Practice
In the last section, you learned about the Bumper Switch, how to print to the Brain screen, and how to assign the Drivetrain to the Controller's Joysticks. Now, you are going to apply what you have learned in the Bumper Press Practice Activity.
In this activity, you will practice your driver skills to navigate around obstacles in the practice area, but with the Bumper Switch added. If you accidentally back into an obstacle or the wall, the Bumper Switch will be pressed, causing your Controller to be disabled and the Brain screen to turn red for three seconds.
Watch the video below to find out more about the Bumper Press Practice Activity.
Now it's your turn to complete the Bumper Press Practice Activity!
As your team completes the Bumper Press Practice Activity, document your findings in your engineering notebook. Think about how quickly and successfully each driver was able to navigate through around the obstacles, as this will help you select a driver for upcoming challenges.
View this image for an example of how you can record your results.
Prepare for the Challenge
In Compete (on the next page), you will compete in the One-on-One Freeze Tag Challenge. Learn how to compete in the challenge, check your understanding, then practice for the challenge.
Check Your Understanding
Before beginning to compete in the One-on-One Freeze Tag Challenge, ensure that you understand the rules and set up of the activity by answering the questions in the document below in your engineering notebook.
Check Your Understanding questions Google / .docx / .pdf
After completing the questions, try practicing the One-on-One Freeze Tag Challenge.
Select Next > to compete in the One-on-One Freeze Tag Challenge.