Post on 24-Oct-2021
SPIN AWAY!! Learn all about gear ratio. Build a Flying Saucer and a spinner handle with gears to power it and spin through space at different speeds.
Flying Saucer
Green 2x4 Plate
Green 2x4 Plate
Red 1x16 with Holes
Step 1You will Need:
Red 1x8 with Holes
Red 1x8 with Holes
Step 2You will Need:
Red 1x16 with Holes
Green Flat Tile
Green Flat Tile
Step 3You will Need:
Green 2x4 Plate
Green 2x4 Plate
Green Round Brick
Red 1x4 Brick
Red 1x4 Brick
Yellow 2x6 Brick
Step 4You will Need:
Red 2x2 Brick
Red 1x6with Holes
Red 1x6with Holes
Step 5You will Need:
White Toothed Plate
White Toothed Plate
Hub
Step 6You will Need:
Red 1x2 with Hole
Red 1x2 with Hole
Step 7You will Need:
Put the studs into the ho les !
a.
b.
Grey 1x2 with Pin
Grey 1x2 with Pin
Tilt Sensor
Step 8You will Need:
Step 9Put the Grey P ins into the ho les !
P lug the Ti lt Sensor into the Hub!
a.
b.
Black Pin Black Pin #6 Axle
Step 10You will Need:
a.
b.
6#
Basic Gear
Step 11You will Need:
Yellow 2x2Inverted Wedge
Red 2x6 Brick
White 1x8 Plate
White 1x8 Plate
Step 12You will Need:
Step 13You will Need:
Yellow 2x2Inverted Wedge
Red 2x6 Brick
White 1x8 Plate
White 1x8 Plate
White 2x8 Plate
White 2x8 Plate
Step 14You will Need:
White 2x6 Plate
White 2x6 Plate
Step 15You will Need:
White 1x4 Plate
White 1x4 Plate
White 2x8 Plate
Step 16You will Need:
Step 17You will Need:
White 2x6 Plate
White 2x6 Plate
White 1x4 Plate
White 1x4 Plate
White 2x8 Plate
Red 2x4 Brick
Red 2x4 Brick
Yellow 2x3 Inverted Wedge
Yellow 2x3 Inverted Wedge
Step 18You will Need:
Yeloow 2x4 Brick
Yellow 2x3 Wedge
Yellow 1x2 Brick
Step 19You will Need:
Step 20You will Need:
Yeloow 2x4 Brick
Yellow 2x3 Wedge
Yellow 1x2 Brick
Yellow 1x3 Wedge
Red Bow
Step 21You will Need:
Step 22You will Need:
Yellow 1x3 Wedge
Red Bow
Yellow 2x2 Wedge
Yellow 1x6 Brick
Yellow 1x6 Brick
Yellow 2x2 Brick
Yellow 1x4 Brick
Step 23You will Need:
Red 1x2 Wedge
Yellow Bow
Step 24You will Need:
Yellow 1x4 Brick
Yellow 2x2 Wedge
Yellow 2x6 Brick
Yellow 2x2 Brick
Step 25You will Need:
Step 26You will Need:
Red 1x2 Wedge
Yellow Bow
Green Round Brick
Step 27You will Need:
Wheel Bushing Pinion Gear Worm Gear #8 Axle
Step 28You will Need:
8#
Green Round Brick
Red Disc
Step 29You will Need:
Your Flying Saucer is Built!...Time to Program it!
Set it up. Start your program. L ift the Handle .
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ProgrammingThis program wi l l sp in the F ly ing Saucer and stop the motor when the Handle and Ti lt Sensor are t i lted up.
Start on Key Motor That Way
Wait for Tilt Sensor
Motor Off
1 . M in imize these instruct ions and open the LEGO® WeDo® software.2 . Program your robot with the program above.3 . If you f in ish , open the instruct ions and cont inue to the extens ion act iv it ies !
Extension 1Learn Gear Ratio ! Experiment with different gear
combinat ions and count how long the Saucer sp ins for.
Count how long it sp ins for each way!
Extension 2This program adds Sound and a Display of space!
Start on Key Motor That Way
Sound20
Wait for Tilt Sensor
DisplayBackground
11
Motor Off
Extension 3This program turns the motor, mov ing the Cam and
re leas ing the Lever of the Catapult .
Start on Key Motor That Way
Sound20
DisplayBackground
11
Motor Off Display 0 Wait 10 Add to Display
Repeat