L1A2: On the Move
As you work your way through the PLTW website for the “L1A2: On the Move” activity,
record your thoughts and answers to the questions below. Look for (ANSWER>.)
Submit this document as your assignment.
You can match the icons on this document with the locations in the website to stay on track.
Interns to the Rescue
Review the Client Summary to learn more about this client and their specific design
needs.
Motor Basics
Watch the tutorial videos to learn general tips for your build.
Add a motor to your gear train from Activity 1.1 Welcome Interns.
A. Gather the parts necessary to complete your build.
a. EXP: Adding a Motor Build Guide Parts List (EXP)
b. V5: Adding a Motor Build Guide Parts List (V5)
B. Follow the Adding a Motor Build Guide
Reflection Question: How are build guides, images, and written directions used to
communicate designs? Build guides, images, and written directions are used to
communicate designs by giving visuals to help communicate ideas easily.
Inputs and Outputs
Don’t skip the PLTW website for the “L1A2: On the Move” activity
Check your Understanding:
1. Select all input devices shown on the self-driving bus. (Select all that apply)
a. Touch sensor
b. Motor
c. Camera
d. Headlights
A and B
2. Select all Output devices shown on the self-driving bus. (Select all that apply)
a. Headlights
b. Camera
c. Touch sensor
d. Motor
A and D
Work through steps to
Reflection Question: What do you think this program will do
when you run it? I think the program will make the gears rotate on its own
when you run it.
Record one thing that you learned in this activity that might be helpful in future
activities. One thing that I learned in this activity that might be helpful in future
activities is when programming, you must always consider how fast the program
will execute and how to get the program to respond in the way you want it to
respond.
CONCLUSION
1. Analyze the following code and explain what it does.
The following code is a code to make the program function and make the gears
rotate.
2. Can you think of an application for motorized robots in your life or in the lives of
people you know?
I can think of the robot vacuum that moves on its own and cleans.
3. What are some positive and negative ways that automation has changed or is
changing the way people work, live, and play? Some positive ways that
automation has changed peoples lives is that it makes their life easier for
automation doing things for people. Some negative ways is that ittajes jobs
opportunities for people.
Collect your badge – Add to your Notebook for
bonus points
Project Assessment: Include the picture
of Build #1 and Video from Build #2
Question: What made this build difficult? What was easy? What role did you play?
What made this build difficult was working together with everyone to finish the task because we
all had different jobs, especially the coding. What was easy was putting the parts together after
we all figured out what to do. My role was being the recorder. I think it was a simple job because
I kept observing what was going on and told my teammates what we had done already.
