CODING in Schools

CODING in schools

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CODING AT KEY STAGES

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micro:bit 4 Ohbot Assembled 8

Wonder Workshop 14 VEXcode VR, VEX GO, VEX IQ 15

Codey Rocky 14 MakeyMakey 13

Ozobot 14

Also available for KEY STAGE 1 & 2: Dobot Primary Magician Lite, Fable and Nao robot.

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Arduino 9 Ohbot Kit Form 8

Raspberry Pi 6 VEXcode VR, VEX IQ, VEX V5 15

Cue 14 MakeyMakey 13

MakeBlock 13

Also available for KEY STAGE 3+: Airgineers, Dobot Magician, Dobot Vision, Fable and Nao robot.

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Arduino 9 MakeBlock 13

Raspberry Pi 6 VEXcode VR, VEX V5 15

Cue 14

Also available for Further Education: Digilent, Discovery Boards, Airgineers, Dobot Magician, Dobot Vision, Fable and Nao robot.

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2 www.rapidonline.com/contact · [email protected] Introduction to Coding 3 WELCOME TO THE CODING IN SCHOOLS MINI CATALOGUE.

The UK takes coding education seriously. Since 2013 it has been part of the National Curriculum and the UK is one of only three countries in Europe to have compulsory coding lessons in primary schools. Coding is vitally important because of the way it fosters logical thinking, problem solving and equips students for the jobs of the future.

According to the Department for Education, the National curriculum for Computing aims to ensure that all pupils: def SayHello (name): print (”Hello”,name) print (”Welcome” Can understand and apply the fundamental principles and concepts of computer science

Can analyse problems in computational terms, and have practical experience of writing computer programs in order to solve such problems

Can evaluate and apply information technology – including new or unfamiliar technologies – analytically to solve problems

Become responsible, competent, confident and creative users of information and communication technology

At Rapid we are passionate about the importance of coding in the classroom. Our product ranges cater for children at every Key Stage, from Dash and Dot with their block-based programming to the more advanced coding required to work with the Raspberry Pi and Arduino platforms. Whether it’s Scratch, Python, C++ or another language, we have the coding curriculum covered. 0 9 8 P In these pages you will find a comprehensive range of single 7 O 6 I board computing and robotics products and projects, from both 5 U 4 Y L 3 T K leading and up and coming brands. To see the complete range of 2 R J 1 E H products, and for up-to-date prices and stock information, W G Q F M please visit: www.rapidonline.com/education. D N S B A V C X Unfortunately due to Covid-19 restrictions we are unable at the Z present time to offer our full range of post-purchase services, from CPD days to product workshops and teacher training sessions, but we do have an expanding range of online teaching resources to help with both classroom and remote learning. These can be found at www.rapidonline.com/steam-lab.

Keep calm and carry on coding!

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BBC micro:bit NEW Get creative with the new micro:bit now with built-in speaker and microphone!

Meet the BBC micro:bit V2 Same great features, easier ways to use sound and touch to get creative in the classroom and add to your projects.

• Sense and react to sound with the built-in microphone BBC • Play sound with the built-in speaker micro:bit V2 • Power saving mode • Capacitive touch sensor • More computing power £10.49 • Updated technical platform Order code • Also, look out for our new micro:bit kits! 75-0153

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Bit:Commander McRoboFace HC-SR04 Switched Battery Game Pad v1.0 White Ultrasonic Box 2 x AAA Distance Sensor V2

When used with the Robo:Bit buggy the Ultrasonic Distance Sensor lets Please note the robot detect objects before it micro:bit not Ideal for use with the Robo:Bit buggy collides with them allowing you to included. program it to avoid them. £17.33 £6.83 £3.68 £1.01 Order code Order code Order code Order code 75-0898 75-0147 75-0146 18-2899

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Make a reaction game with real physical switches you can bash as hard as you like!

