Imagine you are a Remote Sensing Technologist. Work in a group to design, build & code your own electric vehicle using the Climate Action Kit!

Your job is to make an autonomous vehicle that drives, senses obstacles, and re-routes to avoid them.

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As you go through the steps below, you may wish to use our Design Journal Template to keep track of your work.

Design Journal Template
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Step 1

Research the main parts of an electric vehicle.

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Step 2

Plan your project and decide what building blocks, smart components, and craft materials you will need for building.

icons of 3 building blocks (cube, corner connector, and short frame)

Step 3

Build your prototype. Connect it to Microsoft MakeCode to add code that makes the electric vehicle drive and avoid obstacles.

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Step 4

Test and debug until the electric car works as intended.

Success Criteria

I can build an electric car with the Climate Action Kit that uses:

  • the sonar sensor to stop when it encounters an obstacle
  • conditionals to trigger specific actions based on input
  • a variable to create a way to turn my electric car on and off

Don’t feel limited by this. Feel free to get creative and add more features if you would like!

Let’s Build!