Kris Swanson Profile
Kris Swanson

@krswan

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CompSci/Tech Specialist, Robotics and Esports Coach, Astronomy teacher at Pine Crest School. Former Museum Educator, Planetarium Director, and NASA Ed. Fellow.

Florida, USA
Joined January 2009
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@krswan
Kris Swanson
2 years
Just, wow.
@NASAJPL
NASA JPL
2 years
Twins! JPL's Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) on @NASAWebb revealed that one long-studied star is TWO, and disks of dust and gas encircle them. Because the stars' are just entering adulthood, it's possible planets are forming in those disks: https://t.co/B07YELlecu
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@alanmetzger21
Alan Metzger
2 years
Training AI models with @krswan at @PCInnoInstitute! I’m using this with my students! Trained a model to recognize a gesture and manipulate a servo to match it on a robot controlled by a microbit. #teachablemachines #machinelearning #pd4pc #makelearning
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@PineCrestSTEM
Comp Sci, Robotics, Engineering & Entrepreneurship
3 years
Congratulations to #PCRobotics team 78336A the Geared Geckos for winning the Science Division Create Award at #VEXWorlds in Dallas! The award is given for outstanding and creative robot design and problem solving.
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@PineCrestSTEM
Comp Sci, Robotics, Engineering & Entrepreneurship
3 years
The 6th grade teams are off and running! #PCRobotics Geared Geckos and Technological Terminators completed their practice matches early this morning at #vexworlds and are now meeting with alliance partners and preparing for 6 more matches each today. Good luck Panthers!
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@PineCrestSTEM
Comp Sci, Robotics, Engineering & Entrepreneurship
3 years
#PCRobotics Elmo Crusaders working with the Oriobots and their sign language interpreter to create the best scoring strategy for their upcoming cooperative match.
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@PineCrestSTEM
Comp Sci, Robotics, Engineering & Entrepreneurship
3 years
#PCRobotics 8th grade team Elmo Crusaders are preparing for their next match with team 58X The Cyber Dolls from Manawatu New Zealand.
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Kris Swanson
3 years
Great day with these two teams of eighth graders, they are ready to perform at their best. I’m excited to see how well they do over the next two days!
@PineCrestSTEM
Comp Sci, Robotics, Engineering & Entrepreneurship
3 years
It’s a day of setting up the pit area, making adjustments, inspections, and practice for #PCRobotics teams 78338B (The Gummy Bears) and 78338C (Elmo Crusaders) at the #VEXIQ Middle School Robotics World Championships in Dallas. The teams are focused and ready!
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@PineCrestSTEM
Comp Sci, Robotics, Engineering & Entrepreneurship
3 years
Our four VEXIQ teams who have qualified for the World Championships are participating in their online interviews this evening! Judges are asking them about the design process that led them to build their outstanding robots, as well as coding and game strategy.
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@MsTabry
Alexandra Tabry
3 years
Never too young to start! #PCK seamsters and seamstresses joined us in the #PCiLab to sew Valentines using a simple running stitch! 🧵🪡
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Kris Swanson
3 years
Amazing view of @SpaceX #FalconHeavy from central Palm Beach County - could clearly see separation and much of the return of the boosters. The engines weren’t firing for much of the return, just sunlight shining on the boosters.
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Kris Swanson
3 years
#GoArtemis! We had a great view from Lantana, Fl! Haven’t seen anything this big since the Shuttle program.
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@PineCrestSTEM
Comp Sci, Robotics, Engineering & Entrepreneurship
3 years
Sanding, sanding, sanding, sanding our balsa CO2 Dragsters to remove mass and drag. Race Day is Monday! #PCiLab #PCMiddleSchool #PCPhysics
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@PineCrestSTEM
Comp Sci, Robotics, Engineering & Entrepreneurship
4 years
The newly re-designed workshop in the Mintz Family #PCiLab opened for its first big project today with 7th grade students building Seaperch ROVs!
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@krswan
Kris Swanson
4 years
Felt bad for NASA, so I took care of the whole "orbit the moon" thing for them in @KerbalSpaceP
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@wagongrrl
Tracy Rudzitis🦄
4 years
This #cmk22 team made machines that walk. Fantastic work. Amazing mechanisms.
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@krswan
Kris Swanson
4 years
Then we tightened up a few things and were able to get it walking all by itself!
@BMarkleyEDU
Brian Markley (He/Him)
4 years
UPDATE: It walks! Added a harness to simulate reduced gravity. We now have a lunar Walker! @krswan #CMK22
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Kris Swanson
4 years
It walked! Kinda. V2 will be even better!
@wagongrrl
Tracy Rudzitis🦄
4 years
This is going to walk #cmk22 #robotics
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@krswan
Kris Swanson
4 years
Chose the scenic route to #CMK this morning and I’m happy I did! Looking forward to hanging out with @garystager and @smartinez for a few days of making and learning!
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@krswan
Kris Swanson
4 years
My goodness @altonbrown - your Reloaded Brownies are a marvel. I can only hope my teenage sons hate them and leave them for my wife and I.
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