TASK 1 – MAKE IT

How it works • Make two physical input switches using cardboard and tin foil – similar to the ones used in the Pressure switch alarm project. • Connect them to the micro:bit pins as in the picture – one tin foil pad on each switch goes to the micro:bit’s GND pin, and the other is connected to pin 1 or pin 2 depending on whether you are player A or player B. • The program waits a random time between 1 and 5 seconds, then shows a heart on the LED display output. • You can’t hit your button before it lights because it uses Boolean logic to stop anyone cheating! Boolean variables can only have two values: True or False. The game started variable prevents either player pressing their button too soon by only checking which button is pressed while the game has started. • An infinite loop keeps the game running so you can keep playing.

What you need TASK 3 – IMPROVE IT

• 1 micro:bit • Use variables to keep track of each player’s score • 4 crocodile clip leads • Add a timer to show how quick each winner’s reaction was • Some scrap cardboard, tin foil, glue and scissors • Track which player has the fastest reaction time

TASK 2 – CODE IT FREE! STEAM RESOURCES ROBOTICS WWW.RAPIDONLINE.COM/STEAM-LAB IN STEM HINTS & A2 POSTER TIPS WONDER

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1st Band 1st 100R (100 ohm) 2M7 (2,700,000 ohm) 2nd Band Dash and Dot are the coolest, cutest robots around and they are on a mission to help teach KS1 18K (18,000 ohm) 1st 120R (120 ohm) Band Tolerance 22K (22,000 ohm) 3M3 (3,300,000 ohm) Band and KS2 aged children. Both robots are feature-packed and can be programmed with Android, iOS, Resistance Value 150R (150 ohm) Multiplier 1RO (1 Ohm) 3M9 (3,900,000 ohm) 27K (27,000 ohm) X1Ω 1% 180R (180 ohm) 4M7 (4,700,000 ohm) Colour 0 Kindle and Chromebook devices. Dash robot and Dot robot come ready-assembled and require 1R2 (1.2 ohm) 33K (33,000 ohm) 0 X 10Ω 2% 220R (220 ohm) 5M6 (5,600,000 ohm) Black 1 1R5 (1.5 ohm) 39K (39,000 ohm) 1 X 100Ω almost no set up. They even have built-in rechargeable batteries so getting going couldn’t be easier. 270R (270 ohm) 6M8 (6,800,000 ohm) Brown 2 1R8 (1.8 ohm) 47K (47,000 ohm) 2 X 1,000Ω 330R (330 ohm) 8M2 (8,200,000 ohm) Red 3 2R2 (2.2 ohm) 56K (56,000 ohm) 3 X 10,000Ω 390R (390 ohm) 4 2R7 (2.7 ohm) Orange 68K (68,000 ohm) 4 X 100,000Ω 470R (470 ohm) 10M (10,000,000 ohm) Yellow 5 3R3 (3.3 ohm) 82K (82,000 ohm) 5 560R (560 ohm) Green 6 X 1,000,000Ω 3R9 (3.9 ohm) R=Ω (ohms) 6 ROOCS 680R (680 ohm) Blue 7 4R7 (4.7 ohm) 100K (100,000 ohm) 7 TASK MINI MISSION #1 820R (820 ohm) Violet 8 ere are a e example o o roo a elp o ea all area o 5R6 (5.6 ohm) 120K (120,000 ohm) Example 100R (100 ohms) 8 5% 3rd Colour Band Grey 9 6R8 (6.8 ohm) with a 5% Tolerance (Multiplier Colour Band) 1K0 (1,000 ohm) 150K (150,000 ohm) 9 ÷10Ω 10% 1st Colour Band White n/a 8R2 (8.2 ohm) 180K (180,000 ohm) HINTSn/a ÷100Ωa o20% ll ee: 1K2 (1,200 ohm) Gold n/a 220K (220,000 ohm) n/a n/a 1K5 (1,500 ohm) o ma more a o o 10R (10 ohm) Silver n/a • A robot (Dash or Cue) reo: SE 270K (270,000 ohm) & TIPS 1K8 (1,800 ohm) n/a 12R (12 ohm) None SCIENCE 330K (330,000 ohm) • Six individual cups 2K2 (2,200 ohm) 4th Colour Band • Program your robot to show off all the 15R (15 ohm) (Tolerance Colour Band) • Your device 390K (390,000 ohm) FORCES colours of the rainbow. TECHNOLOGY HINTS2K7 (2,700 ohm) 2nd Colour Band 18R (18 ohm) • Your 150cm by 240cm grid mat with 3K3 (3,300 ohm) 470K (470,000 ohm) 22R (22 ohm) & TIPS In science, the term ‘force’, usually means30cm grid cells • As you travel to each cup, use the light ENGINEERING 3K9 (3,900 ohm) 560K (560,000 ohm) 27R (27 ohm) blocks to showcase the colour that is 4K7 (4,700 ohm) 680K (680,000 ohm) either a ‘push’ or a ‘pull’. Forces are measured Electricity 33R (33 ohm) in each square MATHEMATICS 5K6 (5,600 ohm) 820K (820,000 ohm) How much current is KIRCHOFF’S39R (39 ohm) LAW in ‘Newtons’ (N) named after Sir Isaace p: Engineering 6K8 (6,800 ohm) • Have your robot fi nish in A8. required to run the motors 47R (47 ohm) Newton (1642–1727) of the robot and how The word “engineering” comes from the Kirchoff’s Current Law 8K2 (8,200Kirchoff’s ohm) Voltage Law • Start Dash in C1 56R (56 ohm) • Put 1 cup upside down in the corner does this change with the Latin ingenium meaning “cleverness” and Programming states that: states that: ae rer loads being moved? Does 68R (68 ohm) ingeniare meaning “to devise”. The brain of the robot is a microcontroller