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Introduction

In this Lesson, you will learn how to drive Moby onto a Platform to balance and score. Then, you will apply these skills to complete a mini-challenge where you will first score a red Alliance Mobile Goal, then drive onto the blue Platform to balance and score more points.

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Learning Target(s)

At the end of this Lesson, I will be able to...

  • Score at least 50 points.
  • Launch VEXcode V5.
  • Open a new blocks project in web-based VEXcode V5.
  • Break a task down into smaller parts.
  • Select Moby's starting configuration.
  • Use the [Drive for] block to drive Moby forward or in reverse.
  • Use the [Turn for] block to turn Moby left or right.
  • Use the [Spin for] block to raise and lower the Forks on Moby.
  • Know when Moby is balanced on the Platform, in order to score.

Select Next > to create your VEXcode V5 project.