Clear the landing zone from rocks

You have 4 rocks, aligned in a square. Clear them with the robot

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09 Aug 2018
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The rocks

You can use any objects you have at hand – big caps, small balls, LEGO parts from the sets.

The arrangement

Arrange the rocks in a square. In that way you will lay the foundations of the future task – moving in a square.
Of course, the teacher can arrange the rocks as he likes at the start of the class.

One program, one launch

Your tasks is to collect as many rocks as possible with your robot with one program only. You cannot launch the program four times to collect every rock individually.

Step by step

The fact that you have to make a long program does not mean you have to make it all at once. Put and test blocks one by one.

Courses and lessons with this Tutorial

This Tutorial is used in the following courses and lessons

Level A2. "Space exploration". Robotics with LEGO

The second level of the Robotics with LEGO curriculum for students in second, third or fourth grades.

A new sensor is introduced - the Ultrasonic distance sensor can help the robot avoid obstacles. Students work with new concepts like loop, degrees and medium motor. Robots can now do two different actions at the same time - while solving missions on a field, the third motor clears detected obstacles. The first robot with chain-treads is built.

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Lesson 3 - Free building

Intro

Today we are building a robot, what would automatically clear the landing site.

Before a space craft lands on the moon, you send a robot to clear the landing site. Your robot has landed on the Moon and its task is to clear the site and to prepare it for the landing of the bigger space ship.

The robot lands slightly further away from the site and it must find its way to it. Regretably it road is blocked by rocks that can not be moved. The robot must go around them.

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Level A1. Introduction. Robotics with LEGO

Introduction to robotics - The first level of the Robotics with LEGO curriculum for students in second, third or fourth grades. A journey in space, with robots. Various constructions with robots are built. Learn how to control the motors so that the robot navigates around the Sun, the Moon and Earth in various ways. Getting to know the first of the sensors. The robot can feel its surroundings with the help of the Touch sensor and avoid obstacles.

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Lesson 5 - Clearing a landing spot

Returning feedback to students is important. We try to return feedback constantly in the classes. You should also try to return feedback in a structured way - in a form of a digit. Today you will have to grade your students following this article.