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Arithmetic Design & Technology Engineering General
1.4 Innovative Designer– Students use a variety of technologies within a design process to identify and solve problems by creating new, useful or imaginative solutions.
1.5 Computational Thinker– Students develop and employ strategies for understanding and solving problems in ways that leverage the power of technological methods to develop and test solutions.
NGSS Science & Engineering Practices
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It’s alive!! Channel your inner Dr. Frankenstein while building your very own robot. In this lesson, students will combine the Glowforge App’s amazing design functions with the simplicity of micro:bit coding to create and program their own motorized robots.
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1.4 Innovative Designer– Students use a variety of technologies within a design process to identify and solve problems by creating new, useful or imaginative solutions.
1.5 Computational Thinker– Students develop and employ strategies for understanding and solving problems in ways that leverage the power of technological methods to develop and test solutions.
NGSS Science & Engineering Practices
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Section 1 – Create:
Animated Servo Motor Robot directions:
Place a sheet of Draftboard onto the Glowforge print bed and open the Glowforge App.
Click the Import Artwork button and select Upload to import the Animated Servo Motor Robot design file.
The red circles in the file should be set to Score and black lines set to Cut.
Once the pieces are cut, remove them from the Glowforge and peel any masking from all wood pieces.
microbit Servo Connector directions:
Place a sheet of Proofgrade Medium Acrylic onto the Glowforge print bed and open the Glowforge App.
Click the Import Artwork button in the Glowforge App and select Upload to import the Microbit Servo Connector design file.
The red text labels should be set to Engrave and the black outlines of the robot body pieces should be set to Cut. It’s best to instruct the Glowforge App to perform the Cut step after the Engrave steps so that the pieces can’t shift before they’re engraved.
Once the pieces are cut, remove them from the Glowforge and peel any masking from the acrylic.
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