Teacher's Notes: Move a specific distance forward
What a teacher should know when giving tasks to students:
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- 01 Jul 2022
What a teacher should know when giving tasks to students:
We will build a simple robot and learn how to follow building instructions step by step.

Children tend to imitate. The easiest way to do something is to first see how it’s done. So, sit down and show your students how to program.
We will cover the typical reasons why your robot is not moving at all.
This is what one of our simplest robots looks like:

EasyBot
Before we begin building, let’s take a look at some of the main parts of the robot.

Motors
Motors are like the "muscles" of the robot - they make it move.

LEGO SPIKE Brick
This part is called the "intelligent brick." You can think of it as the "brain" of the robot. It is a small computer where you upload your programs. It reads information from sensors and controls the motors based on your code.

Some of the main LEGO Technic parts in the LEGO SPIKE Prime set
There are many different parts in the image above. Can you match their names to the correct parts?
Tire
Rim
Double black pin
Long pin (triple)
Bush
Gear
Beam
Axle
Axle pin
In this video tutorial we dance with the robot. The goal of the mission is to reach the specific place on the FIRST LEGO League field and to Dance. It is suitable for students that are new and it gives every team a chance to accomplish at least on mission on the competition.
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