Speed, Time, and Distance:
In this lesson we learned how to program a Sphero device to go a certain speed, time and distance. We used a app called MacroLab to program the little ball. It takes many different trial and error tests to get everything just right and running smoothly. We used a command to make it do go different distances by tweaking the roll, stop, speed, and delay times and percentages. We also used a measuring tape to measure how far it goes at certain speeds and certain delay times.
2D Geometry:
In 2D Geometry we learned how to program our Sphero to make certain shapes. We programmed the ball to go different angles and different speeds, first we did a square and had the colors change every time the ball started on a new side. The angles and percentages took a few tries to get right, and after we got a complete square we started and finished a triangle, and then a pentagon. The angles on the pentagon and the sizes of the sides were much harder to figure out. We also used the color, roll, stop, and delay much more, but easier this time since we knew what we were doing.
Bethany H. and Dylan B.
