwithanimationsthatcomplimenttheprogramming

software. Teachernotesandaglossaryarealsoincluded.TheTeachersGuidecontainsnotesforthe

activitiesaswellasmanagementideas,curriculumsupport,softwareoverviewandexamplesfor

buildingandprogramming.

SinceyouareworkingontheAlligatorbuild,wecanreviewtheTeachersGuideforthatbuild.You

willseeonthefirstpage(page80)thattheobjectivesforthebuild,anddetailsonwhatparticipants

willaccomplish,areclearlystated.

Thenextpage(page81)coverstheanimatedmoviethataccompaniesthebuild,andlistsdiscussion

questionsthatyoumightaskafteryouthviewthemovie.Wewillviewthemovieinafewminutes

whenwereviewatthesoftware.

Thispagealsosuggestsotherwaystointeractwiththegroupthroughaseriesofquestionsrelating

tothealligator. Itrecommendedthatyoudoa littleresearchonyourownaboutthesubjectarea

youwillbeteaching,soyouareabletoanswerunexpectedquestionsfromthegroup.

8.10

TrainerNote:Pricingforthismaterialvaries.IfyourstateorregionhasaLEGOsalesrepresentative, apurchasingprogram orplan, or any other assistance available,

sharethatinformationwithparticipants.Asalesrepresentativecanalsoprovidein

formationon

solutions

for

programs

that

require

multiple

computers

to

run

the

WeDoRoboticsSoftware.

For thenext segmentof the training,make sure thateachgrouphasaTeachers

Guide.


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Thefollowingpage(page82)istitledConstruct.Thispartoftheguideinstructsparticipantstobuild

themodelthroughthestepbysteponscreeninstructions.Asafacilitator,youcandetermineifyou

wouldliketousetheonscreeninstructionsorhaveparticipantsusethebuildguide.

Thissectionalsogivesabriefoverviewofthemechanismsandtheprocessbehindtherobotsfunc

tion. Introducingthisinformationpreparesyoutoanswerquestions,andexpandsontheconcepts

thatyouthcanlearnwhentakingpartineachproject.

Page83

starts

to

introduce

participants

to

the

basic

functions

of

the

software

and

things

to

remem

berwhenprogramming.WesuggestusinganLCDprojectortoleadfirsttimeparticipantsthroughan

onscreensoftwareintroduction,whichwewillexperienceinthenextstep.

Pages84 through86are the continuationof the lessonplanand suggestedmodifications topro

gramming.Themodificationsallowtheparticipanttoactivatethemotionsensorandinitiateitsfunc

tionality.

TheActivityPackCurriculumalso includesbuilding instructionsbasedonthemechanism forthose

whowouldliketointroducethoseconceptsfirst,orusethemduringathemebasedbuild.

Beforebeginningthenextstep,youmaywishtogiveparticipantsashortbreak.

8.11

TrainerNote:Thismaydependonhowmuchroomtheparticipantshavetobuild.Ifagroup isworkingwith laptopsandhasplentyof tablespace, then theonscreen

directionsmayworkbest.

Some computer labsmaynot leave roomforbuildingat the computer station, so

buildinginoneroomandtransferringyourrobottothecomputermaybesomething

toconsider.Also,somelearnersmayfindworkingfromthebookeasierthanreading

thescreen.

Asparticipants learnmoreabouttheyouth intheirprograms,theymayfindthata

varietyofpresentationstylesworkfordifferent individuals.Theyshouldfeelfreeto

mixandmatchtomaketheexperienceapositiveoneforeveryoneintheprogram.


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TrainerNote:USBmeansUniversalSerialBus.USBconnectionsarefoundonalltypesof electronics, including smartphones and cameras.Most computers have one or

moreUSBports.


STEP7 WeDoProgramming(45minutes)

AtthispointyouhavebuiltyourLEGOWeDorobotandensuredthatallconnectionsaresecureand

thattherobotexactlymatchesthediagraminthebuildguide.Now,yourereadytobringyourrobot

tolifewithprogramming.

