Overview:
The goal of this lesson is to explore the use of the NXT touch sensor and understand the parameters of the Wait-until-Touch block. Students will work through the "Moving until Touch" video lesson from the "NXT Video Trainer 2.0" product from Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Academy.
Objectives:
Students will be able to:
1. Write an NXT-G program for a robot to respond to the touch sensor
2. Control the response of a robot through the NXT-G Wait-for-Touch-Sensor block parameters
3. Explain the role of each parameter in the Wait-for-Touch-Sensor block configuration panel
Instruction Guide:
Move until Touch [1]
Primary Instructional Material:
Move until Touch [2]
Differentiated Instruction Material: Alternative:
Differentiated Instruction Material: Supplemental:
Education Level:
Middle School [5]
High School [6]
Scope & Sequence:
Robotics [7]
Focus Subject:
HW Platform:
NXT [11]
SW Platform:
NXT-G [12]
Interactivity Style:
Mixed [13]
Clone Of:
"Move until Touch" [14]
