Blockly Extension: Where's My Smart Cart?

Students create a Blockly program that calibrates the position of the Smart Cart to the scale on a dynamics track. They modify the code to automatically calibrate based on the force sensor detecting a collision with the end stop.

Grade Level: High School

Subject: PhysicsSTEM

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PASCO Wireless Smart Cart Overview
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PASCO Wireless Smart Cart Overview

See how PASCO's innovative Wireless Smart Cart can measure position, velocity, acceleration, force, and more, both on and off a track. Smart Cart: http://pasco.com/smartcart

Featured Equipment

Smart Cart (Blue)

Smart Cart (Blue)

The Smart Cart is the ultimate tool for your physics lab with built-in sensors that measure force, position, velocity, three axes of acceleration, and three axes of rotational velocity. U.S. Patent No. 10,481,173

Smart Cart (Red)

Smart Cart (Red)

The Smart Cart is the ultimate tool for your physics lab and includes built-in sensors for measuring force, position, velocity, three axes of acceleration, and three axes of rotational velocity. Patent No. 10481173

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