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Hurricane Disaster Recovery

19 Apr 201823 Apr 2018
    • Cross-platform
    • Challenge ideas
Posted by Lana Pereira
I teach a robotics class at a middle school in Central Florida near Orlando. My classes are mostly 6th grade with a few 7th graders, and I have between 30 and 32 students per class. In […]

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Hurricane Disaster Recovery

  • Cross-platform
  • Challenge ideas

Reflections on Vassilis Chryssanthakopoulos

27 Mar 201827 Mar 2018
    • Big ideas
    • Reflections
Posted by Asha
Vassilis Chryssanthakopoulos was an internationally acclaimed LEGO robotics designer and a MINDSTORMS Community Partner (MCP). He realized his dream of creating an innovative educational concept  though the creation of blast in 2015. In 2017, he extended […]

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Reflections on Vassilis Chryssanthakopoulos

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DIY Walkers: Klann’s Mechanical Spider

26 Mar 201828 Mar 2018
    • Cross-platform
    • Challenge ideas
    • Reflections
Posted by Ben Vagle
This creation is a LEGO-based version of Klann’s Mechanical Spider, which makes use of one of the best known walking mechanisms, the Klann linkage. The Klann linkage was designed by mechanical engineer Joe Klann and […]

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DIY Walkers: Klann’s Mechanical Spider

  • Cross-platform
  • Challenge ideas
  • Reflections

EV3 Sensors

22 Mar 201827 Mar 2018
    • EV3
    • Challenge ideas
    • Reference
Posted by John Burfoot
Sensors provide robots with information about their environment. With the sensors that come with the EV3, you can make a robot respond to being touched, react when someone or something comes too close, follow a line, […]

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EV3 Sensors

  • EV3
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LEGO Education Symposium 2018

22 Mar 201822 Mar 2018
    • Conferences
    • Featured
    • News
Posted by Susan Bitetti
Registrations are now open. The next LEGO Education Symposium will held June 5th-6th, 2018 at Tufts University (Boston, USA) and will overlap with the Tufts STEM Education Conference (June 6th-7th, June 2018). Teachers, administrators, and other educational […]

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LEGO Education Symposium 2018

  • Conferences
  • Featured
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WeDo sensors

21 Mar 201822 Mar 2018
    • WeDo
    • Reference
Posted by Wayne Burnett
Both versions of the WeDo kit (2.0 and 1.0) come with two sensors. These sensors give students the opportunity to experience how robots sense the world around them. Motion sensor The WeDo 2.0 motion sensor (part […]

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WeDo sensors

  • WeDo
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What to buy (WeDo 2.0)

1 Mar 20181 Mar 2018
    • WeDo
    • Getting started
Posted by Wayne Burnett
Planning on introducing the LEGO WeDo into your class? Here are some ideas on what you need to get started. Note: This guide is for LEGO Education WeDo 2.0, which comes in a blue container. […]

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What to buy (WeDo 2.0)

  • WeDo
  • Getting started

Meet the Creator: Lee Magpili

27 Feb 201827 Feb 2018
    • Big ideas
Posted by Asha
Lee Magpili is a LEGO Education Designer who lives in Billund, Denmark.  Lee was the lead model designer for the LEGO® MINDSTORMS® Education EV3 Core Set. He is also well-known for many large creations including EVan, SI3RRA, […]

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Meet the Creator: Lee Magpili

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New Dr E’s MINDSTORMS and WeDo Challenges

13 Feb 201823 Apr 2018
    • BOOST, EV3, NXT, WeDo
    • Challenge ideas
    • News
Posted by Barbara Bratzel
Dr. E’s WeDo Challenges and Dr. E’s MINDSTORMS Challenges have launched new cycles of challenges, one each month from February through May. Created by Professor Ethan Danahy of Tufts University, these sites encourage students from around the world to find creative solutions […]

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New Dr E’s MINDSTORMS and WeDo Challenges

  • BOOST, EV3, NXT, WeDo
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Does LEGO BOOST have a place in education?

20 Jan 2018
    • BOOST
    • Review
Posted by Barbara Bratzel
LEGO BOOST was released in 2017,  joining MINDSTORMS and WeDo in the LEGO robotics line-up. Unlike those two products, BOOST was designed solely for the retail market. BOOST has received rave reviews and a number […]

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Does LEGO BOOST have a place in education?

  • BOOST
  • Review

How to toggle a motor on/off with a touch sensor

16 Nov 201716 Nov 2017
    • EV3
    • How to
Posted by Josep Fargas
Starting with a simple challenge involving a touch sensor and a motor, this learning sequence shows how to turn a motor on and off with a touch sensor using flow control structures that include: waits […]

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How to toggle a motor on/off with a touch sensor

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Using PocketLab with Simple & Powered Machines

16 Nov 201722 Dec 2017
    • Machines & Mechanisms
    • Challenge ideas
    • Reflections
Posted by Susan Bitetti
What happens when you pair LEGO Education’s Simple & Powered Machines set with a pocket-sized all-in-one set of sensors? This summer, Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach hosted a group of science and technology […]

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Using PocketLab with Simple & Powered Machines

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