https://padlet.com/radeanat/ydt7bvme4tt Technology Project - Math Methods 441 en-us 2018-08-29 14:58:53 UTC 2018-10-29 01:26:07 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Diskette.png radeanat https://padlet.com/radeanat/ydt7bvme4tt/wish/276799658 Here is the starting point to our technology project! We will be working with the solar robot kit!]]> 2018-08-31 03:22:19 UTC https://padlet.com/radeanat/ydt7bvme4tt/wish/276799658 asorr https://padlet.com/radeanat/ydt7bvme4tt/wish/279628557 For our technology project, we have the Solar Robot. We plan to build the Robot in three different forms and see which one gets to the finish line the fastest. By us building the robot, we are able to see which one goes faster so we can show the class during our presentation how the fastest robot moves with it being solar. For our lesson plan, we will have the students build their own robot and have the students race one another with their robots. They are able to keep track of how fast their robot moves by making a distance/time line graph. ]]> 2018-09-10 21:28:25 UTC https://padlet.com/radeanat/ydt7bvme4tt/wish/279628557 radeanat https://padlet.com/radeanat/ydt7bvme4tt/wish/291056628 We began our technology project by attempting to put the robot together. We figure that we need to see the robot in motion before attempting to find what ways will be best to test our theory. We picked three different formations to create the robot in; the walker bot, the dog bot, and the wheel bot. We decided to make the walker bot first, due to our assumption that this will be the slowest bot of the three, due to the way it is shaped and it's legs are formed. We would like to show the fastest bot to the class, therefore we want to make it last in hopes we do not have to take it apart and rebuild it again. During the construction of the first robot, we found extreme difficulty in putting it together - due to not having enough tools. Now that we have a basic idea of what we want to do, we will gather the correct materials and try again for construction of the robot at a later date.]]> 2018-10-10 02:23:33 UTC https://padlet.com/radeanat/ydt7bvme4tt/wish/291056628 asorr https://padlet.com/radeanat/ydt7bvme4tt/wish/296666828 We built our robots body and head. However, when we sat it outside it would not move. So, the next time that we work on the robot we are going to look into it more carefully to figure out where we went wrong in the process of building it. By building this robot, students could learn what different parts the robot consists of, how to assemble a robot, and how to get it to move. Our robot encourages a worthwhile task because it uses tools or models to represent mathematic, multiple ways to demonstrate understanding, and has the students create a list, table, or chart. The students use tools to represent mathematics by building the robot and keeping track of how fast the robot moves to the finish line. They also can demonstrate the robot in multiple forms depending on which one they choose to build. Lastly, the students create a chart to keep track of their date of how fast their robot moves and which robot they used. According to Vandewalle on page 53, "As the students are working, the teacher monitors, observing strategies students are using and asking questions, such as "Did you try something that didn't work? How did you figure it out it was not going to work?" In our lesson plan, we can observe the students working on building their robot and asking questions that are similar to the one given to have the students explain what they are doing throughout the process. This also has the students thinking critically. Students will become frustrated during the process of building the robot because it does become stressful. However, as teachers we should continue to encourage them to ask questions and to motivate them to continue trying until they succeed. ]]> 2018-10-24 19:52:39 UTC https://padlet.com/radeanat/ydt7bvme4tt/wish/296666828