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Crash Test Dummy

  • 26 August 202026 August 2020
  • Cross-Platform, EV3
  • Challenge Ideas
  • Pedagogy
  • Reflections
Posted by Rob Torok
Here’s a quick, fun challenge that can be used as a filler at the end of a lesson or as introductory build to draw attention to the importance of robust construction. The challenge Design and […]

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Crash Test Dummy

  • Cross-Platform, EV3
  • Challenge Ideas
  • Pedagogy
  • Reflections

The Wave

  • 21 May 202022 May 2020
  • EV3
  • Challenge Ideas
  • Getting Started
  • Pedagogy
  • Reflections
Posted by Rob Torok
This classic challenge is a great introductory activity. It works well with a standard Driving Base, such as the EV3 Robot Educator Mode or an equivalent quick build, and the programming is relatively straight forward. Its […]

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The Wave

  • EV3
  • Challenge Ideas
  • Getting Started
  • Pedagogy
  • Reflections

Build a Duck

  • 20 May 202020 May 2020
  • Cross-Platform
  • Challenge Ideas
  • Getting Started
  • Pedagogy
Posted by Rob Torok
This is very quick and fun activity with a deep message. The way it works is that everyone gets the six LEGO pieces shown below, and are then given the following challenge. The challenge Using only […]

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Build a Duck

  • Cross-Platform
  • Challenge Ideas
  • Getting Started
  • Pedagogy

Relay Race

  • 15 August 201915 May 2020
  • Cross-Platform, EV3
  • Challenge Ideas
  • Pedagogy
  • Reflections
Posted by Rob Torok
This challenge is all about communication. From a robot design perspective, there’s a technical challenge about how to make one robot signal another. But beyond that, there’s also a great opportunity for students to develop their […]

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Relay Race

  • Cross-Platform, EV3
  • Challenge Ideas
  • Pedagogy
  • Reflections

Tufts Teacher Engineering Education Program (TEEP)

  • 18 June 201918 June 2019
  • News
  • Pedagogy
Posted by Rob Torok
Tufts Teacher Engineering Education Program (TEEP) is a flexible, affordable, online, graduate credit-earning program from Tufts University Center for Engineering Education and Outreach (CEEO), that takes any K12 teacher on an 18 month journey leading […]

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Tufts Teacher Engineering Education Program (TEEP)

  • News
  • Pedagogy

Steepest Incline

  • 16 May 201920 May 2020
  • EV3
  • Challenge Ideas
  • Getting Started
  • Pedagogy
  • Reflections
Posted by Rob Torok
This variation of the classic Ramp Climber challenge builds on the original challenge with the use of sensors to start and stop the robot. Framed in this way, it works well as a very basic intro to […]

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Steepest Incline

  • EV3
  • Challenge Ideas
  • Getting Started
  • Pedagogy
  • Reflections

Using Video to Assess Robotics Students

  • 21 November 20181 May 2020
  • Cross-Platform
  • Big Ideas
  • Pedagogy
Posted by Ian Chow-Miller
It’s okay to fail, you’re on camera! My school is in a 1:1 iPad district. Every student in our district from 2nd through 12th grade is given an iPad for use in school. As the […]

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Using Video to Assess Robotics Students

  • Cross-Platform
  • Big Ideas
  • Pedagogy

Insights From the Robodogs Robotics Summer Camp

  • 19 October 20176 April 2020
  • 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

Why Doesn’t My Robot Drive Straight?

  • 21 September 20171 May 2020
  • Cross-Platform, EV3
  • Featured
  • 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
  • Featured
  • How To
  • Pedagogy

Meet Pi

  • 20 March 20173 March 2022
  • Challenge Ideas
  • Pedagogy
Posted by Kasia Nogalska
Some mathematical constants are difficult to explain, especially for young students. I believe that science is not only formulas and theory but also experiments. The best way to explain it to children is showing effects […]

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Meet Pi

  • Challenge Ideas
  • Pedagogy

A Week in the Life #12: Dr. E’s Challenges – Robot Monsters!

  • 9 February 201723 February 2017
  • EV3
  • Challenge Ideas
  • Pedagogy
  • Reflections
Posted by Ian Chow-Miller
I teach an introductory course using the LEGO Mindstorms EV3 set. My students are 7th graders who are required to take the course and may not necessarily have any background in programming/building. My school is […]

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A Week in the Life #12: Dr. E’s Challenges – Robot Monsters!

  • EV3
  • Challenge Ideas
  • Pedagogy
  • Reflections

Getting started with STEM and EV3

  • 7 February 201711 May 2017
  • EV3
  • Getting Started
  • Pedagogy
Posted by Kasia Nogalska
“I hear and I forget. I see and remember. I do and I understand.” This well-known quote describes the most effective method of teaching students. If you let children play football or basketball, they discover […]

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Getting started with STEM and EV3

  • EV3
  • Getting Started
  • Pedagogy

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