Program Examples and Ideas

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Cheetah Moves quickly Stalk prey Cat wiggle before chase

Snake Walks back and forth in an “s” shape to mimic the gait Maybe moves slowly, then quickly “attacks” prey

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Sloth Slow moving Eyes “open” and “close”

Penguin Waddles as it walks (similar to the turtle, but quicker)

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Frog Moves in short bursts to mimic the hopping motion

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Chameleon Drives over different colors and changes the LED eyes to match the color Extension: use the color sensor to detect the color and then change the LED based on the sensor values

With a distance sensor and color sensor:

This version waits a random amount of time before “jumps”.

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Turtle Slowly moves left, pause, right, pause, to mimic the gait Use a servo to move the head in/out of a shell

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Owl Eyes “open”, slowly looks around (turns left almost all the way, turns right almost all the way) Drives off to mimic flight

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Rabbit Similar to frog, but runs between hops

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Alligator Creeps slowly with eyes closed and then attacks quickly Red eyes open when it attacks

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Nocturnal Animals Only move around when it is dark (ex. using a light sensor)

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Tableau / Scene Animal Cards Cut out these cards to distribute to student groups for the tableau and moving scene.

Turtle

Rabbit

Lion

Cheetah

Owl

Snake

Lizard

Dog

Frog

Alligator

Hamster

Flamingo

Parrot

Elephant

Sheep

Kangaroo

Duck

Shark

Dolphin

Inchworm