On-Ramp to Robotics Unit 1 (Motion) with Mars Rover Challenge for TI-84 Plus CE Python
Students will learn and use foundational 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 , STEM
Tags Algebra , Angles , Coding , Distance , Geometry , Linear Functions , Lines , Polygons , Python , 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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Download Python Syntax Reference Handout PDF link
Skill Builder 1: Moving Forward
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Download Student Challenge Handout Document PDF link Word Doc link
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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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Download example answer key PDF link
Print Mars Map and Grid
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Learn to do the project yourself
Download Meet the Rover Geometry Challenge PDF at this link
Download Getting Started and Beyond PDF at this link
10 Minutes of Code for Python Unit 1: Getting Started with Python link
10 Minutes of Code for Python with Hub and Rover do units 1 (Hub) and 4 (Rover) link
Setting up
Update your TI-84 Plus CE Python, TI SmartView CE emulator software and TI-Innovator sketch link
Download a tutorial on using the TI Connect CE software for program editing and transferring files to and from your calculator PDF link
Download a step-by-step guide to updating your TI-Innovator Hub and Rover PDF link
See other projects at www.TIstemProjects.com
Contact stem-team@ti.com with questions or comments about the project.