About a week ago the principal asked if I would do a short presentation on what our class was doing at the monthly teacher inservice. There were the last minute problems as expected but we were ready on time.
I covered the blackboards with basic electronics, computer math, PWM basics, timer basics, and a very simplified version of the code to move the robot. On a table I setup a display the started with parts, breadboards, PCB making supplies, various PCBs, assembled PCBs, gearbox kits, and the assembled robots.
On the wall we hung poster sized schematics of our transistor H-Bridge and the main controller board.
We started by having the robots run around the floor. Two students explained the information, processes, and materials. I helped in a few spots when they were speaking about what rather then how or why. They did a very good job.
The teachers were a good crowd and asked reasonable questions. The students enjoy strutting their stuff. We finished the presentation in 25 minutes which was 10 longer then I reserved.
We still have career night and a presentation for the school board ahead of us.
I covered the blackboards with basic electronics, computer math, PWM basics, timer basics, and a very simplified version of the code to move the robot. On a table I setup a display the started with parts, breadboards, PCB making supplies, various PCBs, assembled PCBs, gearbox kits, and the assembled robots.
On the wall we hung poster sized schematics of our transistor H-Bridge and the main controller board.
We started by having the robots run around the floor. Two students explained the information, processes, and materials. I helped in a few spots when they were speaking about what rather then how or why. They did a very good job.
The teachers were a good crowd and asked reasonable questions. The students enjoy strutting their stuff. We finished the presentation in 25 minutes which was 10 longer then I reserved.
We still have career night and a presentation for the school board ahead of us.