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New Dr E’s MINDSTORMS and WeDo Challenges

13 February 201823 April 2018
BOOST, EV3, NXT, WeDo
Challenge ideas
News

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
Challenge ideas
News

Does LEGO BOOST have a place in education?

20 January 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

Using PocketLab with Simple & Powered Machines

16 November 201722 December 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

Machines & Mechanisms
Challenge ideas
Reflections

Meet the Creator: Anton Vanhoucke

16 November 201716 November 2017
Big ideas

Posted by Asha

Anton Vanhoucke is from Delft, the Netherlands. He is an online strategist at Fabrique, a strategic design agency, developing new services and communication strategies. Anton has always wanted to be an inventor and combines his love […]

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Meet the Creator: Anton Vanhoucke

Big ideas

Insights from the Robodogs Robotics Summer Camp

19 October 2017
Cross-platform, EV3
Challenge ideas
Pedagogy
Reflections

Posted by Aaron Maurer

How do you design a robotics camp that pushes the envelope for repeat customers while also keeping the learning entry low enough for new students to feel success? How do you come up with new […]

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Insights from the Robodogs Robotics Summer Camp

Cross-platform, EV3
Challenge ideas
Pedagogy
Reflections

Hexapod TrotBot: A classroom-friendly DIY walker

19 October 201727 September 2018
Cross-platform
Challenge ideas
Reflections

Posted by Ben Vagle

I recently had an internship at the University of Denver’s Innovation Floor, where I wrote curriculum on walking machines geared toward a middle school audience. I’m going to pilot this curriculum by teaching a class […]

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Hexapod TrotBot: A classroom-friendly DIY walker

Cross-platform
Challenge ideas
Reflections

New cycle of Dr. E’s WeDo and MINDSTORMS challenges

23 September 201723 September 2017
BOOST, EV3, NXT, WeDo
Challenge ideas
News

Posted by Barbara Bratzel

A new season of Dr. E’s Challenges starts on October 1st. This season’s first challenge, Tool for School, is the same for both the WeDo and MINDSTORMS sites. Tool for School: Make a tool to aid you at school—a […]

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New cycle of Dr. E’s WeDo and MINDSTORMS challenges

BOOST, EV3, NXT, WeDo
Challenge ideas
News

Why doesn’t my robot drive straight?

21 September 20173 May 2018
Cross-platform, EV3
How to
Pedagogy

Posted by Rob Torok

It seems reasonable to expect that when you program a robot to drive straight, it should just work. And, of course, this is what the Move Steering block in the EV3 Software is designed to do. The Move Steering block makes use of […]

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Why doesn’t my robot drive straight?

Cross-platform, EV3
How to
Pedagogy

Meet the Creator: Jason Allemann

5 September 20177 September 2017
Big ideas

Posted by Asha

Jason Alleman is well known for his LEGO kinetic sculptures and unique MINDSTORMS models. He has a degree in Engineering, and enjoy building models that have some kind of interesting motion. He is an inspiration to other LEGO […]

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Meet the Creator: Jason Allemann

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Meet the Creator: Arthur Sacek

27 July 201716 November 2017
Big ideas

Posted by Asha

Arthur Sacek is a native of Sao Paulo, Brazil. He has a background in product design and has worked for Zoom Education for Life for many years. He is known for his amazing LEGO machines including […]

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Meet the Creator: Arthur Sacek

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Light and Dark Scavenger Hunt

6 July 201727 September 2018
EV3
Challenge ideas
Featured

Posted by Rob Torok

This challenge provides a basic introduction to datalogging with EV3. Datalogging enables you to collect data from one or more sensors connected to the EV3 brick over a period of time. It is possible to […]

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Light and Dark Scavenger Hunt

EV3
Challenge ideas
Featured

Meet the Creator: Kristal Dubois

4 July 201727 September 2018
Big ideas

Posted by Asha

Kristal Dubois began building with LEGO as an adult and enjoys creating intricate mechanical models. Kristal is a high school mathematics and chemistry teacher and lives with her partner, Jason, in Ottawa, Canada. Together they […]

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Meet the Creator: Kristal Dubois

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