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- Grade(s): 9-12
- Time: 1 week
Description
In Lab 6, students will investigate how adding to the z-value of a coordinate lifts the marker off of the whiteboard on the Workcell. Then, they will explore how to store (x, y, z) coordinates in a 2D list in order to draw two triangles using a dry-erase marker. Students will also be reading about the relationship and value of accuracy and repeatability with industrial robots. Finally, students will be challenged to create a VEXcode V5 project where the arm draws ‘VEX’ on the whiteboard.
Essential Question(s)
- What are 2D lists and how are they used in programming a robot?
Understanding(s)
Students will understand:
- How to use 2D lists to store values in a VEXcode V5 project.
Objective(s)
- Identify that a 2D list is made up of rows and columns.
- Identify that a 2D list stores multiple sets of numeric values that are related.
- Identify how to create a 2D list in VEXcode V5.
- Identify how to use variables in a VEXcode V5 project.
- Identify how to use a repeat loop in a VEXcode V5 project.
- Identify that an index is used to represent the position in a 2D list in their VEXcode V5 project.
- Identify how to launch VEXcode V5.
- Identify how to open an example project.
- Identify how to name and save a VEXcode V5 project.
- Identify how to download and run a VEXcode V5 project.
- Identify how to add blocks to a VEXcode V5 project.
- Identify that the third number of a coordinate indicates how far the arm will travel from the origin in the z-axis.
Vocabulary
- 2D List
- A block in VEXcode V5 which allows the storage of multiple values in rows and columns. Also known as a 2D array.
- Index
- A numeric representation of an item's position in a list or other sequence.
- End of Arm Tooling (EOAT) / End-Effector
- End-Of-Arm-Tooling or an end-effector is the term used for robotic tooling for manipulating parts mounted on the end of the robot arm. Examples are grippers, magnets, welders, paint guns, etc.
Materials Needed
| Quantity | Materials Needed |
|---|---|
| 1 per group |
V5 Workcell |
| 1 per group |
VEXcode V5 |
| 1 per group |
Engineering Notebook |
| 1 per group |
Device to run VEXcode V5 |
| 1 per group |
Micro-USB cable |
| 2 per group |
Dry-Erase Marker (multiple colors) |
| 1 per group |
Seek Checklist (Google Doc / .docx / .pdf) |
Educational Standard(s)
- Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) HS-ETS1-2: Design a solution to a complex real-world problem by breaking it down into smaller, more manageable problems that can be solved through engineering.
- International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) 6b: Students create original works or responsibly repurpose or remix digital resources into new creations.
- Computer Science Teaching Association (CSTA) 3A-AP-14: Use lists to simplify solutions, generalizing computational problems instead of repeatedly using simple variables.
Go to this page in the Knowledge Base to see a cumulative list of VEX V5 Workcell STEM Labs standards.