WorksheetsSphero Vocabulary #1
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 32mins
Any programming language that lets users create programs by manipulating "blocks" or graphical programming elements, rather than writing code using text. Sometimes called visual coding, drag and drop programming, or graphical programming blocks.
C++ Programming
Java Programming
Block-Based Programming
Low-Level Programming
The language that programmers create and use to tell a computer what to do.
Code
English
Visual Basic
Go
The area where you drag and drop the coding blocks to create a program to make Sphero carry out specific actions.
Block Code
Block Room
Block Paper
Block Canvas
___________ is used to set the direction the Sphero will travel; do this before driving the Sphero or starting your program
align
target
point
aim
______________________ helps to orient Sphero; points towards you to make Sphero move away from you.
Red Tail Light
Yellow Tail Light
Green Tail Light
Blue Tail Light
Using the roll block given, what does 0° represent?
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the distance
the heading
the speed
the duration
Using the roll block given, what does 30 represent?
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the distance
the heading
the speed
the duration
Using the roll block given, what does 1s represent?
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the distance
the direction
the speed
the duration
______________ is a block of code that controls the direction and speed of the Sphero.
Roll
Main LED
Movement
Delay
______________ is a block of code that controls the Spheros light.
Blue tail light
Main LED
Lights
Delay
The main LED block is located under the ____________ tab.
Movement
controls
Lights
Sounds
The roll block is located under the ____________ tab.
Movement
Controls
Sensor
Operators
Assume the BOLT is aimed correctly and the blue tail light is pointing at you.
If you have the BOLT heading 0° , which direction will the Sphero travel?
straight
right
left
backwards
Assume the BOLT is aimed correctly and the blue tail light is pointing at you.
If you have the BOLT heading 90° , which direction will the Sphero travel?
straight
right
left
backwards
Assume the BOLT is aimed correctly and the blue tail light is pointing at you.
If you have the Sphero heading 270° , which direction will the Sphero travel?
straight
right
left
backwards
Sets an image or animation on the 8 x 8 LED _______. You can modify the frame speed from 1 - 30, and a transition style to fade, or not fade.
This block is called _______ animation.
Matrix
Multiple
Main
Micro
The Sphero has an RGB LED. What do the letters, RGB, represent?
Red Green Blue
Rose Gold Blue
Rasberry Green Black
Red Grey Blue
What is the name of the robot that we use in class?
Sphero BOLT
Sphero BOLT+
Sphero SPRK
Sphero RVR+
What does the 'delay' block do in a Sphero program?
It changes the color of the Sphero.
It pauses the program for a set amount of time.
It turns off the Sphero.
It increases the speed of the Sphero.
What is the name of the app that we will be using with the BOLT?
Sphero EDU
Sphero
Google EDU
BOLT EDU
Loops are located under the _____________________ tab.
movements
operators
controls
events
