Year 9 Item 1

Year 9 Item 1

1. Planned Response

   • Rockfall challenge
     • The gaol of the challenge is to push the obstacle
       • To dod this challenge you need to get enough force to push the object
   • Poison ivy challenge
     • The goal of the challenge is to go around the obstacal
       • To do this challage its to slowly turn around the obstacle using code with turns

2. Task Requirments

   • self determined criteria
     • Robot must complete a special action when either completing turns or finishing the maze
   • Prescribed criteria
     • Follow a safe path to the exit.
     • Use sensor to identify any dangers or obstacles.
     • Use sensor(s) to avoid or manoeuvre any dangers or obstacles.
     • Complete a room-specific challenge.

3. Code Construct

   • IF statement
     • An if statement is the same thing as a selection and condition
       • If pressed, your Spike Prime is happy! Display a smiley face.   If not pressed, the Spike Prime is sad!  Display a sad face.
   • FOR loop
     • A FOR loop is used when it is known exactly how many times to go round the loop
       • Turn left 4 times
   • Other code constructs
     • While loop
       • A WHILE loop is a control structure that repeats a block of instructions as long as a given condition is true.
         • WHILE moving forward, turn on smily face
     • Forever loop
       • A forever loop (also called an infinite loop) in pseudocode is a loop that never ends unless it is explicitly stopped
         • FOREVER move forward

4. Algorithm constructs

   • Iteration
     • Repeating COde
       • FOR loop
   • Selection and condition
     • A selection statement uses a condition to select which line of the program will be used next.
       • IF Then
   • assignment
     • Assignment is storing a value in a variable
       • NAME= BOB
   • sequence
     • Sequence refers to a set of instructions that are processed one after the other
       • put toothpaste on toothbrush  use toothbrush to clean teeth  rinse toothbrush

5. Spike Prime Robot

   • Motors
     • This allows the robot to move forward, back, left and right
   • Distance Sensor
     • This allows the robot to know how far something is infront of itself, allowing coding if they get within a certain distance of the sensor
   • Colour sensor
     • This allows the robot to know what colour itself underneath is, allowing coding if they stand on top of a certain colour
   • Touch Sensor
     • This allows a funtion to happen when the touch sensor ( long rod) is either light pressed or hard pressed