project
what problem did your team choose to solve
Cornelia school playground is not wheelchair friendly
did you improve on somebody else's solution
yep, we took inspiration from lots of sources we found on the internet
how did you divide working on the robot amongst the team
we took turns doing this and working on the project
how independent is your team
our team is reliant on mentors but we still could get the robot to work by ourselves, our mentors guide us to make sure what we decide to do will work, but the final decision is ours.
next year, how will you expand your core value participation
we will...
what is original and innovative about your solution
we used rubber tiles that can be easily installed for a low price
what is innovative about your robot design
we are able to switch claws very quickly
did you make the programs yourself?
yes we did
how did you work together to test the robot
we all worked together to test the robot. we took turns doing that and the project
how did you demonstrate respect and inclusion in your team
we respected each other and instead of yelling we came to a compromise by working together
how did your team work together to come up with a presentation
we took turns working on slides with our mentors
who have you shared your solution with
nobody yet. but we are going to share it with the Cornelia school special ed teachers to see what they think
how did you learn to use the programs
past experience and coach guidance
how did each of you participate in each part of the challenge
etc
what is your team identity
BRICK BOIS
what was your final solution
rubber pathways
did your programs work consistently?
no! but eventually we got them to work with lots of practice
how did you pick what missions to do
by what looked the most fun!
how did you test your programs
trial and error
we looked for the core values to help guide our decisions
did you talk to an expert to solve this problem
yes! we talked to some special ed teachers to get their opinions
it would make the playground more wheelchair friendly
is your robot design original?
parts of it are. we looked online to see what other people have come up with. but we built the attachments ourselves
inclusion
discovery
teamwork
innovation
impact
FUN
how did your coaches help you?
they guided us but they didn't force us to do anything. we had the final say