Search Results for ages 10-99


Going the Distance - NXT   (Lesson Plan/Activity)
In this activity, design and construct an NXT car and program it to run for varying lengths of time. The distances that the car travels will be recorded and plotted into a graph to determine how long the car will need to travel in order to make it stop as close to a randomly placed LEGO person as po...

Ages: 8-13
 

Light at the Beginning of the Tunnel   (Lesson Plan/Activity)
In this activity, design and construct an RCX or NXT car and program it to enter
a tunnel, then reverse back out when it encounters a darker light reading.
See the Activity PDF's for detailed instructions.

Ages: 8-13
 

Clap On - NXT   (Lesson Plan/Activity)
Using a sound sensor and an NXT car, design a robot that moves forward when a person claps somewhat softly, and stops when a person claps loudly.

Ages: 11-14
 

Sound Display - NXT   (Lesson Plan/Activity)
Collect and display sound data from the NXT sound sensor in real time on the LCD display of the NXT. Also include the ability to pause the data collection by bumping a button to view a particular screen of data until another button is bumped.

Ages: 15-18
 

Zombie Attack - RCX   (Lesson Plan/Activity)
In this activity, a group of students each build an RCX robot. Each RCX is assigned a number. It will then have to tag the other RCXs with the number by using mail. 5 tags and the RCX takes on that RCX’s number. The winner is the RCX that has given its number to the most other RCXs at the end...

Ages: 15-18
 

Voting Booth - NXT   (Lesson Plan/Activity)
In this activity, set up an NXT “voting booth” to gather data using touch sensors. The presses will be recorded and plotted into a graph.

Ages: 8-13
 

Voting Booth - RCX   (Lesson Plan/Activity)
In this activity, set up an RCX “voting booth” to gather data using touch sensors. The presses will be recorded and plotted into a graph.

Ages: 8-13
 

Robotics in the greenhouse   (Lesson Plan/Activity)
Robotics in the greenhouse
Monitoring of microclimatic variables in a greenhouse using
Technology Robot Lego Mindstorms NXT.
The robot is equipped with three sensors, temperature, light and a
relative humidity sensor.
Control is a mobile robot with two sensors...

Ages: 12-16
 

Tractor Pull - RCX   (Lesson Plan/Activity)
In this activity, design and construct an RCX tractor that is capable of pulling a heavy load across a floor. (NOTE: Gears will be needed.)

Ages: 8-13
 

Tomb Raider - NXT   (Lesson Plan/Activity)
In this activity, use an NXT and a light sensor to trace the tracks of an Egyptian tomb raider. The police need to know data about the tomb raider so that they can stop him from robbing other tombs. Can you determine the time the burglar entered the tomb and what path the burglar took around the roo...

Ages: 8-13
 
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