which Forces can change: of D3, D4, C7, C8, B3 and B6. the battery have enough The algebraic82R (82 ohm) sum of the current In travelling round any closed mesh • Can you program your robot to move all Educational robotics uses two main processes data received from the sensors and controls capacity to run the motors meeting at any point in a circuit (section) of a network (circuit), the • The speed of an object the actuators such as motors and pneumatics. A the cups into their own cells in column 8 for long enough for the branches of engineering – mechanical is zero algebraic sum of the emfs (voltages) • The direction that an object program (code) needs to be created which will form acting in the mesh is equal to the in the rainbow sequence? tasks to be completed? and electrical/electronic and requires the application of maths, science and a set of instructions or rules for the robot to follow. algebraic sum of the IR voltage is moving To make an effi cient robot, the code needs to be For example: drops for the individual resistance experimentation to devise, test and analyse refi ned so that instructions are executed quickly and in the mesh • The shape of an object solutions. Competition robotics takes this accurately. I3 = I1 + I2 or I1 + I2 –I3 = 0 For example: a step further by giving a real problem to Energy Changes solve and an environment in which to test WorkingI1 anticlockwise: and Transfers I1 TASK MINI MISSION #2 the solutions to the limit. IR + IR = E –E 3 I3 1 2 1 2 I Using simple mechanisms to give a larger force at Working clockwise: I2 the expense of smaller or I2 –IR – IR = E –E 1 2 2 1 a o ll ee: slower movements. • A robot (Dash or Cue) reo: 130mm (currents towards point • Four individual cups 1 R1 E1 designatedR1 as positive,E those +– • Program Dash to move all four cups Electronics +– • Your device 43° away from point negative) into their own individual cells in row E. II A robot requires sensors to allow it to II2 E2 R2 • Your 150cm by 240cm grid mat with 92° E R2 +– interact with its environment as well as +– • Be sure not to knock over the ping In other words the sum of all 30cm grid cells motors to move, solenoids to control currents entering a junction pong ball on top of the upside down pneumatics and microcontrollers to must equal the sum of those cup in D4. process the data. leaving it. In other words the sum of all e p: 183mm 125mm voltage sources must equal the sum of all voltages dropped • Start Dash in C1 ae rer Probability and 45° across resistances in the circuit, • Put 1 cup upside down in the center • Can you program your robot to move Statistics or part of circuit. www.rapidonline.com of D3, D4, D5 and C4. all the cups into their own cells in row • Put 1 ping pong ball on top of the The VEX competition E with only moving x cm total? Materials upside down cup in D4. requires you to form It is important to select • How about x cm? alliances with other teams 180mm the correct materials for – statistics can help make 51° the job – these could be decisions about which selected for a combination • teams can complement of their strength, weight, each other and be the cost and availability. www.rapidonline.com most effective alliance. 98° Balanced Forces If your motor and mechanism can’t provide the force required to lift a weight, can the addition of Geometry counterbalances or elastic/springs assist? Mechanisms on the robot will require an 353mm understanding of geometry Ratios and Forces and Friction 280mm to ensure that parts move Proportions correctly. It can also be In the case of the VEX used to simplify designs Robot designs drawn on paper may be at a reduced scale Robotics Competition and by using geometry to and ideas might be prototyped in smaller sizes to test ideas VEX IQ Challenge, mobile move other parts of the robots are used. For a robot before building the full scale robot. robot rather than by to be mobile, it needs to Gear ratios are used to improve performance of the robot adding motors. – what is the difference between a 3:1 gear ratio and a 1:3 have friction between its gear ratio? If using a 12 tooth pinion, how many teeth will drive wheels and the ground – too little friction and it will the gear need to have to achieve a 3:1 ratio? PROJECTS & slip, too much and it won’t be able to turn. 31° We bring STEM to life TUTORIALS www.rapidonline.com Rapid Education, Severalls Lane, Colchester, Essex CO4 5JS • Tel: 01206 751166 • Fax: 01206 751188 • Email: [email protected]

