Spring 1 (June 8 - June 26, 2009)

Sprint Goals:

1. Finish Karl's Catapult Challenge to include all materials, code, design, write-up, etc. (Project Goal 1)
   
2. Extend and finish Franklin's Forklift Challenge to include all materials noted above (Project Goal 1)
   
3. Assemble and label all kits, and include a list of any parts that are missing in each (Project Goal 1)
   
4. Have a detailed understanding of the following sensors: Color, Light, Ultrasonic, Compass, IR. Understanding is based on experimentation with quantitative and qualitative data gathering using various lighting, materials, etc. as relevant to the sensors being studied. (Project Goal 2)
   
5. Brainstorm a list of challenges that are good for a weekend in duration and that would be fun. (Project Goal 1)
6. Finish Andy's Can Collector Challenge. (Project Goal 1)
   

Note on Tasks and Assignments:
Each Sprint Goal has a set of associated tasks, sprint items, that are assigned to one or more people for the current sprint. Other tasks may need to be added or people re-assigned as issues arise and collaboration is encouraged. The name listed with the task is the person who is the lead for completing that task.

Daily Scrum:
Each day at 9am, we will have a scrum that will last no more than 10 minutes, where each person briefly notes what they learned, what they are going to work on on the current day, and if there are any impediments that are holding up progress. Tom and/or Steph will be checking in with you during the day as well and you can always come see us too, if needed.

End of Each Work Day:
The assigned person needs to post the current (new) entries in the brainstorming list onto the blog. Name the post and tag it as Brainstorming List Items. Each person needs to post to the blog what tasks they worked on (as some of you may have helped someone else or may have taken on another, unlisted task that was needed), how long you spent working on it, and if you are done with the task or not.

Assignments (Sprint Items):

• SG1: Finish Karl's Catapult (Chris, Krista): To Be Ready for peer inspection by end of week 2 of the sprint

1. Robot model is finalized and is determined to be constructable from 1 'kit' - Chris
   
2. Robot model is documented in Lego Designer and the instructions have been tested - Krista but walk Chris through it
   
3. Challenge write-up has been written and proofread. - Krista
   
4. Challenge write-up has been inspected by a peer, and has been revised as needed. - Chris
   
5. Challenge write-up has been checked in under a folder named for that challenge (where all challenge materials will be stored) - Chris
   
6. Challenge solution code has been completed, tested, commented, and checked. It's file name contains the work solution in it. - Chris
   
7. The Challenge has been broken down into a set of tutorial write-ups (will be handouts) that break down the challenge's main concepts into small chunks where the students work with small programs and concepts in order to be ready to solve the overall challenge. - Krista finish
   
8. The Challenge tutorial code is completed, tested, and commented. Name the files according to the challenge, the concept being taught and the number that indicates the order that the tutorial should be done in e.g. Maze_Repeat_2.nxc - Krista
   
9. Any helper libraries are completed, tested, and commented. They are also clearly labels that they are a helper library and checked in with the challenge. - Chris
   

• SG2: Extend and Finish Franklin's Forklift (Reza): To Be Ready for peer inspection by end of week 2 of the sprint
  

1. Robot model is finalized and is determined to be constructable from 1 'kit' - Reza but work wth Faradjine if possible
   
2. Robot model is documented in Lego Designer and the instructions have been tested - Reza finalize and test with Faradjine
   
3. Challenge write-up has been written and proofread. - Reza
   
4. Challenge write-up has been inspected by a peer, and has been revised as needed. -- peer is Faradjine
   
5. Challenge write-up has been checked in under a folder named for that challenge (where all challenge materials will be stored) - Reza
   
6. Challenge solution code has been completed, tested, commented, and checked. It's file name contains the work solution in it. - Reza
   
7. The Challenge has been broken down into a set of tutorial write-ups (will be handouts) that break down the challenge's main concepts into small chunks where the students work with small programs and concepts in order to be ready to solve the overall challenge. - Reza but work with Faradjine or Brad (whoever is available at the time)
   
8. The Challenge tutorial code is completed, tested, and commented. Name the files according to the challenge, the concept being taught and the number that indicates the order that the tutorial should be done in e.g. Maze_Repeat_2.nxc - Reza
   
9. Any helper libraries are completed, tested, and commented. They are also clearly labels that they are a helper library and checked in with the challenge. - Reza but work with Faradjine or Brad (whoever is available at the time)
   

• SG3: Sensor Analysis (Brad, Faradjine): Week 1: Color, Lght, IR; Week 2 Ultrasonic, Week 3 Compass - Estimated
  

For each of the following sensors: color, light, ultrasonic, IR (with ball), compass,

1. Inventory the sensors and note any that do not function properly (be specific in how they do not work and attach the note to the sensor in its box) - Faradjine
   
2. Devise appropriate tests for each sensor using a variety of materials/distances/etc as relevant to the sensor; log what the tests are and how carried out in order to replicate them later - the tests will require some proof-of-concept programing and building an appropriate lego model to hold the sensor. - Brad
   
3. Maintain a data set of your quantitative and qualitative results in Excel/Word - Faradjine
   
4. Summarize your findings and provide a set of best practices and caveats for the use of each sensor in activities (to be used in this project and to disseminated to others) - Brad and Faradjine must split this up, suggest alternate
   

• SG4: Finish assembling and inventorying the kits (Krista, Chris): To Be Ready by end of week 1 of sprint
  

1. Reassemble and organize all lego kits into their respective containers.
2. Have a list of missing parts and tape it to its respective kit.
3. Create a check out list so that we know who is working with which complete kit on a project (use of blog and whiteboard).
   

• SG5: Brainstorming (All and it will be ongoing through the Sprint): To Be Ready by end of Sprint

• SG6: Finish Andy's Can Collector Challenge (TBD)
  

1. During the sprint, each team member is responsible to contributing ideas to a running list (on the whiteboard) for potential challenges to be considered for the next sprint. At the end of each day, the designated person will enter any items noted on that day onto the blog. Brad (Mon), Chris (Tues), Faradjine (Wed), Krista (Thurs), Reza (Fri).