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Winners of the GEPS ‘Fun Challenge’.

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Dear Bloggers,

The fan favourite was…..drum roll…..

The following were highly commended.

 

 

Thanks for calling by

Mrs Garlick

4/3L Play

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Stage 2 were given 4 lessons to design, build and program a model using the theme, ‘Play’. Students then presented these to the class and other students.

Here is a video of all the models.

Here are some of the children in action.

 

Thanks for calling by

Jenny Garlick

4/3W Play

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Stage 2 were given 4 lessons to design, build and program a model using the theme, ‘Play’. Students then presented these to the class and other students.

Here is a video of all the models.

Here are some videos of the children in action.

Thanks for calling by

Mrs Garlick

4/3F Play

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Stage 2 were given 4 lessons to design, build and program a model using the theme, ‘Play’. Students then presented these to the class and other students.

Here is a video of all the models.

Here are some videos of the children in action.

Thanks for calling by

 

4/3S GEPS Play Challenge

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Stage 2 were given 4 lessons to design, build and program a model using the theme, ‘Play’. Students then presented these to the class and other students.

Here is a video of all the models.

 

Here are some videos of the students in action.

 

 

 

 

Kind regards

Mrs Garlick

Robocup On Stage State Competition 2019

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On Monday 19th August three teams from Gordon East Public School, Denzel, Pandas and MCNTS, competed in the  Robocup On Stage State Competition.  I was so very proud of what they achieved and the children had lots of fun.

Team Denzel

Team Pandas

Team MCNTS

This is what the competition was all about.

RoboCup Junior OnStage Performance

RoboCup Junior OnStage Performance is a stunning integration of Science, Technology and the Arts. Participants challenge themselves to design, build and program their robots to dance to music. This performance may be in the form of a dance in time with the beat of the music, story-telling or even a theatrical presentation.

Competitors are encouraged to decorate their entries and motorise robot limb movements, to give their robots real personality and the performance real appeal. RoboCup Junior OnStage Performance can be approached in a number of ways with creative new ideas appearing every year. Some previous ideas have been robots dancing together in tightly choreographed teams, students interacting with their robots, students creating their own music to dance to and students telling a story while the robots act it out. The OnStage Performance Challenge is a real team effort with each student playing their role to design, program, create and perform.

The teams worked hard on their programs and robot designs.

Our students waiting to perform.

Have a look at the videos of their On Stage Performances.

The ‘Magic Show’ by Hamilton South Primary School was exceptional.  The girls apparently spent 15 weekends at home with two fathers crafting their excellent work.  They had 9 robots, custom made props and much more.  Their excellence did in no way detract from the fantastic job that our GEPS teams did as our students completed their projects at school and the entries were entirely their own work.

It was, however, very exciting to watch the Magic Show as it was an excellent example of what can be achieved with a huge amount of effort and help.  It has certainly given us something to work towards next year.

 

Thanks for calling by

Mrs Garlick

 

 

 

 

6/5L Locobots

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Dear Bloggers,

Robots come in all shapes and sizes and do not always roll on wheels. The challenge was to design and build a robot that moved ‘a different way’.

The robot needed to:

  • be robust so that no parts detached at any time.
  • use two motors.
  • have a name.
  • move backwards and forwards.

Advanced.

  • have an ultrasonic sensor.
  • approach an object and reverse when it was less than 10cm away from it.
  • jiggle.
  • have displays and texts.

Here is a video of 6/5L’s Bots in action.

 

Syllabus links

  • investigate materials, components, tools, techniques and processes required to achieve intended design solutions (ACTDEP024)
  • define a need or opportunity according to functional and aesthetic criteria.

Thanks for calling by

Mrs Garlick

 

Battle Bots 2018

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December 2018 was the time for the annual Battle Bot Challenge.  Needless to say the children were very excited all trying to build and program the ultimate robot.

The challenge was to design and build a robot with a downward facing light sensor, a movable arm and some defensive stucture/s.  The robots had to start facing away from each other, turn 180 degrees and use the light sensor to stay within the black line.  The winner pushed the other robot over or out of the ring.

The video is taken from above so it’s orientation really is correct.

 

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Mrs Garlick

 

Robot Moving Backwards and forwards using the ultrasonic and touch sensors.

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Years 5 and 6 added an ultrasonic sensor and touch sensor bumper onto their robot.  It was then programmed to move backwards and forwards. When the bumper hit the wall the robot moved back in  the opposite direction.

 

 

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Mrs Garlick