Uma isikole sakho singena okokuqala ku-World Robot Olympiad (WRO), ukukhetha kwakho kuncike esinqumweni esiyisisekelo: i-RoboMission ihlola ukunemba kwe-algorithm ngaphansi kwemithetho eqinile nengachemile ebonakalayo; i-Future Innovators ihlola ukuxazulula izinkinga okubanzi, ucwaningo, namakhono okwethula ngokuphathelene nendikimba yomhlaba wonke.

Ezikhungweni eziningi zezikole ezinezinsiza ezithile zerobhothikhi (njenge-LEGO Education SPIKE Prime) kanye nomqeqeshi onolwazi oluthile lohlelo lokuhlela amakhompyutha (programming), i-RoboMission iyindawo yokuqala elula ngokwenhlano yokuhlela ngoba umgomo ucacile: thola amaphuzu ngokuhambisa izingxenye zomdlalo emethini. Kodwa-ke, uma isikole sakho singenazo izinsiza ezijwayelekile, sinendawo encane yamatafula asemthethweni, noma sinabafundi abathambekele kakhulu ekusunguleni nasekwethuleni ngokwesayensi kunokulawula amaluphu okuphindaphinda (control loops), i-Future Innovators inikeza indlela yezobuchwepheshe efinyeleleka kalula kakhulu.

Umehluko Oyinhloko: Itafula Elivaliwe uma liqhathaniswa ne-Booth Evulekile

Ukuqonda lokho okudingeka esigabeni ngasinye ngosuku lomncintiswano kwenza umsebenzi wokuqeqesha ucace:

• I-RoboMission (eyayaziwa ngokuthi yi-Regular Category): Amaqembu akha futhi ahlele irobhothi elizimele ukuze lixazulule inselele ethile enqunyiwe kumata we-vinyl ongu-2.37m × 1.15m ngaphakathi komjaho wemizuzu emi-2. Ukubala amaphuzu kusekelwe kuphela ezibalweni ezingachemile: into eyiswe endaweni efanele inikeza amaphuzu; isijeziso sokushaya udonga sisusa amaphuzu. Ngosuku lomncintiswano, kwethulwa umthetho wesimanga noma ukuhlelwa okushintshiwe, okudinga ukulungiswa kohlelo lwekhompyutha khona lapho ngaphandle kosizo lomqeqeshi.
• I-Future Innovators (eyayaziwa ngokuthi yi-Open Category): Amaqembu aklama, akhe, futhi ethule iphrojekthi entsha yerobhothikhi ehambisana nendikimba yaminyaka yonke ye-WRO (njengezolimo ezizinzile, ezokuthutha olwandle, noma ukusabela ezimeni eziphuthumayo). Iqembu limisa idokodo (booth) elingu-2m × 2m, likhiqize umbiko wezemfundo, lethule inkulumo eqenjini lamajaji, futhi libonise iphrothothayiphi (prototype) esebenzayo.

Ukuqhathanisa Izindleko, Izinsiza-kusebenza, kanye Nengqalasizinda

Izindleko nendawo evulekile ngokuvamile yikho okunquma lokho okusebenzisekayo ezikoleni zaseNingizimu Afrika, ikakhulukazi uma kubhekwa ukugcinwa okuphephile nokuthutha.

Uma isikole sakho sesinawo amakhithi ekilasi e-SPIKE Prime noma e-EV3, i-RoboMission ikuvumela ukuthi usebenzise lezo zinsiza ngqo. Kodwa uma uneqoqo elihlukahlukene lama-micro:bit, amakhompyutha ebhodi elilodwa, nezinto ezilahliwe, i-Future Innovators ikuvumela ukuthi wakhe iphrojekthi encintisanayo ngaphandle kokuthenga izinhlelo ezibizayo ezinelungelo lobunikazi.

Ukuzibophezela Ngesikhathi Nezidingo Zokuqeqesha

Zombili lezi zigaba zidinga isikhathi esiningi, kodwa izinhlobo zezinkinga nezidingo zokuqeqesha zihluke ngokuphelele.

I-RoboMission: Ukuphindaphinda Okuphezulu, Ukulungisa Amaphutha Ngokucacile

Ku-RoboMission, amaphesenti angamashumi ayisishiyagalolunye omsebenzi awukulungisa amaphutha ohlelo (debugging). Abafundi babhala amakhodi, bawalolonge emethini, babuke ukushelela kwamasondo noma ukushintsha kokukhanya konakalisa ijika lokulandela umugqa ngomzuzwana wama-40, bese belungisa kabusha izilawuli zabo noma izilinganiso zenzwa yombala. Indima yomqeqeshi lapha ngeyezobuchwepheshe: ukufundisa ukwakha okuqinile kwemishini (ama-gear ratios, isikhungo sokudonsela phansi [centre of gravity], ukuqina kwesakhiwo) kanye nemikhuba yokubhala amakhodi eyizigaba (imisebenzi [functions], imishini yesimo [state machines], ukulinganiswa kwezinzwa).

