Learning Math and Physics with Robots

Experimental School of the university of Thessaloniki

Invite-only in-person activity

mail@dim-peir-thess.thess.sch.gr

Δελμούζου, Thessaloniki, Greece

Our new “SpaceRover” will have to explore the specific surface of a recently discovered planet. First challenge was to move on the surface and avoid obstacles that might stop robot from being able to explore. Robot will have to move a certain distance, avoiding any obstacle by turning right and go straight again. To figure how far the robot will drive, students have to calculate the distance covered by wheels in one rotation. Other challenges will be to discover a) the effect of velocity on the distance the robot moves, b) the impact of friction on a certain distance and c) the effect that changing the time of travel of the robot has on the distance it moves. Main topics covered during these challenges will be: a) decimal numbers and fractions, b) speed, c) velocity, d) distance, e) graphing and f) averaging data.

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