2. LESSON 03
Turning In Place

3. Turning In Place
The purpose of this lesson is to introduce you to the basic rotation movement using the ‘turnLeft’ and ‘turnRight’ commands.

4. Programming using ROBOTC
Learning objective: Students will know how to use basic commands to change the direction of a robot.

5. Rotation Test Task 1: Using the ‘turnRight’ Command and Rotation
Learning objective: Students will know how to use basic commands to change the direction of a robot. Students will understand the difference between using time and rotation to control the angle of rotation
Task 1: Using the ‘turnRight’ Command and Rotation
Complete the Task 1 experiment using the Rotation commands and power values
Task 2: Using the ‘turnRight’ Command and Time
Complete the Task 2 experiment using the Time commands and second values
What can you conclude from the above results?
What do you think increasing the power might do in Both Tests?

6. Maze Challenge
The Challenge: On a flat surface set up a small maze. Using the ‘Forward’, ‘turnLeft’ and ‘turnRight’ commands, write a short program to complete the course without hitting any of the coloured blocks.

7. Maze Challenge

8. Lesson - Plenary As a class, let us consider the following questions?
A. What was the main difference between using time and rotation?
B. Did the power settings affect the angle turned?
C. Was the angle turned by the robot consistent? D. How might the angle turned be affected by the battery charge?

9. Summary Today you have:
Learning objective: Students will know how to use basic commands to change the direction of a robot. Students will understand the difference between using time and rotation to control the angle of rotation. Students will be able to program the Basebot using the ‘turnLeft’ and ‘turnRight’ commands
Today you have:
Discover how to change the direction of the robot.
Looked at the differences between using time and rotation to control the angle of rotation.
Programmed the Basebot using the ‘turnLeft’ and ‘turnRight’ commands.