Ozobot Trophy Ranking

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I designed this to give my students a platform to showcase their Ozobot creations. Students must code their robots to compete in Ozobot races, and the winners will receive their Ozobots on display. This was created using Tinkercad. Print Settings Printer Brand: MakerBot Printer: MakerBot Replicator (5th Generation) Supports: No How I Designed This Rankings I designed this by combining Cylinders in Tinkercad and connecting them. After doing that, I cut holes with numbers to display the rankings as 1, 2, and 3. I overlapped the blocks to ensure they were together. Top view Front View Ozobot Trophy Ranking Overview and Background Students will learn how to create a simple trophy ranking for their Ozobots. This can be an initial project using a 3D printer and Tinkercad. Students will have the opportunity to combine coding with Ozobots and the 3D printer. Objectives Students will need to learn how to overlap blocks in Tinkercad and cut "holes" in the blocks. Audiences This is suitable for beginners using a 3D printer, targeting 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students aged 8-11 years old. Subjects Computer Science Math (measuring Ozobots) Skills Learned (Standards) 8.2.5.E.1: Identify how computer programming impacts our everyday lives. 8.2.5.E.2: Demonstrate an understanding of how a computer takes input, processes data, and stores it through commands, then outputs information. 8.2.8.E.2: Demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between hardware and software. Lesson/Activity Students will enter the classroom after learning to code their robots on paper. Last week, we used different codes for speed, allowing students to race each other. This week, we'll create a trophy ranking using Tinkercad as a celebration of the winners in the Ozobot races. In groups of 4-6, students will work together to measure the Ozobot and discover its diameter and height. Their first task will be to sketch out a design they want to create. The only constraint is that it must have three rankings. After drawing, the group will present to the teacher for approval before moving on to Tinkercad. Students will then construct their design in TinkerCad. As class ends, we'll discuss the relationship between computer science coding and how it translates to the printer. What exactly goes into the printer? Why does it need a specific file? Attached is an example to motivate students. Duration This project would take 3 classes to complete: one for drawing and discussion, and one-two classes for introduction to Tinkercad for printing. Preparation Students should already have experience with computer science programming. For example, they've used Blockly with the Ozobot robots prior to this lesson, and we've also written light codes with markers to race the Ozobots as an introduction. Rubric Students will be successful at the elementary level if they create a 3-level ranking for the Ozobot that is at least 32 mm in diameter for each ranking slot. They'll see an example. Students can design anything they want, but it must stand on its own. They must also verbally describe their answers to understand the previously written standards. What else can 3D printers make? How else can we use these with Ozobot robots? Students will be challenged to design an invention that will help them during their school day for a future advanced project.