Curriculum+Workshop-+Activity+Design+Three-+Robotics

//Good Engineering Practices Part 2//: View It functions – reading and understanding the numeric values of the Lego sensors

__Touch Sensor__
 * 1) What is the number value of the touch sensor when it is pushed in?


 * 1) What is the number value of the touch sensor when it is NOT pushed in?

__Sound Sensor__ > > > >
 * 1) With your head about 50 cm away from the sensor, whisper and record the value.
 * 1) With your head about 50 cm away from the sensor, speak normally and record the value.
 * 1) With your head about 50 cm away from the sensor, speak loudly and record the value.

//Light Sensor// Holding the light sensor 3 centimeters away, find the values for these colors on the Color Palette:
 * **Color** ||  **Value**  ||
 * Yellow ||  ||
 * Red ||  ||
 * Green (dark) ||  ||
 * Blue (light) ||  ||
 * Blue (dark) ||  ||

Holding the light sensor 2 centimeters away, find the values for five different shades of grey on the greys palette
 * **Shade of grey** ||  **Value**  ||
 * Lightest ||  ||
 * A little darker ||  ||
 * A little darker ||  ||
 * A little darker ||  ||
 * Darkest ||  ||

//Ultrasonic sensor// > > > >
 * 1) Using your hand to reflect the ultrasonic sound, what is the smallest value the sensor can reliably read?
 * 1) Using your hand to reflect the ultrasonic sound, what is the largest value the sensor can reliably read?
 * 1) With the help of your test pad, confirm that when you put your hand 50 centimeters away from the sensor that it reads the same value. Record any differences in value below.

//Rotation Sensor//

Test the //motor rotations,// place a small piece of tape on top of the wheel. Move your robot forward 10 rotations – confirm that the value recorded by the view function is the same. Record any differences below:

Determine how many rotations your robot does when it travels the following distances (use two meter sticks):
 * **Distance (cm)** ||  **Rotations**  ||
 * 50 ||  ||
 * 100 ||  ||
 * 150 ||  ||
 * 200 ||  ||

//Scientific Method Tie-in Part 2: Data and Detecting// – Simple quantitative experiments as warm-ups, supplements or analogs
 * Now that you understand how to view the sensor values and have some benchmarks for the values, briefly design some activities that you could perform in your classroom.
 * Use TPACK and identify what you believe to be the Technology, Pedagogy and Content requirements to perform your activity.