Search Results for ages 10-30


Birthday Decoder   (Lesson Plan/Activity)
In this activity, a group of people use a number of RCX's to determine one another's birthdays.
See "Birthday Decoder" PDF for detailed instructions.

Ages: 15-18
 

Bulldozer - RCX   (Lesson Plan/Activity)
In this activity, design and construct an RCX sturdy car and program it to be controlled by touch sensors that can push “dirt”
See "Bulldozer-RCX" PDF for detailed instructions.

Ages: 8-13
 

The Drop Test   (Lesson Plan/Activity)
Determine the best structure for a sturdy car. Motors do not have to be attached, but the car must roll with wheels and skid plates. To test the car design drop the car from a height of 4in to check if it survives.

Ages: 7-11
 

Ultrasonic Navigator - NXT   (Lesson Plan/Activity)
In this activity, use an NXT car equipped with an ultrasonic sensor to navigate without bumping into obstacles such as walls or people.

Ages: 8-13
 

Ultrasonic Theremin - NXT   (Lesson Plan/Activity)
In this activity, use an NXT brick equipped with two ultrasonic sensors to emulate a Theremin, an electronic instrument. One sensor will change pitch as distance to an object changes, and the other sensor will change volume as the distance to an object changes. The Theremin is meant to be played wit...

Ages: 12-18
 

Light Theremin - NXT   (Lesson Plan/Activity)
In this activity, use an NXT brick equipped with two light sensors to emulate a Theremin. One sensor will change pitch as the amount of light sensed changes, and the other sensor will change volume as the amount of light sensed changes. The Theremin is meant to be controlled with the hands, but any ...

Ages: 12-18
 

Remote controlled car in ROBOLAB   (Lesson Plan/Activity)
This is a tip on how to remote control a car in ROBOLAB, using the buttons on the NXT.

Ages: 13-18
 

Ultrasonic Touch Guitar - NXT   (Lesson Plan/Activity)
Using one ultrasonic sensor, two touch sensors, and the NXT buttons, build and program a guitar with an NXT brick as its base element. Use the touch sensors to raise and lower the sound one octave each, use the buttons on the NXT to control the emission of sounds, and let the ultrasonic sensor contr...

Ages: 15-18
 

Snake Robot   (Lesson Plan/Activity)
In this project I wanted to construct a remote controlled robot which moves much like a real snake. The snake robot consists of four links and three joints, being the motor axels. Each link is equiped with a set of free rolling wheels. The serpentine motion of a real snake is only possible due to an...

Ages: 12-99
 

Chair for Mr. Bear   (Lesson Plan/Activity)
In this activity, design and construct a chair that keeps Mr. Bear (a floppy stuffed animal) from falling backwards, forwards, to the left and to the right. The safety of Mr. Bear is in your hands.
See the "Chair for Mr. Bear" PDF for detailed instructions

Ages: 5-10
 
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