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Anatomy 101
Starts with an "S"
Crack the Code
Trouble Shooting 101
Five Sensors
100

A robot's computer could be compared to this part of the human body. 

What is the brain?

100

A robot uses these to gather information from its environment.

What is a sensor?

100

When I want a part of a program to run multiple times, I use this block. 

What is a repeat block?

100

If you run a program and motors are not turning on, this is the first thing you should check.

 (There are two possible answers)

What is the port settings?

What is if the cables are plugged in correctly?

100

This sensor has two main states, pressed and not pressed.

What is a touch or button sensor?

200
Muscles make human bodies move. These make robots move. 

What are motors?


200

Failing to do this correctly might leave a coder or programmer searching for their work or having to reprogram. 

What is saving their work?

200

Before your robot is able to run its code or program, you must do this. 

What is download?

200

If you are having trouble downloading your program, this may be your problem. 

Multiple answers acceptable. 

What is it isn't on?

What is you haven't plugged it into the computer?

What is your firmware needs to be updated?

What is you have a bad USB port on your laptop?

...

200
This is the nickname or common name for the ultrasonic sensor.

What is a distance sensor?

300

The human nervous system could be compared to these on a robot.

What are wires and cables?
300

This is what gives the robot its shape. We might compare it to the skeleton of the human. 

What is the structure?

300

This the word that describes the defining point between one state and another state. We must set this so that our robot knows the difference between states.

Examples: in vs. out, near vs. far, dark vs. light, or loud vs. quiet

What is threshold?

300

If a part on your robot is pivoting or unstable, this is what you should check for and improve.

What are multiple points of contact?

300

Want to know how far your robot has spun in a direction? Then you'll need this sensor.

What is a gyro sensor?

400

Humans need a beating heart to stay alive. Robots need this to stay alive.

What is a source of power?

400

This is the block you'll need if you want your robot to beep!

What is the sound block?

400
These are the three blocks you would need to get your robot to do the following. 


Continuously turn both motors on for a single rotation when a touch sensor is pressed. 

What are a loop, a wait block and a motor steering or motor tank block?

400

If every time you try to run your robot in a straight line, it wants to turn, this is what you could check for. 

Multiple correct answers

What is friction on a tire or axle?

What is a tire is off its wheel?

What is the robot is not balanced - one side is heavier than the other?

What is one motor is not turning on?


400

Shh... be very quiet. The robot is listening for our clap with this sensor.

What is the sound sensor?

500

Robots use programs to function and make decisions. Humans use these. 

What are thoughts?
500

A balanced robot will exhibit this mathematic principle.

What is symmetry?

500
Each EV3 coding block allows programmers to make choices about the block. For example, in a motor block a programmer can choose whether to turn the motor on indefinitely, for an amount of time, or for a number of rotations. What are these choices called?

What are parameters?

500
Plugging a sensor into on of these ports would definitely create problems. 

What are lettered or motor ports?

500
If I want to test a sensor, this is the view I would use on my EV3 brick. 

What is the Port View?