CCPS Robotics Club was established back in 2008 by Mike Weiling as a means to encourage design thinking, engineering and computational thinking in our students. It has continued to flourish in the school and remains one of the most popular and sought after extra curricular opportunities for Stage 3 students.
Since 2012 auditions for Robotics Club have been held following a term of work in robotics in the classroom, and continues for the remainder of the school year (beginning in Term 2) as a before school activity. At various times, our robotics teams have also participated in the First Lego League Challenge.
In 2019 it will be coordinated by Mrs. Rao and Mrs. Westoby. Robotics Club will meet on Tuesday mornings before school from 8.00 a.m. - 9 a.m. Information will be provided to all interested Stage 3 students in the first weeks of Term 2 and there will be an audition process. There is also a cost of $80 a year to participate in the club to pay for replacement of hardware. Our focus this year will be on open ended challenges that encourage a diversity of solutions and creativity in both the programming as well as the design of the robots.
Please return soon for more information and the 2019 Robotics Club application form.
Please see below for some fun and interesting photographs and videos of Robotics Club in 2017.
Since 2012 auditions for Robotics Club have been held following a term of work in robotics in the classroom, and continues for the remainder of the school year (beginning in Term 2) as a before school activity. At various times, our robotics teams have also participated in the First Lego League Challenge.
In 2019 it will be coordinated by Mrs. Rao and Mrs. Westoby. Robotics Club will meet on Tuesday mornings before school from 8.00 a.m. - 9 a.m. Information will be provided to all interested Stage 3 students in the first weeks of Term 2 and there will be an audition process. There is also a cost of $80 a year to participate in the club to pay for replacement of hardware. Our focus this year will be on open ended challenges that encourage a diversity of solutions and creativity in both the programming as well as the design of the robots.
Please return soon for more information and the 2019 Robotics Club application form.
Please see below for some fun and interesting photographs and videos of Robotics Club in 2017.
AuditionsStudents were given 30 minutes to construct an animal and then design and construct a platform to display their animal in 360 degrees. (Hat tip to Chris Rogers of TUFTS for the idea)
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Challenge 1Design and build a robot to greet an alien. An old challenge from Dr. Es challenges website. It was wonderful to see our students really rise to the 'challenge' and meet the design brief in so many different ways.
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Challenge 2Design and build a robot to move at least 30 cm without using wheels. Another old challenge from DR. E - this really brought out the creativity within the group.
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Challenge 3Design and build a robot to move fastest up (and down) an incline.
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FIRST LEGO LEAGUE 2017
The team decided that we should enter First Lego League (FLL) again after a break of 3 years. FLL is an international competition that uses Lego robotics to challenge kids to think like scientists and engineers. This year the theme is HYDRO DYNAMICS and teams have to choose and solve a real-world problem in the Project. They will also build, test, and program an autonomous robot to solve a set of missions in the Robot Game. Throughout their experience, teams are encouraged to develop the FLL Core Values, celebrating discovery, teamwork, and Gracious Professionalism®. Visit the FLL site for more details on the competition.
Our regional competition is in Cranebrook on the 19th of November.
Our regional competition is in Cranebrook on the 19th of November.