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Re: Leveling the Playing Field with Curriculum - let's make it happen

Michelle, We need to get together. I am putting together a curriculum at Aviation High School (also here in Seattle) It would be interesting to see what you have and what I anticipate using. I am not sure what you mean by not requiring any more materials than FRC. For rookie teams there simply is just not enough time to prepare if they wait for those materials to come with the kit.

Here at Aviation I teach two specific robotics classes one in programming/control and the other in advanced robotic engineering problems. We have another instructor that does an introductory robotics course. This year for the first time we will be giving credit for being on our team. Our team has approximately 40 members (10% of the school size)

It is necessary to put together some type of pre-season kit to acquaint Rookie teams with basic principles. I would love to brainstorm this approach with you at some point.

I have been doing curriculum that directly leads into FRC and robotics in general for about 7 years now using a variety of platforms.

Things to include: (Units) (many of these you have already listed)

Safety
Introduction to hand tools
Introduction to machine tools
Working as a team
Working with mentors
Basic Mechanical Engineering
Materials
Basic Electronics
Fasteners and Fastening
Machine Control
Sensors
Programming
Designing for maintenance
Game Strategy
Systems Engineering

etc


thanks

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