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BALLOON  BATTLES

Project Name: Balloon Battles
Controlled by: Remote Control
Construction Difficulty: Medium
General Comment. Adrenalin will pump in this one

Rules FOR STUDENTS


​You must use:
-1 NXT or EV brick
-3 motors

You must:
Build a robot that can pop another robot's balloon, before yours gets popped!

Tips For students


Tip: Cars with four wheels will go straighter, but leave tyres off two wheels so it still turns.
Tip: Cars that use gears will go faster. A big gear on the motor and a small gear on the wheel will make the wheel turn faster. To use gears, the wheel's axel can't go through the motor's hole.

TEACHER INFO


​Grading option: The more balloons you pop, the better your score
​If you are recording random wins, make a copy of this Google Sheet to help you score 
​If you just want to count how many wins each team has use this Google Sheet
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SAMPLE  COMMANDER CONTROL

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Open App and use arrows to "create and command"
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Click on any "+" symbol
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Scroll to find and add vertical slider
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Place slider on left then click another "+"
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Place next to other slider. (Take note of which motor they each control)
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Click red SPANNER (bottom right) then connect via bluetooth (bottom left)
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Please note, you will have to make sure your bluetooth turned on, on your tablet/phone AND on the EV brick. 

Under the 'spanner' tab make sure the ticks are on for Bluetooth and iPhone/iPad​/iPod

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