RM BEST Teacher / Mentor Newsletter 5
2019 OFF THE GRID Game
Late July 2019
  • Please FORWARD this newsletter to others that might be interested and have them use this link to request to be added to the 2019 Distribution List.
Don't miss out on the 10th Rocky Mountain BEST Robotics Competition
If your school is not on the list to the right and you plan to have a team compete in 2019, PLEASE take a few minutes and click this button to signup for the 6-week competition starting with 14 September Kickoff.
You MUST have signed up your school to participate in summer training.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS

OFF THE GRID FALL COMPETITION
  • Kickoff - 14 September @ STRIVE Prep - RISE
  • Practice Day - 19 October @ STRIVE Prep - RISE
  • Game Day - 26 October @ Auraria Event Center MSU-Denver
  • DENVER BEST Regional Championship 7/8 December @ Crowne Plaza Denver Airport
2019 BEST Logo
As of 24 July PM, we ONLY have the following schools signed up.

  1. 5280 High School
  2. Abraham Lincoln High School 
  3. Aurora Frontier P-8
  4. Aurora Quest
  5. Columbine Middle School
  6. DSST: Byers
  7. Machebeuf High School
  8. Monarch High School
  9. Mrachek Middle School
  10. New Vista High School
  11. Pinnacle Charter High School
  12. Skyline High School
  13. Strive Prep RISE
  14. Valley High School
Teacher Mentor Help Needed
Please Reply to learn more.

  1. Volunteers to mentor a 2019 rookie teacher
  2. Teachers/Mentors/Students who are able to help teach the electronics workshop on 3 August or 14 September before Kickoff.
  3. Looking for Game Sponsors: power companies, building companies, trash companies, roofers (companies that would play a role in a disaster recovery) that we could contact to get sponsors for the game. Email me at linda.king@bestinc.org if you have suggestions.
bESTology 2019 Web Postings

Week 1 – What is a GRID?
Week 2 – Types of grids
Week 3 – High Voltage
Week 4 – Transformers
Week 5 – Living autonomously
Week 6 – Survivor – Living off the grid
Week 7 – Let’s get wired
Week 8 – Catastrophes
Week 9 – Cyber-attacks
Week 10 – Driverless
Week 11 – Internet of things
Week 12 - The Most Dangerous Jobs in the World (FINAL)
We encourage you to incorporate bESTology into your curriculum, enrichment activities and more.  All videos have been previewed and embedded to ensure child safety.
Don’t miss out on this year’s SUMMER training. 
BEST Robotics Inc NEW Electronics Workshop 4-hours at M SU Denver Saturday 3 August -ONE session 12:30 - 4:45 PM
In conjunction with the OFF THE GRID game theme and IR Sensor Kit part and OPTIONAL autonomous challenge, one Electronics Workshop is scheduled in Denver.
  • The purpose is to introduce the new IR Sensor Kit, teach electrical soldering and to assemble and test IR sensors for the Hubs’ teams. 
Electrical design content specific to the IR sensor released this year includes:
  • Introduction to Soldering (including practice time by students)
  • Introduction to BEST IR Sensor (how it works, how it can be used)
  • BEST IR sensor assembly (by students)
  • Testing the sensor operation (no software required)

SOLDER SAFETY EXPECTATIONS LISTED

PARENT or GUARDIAN MUST SIGNUP under 18 Participant and accept WAIVER.

ONLY 40 SPACES AVAILABLE - WE WILL CONTACT TEACHERS IF WE HAVE TO LIMIT ATTENDANCE

LAST DAY TO SIGNUP: Wednesday 31 July - CLICK button below
Electronics Workshop - 3-hours pre - Kickoff Hands-on Soldering
Saturday 14 September -morning time TBD
  • The hands-on modules of the NEW BEST Robotics Inc. Electronics Workshop
  • Before Kickoff at STRIVE Prep - RISE
  • Participation expected to be limited to 20
  • Look for more information in future newsletters
HELP! We are looking for Teachers/Mentors/Students who are able to help support this workshop. Please reply to this email if interested in learning more about how you can help.
MathWorks Training
From our Friends at MathWorks...

Robot Autonomy Webinar (planned between Aug & Sep, 2-hrs)
  • This live webinar, which will be recorded and archived for re-play anytime, is in development and will be offered 2 times in Aug/Sept.
  • The webinar will be key and will focus on autonomous robot programming using VEX Cortex and the BEST IR sensor.
  • Look for more information in future newsletters
Content:
  • Autonomous programming overview
  • Temporal (time-based) Programming
  • Dead reckoning
  • Line following(using BEST IR sensor as an encoder)
Purpose:
  • Teach students about autonomous programming options
  • Teach students how to write code (or Simulink models) to use the new BEST IR sensor with VEX Cortex


Simulink Summer Workshop -  July class cancelled
Please send me an email if interested in attending this 2-day course in the future.
Rocky Mountain BEST
info@rmbest.org