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Young Scientist Develop Self-driving Car

Notes:

■ Have you ever attended or participated in a science fair? ■ How can anyone in the world do research, by using what? ■ What global problems are scientific innovators trying to solve? ■ 2.5 people die in car accidents each year. What scientific

innovation can bring the numbers down? ■ Would self-driving cars be safer for people to travel in?

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In this lesson, we are going to have a chat about innovation.

Young Scientist Develop Self-driving Car

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Explain these:

Notes:

Practice making sentences using the language above.

to make traffic decisions based on data

to do amazing research

to use Doppler Technology to compute direction

to access books, and papers from across the globe

to use a computer to play games or to win a Nobel Prize

to mount a camera on the roof of a car

to use low-resolution 3D LiDAR equipment

to detect traffic lanes, other Cars curbs and obstacles

to participatein competitions/ science fairs

low-cost self-driving car

Young Scientist Develop Self-driving Car

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• What do the vast majority of people use their computers for?

Notes:

What do the vast majority of people use their computers for?

Is research done using a computer just as good as doing research at a university?

Will cars driven by computers bring down the global accident rate?

Young Scientist Develop Self-driving Car

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If you keep abreast of new developments, you’ll know about the new self-driving car.

James totaled his car in an accident last night.

Angela is a whiz on the computer. She’ll walk away with the first prize, you’ll see.

Francis won the competition fair and square. She came up with the best solution.

What does the language below mean? When would you use it?

Notes:

Now practice using this language

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you were a computer scientist? What global problem would you try to solve?

you were asked to be a judge at a science fair? How would you judge which innovation should win?

you were offered money to buy a self-driving car?

What would you do if ……

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