TheLEGOWeDosoftwareisadraganddropiconbasedsoftwarethatprovidesanintuitiveandeasytouseprogrammingenvironmentsuitableforbeginnersandexperiencedusersalike.Thesoftware

automaticallydetectsmotorsandsensorswhentheyareattachedtotheLEGOUSBHub.

ItalsoincludesadigitalGettingStartedGuidewithsimplebuildingtipsandprogrammingexamples.

PointoutwhattheLEGOWeDosoftwareiconlookslikeonthedesktopofthecomputer.

ExplainthatdoubleclickingtheiconwilllaunchtheLEGOWeDosoftware.

8.12

TrainerNote:Todemonstrateprogramming,youwillneedtosetupacomputerthatisrunningtheLEGOWeDoSoftware.

Connectthecomputertoaprojectoranddisplay yourscreenforeveryonetosee.

Walkthroughtheinformationinthisstep*whileparticipantswatch.

Afteryouhavecompletedtheintroduction,haveparticipantstrytheprogramontheir

own,withtheindividualkitsandlaptopsateachtable.

Thisprocess

allows

the

participants

to

give

their

full

attention

to

your

demonstration

beforetheyattempttodotheprogrammingthemselves.

*TherearetwowaystointroducetheWeDoprogrammingsoftware.Youcanchoose

tohaveparticipantswatchtheWeDoSoftwareDemonstrationVideo,oryoucangive

awalkthroughdemonstrationofyourown.

Ifyouchoosetoshowthevideo,thefollowingscriptservesasaresourceforyou,and

youmaymoveontohavingparticipantsprogramtheirrobotsafterthevideo. Ifyou

choosetodemonstratethesoftware,thescriptofSTEP7willbeyourguide.


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Afterlaunchingtheprogram,continueasfollows:

Atthebottomofthescreen,thereisaniconpalette featuringmanydifferenttaskicons.Eachone

hasaspecific

function

and

will

allow

participants

to

make

their

robot

builds

come

alive.

Thekey tomastering these controls isexperimenting!Encourage youth toaddand change these

iconsaftertheyhavelearnedtheinitialprogrammingforeachbuild.Adetailedlistofeachiconand

thecorrespondingfunctionisincludedintheTeachersGuide.

Intheupperlefthandcornerthereisasmallyellowbrickicon.Clickingonthisiconwillactivatethe

GettingStartedGuideandthemebasedbuilds.

In

addition

to

the

printed

building

guides,

each

theme

based

build

has

its

own

movie.

Each

movieleadsintoanonscreenbuildingguideoption.Atthebottomofthenewlyopenedwindow,youwill

noticeasetoflightgreyarrowsintheleftandrighthandcorners.Thesearrowsallowyoutoscroll

throughthebuildguide.This featurecanbeused inplaceof,or inaddition to, thebuildingguide

books.

Iftimeallows,clickthroughtheonscreenbuildingguideoptionfortheAlligatorproject

soparticipantsarefamiliarwiththatoption.

Whenyouhavereachedtheendoftheonscreenbuild,youare introducedtothe initialprogram

mingthat

corresponds

to

that

build.

You

will

see

an

example

program

which

you

can

replicate

in

or

dertoprogramyourrobot.

Nowthatwehavelookedoverthesoftware,itstimetotryitout.

Thefirstthingweneedtodoisplugourrobotintothecomputer.ThisisdonethroughtheUSBport.

Onceconnectedyoushouldseean icon in theupper lefthandcorner that indicateswhichsensor

youareusing.Thisisimportantbecauseitensuresyourrobothasalltheproperconnections.

Youshouldseeanindicatorforthemotionsensor,whichwasusedwhenyoubuiltyouralligator.If

thisicon

is

not

present

make

sure

all

your

sensors

are

connected

securely

to

the

USB

Hub

and

that

theUSBHubisconnectedtothecomputerproperly.

8.13

TrainerNote:Dependingontheknowledgelevelparticipantspossess,youmayormaynotneed todemonstratehow toconnect the robot totheUSBport. Ifyouhaveaco

facilitator, theymay need to circulate through the groups tomake sure the robot is

properlyconnected.


