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    Spike Prime Rollingruler Activity Brief

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    LEGO®

    Education
    SPIKE™ Prime
    Rolling Ruler
    DECOMPOSE CODE AND EXPLORE
    VARIABLES AND OPERATORS TO
    MAKE A ROLLING MEASURING
    DEVICE.

    ©2020 The LEGO Group


    ©2020 The LEGO Group
    How does it work?
    Upgrade your toolbox with this fun digital measuring tool.
    Before you build, break down (decompose) the project to understand how it works.

    SPIKE Prime Rolling Ruler Parts


    Describe the parts the rolling ruler is made of.

    Purposes
    Predict the purpose of the parts:
    • What is the wheel’s purpose?
    • What is the force sensor’s purpose?
    • What is the light matrix’s purpose?

    2 ©2020 The LEGO Group


    How does it work?
    How does the Rolling Ruler know how to measure distance?
    What hints do the code stacks give?

    3 ©2020 The LEGO Group


    Unpacking the Code: Variables
    The Rolling Ruler code features Variables.

    Variables
    • cm and wheel measurement are the defined
    variables.

    Wheel Measurement
    • You can calculate the circumference of any
    wheel with this equation:
    C = π * d (C = circumference, π=3.1415…,
    d = diameter of your wheel)

    Just for fun


    The wheel measurement variable is
    defined as 17.5 cm. • The circumference of the SPIKE Prime small
    wheel is 17.5 cm
    This is the circumference of the small
    SPIKE Prime wheel.
    • Modify the equation above to find out the
    diameter

    4 ©2020 The LEGO Group


    Unpacking the Code: Operators
    The Rolling Ruler code features Operators to perform mathematic operations on the variables.

    Operators
    The Rolling Ruler uses four Operators:
    • multiplication
    • division
    • round: makes the value a whole number
    • abs: makes the value an absolute number

    The Operators transform the wheel rotations into


    cm allowing the Rolling Ruler to display (write) the
    measurements in cm when the force sensor is
    released.

    Perform Operations on Variables


    • The four Operator blocks make this equation:
    The set block holds an equation made by four Operator blocks.
    You can place Operator blocks inside Operator blocks to make equations and round numbers. Wheel measurement (cm) * relative
    position of motor (zero degrees) / 360
    (degrees)

    5 ©2020 The LEGO Group


    Code it!
    Use the SPIKE Prime Rolling Ruler code or remix it and make it your own.

    6 ©2020 The LEGO Group

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