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www.rapidonline.com/education 5 6 Raspberry Pi for Schools Everyone knows what the Raspberry Pi is –

a small single board computer Useful Links that enables people of all ages to learn more about programming.

Though only the size of a credit card, the value of the investment the Raspberry Pi can make into computing education is huge. At a fraction of the cost of a tablet, the Raspberry Pi gives children of all ages the ability to explore computing, learn how to code in Scratch and Python and experience what programming can achieve. Raspberry Pi OS www.raspberrypi.org/software/ According to the Raspberry Pi Foundation, 92% of educators and volunteers say young people involved in its programmes have improved their programming skills. 45% of schools in England have used Raspberry Pi Foundation resources and training as part of the National Centre for Computing Education.

We can support any teacher considering introducing Raspberry Pi into their classroom or coding club. Certified training programmes and hundreds of hours of lesson plans are available from Teach Computing and Picademy, while free software and project resources Guided coding projects for guided coding and open ended computing are projects.raspberrypi.org/en also available.

Rapid has recently become an approved reseller of Raspberry Pi, meaning that we will be able to offer the complete range of products, together with supporting teachers and students in their Raspberry Pi experience.

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The powerful and easy-to- Raspberry Pi RPI400-UK Raspberry Pi use computer incorporates 400 Kit 400 Unit only a purpose-built board based on the Raspberry Pi 4, and Contains: NEW features a quad-core 64-bit • Mouse processor, 4GB of RAM, • Power supply wireless networking, dual- • Micro HDMI to HDMI cable display output, and 4K video • SD card preloaded playback, as well as a 40-pin • Beginner’s Guide book GPIO header.

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GrovePi+ Starter Kit for Grove Beginner Raspberry Pi B+, 2, & 3 The GrovePi+ Starter Kit for Raspberry Pi from Kit for Arduino Seeed Studio gets you off to a flying start on your with 10 Sensors next project. It includes 12 of their most popular Grove modules, but what is Grove? Seeed and 12 Projects describe it as “a modular electronic platform The Grove Beginner Kit for for quick prototyping”, where each module has Arduino is one of the best kits for a specific function. You take a building block beginners to be able to build any approach, adding just the functionality you need, Arduino project. without overloading your Pi with useless bits and bobs. This kit consists of a main board which plugs The kit is powered by one Order code into the Pi and has Grove connectors, a set of Arduino UNO compatible Board 75-0442 £20.01 sensors, a set of output modules, and a manual. (ATmega320p based Seeeduino Within minutes of unpacking you could be using the Order code 75-0384 Lotus), has an all-in-one PCB design and comes with ten additional Grove Arduino light sensor to control other gadgets using the relay sensors. All the modules have been connected to the Seeeduino through the PCB or the range finder to send information to the LCD stamp holes so no Grove cables are needed to connect. The modules can also be display. Simply add a Raspberry Pi. £49.90 taken out for use with Grove cables to connect the modules.

