Ms. Tripp
This is what you must do today:
June 1, 2011
- Finish building and programming your robot if you have not already done so.
- Show Ms. C-T your robot.
- Completely disassemble your robot.
May 25, 2011
- Finish your building.
- Program your robot.
- Show it to Ms. C-T
May 11, 2011
Please design, build and program a LEGO robot of your choice. It needs to use a motor and a sensor.
Past Assignments
May 4, 2011
- Click here.
- Copy and paste all the writing into a word processor.
- Cut and paste to put the questions in the right order.
- Use TTQA, copy and paste to answer each question in a complete sentence.
Past Assignments
April 27, 2011
- Program your drumming monkey to drum.
- Observe your monkeys with different cam orientations.
- Write down your observations on the table.
- Add different sounds to your program if you get done.
April 6, 2011
- Build a drumming monkey with your partner
March 29, 2011
Open your code from last week.
- Make sure your sprite moves with the distance sensor.
- Draw another sprite.
- Program it to do something when sprite 1 touches it.
Here is example of some code for that:
March 23, 2011
- Disassemble your birds.
- Build a device with a distance sensor.
- Write a program using Scratch that:
- Has 1 sprite.
- Makes Sprite A move with the distance sensor.
March 9, 2011
- Look at the table
- Observe and record your observations of both birds in all 3 situations.
March 1, 2011
- Finish building your birds.
- Use Scratch to write a program that:
- Makes the birds spin
- Change directiosn
- Do at least 2 other things
February 16, 2011
- Finish building your LEGO dancing birds.
January 26, 2011
- Inventory your LEGO kit.
- Begin building your dancing birds.
January 19, 2011
- Finish your code.
- I can't wait to see your computer programs!
January 5, 2011
Continue writing the code for the project you planned last time.
December 15, 2010
You will be designing and programming a Scratch project of your choosing. Please decide what you will do and fill out a "Scratch Programming Plan."
Your project will need:
- 2 or 3 sprites
- actions for each of your sprites to do.
December 1, 2010
- Draw or import ONE sprite.
- Draw or import ONE background.
- Write a computer program to make your sprite move form one part of the stage to another part of of the stage over and over again.
November 17, 2010
- Edit your diamante poem
November 3, 2010
- Finish your diamante poem.
October 27, 2010
Directions: Write a diamante poem in a word processor about a subject of your choice. Choose two contrasting or opposite nouns such as bat and ball. Center your poem and use the following format:
First noun
Two adjectives that describe the first noun
Three verbs that tell what the first noun does, use the –ing form
2 nouns associated with the 1st noun, 1 noun associated with both, 2 nouns associated with the 2nd noun
Three verbs that tell what the second noun does, use the –ing form
Two adjectives that describe the second noun
Second noun
Here is an example:
Cat
Soft Small
Running Sleeping Leaping
Clawing Post Tree Fur Dog House Leash
Fetching Barking Jumping
Smelly Loud
Dog
October 20, 2010
Make a sprite dance in Scratch.
October 6, 2010
- Open the list you made last week
- Add 7 more words for a total of 20
- Make sure 5 words are 5 different colors
- Make sure to follow the directions from 9/13
- Spell check
- Print if you want to
September 28, 2010
- Open a word processor
- Make a list of 13 words
- Write your name at the top
- Make 5 words bold
- Make 5 words underlined
- Make 5 words a different font
- Make 5 words a different size
- Don't forget to save
September 22, 2010
- Go to First in MATH
- See how many Skill Sets or Gyms you can do
Older Stuff
September 8, 2010
First we will review the class rules.
Then we will watch 2 movies about internet safety together.
Finally, you will go to your own computer and do the following 2 activities on your own.