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On

Screen

Programming:

Youmaywishtodescribethesestepswhileperformingthemonscreenforparticipantsto

watch.Attheendofeachstep,guideparticipantstocompletethesamestepattheirta

bles.

Thenexttasktoaccomplishisfindingtheprogrammingforthealligator.Todothis,clickonthesmall

yellowbrickinthetoplefthandcornerofyourscreen.Onceasecondarywindowopensup,clickon

thelittleyellowfigureshead.Thiswilltakeyoutothethemebasedbuilds,whereyoucanfindand

clickonthealligatoricon.

Whenyouclickonthealligatoricon,amoviewillplaythatcorrespondstothealligatorbuild.

Afterviewingthemovie,clickonthegreyarrowatthebottomofthescreenandscrollingthrough

theonscreen

build

until

the

program

screen

appears.

This

screen

shows

an

example

of

the

program

forthealligator.

Usingtheiconsonthepaletteatthebottomofthescreen,draganddropiconsontothescreento

create areplicaoftheexamplealligatorprogrampictured.Once thecompleteprogramhasbeen

entered,presstheletterAonthekeyboardtoinitiatethefirstaction.Thealligatorsmouthshould

closeandopenwhentheletterAispressed.Thisisacommandbasedprogramandyouarecontrol

lingexactlywhattherobotdoesbypressingtheAbutton.

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TrainerNote:Thenextstepcanbeperformedusingoneoftwomethods:OnScreenProgramming or Handout Guides. Review both methods before the training and

chooseone

to

demonstrate.

You

may

wish

to

demonstrate

both

iftime

allows,

or

sim

plydirectparticipantstoaresourcewheretheycanlearnaboutbothmethods.Scripts

forbothmethodsareprovided.

IfyouchoosetopresentOnScreenProgramming,resumethescriptonthispage.

IfyouchoosetopresentHandoutGuides,resumethescriptonpage16,atthehead

lineHandouts

TrainerNote:Thesemovieshavesound,soyoumayneedtoremindparticipantshowtocontrolthevolumeortouseheadphoneswhileviewing.Controllingthevolumewillbeim

portantlaterononceparticipantsstartprogrammingsincetherearesoundiconsthatcan

beused.


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Nowwewillusethemotionsensor.

Theparticipantsshouldnowcontinuetoskipthroughtheprogramuntiltheyseethenext

programexample.

This

one

begins

with

the

play

button

first

instead

of

the

letter

A.

Once

participantshavecompletedtheprogramhavethemclickontheplaybutton.

Theplaybuttonwillinitiatethemotionsensortoactivate.Whenanobjectisplaceinornearthealli

gatorsmouth itwillcause themotion sensor to tell thealligatorsmouth to closeand thenopen

again.

Whenviewingtheiconprogramstream(therowoficons,representingfunctions,thatyouhavejust

created)youwillnoticethattheprogramstreamblinksaseachiconsfunctionisperformed,orwait

ing

to

be

performed.

In

the

case

of

the

alligator

the

hourglass

with

the

motion

sensor

under

it

willblinkrepeatedlyuntilthemotionsensor isactivatedbyanobject.Becausea loophasbeenadded

thissequencewillcontinueuntiltheREDstopbutton(smallredsquarebuttonfoundatthebottom

righthandcornerofthescreen)hasbeenpressed.

SkiptoProgramDiscussiononpage16.Handouts:

Distributehandoutcontainingprogrammingexamples.

Usingtheiconsonthepalettebelowdraganddropiconsontoyourscreencreatingareplicaofthe

examplealligatorprogramprovidedonthehandout.

Oncethecompleteprogramhasbeenentered,presstheletterAonthekeyboardtoinitiatethefirst

action.ThealligatorsmouthshouldcloseandopenwhentheletterAispressed.Thisisacommand

basedprogramandthatyouarecontrollingexactlywhattherobotdoesbypressingtheAbutton.

