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Week 7: NXT-G Online Development Classes - Data Types and Variables Overview

Join us for Week 7 of our NXT-G Online Professional Development Classes, starting at 3:30 PM EDT. This week, we'll review homework on Data Types and Display, and tackle labs focusing on variables and data storage. Key tasks include completing current assignments and preparing short audio summaries for your poster topics. Remember, all assignments are due at the beginning of Week 8! For detailed walkthroughs, visit our resources. Engage with your peers as we explore crucial programming concepts through engaging activities like the Cave Gatherer and Line Locator challenges.

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Week 7: NXT-G Online Development Classes - Data Types and Variables Overview

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  1. NXT-GOnline Professional DevelopmentClasses will begin at 3:30pm EDT

  2. Welcome • This is Week 7 • All assignments due at beginning of next class (wk.8) • Homework review

  3. Data Types and Display • Lab: NVT2 Datatypes and Display • http://www.education.rec.ri.cmu.edu/products/nxt_video_trainer2/advanced/datatypes/datatypes.html • FIRST PAGE WILL BE MISSING • START AT 3 • Press the “checkmark” button when you are done with Step 5 • Continue toward end after pressing checkmark

  4. Data Types and Display • What happened? • Bad wires • Dotted grey • Click and press delete • Caused by Data Type errors

  5. Data Types and Display • Data Types • Numbers • Text • Logic • Aren’t Numbers Text? • Solutions • Make it display a Number • Change the number into Text

  6. Data Types and Display

  7. Data Types and Display • Continue activity • Do up through 7 if you haven’t (real-time updates) • You can skip 8 and 9 for now • Then do the Continue Challenge • Extension: Noise-Throttle meter • Extend your Throttle program to indicate how much noise the robot is making for a given throttle setting • Display BOTH values

  8. Variables • Lab: NVT2 Storing Values • http://www.education.rec.ri.cmu.edu/products/nxt_video_trainer2/advanced/variables/variables.html • FIRST PAGE WILL BE MISSING • START AT 3 • Press the “checkmark” button when you are done with Step 5 • Continue toward end after pressing checkmark

  9. Variables • The suitcase motif • “Write” down a value on a piece of paper and store it inside a suitcase (Stuff happens!) • “Read” the value later • Variables hold values for later use

  10. More Variables • Need more variables? • NXT-G has one of each Data Type by default • Edit > Define Variables • Select Create • Give the variable a name • Give the variable a Data Type

  11. Line Locator Challenge • Lab: NVT2 Storing Values Continue • http://www.education.rec.ri.cmu.edu/products/nxt_video_trainer2/advanced/variables/variables.html • Continue Activity • Press the “checkmark” button when you are done with the challenge

  12. Homework • This is Week 7 • All assignments due at beginning of next class (wk.8) • This week’s assignment: • Finish up anything you’re missing • Poster Assignment, Part 2 (short) • “Elevator” summary of your poster topic: 20 seconds max • Submit audio recording • You have a microphone! • Windows and Mac both have a free sound recorder app • Finish the Line Locator Challenge

  13. Closing Thoughts • Class activity: Display • Programming concept: Data Types • NXT-G concept: Number to Text Block • Class activity: Cave Gatherer • Programming concept: Variables • Class activity: Line Locator

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