Overview:
The goal of this lesson is to introduce the concept of a variable in the Lego MINDSTORMS NXT-G program. Students will work through the "Variables" video lesson on the "Advanced" page of the "NXT Video Trainer 2.0" product from Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Academy.
Objectives:
Students will be able to:
1. Describe the purpose of using variables
2. Explain what it means to write and then read a variable
3. Write an NXT-G program for a robot which writes and reads a variable
4. Write an NXT-G program for a robot incorporating mutiple variables
5. Write an NXT-G program for a robot which displays a variable on the the NXT screen
6. Explain the role of each parameter in a Variable Block
Instruction Guide:
Variables [1]
Primary Instructional Material:
Variables [2]
Differentiated Instruction Material: Alternative:
Variables Video [3]
Education Level:
Middle School [4]
High School [5]
Scope & Sequence:
Robotics [6]
Focus Subject:
HW Platform:
NXT [9]
SW Platform:
NXT-G [10]
Interactivity Style:
Mixed [11]
Clone Of:
"Variables" [12]