Nowwewillusethemotionsensor.

Participantsshould

now

continue

to

the

next

program

example

called

alligator

motion

sen

sor.Thisexamplebeginswiththeplaybutton.

Clickontheplaybutton.Theplaybuttonactivatesthemotionsensor.Whenanobjectisplaceinor

nearthealligatorsmouth,themotionsensorwilltellthealligatorsmouthtocloseandthenopen

again.

Whenviewingtheiconprogramstream(therowoficons,representingfunctions,thatyouhavejust

created)youwillnoticethattheprogramstreamblinksaseachiconsfunctionisperformed,orwait

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ingtobeperformed. Inthecaseofthealligatorthehourglasswiththemotionsensorunder itwill

blinkrepeatedlyuntilthemotionsensor isactivatedbyanobject.Becausea loophasbeenadded

thissequencewillcontinueuntiltheREDstopbutton(smallredsquarebuttonfoundatthebottom

righthand

corner

of

the

screen)

has

been

pressed.

ProgramDiscussion:

Atthispointthealligatorhasbeensuccessfullyprogrammedtwodifferentways.

Encourageparticipantstoexperimentwiththeprogrambyaddingadditionaliconssuchas

sounds,backgrounds,andtextortochangethemotoranddirections.

Whenparticipantshavesuccessfullyprogrammedandactivatedthealligatorrobots,and

experimented

with

other

program

features,

guide

them

in

discussing

the

activity.

Askanyofthefollowingquestions(oraddyourownbasedontheparticularexperiencesof

thegroup):

Whatchallengesdidyouencounterwhilebuilding?

Wherethereanychallengesusingthesoftware?

Wasthiseasierorharderthanyouthoughtitwouldbe?Explain.

Whatdidyoulearnaboutroboticsfromthisactivity?

Whatdidyoulearnaboutinthisactivity,otherthanrobotics?(Forexample,team

work,followingdirections,etc.)

Howdo

you

think

youth

would

approach

this

activity?

What

about

other

volunteers?

Parents?

Whatotherinformationortrainingwouldyouneedinordertofacilitateasimilar

LEGOWeDoactivityforyouth?

Howwouldyouintroducethisactivitytoyouth?Whenmightyouofferthisactivity?

HowcouldyouuseLEGOWeDoactivitiesina4Hclubsetting?

WhatotherinformationorassistancecanIprovideforyou?

STEP8:WeDoResources(15minutes)

Asyou

may

have

guessed,

due

to

the

easy

to

use

building

guides

and

comprehensive

Teachers

Guide

andcurriculumsupportdocuments,LEGOWeDokitsareverypopularnotonlyin4HRoboticspro

grams,butalsoinschoolsandotheryouthprograms,suchasFIRST.Plus,aswevejustexperienced,

playingwithWeDorobotsisreallyfun!

With so many teachers and youth workers using theWeDo kit, it is not surprising to find that a

wealthofadditionallessonplansandresourcesareavailable.Manyoftheseresourcesareavailable

ontheInternet,andyoucandownloadthemandusethemwithyouthinyourprogram.

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ShareLEGOWeDo InternetResourceshandoutandreviewwithparticipants. Ifyouhavea

computerwithan Internetconnectionavailable,youmaywishtoshowparticipantsafew

examples.Consider

using

an

LCD

projector

to

share

your

screen

as

you

visit

any

of

the

re

sourcewebsites.

Whenyourprogramisupandrunning,youmayfindthatnewcontactsandvolunteersarealsogreat

sourcesfornewbuildsandprojectsthatcanbecreatedwithWeDokits.Ifyouhaveyouthwhostay

withyourprogramforseveralyears,theymaysurpriseyouwithnewideasfortheWeDorobotsas

well!

STEP8:YouthDevelopmentAdaptations(10minutes)

WhilewehaveseenthatWeDokitsleadtofunandinterestingbuildingprojects,youmightbewon

deringhow these robots contribute toyouthdevelopment,andhowWeDo robotscanbecomea

partofyour4Hprogramming.

