Unit 10 - Potentiometers
Unit Objectives
This unit explains the functionality of a potentiometer.
Unit Teacher Notes
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Lesson 10.1 (480 minutes)
This unit explains how a potentiometer works from a physical and programming standpoint.
Outcomes
- Explain the purpose of a potentiometer
- Explain how a potentiometer operates
- Explain the difference in a shaft encoder and a potentiometer
- Given the components of a VEX robotics design system program potentiometer in autonomous mode to have the robot move forward, pick up a ball using the potentiometer, avoid the ball stand, and then drop the ball at the end of the court
Quiz (30-60 minutes)
Quiz on the unit
Outcomes
- Check for understanding