ACTIVITY 6 Shaker Plays Tag!...Now that Shaker is all put together, it’s time to explore what Shaker can do! It’s recess now and Shaker is playing tag with its friends! Shaker

ACTIVITY 6

Shaker Plays Tag!

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Fun Time! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Explore! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Build! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Play! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Try! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Reflection! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Hello Mabot Buddies and welcome to Mabot Mania!

Last time you met Patting Car and learned about the Touch Sensor and how it works. This time you will be using the Touch Sensor again with another member of the Mabot family. Meet Shaker! How is Shaker different from your other Mabot friends? Can you spot the Touch Sensor on Shaker?

Check out the picture of Shaker. Look very closely! Before you get started, pull out the Fun Time! Worksheet and fill the light bulb with your bright ideas.

1 . What do you notice about Shaker’s parts? Is there something in the real-world that reminds you of Shaker?

2 . How do you think Shaker moves around? Which parts can Shaker move and what do you think happens when it moves them?

Share your answers with a friend!

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Now it’s time to do some exploring! First, you need to explore Shaker’s parts and features.

Examine all of Shaker’s parts. They should all look familiar to you! Do you think Shaker can run like Gorilla? Or, do you think Shaker can move like Skip Car? Think about what you know about your Mabot friends to help you imagine what Shaker can do. Use the Create Space section to doodle, write and imagine all of the possibilities!

Create Space


Explore!

Gather these parts:

• 1 Control Ball

• 1 Battery Ball

• 4 Drive Balls

• 2 Swinging Joints

• 3 6-Port Connection Balls

• 1 Touch Sensor

• 11 Small (Data) Connecters

• 1 LEGO® Adapter A

Now that you have explored all of Shaker’s parts, it’s time to put it together and build it yourself.

Use the Mabot GO App to help get you started. Access the building instructions for Shaker the same way you did for the other Mabot robots!

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Now, get building! Use the parts list to help you if you get stuck.

When you are done you should have your very own Shaker to Play with. Are you ready to shake, rattle, and roll?

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Build!

Remember to set the position of the Drive Balls like you did in previous activities!

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Now that Shaker is all put together, it’s time to explore what Shaker can do!

It’s recess now and Shaker is playing tag with its friends! Shaker loves tag. Help Shaker get ready to play! Be careful! Shaker is fragile, and you need to be gentle. Go to the Mabot GO App and get ready to play! Remember to connect Shaker to your device!

Once you have Shaker all set up, investigate all the cool things Shaker can do when it is tagged.

When you are done, you will Try to make your own program for Shaker.

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Think Like Einstein!

Use this space to write down all of the things you have observed about your Mabot so far!


Play!

Create a new project and name it ‘Shaker’. Use this project to program Shaker to move around, and light up while playing tag.

Now it’s time to program Shaker to move around, twist and light up once its Touch Sensor is pressed!


You need to create a program so that Shaker can play tag. Go to the Mabot IDE App to get started. Remember to connect Shaker to your device!

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Challenge 1

Mini ChallengeShaker wants to be able to run when it is tagged and then stop running when it tags someone else! Can you help Shaker have two different reactions by creating a variable and setting it equal to 2?

Hint: Remember how you set a variable for Patting Car to help with this challenge.

Mini ChallengeShaker must react when it is tagged or when it tags someone! Remember that in order for a reaction to change a variable has to change. Can you make a program where IF the variable is equal to 2 AND the Touch Sensor 2 is pressed, THEN the variable increases by -1 and Shaker must wait for 0.01 seconds? Next, can you make a program where IF the variable is equal to 1 AND the Touch Sensor

1 is pressed, THEN the variable increases by 1 and Shaker must wait for 0.01 seconds.

Hint: This will be two different sets of programs that look very similar. You will need 7 code blocks in each one. Think carefully about how they connect together!

Mini ChallengeShaker can be tagged and tag others many times! Can you repeat the two programs from the last mini challenge? Mini ChallengeTwo programs need to run in order for Shaker to have two different reactions. Can you add another ‘Start’ block onto the screen and connect all of your code to it in order? Try It! Use what you have learned from playing with your other Mabot friends to help you. Don’t give up! Once you have got it, take this code and move it to the side.

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Challenge 2

Mini Challenge Shaker is excited to play! Can you create a program where IF the variable is equal to 1, THEN Shaker moves forward at an appropriate power?

Hint: You will need 4 code blocks. Think about Shaker’s wheel motion!

Try It! Try different code blocks until you think you’ve got it! When you are ready, keep programming Shaker to play tag.

Challenge 3

Mini ChallengeShaker is very excited when it gets tagged! When Shaker is excited it lights up and moves side to side. Can you help Shaker flash its Control Ball and Drive Balls the color green and move its Swinging Joints to the left and then to the right?

Mini ChallengeShaker needs to stop chasing others when it tags someone! Can you create a program where IF the variable is equal to 2, THEN Shaker exits the loops of movement it is in?

Hint: Think about how you have been creating conditional programs.

Mini ChallengeShaker has to do this every time it tags someone it is chasing! Can you repeat the programs in this challenge?

Try It!Connect all the programs together that you have made within this Challenge. Think about how each of the code blocks must connect. Does Shaker do what you want it to do? If not, try it again! When you are finished testing out your program, disconnect it from the ‘Start’

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block and drag it to the side.

Challenge 4

Mini ChallengeWhen Shaker is not tagged, it lights up a different color and stops moving! Can you create a program where IF the variable is equal to 2, THEN Shaker’s Control Ball and Drive Balls light up blue and it stops moving its swinging joints so that it is straight again and stops its wheel motion slowly?

Try It!Try different code blocks until you think you’ve got it!

Challenge 5

Mini ChallengeShaker wants to keep playing until recess ends! Can you help Shaker repeat the movements from Challenge 2 to 4?

Try It!Connect this program to the ‘Start’ block. You will now have two different programs. Does Shaker play tag? Keep programming until Shaker can flash, twist and have fun during recess!

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Now that you have put everything together, Shaker is ready to play tag!

When you are done, save your program by clicking the ‘Home’ button at the top left corner and press the ‘Save’ button.

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tagged?

• Why was the variable important? What did it do?

• What did you find different about programming the Touch Sensor in this activity?


Try!

Think Like Einstein!

Use this space to write down all of the things you have observed about your Mabot so far!


Try!

Use the light bulb on the Fun Time! Worksheet and fill out the space you left at the bottom with your thoughts!

1 . What more did you learn today about programming a Touch Sensor in the Mabot GO App, Mabot IDE App and code blocks?

2 . How can you use another code block along with the sensor code block to program the Touch Sensor? If so, which one and how?

When you are done, share with a friend or leave your bright ideas for the next person to read!

Now that you have had a chance to get to know Shaker, it’s time to come up with some bright ideas!


Reflection!

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How could you change Shaker’s design so that it moves in a different way? What ways can Shaker use your design? Make sure to note the code blocks Shaker would need and how Shaker would use them!

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ACTIVITY 6 Shaker Plays Tag!...Now that Shaker is all put together, it’s time to explore what Shaker can do! It’s recess now and Shaker is playing tag with its friends! Shaker