Cobram Anglican Grammar School - Robotics

Introduction

Robots  WebQuest explores the history of robots and their technological advancement over the decades. This WebQuest also involves the use of Lego Mindstorms Robots, to build and program a robot to complete a specific challenge. 

Task

Before you can complete your chosen mission you will need to research and present answers for the focus question below. In order to adequately answer the focus question you will need to answer the five (5) contributing questions underneath. Use the website links provided below to help

How are robots used to benefit our society?

  1. What is a robot?
  2. When were robots first used?
  3. What do some robots look like? Provide images or videos with brief descriptions.
  4. What different industries use robots today (e.g. automotive, aviation, entertainment, education)? Provide some examples.   
  5. How might robots be used in the future - why should we continue to invest in them? 

Once you have fully answered your main focus and contributing questions, you will need to email the document to your teacher

Your team will then be assigned a robot kit to design and program to complete the task of manovering around a set robot course. 

Web links 

Definition and History: 

Use these links to define what is a robot as well as learn the culture and history of robots and how they have progressed over time.

Educational Purposes: 
Use these links for advice and ideas on how to design and build various robots for different purposes.

Business Purposes: 
Use these links to learn about the ways in which working Australians use robots in their daily lives.

 

Leisure and Entertainment: 
Use these links to learn about a range of affordable and expensive robots for entertainment and pleasure.

Competitions: 
Use these links to learn about how students can use robots to assist their learning in a variety of contexts.

 
Other Community Purposes:

Process

Build your robot according to building instuctions in robot kit. 

Use installed computer software to program your robot to sucessfully complete the designated robot course.

Grades will be given in accordance to the performance of your robot to compete the course - See Evaluation rubric

Evaluation

Below is the assesment rubrics for the presentation document and the robot creation
Multimedia Presentation of focus question Few images, brief notes or lack of paraphrasing. Disjointed and incoherent at times. Spelling errors. Several images and some paraphrasing with few spelling and grammatical errors. Evidence of logic and flow in parts. A good range of still and multimedia images. Strong paraphrasing with no spelling and grammatical errors. Information is presented logically and creatively. An excellent range of still and multimedia images.Strong paraphrasing with no spelling and grammatical errors. Information is comprehensively presented in a logical and creative way. 20%
Robotics  Little evidence of creative programming to complete mission. Poor design and construction of robot. Failure to complete mission. Some evidence of creative programming to complete mission. Fair design and construction of robot. Good attempt at completing mission, though not successful. Good evidence of creative programming to complete mission. Well-thought out design and construction of robot. Mission successful or close to completion with minor glitch. Excellent evidence of creative programming to complete mission. Rugged and durable design and construction of robot. Mission successful! 80%
Total Score:

Conclusion

Good luck

Teacher Page

Develop and modify programs with user interfaces involving branching, iteration and functions using a general-purpose programming language (VCDTCD043)