Get Movin'

Do Labs, Read, and Make Blog Entry

1. Read Chapter 4: LEGO Mindstorms NXT-G Programming Guide book. “Get Movin’”
2. Review this document: Move and Motor Blocks
   
3. Title a new blog post: “Movin' and Making Turns”
4. In your blog entry, summarize the reading from Chapter 4 and your last two lab investigations (“Right Turn” and “Measured Turns”). Reflect on the following questions:

• What is the difference between the use of motor blocks and move blocks?
• When would one type of block be more advantageous than another?

Comment on a Blog Entry

Read the other students' Chapter 4 blogs and comment on them.
Use the blog comment rubric to self evaluate your comments.

Making Turns

Complete “Right Face”
1. Open the Robotics Engineering Software Vol. I. Click Projects
2. Finished the “Right Face” Lab and associated lab worksheet.
3. Add your completed Worksheet: Right Face to your Robotics Notebook

Complete “Measured Turns”
4. Open the Robotics Engineering Software Vol. I. Click Projects
5. Finished the “Measured Turns” Lab and associated lab worksheet.
6. Add your completed Worksheet: Measured Turns your Robotics Notebook

When you are finished with the labs:

Blog Comment

Make a blog comment on your experience with your testing and feedback

• How can you calculate an exact turning radius with your robot?
• What factors contribute to making a precision turn?

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