To give a clear sequence of steps to complete a task

To make the robot look cooler with extra decorations

To randomly choose what the robot does next

To store all the pictures the robot’s camera takes

1. To tell the robot exactly what to do when events happen

1. To make the robot heavier so it doesn’t tip over

1. To give the robot a name and personality

1. To count how many times the robot has been turned on

It helps students work together and learn from each other

1. It lets one student do all the work while the other rests

1. It makes the teacher grade projects faster

1. It saves battery because only one computer is used

1. Clear communication and teamwork

1. Typing as fast as possible without mistakes

1. Drawing the coolest robot design on paper

1. Finding the shortest cable to plug in the robot

1. So both get equal practice coding and planning

1. So one person doesn’t get tired from typing too long

1. So the teacher can see who is smarter

1. So the Navigator can go get snacks while the Driver works

1. Check that the physical port matches the port in the program

1. Shake the robot gently to reset the wires

1. Turn the brain off and on five times quickly

1. Add more tape to hold everything together

1. So the program can talk to the device

1. So the robot knows which color the port light should be

1. So the battery charges twice as fast

1. So the robot makes a beeping sound when it starts

1. The motor won’t work because the program can’t find it

1. The motor spins backward every time you press start

1. The robot brain turns red and shuts down completely

1. The motor works but only at half speed

1. Lets something (person or object) trigger the program by pressing it

1. Makes the robot stop forever when it hits a wall

1. Measures how fast the robot is moving

1. Turns the robot lights on and off

1. An event is triggered

1. The robot instantly turns off

1. The wheels lock and the robot slides

1. A loud alarm sound plays

To show the steps of a process with shapes and arrows

1. To list every single line of code in order

1. To draw a picture of what the finished robot will look like

1. To keep score of how many times the robot succeeds

1. Positioning

1. Power

1. Program

1. Ports

Make sure the sensor is plugged in tightly

1. Restart the entire computer and robot ten times

1. Delete the whole program and start over

1. Cover the sensor with tape to protect it

Check that all wires are fully plugged into their ports

1. Replace the brain with a brand-new one immediately

1. Change every port setting in the program to Port H

1. Hold the brain upside down for 30 seconds

1. Try the device in a different port to see if that port is broken

1. Change the port color in the software to green

1. Count how many ports are being used and make it even

1. Unplug all ports and plug them back in random order

1. To explain what the code does for people reading it

1. To make the program run faster on the robot

1. To add funny jokes that play when the robot starts

1. To change the color of the blocks in VEXcode

1. The computer ignores comments when running the program

1. Comments make the robot move twice as fast

1. Comments are only allowed at the very end of the program

1. Comments must be written in all capital letters

1. To explain the big-picture purpose of the program

1. To list every single block used in the project

1. To tell the robot what time class ends

1. To give credit to everyone who helped carry parts

1. To find and fix problems before adding more parts

1. To use up all the battery power evenly

1. To take lots of photos for the teacher

1. To make sure the robot is the same color on both sides

1. You can test each part alone before putting everything together

1. You finish the whole robot in one class period

1. You never have to change your original design

1. You only need half as many pieces

1. Small pieces can be tested alone, making bugs easier to find

1. The whole program is written in one giant sequence block

1. You can skip testing until the very last day

1. It guarantees the program will have zero mistakes

1. Problems are caught early before the whole robot is finished

1. The robot ends up twice as tall as planned

1. You never need tools because everything snaps perfectly

1. You only test the robot once at the very end

1. To test if the idea actually works before building the real thing

1. To show off a cool model with no moving parts

1. To use the cheapest materials possible

1. To finish the project weeks early

1. They create motion when the program tells them to

1. They measure how far the robot has traveled

1. They send information about battery level

1. They take pictures of the classroom

1. To drive safely without a human controlling it

1. To play music and flash lights for passengers

1. To win races against human drivers

1. To carry as many people as possible

1. A group of parts that work together for the same goal

1. A single part that does everything by itself

1. Any robot that has wheels and moves

1. Something that costs a lot of money to build

1. Input, processing, and output

1. Battery, wheels, and lights

1. Metal frame, plastic covers, and stickers

1. Camera, speaker, and screen

1. The car braking or turning

1. The GPS showing the map on screen

1. The radar detecting another car nearby

1. The microphone listening for sirens

1. To sense the world and then react correctly

1. To look impressive with lots of blinking lights

1. To save all the data for later replay

1. To talk to passengers in a human voice

1. Input collects data → processor decides → output acts

1. Output happens first → processor stores it → input deletes it

1. All three parts do exactly the same job at the same time

1. Processor collects data → input decides → output ignores it

1. Camera taking pictures of the road

1. Steering wheel turning left or right

1. Engine making the car speed up

1. Brake lights flashing red

True

False

1. It reverses the direction of turning

1. It makes the gears spin ten times faster

1. It stops the gears when they get too hot

1. It connects the gears to the battery

1. The second gear turns too, passing on the rotary motion

1. The second gear stays still and blocks movement

1. The second gear moves up and down instead of spinning

1. Both gears melt from friction

1. Spinning around an axis

1. Moving straight forward and backward

1. Sliding side to side on a track

1. Jumping up and down

1. The last gear turned by the idler

1. The gear in the middle that does nothing

1. The smallest gear on the robot

1. The gear directly on the motor shaft

Driven gear

Input gear

Driving gear

Bevel gear

Driving gear

Driven gear

Output gear

Bevel gear

What problem am I trying to solve?

How quickly can I finish this project?

What color should my robot be?

How many pieces can I use?

Someone who designs and builds things to solve problems

Someone who only plays video games about robots

Someone who takes things apart and never puts them back

Someone who draws pictures of inventions but never builds them

1. how, why

1. when, where

1. who, what

1. how fast, how slow

1. The teeth of one gear push the teeth of the next gear

1. Magnets inside the gears pull each other around

1. A rubber band hidden inside spins everything

1. The axle slides back and forth to turn the gears