Invent! Lesson Plans (3A-3D) Intelligent Driving
Overview - Lesson 3 is 4 sections, 3A-3D Intelligent Driving. You will need the following resources
Overview Lesson 3 - Intelligent Driving
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Teaching time |
2-3 hours |
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Resources |
Robot Starter Kit, Exercise 3, Obstacles (i.e. textbooks), Activity Mat |
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Key Concepts |
Variables, Switch, Input, Conditional, Loop, LED |
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Web Links |
Inputs and Outputs Selection (conditionals) |
Lesson 3A - Rock Field Navigation 1
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Teaching time |
30-40 mins |
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Difficulty |
Easy |
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Key Concepts |
Switch, Input, Conditional, Loop, LED |
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Resources |
Explain that even at the speed of light, a radio signal takes 8 minutes to travel from Mars to Earth and another 8 minutes to get back to Mars. In that time a robot on the surface of Mars could have crashed into a rock. To get around this problem, robots are programmed to act autonomously, to respond to their environment without direct human control. |
Lesson 3B - Rock Field Navigation 2
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Teaching time |
30-40 mins |
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Difficulty |
Moderate |
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Key Concepts |
Switch, Input, Conditional, Loop, LED |
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Resources |
Explain that even at the speed of light, a radio signal takes 8 minutes to travel from Mars to Earth and another 8 minutes to get back to Mars. In that time a robot on the surface of Mars could have crashed into a rock. To get around this problem, robots are programmed to act autonomously, to respond to their environment without direct human control. |
Lesson 3C - Underground Exploration
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Teaching time |
45-60 mins |
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Difficulty |
Moderate |
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Key Concepts |
Switch, Input, Conditional, Loop, LED |
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Resources |
Set up a maze structure using card and tape or text books. Alternatively you could just set up a number of corner pieces see below (The sides need to be 10” apart): |
Lesson 3D - Transport Nuclear Waste
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Teaching time |
30-40 mins |
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Difficulty |
Moderate |
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Key Concepts |
Variables, Loop |
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Resources |
Variables |