Virtual Challenge 9: Coral Reef Cleanup

Lesson 9: Coral Reef Cleanup

Lesson Objectives:

How to build a device which will constantly monitor for new trash. Once trash is detected, it drives to it, and collects it.

Lesson Outcomes:

ALL students will: Program a device which can move around the coral reef area

MOST students will: Program a device which can randomly move around the coral reef area

SOME students may: Program a device which constantly detects for new trash, once detected, it drives to it and picks it up.

Keywords:

Introduction:

Open Safari (if you are a Mac user), or Microsoft Edge (if you are a Windows user)
Go to https://vr.vex.com
Select the 'Coral Reef Cleanup' playground.
Watch the video below:

Main Activities:

Approaching: Build a program which allows the robot to move around the coral reef area, perhaps damaging the coral

Developing: Build a program which allows the robot to move around the coral reef area, without damaging the coral

Proficient: Same as above, using loops.

Exemplary: Build a device which will continually scan for a piece of trash. When it see's a piece of trash, it drives to its location, stops, and then scans for the next piece of trash.

A few hints for students aiming for exemplary:

This is allows the program to do something, if the distance sensor sees an object

This can be used as a variable to represent the distance an object is from the sensor

This is what the device should do if it cannot see an object

Rounding up the Lesson:

On your portfolio:

Provide a video of your robot performing its job.
Make sure you show your code in your video, or provide a screenshot
Place a screenshot of your certificate!