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Classroom Activities for the Busy Teacher: NXT
A 10 week lesson plan for teaching with the LEGO MINDSTORMS System.
This book outlines a 10 week set of lesson plans for teachers wishing to implement robotics in their classroom. A set of robotics challenges are presented, centered around the LEGO NXT MINDSTORMS system. The workbook includes 10 robotic based challenges as well as 3 additional modules with assessment activities covering Robots in Society, Flowcharting and Multimedia Presentations.
Each module includes:
- A real world scenario
- Basic theory of the concepts presented
- Teachers notes outlining the most common issues and how to solve them
- Example Programs in the NXT-G development environment
- Extension activities
- Student worksheets
112 pages, spiral bound
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Classroom Activities for the Busy Teacher: RCX
A 10 week lesson plan for teaching with the LEGO MINDSTORMS System.
This book outlines a 10 week set of lesson plans for teachers wishing to implement robotics in their classroom. A set of robotics challenges are presented, centered around the LEGO RCX MINDSTORMS system. The workbook includes 10 robotic based challenges as well as 3 additional modules with assessment activities covering Robots in Society, Flowcharting and Multimedia Presentations.
Each module includes:
- A real world scenario
- Basic theory of the concepts presented
- Teachers notes outlining the most common issues and how to solve them
- Example Programs in the RoboLab development environment
- Extension activities
- Student worksheets
Building Instructions
Simple to build robots that are perfect for the classroom. Feel free to use them in your classroom. If you like them, please take a photo and send it to us, we love to see our design in use.
Old Robot designs
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Teaching Ideas and Lesson Plans
A collection of resources from around the world
Tufts Center for Engineering education Outreach
Lesson plans and worksheets for K-12 students focussing on Engineering, Science and Mathematics
http://130.64.87.22/robolabatceeo/K12/cgi-bin/activity_index.cgi
CMU Robotics Academy
Comprehensive collection of lesson plans covering everything from mechanics to programming
http://www-education.rec.ri.cmu.edu/roboticscurriculum/index_to_robotics.htm
MIT STOMP Program (Student / Teacher Outreach and Mentoring Program)
Lesson plans and worksheets for engineering in general
http://stompnetwork.org/mit/index.php?option=com_docman&task=cat_view&gid=12&Itemid=10
Redcliffe State High School
An amazing collection of lesson plans aimed at using the LEGO technology to teach the QLD Science KLA.
http://www.smartred.eq.edu.au/Science%20of%20Robotics/Main%20Page.html
Robotics WebQuest - Windaroo State School
http://www.windarooss.qld.edu.au/WebQuests/Robot_Webquest/welcome.htm
The Tech Museum.
A good collection of activities as well as a history of robotics
http://www.thetech.org/robotics/
Wheels and Navigation
http://www.kipr.org/curriculum/wheels_nav.html