{"id":216,"date":"2019-03-20T18:21:48","date_gmt":"2019-03-20T18:21:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bestinc.org\/bestology\/?p=216"},"modified":"2023-02-01T07:54:18","modified_gmt":"2023-02-01T07:54:18","slug":"what-is-a-grid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestology.bestrobotics.org\/index.php\/2019\/03\/20\/what-is-a-grid\/","title":{"rendered":"Week1: What is a GRID?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>What is a GRID?<\/h3>\n<p>In this lesson we will learn what a grid is. The word grid will be discussed in great depth during this season of bESTology. So let\u2019s see what this word grid is all about.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Definition of a grid:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>These definitions are directly form the Online Oxford Dictionary.<br \/>\ngrid,\u00a0 NOUN.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>A framework of spaced bars that are parallel to or cross each other; a grating. \u2018the metal grids had been pulled across the foyer\u2019<\/li>\n<li>A network of lines that cross each other to form a series of squares or rectangles. \u2018a grid of tree-lined streets\u2019<\/li>\n<li>A grid of regular squares on a map that are marked with numbers or letters to enable a place to be precisely located.<\/li>\n<li>A pattern of lines marking the starting places on a motor-racing track.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>More example sentences using &#8220;grid&#8221;:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u2022 A field for American football; a gridiron.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u2022 A network of cables or pipes for distributing power, especially high-voltage transmission lines for electricity. \u2018the reactor was connected to the grid in 1985\u2019<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u2022 Computing:\u00a0 A number of computers linked together via the Internet so that their combined power may be harnessed to work on difficult problems.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u2022 Electronics:\u00a0 An electrode placed between the cathode and anode of a thermionic valve or cathode ray tube, serving to control or modulate the flow of electrons.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Resources\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>1. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.oxforddictionaries.com\/definition\/grid\">Oxford Online Dictionary<\/a><br \/>\n2. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/pop-culture\/2013\/03\/the-15-most-iconic-city-grids-in-the-world\/\">City Grids<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.studentenergy.org\/topics\/electrical-grid\">3. Electrical Grid<\/a><br \/>\n4. <a href=\"http:\/\/mentalfloss.com\/article\/92200\/what-square-mile-citys-grid-looks-around-world\">A square mile of a city grid<\/a><br \/>\n5. <a href=\"https:\/\/webdesign.tutsplus.com\/articles\/a-comprehensive-introduction-to-grids-in-web-design--cms-26521\">Web designs and grids<\/a><br \/>\n6. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bestinc.org\">BESTinc.org<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Research\/Reflect\/Brainstorm<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>As you can see from the definitions above, there are many types of grids.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>First brainstorm as a group or in smaller groups, as many types of grids that you can image. Write down where you might find these grids and what they are used for.<\/li>\n<li>After you have done some brainstorming dive into some research. See how many of your ideas are real and maybe list ideas you never even thought of.<\/li>\n<li>Discuss how these grids affect you personally; your future, your education, your personal life<\/li>\n<li>Discuss how many of these grids are used in your communities and how many of these grids are used around you on a daily basis.<\/li>\n<li>How have you used a grid today?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Activity\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Watch this video &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4DKrcpa8Z_E\">Robots on a GRID<\/a><br \/>\nIn essay format write your opinion about this video. How does this affect us?<\/p>\n<h3><strong>BEST Connection<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>One important component of the BEST competition is your team\u2019s connection to your community and the BEST community. Many teams will even have a separate committee design a website specific to the theme of the competition. Have you or your team ever discussed or thought about the fact that your webpage is a grid?<\/p>\n<p>Analyze your webpage as well as the BEST webpage and see if you can figure out what type of grid it is.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Community Connection<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Your city or even your neighborhood must be built using some type of grid formation. Find a map or visit your local community website and see if you can find any grid patterns for your city, neighborhood, or even school district.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Blooms Taxonomy\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Bloom\u2019s Taxonomy: create, explore, evaluate, generate, include, identify, list, observe, reflect, review , use, and write<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Workforce Skills\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Critical thinking, materials evaluation, reading comprehension, science, writing, research<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is a GRID? In this lesson we will learn what a grid is. 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