Ohbot 2.1 Educational Robot with Graphical Block Software

Ohbot is an educational robot for blocks/Python programming and provides an introduction to Artificial Assembled intelligence (AI), both at school or at home. It emulates Unassembled human face movements and can be programmed OHBOT to talk and interact OHBOT Use with your Raspberry Pi in many languages. £142.95 Order code Simply connect Ohbot to your computer, install the £116.50 76-0000 Order code Ohbot blocks graphical software and start programming 76-0001 amazing projects! Includes 4 software licenses.

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Arduino Education is a platform that is relevant for children and young adults throughout their educational life; from early programming principles to a tool for learning about key science, maths and engineering concepts. As part of its wide- reaching education program, Arduino Education has developed comprehensive kits for primary, secondary and university level, with Arduino technology at the heart of them all. They are projects designed for group learning, founded on the Arduino Education open-source approach to software and support, and deliver innovative, engaging experiences for both student and teacher.

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Uno Board R3 Kona328 Same 4 Microcontroller ATmega328 ATmega328 4 Operating voltage 5V 5V 4 Input voltage range nom. 7-12V 7-12V 4 Maximum supply voltage 20V 20V 4 Digital I/O pins 14 (of which 6 provide PWM output) 14 (of which 6 provide PWM output) 4 Analog input pins 6 6 4 DC Current per I/O pin 40 mA 40 mA 4 DC Current for 3.3V pin 50 mA 50 mA 4 Flash memory 32 KB of which 0.5 KB is used by bootloader 32 KB of which 0.5 KB is used by bootloader 4 SRAM 2 KB 2 KB 4 EEPROM 1 KB 1 KB 4 Clock speed 16 MHz 16 MHz 4 USB Connector Type B Male Type B Male

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Sign in to SAVE! 10See page 2 for more details www.rapidonline.com/contact · [email protected] Orangepip Project: Build your own Arduino 11 BUILD YOUR OWN ARDUINO Segments328 board

You may well be familiar with an Arduino board and aware of all the clever things it can help you to do. But how many people understand how the Arduino works? Do you know what components make up the “magic” box? This Segments 328 kit from Orangepip will let you into the secret - and will encourage you to develop your soldering skills in the process.

How to program Orangepip Segments328 TASK – CONSTRUCTION OF BOARD with your PC

2.0 Locate the crystal and place into the board. Use the leg bending tip from earlier to keep What you have got: What you will need: the crystal ﬂ ush to the PCB and solder in place. • PCB board pre-drilled • Soldering iron, solder wire

2.1 • 16MHz crystal & helping hands assembly aid Locate the bag containing the microcontroller and the DIL socket. The chip carrier socket is not polarity sensitive, but you will notice that there is a notch in one end. This is used to assist with the correct placement of the Microcontroller, which is polarity sensitive. The PCB, the DIL socket and the Microcontroller all share the notch marking to aid correct placement. • ATmega328 microcontroller • Side cutters Place the correctly orientated DIL socket into the PCB and solder into place. • Dual in line socket • Snipe nose pliers • Tactile switch • Multimeter 8 • Red and green LED 2.2 Next it’s the 1N4007 diode. This is the ﬁ rst polarity sensitive item that we are going to add to the board. A polarised component must be connected to the circuit the correct way round. Diodes only allow current to ﬂ ow in one direction from the anode to the cathode. We can identify the cathode by Build • 6 pin dual row header the silver band. The PCB has a corresponding mark to match this up with. Instructions What you have to do: Place the component into the PCB with the silver band matching the marking on • 2x 8 & 6 pin row sockets the PCB and solder in place. 5

