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Compete

Now it is time to compete in the Team Freeze Tag Competition! Watch the video below to learn the process you can use to apply all the things you have previously learned to the Team Freeze Tag Competition.

Understanding the Rules

In this video, four robots start on the field, one in each corner. The two robots on the left are identified as the green team, while the two on the right are identified as the blue team. A timer counts down from 60 seconds as the robots drive around the field, attempting to press the Bumper Switch of an opposing team's robot to freeze it and score a point. When robots are frozen, they stop driving for 3 seconds and the Touch LED glows red. The points are totaled for each team, and at the end of the match, the green team wins with 4 points to 2.

Read this document to analyze and interpret the rules for the competition. Google Doc / .docx / .pdf

As you read the rules, think about how you can use them to develop a game strategy.

Two BaseBots on the left side of the Team Freeze Tag Field are highlighted by a green box that indicates their team color, while two BaseBots sit on the opposite side highlighted by a blue box.

Check Your Understanding

Before moving on to the next video, ensure that you understand the rules of the competition by answering the questions in the document below in your engineering notebook. 

Check Your Understanding questions Google Doc / .docx / .pdf

Applying the Engineering Design Process

Watch this video about the engineering design process to see how to walk through the steps to continue improving your robot for the Team Freeze Tag Competition.

Open Engineering Design Process Poster

Collaborative Decision-Making

As you work through the engineering design process, you will need to communicate with your team members. Watch this video to see examples of good communication that you can use while you make decisions with your team.


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