ConsiderthefollowingskillsthatcanbedevelopedthroughWeDoprojectsandtheActivityPackpro

jects(QuotedfromLEGOWeDopromotionalmaterial,availableontheinternet):

Youthareencouragedtousecreativity,teamworkandproblemsolving=lifeskills!

Youthdeveloplanguageandliteracythroughnarrativeandjournalisticwriting,storytelling,

explaining,interviewing

and

interpreting

Youth experience mathematics when measuring time and distance; adding, subtracting,

multiplying,dividing,estimating,andusingvariables.

Youthexperiencesciencethroughworkingwithsimplemachines,gears,levers,pulleys;and

experimentingwithtransmissionofmotion

Youthdiscover technologywhenprogramming;using softwaremedia;anddesigningand

creatingaworkingmodel.

Andtruetothetraditionof4H,youthhavetheopportunitytolearntheseconceptsthroughhands

onexperiences,guidedbycaringandcompetentvolunteers.

GuideparticipantsindiscussingotherpotentialapplicationsofWeDoprojectsinthe4H

clubsetting.Askanyofthefollowingquestions,oraddyourown:

HowcouldyouthuseLEGOWeDorobotstoperformservicelearning?(eg,providinga

WeDoworkshopforyounger4Hmembersataclovercamp)

HowcouldaclubuseLEGOWeDokitsasafundraiser?

Howcoulda4HmemberuseaLEGOWeDokitinatraditional4Hactivity,suchasa

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countyfairorcommunicationscontest?

HowcouldateenleaderuseLEGOWeDokitstodoanactivitywithjuniormembers?

Arethereany4Hactivitiesuniquetoyourcounty/region/statethatwouldbecondu

civeto

utilizing

aLEGO

WeDo

activity?

TRANSITION

IfyouarepresentinganothermoduledirectlyafterModule5,adaptthefollowingtofityour

trainingschedule.

YouhavejustexperiencedtheModule8ofthe4HRoboticsTraintheTrainertoolkitfor4Hfaculty

andvolunteers interested in launchingroboticsclubprograms.Thismodule introducedyoutothe

LEGO

WeDo

Robotics

platform.

Wesawademonstrationofacompletedrobotandthenhadtheopportunitytobuildandprograma

robot.Wereviewedthebuildingguide,theTeachersGuide,andtheActivityPack,aswellasexperi

encingsomeofthemultimedialearningaidsthatareincludedintheLEGOWeDoEducationkit.You

arenowexperiencedLEGOWeDobuilders,withexperience in roboticsengineeringandprogram

ming!

Arethereanyquestions?

Answerany

questions.

Ifyouchoosetodevelopa4HRoboticsprograminyourarea,thereareeightothertrainingmodules

availabletoyou.

Module1:ComprehensiveRoboticsOverview

Module2:RecruitmentandPartnerships

Module3:CommunityResourcesCultivation

Module4:UsingTechnologytoDeliveraRoboticsProgram(VirtualRoboticsCurriculum

Module5:ExperiencingEngineeringDesign(JunkYardRoboticscurriculum)

Module6:

An

Experiential

Model

of

Building

Robots

(Robotics

Platform

curriculum)

Module7: ScienceInquiryandProgrammingRobots(ExploringRoboticsPlatforms)

Module9:Expansion,Enrichment,Endurance:YourYearRoundRoboticsProgram

Provideparticipantswith informationaboutupcoming trainingopportunities andanswer

anyremainingquestions. ThisconcludesModule8:LEGOWeDoIntroduction.

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http://www.legoeducation.us/store/default.aspx?CategoryID=188&by=9&c=1

LEGOUSBHub

One of the electronic components is a USB Hubwhich will be used to connect the robot to thecomputer, once connected, special software willbeusedtotelltherobothowtofunctionthrough

basicprogramming.

Thetwo

port

hub

controls

motors

and

sensors,

transmitspower anddata to and from the com

puter,and isautomaticallydetectedby the soft

warewhenconnectedtothecomputer.

