Mrs. Leicht started the 4th Cougar Class by giving a presentation about mannerisms and etiquette. She educated students on skills such as placing utensils on the table or giving a proper handshake. After the presentation, the students were individually given a Lost at Sea ranking chart, on which the students were given the challenge of arranging 15 items on the list in order of importance if they were lost at sea. The list included a Read more
FIRST Team 1403 Cougar Robotics Newsletter Cougar Class #3 In the third cougar class, the students focused on critical thinking. First, the team was introduced with the metaphor of a body to illustrate a robot. The controls were the brain; the blood was the electrical system, and the skeleton was the frame. By comparing a robot to a body, members who may not be familiar with a robot were able to further comprehend the robot Read more
FIRST Team 1403 Cougar Robotics Newsletter Cougar Class #2 The second Cougar Class focused on the design of the robot. It started off with Michael Leicht giving a presentation, talking about the factors that have to be considered when designing a robot. This included being able to identify the different forces acting on an object, the motion of the robot and starting with a strong base. After the presentation, team members were split into 6 Read more
The final Cougar Class took place on December 14th, 2016. As students entered the classroom, Michael Leicht started his presentation about the importance of responsibility and sharing personal anecdotes to entertain and educate the students. At the end of the presentation, all the students learned an important lesson: one should always take responsibility for his or her actions. After the presentation, the students partook in the last Cougar Class activity, which featured Team 1403’s annual Read more
TEAM 1403 COUGAR ROBOTICS PROJECT/ACTIVITY: Building Contraption Date: 11/30/2016 Where: Montgomery High School Number of Students: 50 Number of Mentors: 6 Action Items: list, paper, pencils Impact on Team: Mrs. Leicht started the 4th Cougar Class by giving a presentation about mannerisms and etiquette. She educated students on skills such as placing utensils on the table or giving a proper handshake. After the presentation, the students were individually given a Lost at Sea ranking chart, on Read more
TEAM 1403 COUGAR ROBOTICS PROJECT/ACTIVITY: Building Contraption Date: 11/17/2016 Where: Montgomery High School Number of Students: 50 Number of Mentors: 5 Action Items: Skewers, small and big straws, Popsicle sticks, paper, hot glue guns, tape Impact on Team: In the third cougar class, the students focused on critical thinking. First, the team was introduced with the metaphor of a body to illustrate a robot. The controls were the brain; the blood was the electrical system, and Read more
TEAM 1403 COUGAR ROBOTICS PROJECT/ACTIVITY: Building Car/Rocket Date: 11/02/2016 Where: Montgomery High School Number of Students: 30 Number of Mentors: 5 Action Items: wheels, straws, Popsicle sticks, hot glue gun, wooden blocks, tape, skewers, scissors, metal rods, paper Impact on Team: The second Cougar Class started off with Michael Leicht giving a presentation about the design process of a robot. This included being able to identify the different forces acting on an object, the motion of Read more
TEAM 1403 COUGAR ROBOTICS PROJECT/ACTIVITY: The Tape Measure Ramp Date: 10/19/2016 Where: Montgomery High School Number of Students: 60 Number of Mentors: 5 Action Items: tape measure, coffee cup-, rubber ball, Masonite, skewers, pipe cleaners, large straws, small straws, scissors, glue guns, paper, pencils, tape Impact on Team: Team 1403’s first Cougar Class of the year began with a presentation by Michael Leicht in which he expounded on our team’s value, the importance of sub-teams Read more
FIRST Team 1403 Cougar Robotics Newsletter Build Season: Week 6 Entering our last week of Build Season, FIRST Team 1403 is collectively working together to put their final touches on their product. After a successful five weeks of build season, all of the sub-teams are almost finished with all of their assignments Team Captain Rhea K. is pleased with the work being done stating, “[e]very team has been working hard to make our finished product Read more
FIRST Team 1403 Cougar Robotics Newsletter Build Season: Week 5 As the end of build season draws closer, the Robotics room is filled with the frenzied energy typical of Week 5 of the build season. Each subteam is focused on keeping the momentum to make the necessary progress to be ready for the quickly approaching competition season. In addition to getting the robot ready, Cougar Robotics has also been busy with multiple outreach initiatives. Read more