DRAFT- On-Ramp to Robotics Unit 1 (Motion) Mars Rover Challenge for TI-Nspire CXII Python
Students will learn and use basic concepts for robotic vehicle control along with math concepts to write a program to drive their Rover around the base of the Olympus Mons volcano on Mars.
Publisher: Texas Instruments Inc.
Topic: Computer Science , Mathematics , STEM
Tags Algebra , Angles , Coding , Distance , Geometry , Linear Functions , Lines , Measures , Points and lines , Polygons , STEM , TI-Innovator Rover , Triangle
Navigate Rover around the Olympus Mons volcano on Mars
Learn the fundamentals of robotic vehicles
Angles and the Unit Circle
Proportion and Scale
Distance, Rate and Time
Measurement and Units
Motor Control
Coding Concepts
For Loops
Motion Commands
See a video example from a classroom on Youtube: http://bit.ly/2r1oUTH
Overview
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Skill Builder 1: Moving Forward
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Skill Builder 2: Turning
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Skill Builder 3: Turtle Drive
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Mars Olympus Mons Final Challenge
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Print Mars Map and Grid
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Learn to do the project yourself
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Setting up
Update your TI-Nspire CX family handheld, TI-Nspire computer software and TI-Innovator sketch link
Download a step-by-step guide to updating your TI-Innovator Hub and Rover PDF link
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