Inkinga efihlekile wukuhluka kwendawo. Irobhothi elilinganiswe ekilasini eline-air-con, elinekhaphethi lisebenzisa ibhethri lizosebenza ngendlela ehlukile ngosuku lomncintiswano ngaphansi kwezibani ezikhanyayo ze-halogen nebhethri le-lithium eliphelelwe amandla. Ukulawula lokhu kuhluka kudinga ukuhlola okuqotho nokuhlelekile.

I-Future Innovators: Ukuphathwa Kwephrojekthi Nokuxhumana

Ku-Future Innovators, irobhothi alidingi ukuqeda umjaho osheshayo wemizuzu emi-2 ngaphandle kosizo lomuntu. Kunalokho, kumele libonise isisombululo esicacile senkinga yomhlaba wangempela. Izinselele lapha ukwanda ngokweqile komsebenzi (scope creep), ukulethwa kwephrojekthi, namandla okwethula.

Ukuqeqesha i-Future Innovators kufana nokuqondisa ucwaningo lobunjiniyela. Uzosebenzisa isikhathi esiningi uqondisa ukubuyekezwa kwemibhalo, imibuzo yezingxoxo zongoti bezimboni, ukuklama amaphosta, nokuzilolongela ukukhuluma phambi kwabantu njengoba uzosebenzisa isikhathi ulungisa amakhodi ezinzwa. Umshini ohlakaniphe kakhulu ngokwezobuchwepheshe kodwa onombiko ongachazwanga kahle noma isethulo esingenasisekelo nesinovalo uzothola amaphuzu aphansi kunomshini wokuhlola olula, ochazwe kahle nonocwaningo olunzulu ngemuva kwawo.

Izindlela Zokwahlulela: Ibhodi Lamaphuzu uma liqhathaniswa Nethimba Lamajaji

Indlela abafundi bakho ababhekana ngayo nokuhlolwa kufanele ibe nomthelela ekukhetheni kwakho:

• Ukwahlulela kwe-RoboMission kusekelwe kokuqukethwe okucacile nokusobala. Unompempe uqopha amaphuzu kuthebhulethi, iqembu lisayine ishidi lamaphuzu, bese izinga libonakala ngokushesha. Kubafundi abakhathazeka ngokuhlolwa okuncike emibonweni yomuntu noma ukukhuluma phambi kwabantu, i-RoboMission inikeza impendulo ecacile nengathinteki ngemizwa: irobhothi liwenzile umsebenzi noma aliwenzanga.
• Ukwahlulela kwe-Future Innovators kubanzi futhi kunezinhlangothi eziningi. Amajaji ahlola ukusungula okusha, ukuba nokwenzeka kwephrojekthi, ukuklama kobunjiniyela, ukuhleleka kwesofthiwe, ukusebenzisana kweqembu, nokucaca kwesethulo. Abafundi kufanele balungele ukuphendula imibuzo enzima khona lapho, bachaze izinqumo zabo zobunjiniyela, futhi bavikele amakhodi abo kubonjiniyela nabafundisi abangochwepheshe.

Yisiphi Isigaba Esifanele Isikole Sakho?

Sebenzisa lolu hlaka lokuhlola ukuze unqume indlela yakho yokungena yesizini ezayo:

Ngena ku-RoboMission kuqala uma:

• Usuvele unazo izingxenyekazi ze-Lego robotics ezisemthethweni.
• Unendawo ebekelwe lokho lapho itafula lokuzilolonga elingu-2.4m lingahlala lihlangene khona.
• Abafundi bakho begqugquzelwa izindida, ubunjiniyela bemishini, nokuxazulula izinkinga nge-algorithm.
• Ithimba lakho labaqeqeshi lifuna indinganiso ehlelekile nengachemile yokwakha izisekelo eziyinhloko zerobhothikhi.

Ngena ku-Future Innovators kuqala uma:

• Ungenawo amakhithi anamalungelo obunikazi futhi ufuna ukwakha nge-Arduino, micro:bit, noma izingxenyekazi ezivulelekile (open-source).
• Ungenayo indawo yaphansi yamata oumncintiswano nezinkundla zokuzilolonga.
• Iqembu lakho lihlanganisa abafundi abanamakhono ahlukene: abacwaningi, abaklami, ababhali bamakhodi, nezikhulumi.
• Isikole sakho sifuna ukukhombisa ukuxazululwa kwezinkinga zendawo ezigxile emphakathini (isib. ukuphepha kwamanzi, ezolimo ezihlakaniphile, ukutholwa komlilo).

Uma usungula uhlelo lwerobhothikhi lwesikole sakho kusukela ekuqaleni futhi udinga ukuqeqeshwa okuhlelekile kwabaqeqeshi bakho ngamasu amata noma ukuhlanganiswa kwezinsiza-kusebenza, hlola izinsiza zethu ze-School Services noma ubheke izindlela zemiincintiswano ku-Sheen Academy.