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Lesley STEAM • steam.lesley.edu • 2016

Stop MotionOutta TrashWHAT: Stop Motion Studio is a stop motion app that allows you to join together many pictures into a movie. The onion skin feature helps you line up your shots to create a smooth animation. The voice recording feature even lets you narrate the story once you’re done filming.

YOUR CHALLENGE: The Olympic Committee is struggling with keeping up with trash removal at each event site and they need our help! It is up to you to design a robotic trash removal system and help clean up after every event.

CAN YOU BUILD:➔ A trash removal robot built from almost any recycled materials?➔ A robot with moving parts (head turning, arms moving)➔ Model its effectiveness in trash removal at one of the Olympic Events?➔ Record narration at the end to bring your creation to life?

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Stop Motion Studio Tips

Onion skin feature allows you to view hint of previous frame.

Playback

Camera button

Frames per second

TimelineRecord audio

Holding your finger down on each frame reveals a variety of tools.

Go back to projects start page to export your video


littleBits Olympic RobotsWHAT: littleBits are small electronic components that snap together with magnets to create a circuit. littleBits kits include components such as power, sensors (inputs), sound/lights/numbers (outputs) and a whole bunch more.

YOUR CHALLENGE: Using recyclable materials & littleBits build a robot that picks up trash or cheers for their team (mascot).

CAN YOU DESIGN A BOT THAT:➔ Moves/makes sound. ➔ Uses a sensor to initiate

it’s actions?➔ Creatively integrates a switch

(on/off) function?


MaKey MaKey Olympic Revelers

WHAT: MaKey MaKey works by creating simple circuits connected to an input (space key, up arrow key). Control the computer by turning conductive objects like fruit, tin foil, and water into a touch pad, mouse or keyboard. With Scratch, you can program interactive stories, games, animations, and music — and share your creations with others.

CAN YOU:➔ Select your Favorite Scene from Stage Backdrops➔ Record your own sound?➔ Animate your Olympic Revelers?➔ Can they move, cheer, and say something?➔ Can you use your controller to shake up the scene?

YOUR CHALLENGE: Use conductive materials to design your own controller and animate the Olympic celebration in Rio.

In Scratch, start by selecting your favorite Rio scene from the Stage Backdrops.


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BristleBotsWHAT: Bristlebots are made of a vibration motor, battery, toothbrush, and foam tape. The robot is brought to life by completing a simple circuit between the battery and motor.

YOUR CHALLENGE:Use the materials provided to design your own bristlebotRio Olympics mascot bot.

➔ Can you make a switch? ➔ Can you redesign your bot

to move faster, slower, straight, or in circles?

➔ Design a bot using pipe cleaners for legs?



BristleBot Hints... Notice one side of the battery is positive

and one side is negative.

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