| WRR Session: |
Flashlight Mayhem |
| Where: |
El Granada Elementary School |
| When: |
May 1998 |
| Robots Used: |
Pluggo
...configured for "light seeker" operation
Click here to see technical
data for this robot.
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  Crickets
1 and 2
...configured for "light seeker" operation
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data for these robots. |
| Setup: |
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Each kid gets a flashlight, and sits at the edge of the arena.
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The robots are programmed to rush toward the brightest thing
in the room.
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By turning their flashlights on and off, the kids can make
each robot navigate around the arena.
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| Activities: |
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Please Pass the Robot: All of the kids use their flashlights
to pass one robot all the way around the circle, trying not to run it into
things.
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Criss-cross: Cricket One starts on one side, and Cricket
2 starts on the other side, and they race across the arena.
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Oh nooooo!: While some of the kids drive Cricket 1
and 2 around the arena, other kids control Pluggo, and attempt to "catch"
(run over) one of the Crickets.
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Advanced Oh nooooo!: Same as above, but Pluggo has
two flashlights attached to him, which tend to lure in the Crickets.
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Collected wisdom
and notes for future
improvement: |
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Kids really love flashlights. Don't pass them out until you're
ready to start.
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Talk first, then play. The two cannot be done in reverse
order.
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Teachers really do have the hardest jobs in the world.
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Wacky
Robot Races 1998: Flashlight Mayhem