Unit 7 Conditional Statements and Sensor State, Multitasking,
and Variables
Concepts taught:
Electronic
control
Measurement
Conversion
of Units
Basic
Algebra
Geometry
Trigonometry
Logical
Thinking
Programming
concepts
Loops
Conditional Statements
Variables
Mathematic functions and
variables
Resetting sensors
Timers
Multitasking
Advance Programming Worksheet
and Advanced
Programming Worksheet Solutions
Containers and Timers
PowerPoint Presentation
Programming examples of multitasking, variables, and timers
Advance
Programming Worksheet PDF
Teachers will:
Prepare presentations on:
Containers (variables)
Timers
Multitasking
Build and Program a robot to use containers, timers, and
multitasking to move autonomously to complete a task.
Students will:
Participate in a teacher led discussion on timers, program control
loops, and timer forks to control autonomous robots.
Participate in teacher-led review of conditional
statements, including touch sensor, light sensor, temperature sensor and
rotational sensor forks.
Participate in a student led discussion to write a line
follower with a time fork program.
Participate in a teacher led discussion on the use of task
splits to perform multiple simultaneous tasks
Evaluation
Class Participation
Teacher Observation
Activities:
Complete one of the following teacher assigned robotics
exercises: