PASCObot Sense and Control Kit
The PASCObot Sense and Control Kit is supported by digital student activities that cover everything from coding the robot’s first movements to navigating it through a custom obstacle course. Once they've mastered the basics, students can continue their journey by creating their own Blockly programs, PASCObot challenges, and head-to-head competitions.
Grade Level: High School • Middle School
Subject: STEM
Activities
01) Roving with the PASCObot
In this investigation students program the PASCObot to move specified distances and turn right or left. They learn how to import functions from the code library, use repeat loops, and sleep blocks.
02) Roving with Touch with the PASCObot
In this investigation students program the PASCObot to move at a specified speed. They program it to detect obstacles using the built-in accelerometer and a conditional statement in their code. Students program the PASCObot to move around obstacles.
03) Roving with Sight with the PASCObot
In this investigation students experiment with the PASCObot Range Finder to learn how to use it to detect obstacles. They program it to detect obstacles and to navigate around them. They improve their code by adding the ability to detect obstacles using the accelerometer.
04) Roving on Hills with the PASCObot
In this investigation students experiment with the PASCObot to find out how it responds to climbing a hill. They experiment with the accelerometer to learn how to use it to detect hills. They program it to slow down when going uphill. Students learn how to make a list of acceleration values in their code so they can be averaged.
05) Roving the Line with the PASCObot
In this investigation students experiment with the PASCObot Line Follower to determine what color tape will work the best. They experiment to find the sharpest turn it can make while following a line. They create a line track to experiment to find the effect of the number of line segments on travel time. They program the PASCObot to stop if it encounters the end of the line.
06) Roving Off Line with the PASCObot
In this investigation students experiment with the PASCObot Line Follower intensity measurements to understand the effect of placing the opposite color tape on the line. They use the results to create code that commands the PASCObot to leave the line and then return to it. The code can differentiate between different widths of tape to command different actions. They modify the code to detect and navigate around obstacles placed on the line.
07) Roving with the PASCObot Gripper
In this investigation students experiment with the PASCObot Gripper functions. They program the Gripper to move cups from one location to another and use the current supplied to the servo motor to determine if a cup has been gripped. Students then program the PASCObot to move around an obstacle placed in front of the cup's delivery spot.
