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⚙️ EV3 101: #14 - Challenge 4: 🧱 Maze Challenge (Ultrasonic Sensor)

Last updated almost 3 years ago
5 questions
This course includes resources provided by the following:
  • Joe Olayvar & Evelyn Lindberg in association with the Washington State Library
  • Carnegie Mellon Robotics Academy from Carnegie Mellon University
📕 Click here to access the LEGO Mindstorms EV3 Programming Basics document in its entirety.
▶️ Click here to access the entire LEGO Mindstorms EV3 YouTube playlist from the Washington State Library.
🎓 Click here to access the free online EV3 course from Carnegie Mellon University.

🔧 Build It

Before you continue, ensure that you have completed the following builds:

Color Cube (aka Cuboid)

Base Unit (aka Driving Base)

Ultrasonic Sensor

Medium Motor Arm

Color Sensor (aka Color Sensor Down)

💻 Install It

Before continuing, ensure that you have added the following app to your Chromebook:


LEGO® MINDSTORMS® Education EV3



No Chromebook? No problem! Similar software is available for a variety of platforms. See the LEGO MINDSTORMS software downloads page for details.

🎓 Learn It

Carefully read and/or watch the instructional media and respond to the related questions.
10

Why might the Distance Sensor be preferred over Touch Sensors for detecting walls and obstacles?

🧱 Maze Challenge

  1. See the video and challenge overview image below.
  2. Ensure that the challenge course is set up as specified in the document that follows.

🖥️ Program It


🧱 Maze Challenge
  1. Program your EV3 robot to successfully complete the challenge.
  2. Run your program to ensure that it performs as expected.
20

📸 Document It: Capture a screenshot (or multiple screenshots) of your completed program and upload or paste it onto the Formative canvas.

100
30

🎯 Challenge ID: Identify and describe at least one challenge that you experienced during this activity.
  • What caused this to be particularly challenging?
  • How did you overcome the challenge?
  • What did you learn that may be helpful in the future?
Note that this is a free response Formative item. You can add a variety of media to support your response. Consider how screenshots, videos, whiteboard canvases, audio clips, etc. may enhance your reply.

10

🧠 Retrieval Practice:
Summarize the content of this lesson. What topics, ideas, and vocabulary were introduced?