16.000 C1Y1 • USB Socket • Insert each of the components into the board C2 C3

AREF GND 13 0.1uF C4 12 Build & 11 DIGTAL⁓ 0.1uF 10 ⁓ 9 L ⁓ 8 7 in the order and location as indicated on the – 6 • Power supply jack socket ⁓ 5 ⁓ 0.1uF PWM 4 3 9-12V ⁓ ⁓ 2 1 0 22pF TX RX Programming ON • 1x 10K, 2x 330R and 2x 1K resistors Build Instructions manual RESET 0.1uF

22pF ICSP

RESET POWER 3.3V 5V GND GND ANALOG IN • 2x 47uF electrolytic capacitors • Solder each component into place Vin PDF instruction 0.1uF A0 A1 A2 A3 A4 • 1N4007 diode • Follow our guide to installing the software notes available A5 • 7805 and 7133 voltage regulators and uploading your first program to the online! • PTC resettable fuse Orangepip Segments board that you have • 0.1uF and 22pF ceramic capacitors just made

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Orangepip 50cm USB Cable Orangepip Segments 328 A Male to B Male Build Your Own Arduino Class Pack of 15 Only £1.81 8 £126.00 Order code Order code 75-1201 75-0552

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Crystal White Ozobot from Only £30.75 Dash, Dot and Cue are the coolest, cutest, smartest robots around and they Expand your child’s horizons with are on a mission to teach coding to kids. They are fun and interactive and £30.74 the help of , Order code allow learning at a child’s own pace. Dash, Dot and Cue can be programmed Ozobot 2.0 Bit Robot with free apps that children will find easy to use on their smartphone or tablet. the tiny smart robot. There’s no end to the 70-8200 possibilities, as your child creates a different landscape of adventures, games and coding with Ozobot Bit. Imagine a learning toy that DASH opens the doors of computer science, STEM Education, robotics and coding, putting your AGE 5-11 child one step ahead of the learning curve in school and in life. Only The Ozobot Evo is an award-winning coding robot for the next generation of creators. White £139.95 Starter Kit Order code 70-1100 It can be coded in two ways: online with OzoBlockly programming, and screen-free with Colour Code markers. £93.44 Order code A money-saving class pack is also available DOT containing 18 white Evo robots. 70-8203 AGE 5-11 Only Build your own wire-controlled Robotic Arm £45.95 • Kit includes all necessary parts Order code 70-1101 (except tools) • Supplied complete with wired hand controller • Maximum lift 100g • Dimensions 37.5 x 16.1 x 23cm • Requires 4x D AGE 11-14 batteries (not supplied) Only Only £149.09 Order code 70-1108 £25.98 NEW Order code 06-9349

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A free virtual robot coding tool that runs in your browser. VEXcode VR is packed with activities which can be used by students who are learning remotely as well as those that are classroom-based. These are just a few examples of how the activities built into VEXcode VR can be used to teach Computer Science concepts. Try VEXcode VR and see the full range of activities at vr.vex.com

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Basketball Drills Disk Maze Disk Mover Grid Map Spiral Sweep the Castle Create a sequence of Navigating through the Disk Collect disks using the Using the VR robot’s pen, Knock all the castle pieces instructions to make your Maze requires you to make Electromagnet and move draw a spiral that hits every over the edge of the VEXcode VR robot move decisions on which way to them into the goal of the square on the grid. Playground in the fastest forwards various distances turn each time the robot corresponding colour. • Use the robot’s pen time. and then return to the comes to a Disk. • Use sensors to detect Disks • Try using functions to make starting point. • Use the variable to make • Identify the pattern • Use the Electromagnet to the robot move in shorter your code easier to read • Use sensors collect/release disks distances for each iteration • Create a function to find the • Use if/else selection • Use loops to reuse the code • Use loops repeat drive next object and a function to collect all Disks commands to crash the castle pieces once detected

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