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EdScratch Lessons

These lessons are great for more practice with coding the Edison Robots. The lessons are designed for students that are intermediate at coding.

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Let's Explore our Robots

Get to know the buttons, lights and sensors on your Edison Robot. Build a lego creation on your robot!

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2

Let's Explore Barcodes

Learn to scan a barcode with your edison robot. Scan a barcode to watch Edison avoid obstacles, follow a line, bounce in borders and more!

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3

Sumo Wrestling

Scan a barcode to turn your Edison into a robot that can stay within a border. Battle two or more Edison robots in a Sumo Wrestling ring!

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4

Edison Soccer

Program remote controls and scan barcodes to turn your Edison into a robot soccer player.

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5

Mars EdTank

Create the EdTank or something else and explore different terrain. Observe what differences you notice in the driving of EdTank.

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6

Mars EdDigger

Create the EdDigger and explore different barcodes with the tank. See if you can pick up items with the EdDigger.

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7

Mars EdRoboClaw

Create the EdRoboClaw and explore different barcodes with the tank. Discover the uses for this build.

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8

Explore EdScratch

Learn about the Edscratch programming language. Load a couple of different programs onto your Edison robot and see what it does!

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9

EdScratch vs Scratch

Discover the differences and similarities between EdScratch and Scratch. Complete as many Scratch activities as you can!

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10

Explore the Bug Box

Watch what happens when a bug fixing software is downloaded to you Edison robot. Watch what it does.

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11

How Computers Think

Discover the language of Edison and how it communicates with a computer.

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12

Make a Lego Sandwich

Write instructions for a friend on how to construct your Lego sandwich!

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13

Human robots

Discover how to think like a robot! Follow the instructions from a friend on how to get to a goal.

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14

Step-by-step in EdScratch

Learn how important step-by-step instructions are in order for Edison to do what you want it to.

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15

Driving Edison

Work in EdScratch to learn how to program Edison to drive.

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16

Maze Madness

Drive Edison through a maze without touching the borders and create your own maze for Edison to finish.

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17

Self-walking Pet

Program Edison into a Lego pet that can walk itself and come back.

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18

Explore Edison's Outputs

Discover how Edison can takes instructions and perform them.

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19

Drive Maze Safely

Program Edison to drive the maze while using it's lights as left and right turn signals that signify which way it has to turn in order to complete the maze.

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20

Input Parameters

Discover what input parameters are and experiment with all the different ways you can change them to program Edison to drive for less time, wait for longer, and more.

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21

Teach Edison to Count

Program Edison to drive across different printed numbers. Change input parameters to get Edison to accurately drive the number.

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22

Count to 9 Out Loud

Write a code that programs Edison to trace a number and count the same value out loud as it drives.

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23

Musical Talents

Discover the sound category in EdScratch. Experiment with all the different sound outputs that can be created.

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24

Play a Song in a Round

Program Edison robots to play the same song at different times. Harmonize your robots together.

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25

Become a Conductor

Become a conductor and program Edison to play a song of your choice.

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26

Explore Bugs and Debugging

Discover how to troubleshoot and correct a problem when Edison is not doing what you want it to do.

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27

Explore Edison's Motors

Learn how the drive category is telling Edison's motor to move. Program Edison to spin, drive forward, and more.

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28

Spinning Garden

Turn Edison robot into a spinning garden with flowers, bees, and more!

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29

Spinning Solar System

Turn Edison robot into a spinning solar system model!

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30

Cartographer and Navigator

Build a robot sized map and program Edison to navigate through it!

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31

Writer and Director

Write your own story and program Edison to present it!

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32

Explore Repeating Steps

Write a program that codes Edison to drive a square.

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33

Drive a Triangle

Write a program that codes Edison to drive a triangle.

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Drive a Hexagon

Write a program that codes Edison to drive a hexagon.

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35

Choose Your Shape

Write a program that codes Edison to drive in the shape of your choice.

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36

Drive a Circle

Write a program that codes Edison to drive a circle.

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37

Drive a Square

Write a program that codes Edison to drive a square over and over.

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38

Doodle Bot Challenge

Write a program that codes Edison to draw the shape of your choice.

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39

Explore Loops and Sequence

Write a program that codes Edison to drive a quadrilateral.

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