by The Editor | Mar 27, 2017 | Coding, Latest News, Programmable Technology
Fourteen teams from Midlothian’s mi:SPACE project came to Newbattle Community High School to participate in Midlothian’s VEX Challenge.
The Midlothian Challenge required teams to control and program robots that they had designed in school to carry out a series of tasks. All of our schools showed fantastic skill and team work when taking part in each challenge. Pupils worked together to problem solve, write computer code and perfect their robot design throughout the event.
Bonnyrigg PS won the programming challenge, Saint Luke’s won the controller challenge and Newtongrange won the design challenge.
The children also enjoyed experimenting with our new 360 degree RICOH THETA camera. The team photos can be viewed below.
Well done to all of those involved!
Stdavidsprimary #theta360 – Spherical Image – RICOH THETA
@neetongrangeps #theta360 – Spherical Image – RICOH THETA
Testing out our new camera at our Midlothian VEX challenge competition day ? #theta360 – Spherical Image – RICOH THETA
@sacredheart_ps #theta360 – Spherical Image – RICOH THETA
@stratheskps #theta360 – Spherical Image – RICOH THETA
@mayfieldps #theta360 – Spherical Image – RICOH THETA
@stmarysrcps #theta360 – Spherical Image – RICOH THETA
@loanheadps #theta360 – Spherical Image – RICOH THETA
@standrewstweets #theta360 – Spherical Image – RICOH THETA
@stobhillps #theta360 – Spherical Image – RICOH THETA
@bonnyriggps #theta360 – Spherical Image – RICOH THETA
by The Editor | Mar 7, 2017 | Coding, Latest News, Programmable Technology, Spheros, Teaching and Learning
Pupils were challenged at Moorfoot PS to create a code using MacroLab app which would show a sphero tracing a pentagon on the ground. For this activity, pupils had to work collaboratively to calculate the angles needed for the code. This is how they got on…
Drawing a pentagon with a sphero from Midlothian LTT on Vimeo.
by The Editor | Feb 23, 2017 | Coding, Latest News, Programmable Technology, Spheros, Teaching and Learning
Sphero Education have created STEM challenges which can be completed by using Sphero. There are many ideas from schools across the world on Twitter and Pinterest but here are a few lesson plans available from their website which could be useful.
Chariot Challenge
Introduction: Intro-1ykmhip
Challenge Documents: STEM1-2keb1cn
Bridge Building Challenge
Introduction:Intro-1ykmhjl
Challenge Documents: STEM2-22jakud
Hydro Hypothesis Challenge
Introduction:Intro-1ykmhko
Challenge Documents: STEM3-1s5ympp
Maze Mayhem Challenge
Introduction: Intro-1ykmhm4
Challenge Documents: STEM4-15g3uf4
by The Editor | Feb 23, 2017 | Coding, Latest News, Programmable Technology, Spheros, Teaching and Learning
Sphero Education provides lots of different resources which support teachers in delivering Maths experiences and outcomes. They provide an introduction, student guide, teacher guide and worksheet for each lesson. By clicking on the PDF’s below, you will get access to the materials you will need.
2D Geometry
Introduction: Intro-1ykmgul
Student Guide: MacroLab2_StudentGuide-1lv770v
Teacher Guide: MacroLab2_TeacherGuide-27c7yaq
Worksheet: MacroLab2_Worksheet-y83spq
Mean, Median and Mode
Introduction: Intro-1ykmh0w
Student Guide: MacroLab3_StudentGuide-1uxn9ff
Teacher Guide :MacroLab3_TeacherGuide-10a00b1
Worksheet: MacroLab3_Worksheet-1vp9cci
Percentages
Introduction:Intro-1ykmh3g
Student Guide: MacroLab4_StudentGuide-1mcup4j
Teacher Guide: MacroLab4_TeacherGuide-28zzb2e
Worksheet: MacroLab4_Worksheet-ooyy3d
Patterns and Colours
Introduction: Intro-1ykmh5a
Student Guide: MacroLab5_StudentGuide-1uhjv6e
Teacher Guide: MacroLab5_TeacherGuide-ypocyx
Worksheet: MacroLab5_Worksheet-244fvar
Time, Distance, Speed
Introduction: ._Intro-22rzhzl
Student Guide: ._MacroLab1_StudentGuide-1fhvn8f
Teacher Guide: ._MacroLab1_TeacherGuide-2azzuq8
Worksheet: ._MacroLab1_Worksheet-2ge6onh
Other fun learning opportunities: Angles-266z2om
by The Editor | Jan 10, 2017 | iPad, Latest News, Teaching and Learning
I found this table of Twitter. It’s a good resource if you are thinking about downloading new apps for Science, Technology, Expressive Arts and Maths. Most apps are free to download.
