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Tracking Endangered Species

Experiment #7 from Coding with mBot: Life Hacks

Introduction

This activity challenges students to consider what the program is instructing the robot to do at each stage. Integrating two distinct functions—movement and waiting for IR messages—is a key element of this activity.

Objectives

  • Practice writing code, uploading and running a program on mBot™, and troubleshooting code
    when problems arise.
  • Collaborate with others to create a solution.
  • Practice skills from earlier activities, including adding comments to programs.

Sensors and Equipment

This experiment features the following sensors and equipment. Additional equipment may be required.

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This experiment is #7 of Coding with mBot: Life Hacks. The experiment in the book includes student instructions as well as instructor information for set up, helpful hints, and sample graphs and data.

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