Whenusingthispiecemakesureallyourconnec

tionsaresecure.

ReplacementCostApprox.$45.00EachKitContains1

PowerFunctionsMMotor

Anotherimportant

piece

is

the

motor,

it

allows

you tobringyour robots to life.Themotorconnects to the USB Hub where the program fromthecomputeractivatesthemovement.

Themotorcanbeprogrammed to turn inclock

wise and counter clockwise directions and to

moveatdifferentpowerlevels.

ReplacementCostApprox.$8.00

EachKit

Contains

1

WeDoRoboticsMotionSensor

The motion sensor is a small rectangular piece

thatlookslikeithastwolightsononeend. When

programed this sensor will activate when it de

tects an object within a roange of 6 inches de

pendingonthedesignoftheobject.


EachKit

Contains

1

WeDoRoboticsTiltSensor

Thetiltsensorreportsthedirection it istilted. It

isasmallrectangularpiecethathascurveddou

bleangledarrowsonthreesides.


EachKitContains1

SuggestincludingapictureofaUSBhub

Suggestincludingapictureofa

PowerFunctionsMMotor


WeDoRoboticsMotionSensor


WeDoTiltSensor


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ConstructionSet

Thekitalsoincludes158LEGObrightlycolored

elementsthatincludeaxles,gears,rubberbands

andevenaLEGOfigurewithinterchangeablehair

andhat.

Importantthingstokeepinmind:

Allelectronicpartsareautomaticallydetectedbythesoftware

Makesureallconnectionsaresecureorsoftwaremaynotbeabletodetectthem.Thisincludesthe

connectiontothecomputer.

Sometimestheonlywaytodistinguishbetweenbricksorcomponentsistocountthecircularstuds

on

the

top

of

the

brick.

The

same

concept

applies

when

measuring

axles

the

bricks

can

be

used

as

ameasuringtool. Theaxlesinthediagramswillhaveanumbernexttothem(forexample,a4.)To

identifythecorrectaxle,selecta4countbrickandholditnexttotheaxles.Theaxlethatisthesame

lengthasthe4countbrickisalsoa4.Suggestincludingapictureof2ormorebricksizeswithcap

tionstoillustrate.

WeDoFrequentlyAskedQuestions:

How longdoes it take tobuildandprogram?Thisdependsontheclub leaderandtheyouth,but

typicallyeachbuildcanbecompletedinabout1 to2hours.

Whataretherecommendedages? WeDocanbeusedwithyouthages511,soClover4Hmem

berscanparticipate.Olderyoutharewelcomed tobecomementors.Someyounger4Hmembers

mayneedassistancewhenitcomestobuildingandprogrammingsoparentinvolvementisencour

aged.

Where can IbuyaWeDokit? KitsareavailablefromLEGOEducationandothersourcesonthe

internet.Checkwithyourstate4HRoboticscontacttoseeifyourstatehasasalesrepresentativeor

apurchasingprogram/planthatyoucanuse.

Howmuch

does

it

cost?

Kits

vary

in

price

according

to

quantity

and

package

type.

Suggested

prices

startfrom$140.


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LEGOWeDoInternetResources

ForInspirationandRecognitionofScienceandTechnology(FIRST)

http://www.usfirst.org/aboutus/content.aspx?id=34

MarylandFIRST

http://www.mdfirst.org/

KISSInstituteforPracticalRobots:RoboticsLaboratory:WheelsandNavigationActivity http://

www.kipr.org/curriculum/wheels_nav.html

RedcliffeStateHighSchool(AUS)ScienceofRobots(lessonplansandactivities)

http://www.smartred.eq.edu.au/Science%20of%20Robotics/Main%20Page.html

STOMPSampleUnits,ActivityDatabase

http://stompnetwork.org/stompresources

CarnegieMellonUniversityRoboticsAcademy

http://www.education.rec.ri.cmu.edu/roboticscurriculum/index_to_robotics.htm

LegoEducationResourceforTeachers

http://www.legoeducation.us/global.aspx

Module 8 - WeDo Introduction

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