{"id":472,"date":"2014-04-13T22:00:42","date_gmt":"2014-04-13T22:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.friendsofbest.org\/?p=2993"},"modified":"2023-02-01T08:01:12","modified_gmt":"2023-02-01T08:01:12","slug":"decoding-the-road","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestology.bestrobotics.org\/index.php\/2014\/04\/13\/decoding-the-road\/","title":{"rendered":"Decoding the Road"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_2996\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.friendsofbest.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/signage.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-2996 \" alt=\"Image: chrystal-clear.com\" src=\"https:\/\/www.friendsofbest.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/signage-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.friendsofbest.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/signage-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.friendsofbest.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/signage-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image: chrystal-clear.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #911b2e;\"><b>Decoding the Road<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">BEST teams use code to communicate with their robot while transportation engineers use code to communicate with drivers and pedestrians.\u00a0 In last year\u2019s bESTology, we learned that code is a rule for converting one piece of information into another form or representation. \u00a0In the world of transportation, just like the world of computing, we are surrounded by code. \u00a0Traffic lights use colors as codes, road signs are designed to overcome the language barrier displaying universal code, tanker trucks display codes for the type of cargo being transported and the list goes on and on.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">bESTologists strive to gain a greater understanding and knowledge of the world.\u00a0 Let\u2019s learn more about code and prepare for Bladerunner.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #911b2e;\"><b>Resources: <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov\/SHSe\/shs_2004_2012_sup.pdf\">Standard Highway Signage<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.phmsa.dot.gov\/staticfiles\/PHMSA\/DownloadableFiles\/Files\/Hazmat\/Regulations\/chart%2015.pdf\">Department of Transportation Hazardous Material Labeling<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.friendsofbest.org\/2014\/04\/11\/high-tech-toll-roads-and-how-they-work\/\">Toll Road Technology<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/phmsa.dot.gov\/staticfiles\/PHMSA\/DownloadableFiles\/Files\/Hazmat\/ERG2012.pdf\">USDOT Emergency Response Book Complete with Codes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Code\">Definition of Code \u2013 According to Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bestinc.org\/b_year_book.php\">BEST Yearbook of Archived Games<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.friendsofbest.org\/2014\/04\/13\/manufacturing-of-traffic-signs\/\">How Road Signs Are Made<\/a><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #911b2e;\"><b>Brainstorm:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">After viewing the above resources, brainstorm and list all of the sensors involved with electronic toll roads and determine how writing \u201ccode\u201d is involved.\u00a0 Discuss how the functionality and accuracy of the toll roads depend on computers and technology. List the pros and cons of high-tech roads and discuss how the signage\/codes are dependent on technology and energy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #911b2e;\"><b>Writing:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Refer to the Standard Highway Signage resource document and choose one standard highway sign, apply math skills and create a scaled replica for your classroom.\u00a0 Write a summary of the importance of the sign you selected and include how safety would be impacted if the sign did not exist.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #911b2e;\"><b>BEST Robot:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Over the past years, BEST robots have been involved with moving oversized and overweight loads such as airplanes, creating and\/or transporting iso-octane and radioactive materials and handling biomedical substances.\u00a0 Review archived BEST games and determine which Department of Transportation signage\/codes could have been displayed on the robot and on the field each year.\u00a0 Challenge:\u00a0 Name two past BEST games where the robots transported or came in contact with biological materials then identify two past BEST games where caution signs could have been placed at a particular location on the field.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3004\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.friendsofbest.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Transportation_Placards.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-3004\" alt=\"Image: wikipedia.com\" src=\"https:\/\/www.friendsofbest.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Transportation_Placards-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.friendsofbest.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Transportation_Placards-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.friendsofbest.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Transportation_Placards-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image: wikipedia.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #911b2e;\"><b>Community Connection:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Scavenger Hunt! \u00a0Refer to the USDOT Emergency Response Book or the Hazardous Material Labeling document and become familiar with the signs\/codes.\u00a0 Predict how common these signs are in your community then as a team, capture a photo of each sign\/code that you see for one week.\u00a0 Search for signs on rail cars, trucks, pipelines, etc.\u00a0 Evaluate your findings and determine if the product is manufactured locally or is being transported to, from or through your community.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Next, research whether there have been any incidents involving hazardous materials in your community during the past 10 years.\u00a0 If yes, determine if the incident resulted in changes of signage or travel routes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Invite a first responder (fire, police, etc.) to visit your class and have them share how important signs\/codes are for their safety as well as the safety of everyone in your community.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Bloom\u2019s Taxonomy:<\/b> apply, brainstorm, choose, create, determine, discuss, evaluate, include, invite, list, name, predict, refer, research, review, search, summarize, write<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Workforce Skills:<\/b> reading comprehension, active listening, critical thinking, active learning, writing, systems analysis, mathematics, equipment selection, science, technology design, programming.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Correlates with &#8220;It&#8217;s Code&#8221; &#8211; Week 7 bESTology 2013<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Decoding the Road<br \/>\nBEST teams use code to communicate with their robot while transportation engineers use code to communicate with drivers and pedestrians.&nbsp; In last year&rsquo;s bESTology, we learned that code is a rule for converting one piece of information into another form or representation. &nbsp;In the world of transportation, just like the world of computing, we are surrounded by code. &nbsp;Traffic lights use colors as codes, road signs are designed to overcome the language barrier displaying universal code, tanker &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[342],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-472","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bestology-2014"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestology.bestrobotics.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/472","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestology.bestrobotics.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestology.bestrobotics.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestology.bestrobotics.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestology.bestrobotics.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=472"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bestology.bestrobotics.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/472\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":473,"href":"https:\/\/bestology.bestrobotics.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/472\/revisions\/473"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestology.bestrobotics.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=472"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestology.bestrobotics.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=472"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestology.bestrobotics.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=472"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}