Search Results for ages 9-15


Cross the Pit - RCX   (Lesson Plan/Activity)
In this activity, design and construct an RCX car that can bridge a one
foot gap without falling.

Ages: 11-14
 

Fan-Tastic - RCX   (Lesson Plan/Activity)
In this activity, design and construct an RCX fan with 2 touch sensors
and program it to run at variable speeds and have a stop/start function.
See the "Fan-Tastic" PDF for Detailed Instructions

Ages: 11-18
 

Fan-Tastic - NXT   (Lesson Plan/Activity)
In this activity, design and construct an NXT fan with 2 touch sensors
and program it to run at variable speeds and have a stop/start function.
See the "Fantastic - NXT" PDF for detailed Instructions

Ages: 11-18
 

Going the Distance - RCX   (Lesson Plan/Activity)
In this activity, design and construct an RCX 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 pla...

Ages: 8-13
 

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
 
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