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LEGO 101
Day 1
Dr. Nannette Napier
Marcus Michalske
Victor Moy
Rachael Wright
Welcome to LEGO MINDSTORMS
Science Nation - SpelBots
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OuzAkrS
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Today, you will
 Use
the NXT editor to write a program using
the following blocks
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Sound
Display
Wait – time
Move
 Download
and run a program on the LEGO
NXT Brick
 Begin Challenge
1 Sound Block
 Use
this block to play a
sound file or a single
tone.
 To compose a melody
of tones, arrange
several sound blocks in
a row with each set to
play different tones.
2 Display Block
Short
tutorial
 When
you’re ready to return to the
default LEGO MINDSTORMS icon, add
another Display Block with the “Reset”
action
2 Wait - time Block
 This
block lets your robot sense its
environment for a certain condition
before it continues.
3 & 4 Move Block
 Use
this block to set your robot to go forwards
or backwards in a straight line or to turn by
following a curve.
Move Forward
Move Reverse
5 Accelerate
Two steps:
1. Move forward at 50% speed and coast
2. Move forward at 100% speed and coast
6 Curve turn
7 Point turn using Move Block
This gives you a 90
degree turn clockwise
Today’s tasks
 Common
Palette Tutorials 1 through 7
 Program the robot to get through course
outlined in blue tape on the floor
 Optional Extensions
 At
the beginning of the course, have your
robot display an image
 At the end of the course, have your robot
play music
Musical Robot: Sing a Song
 Use
a variety of Sound Blocks to play a
song.
 Each Sound Block would have a different
tone with different duration