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The MINDSTORMS robotics ‘fit’ and your school

LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT by year 5/6 students at Mt Ousley PS.
  • 27 May 201312 February 2016
  • Big ideas
Posted by Neil Bramsen
Since implementing a robotics program at Mt Ousley PS in Australia a couple of years ago,  my journey has been one of shared discovery, enlightenment, frustration and joy. I’d like to share a few brief pointers […]

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LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT by year 5/6 students at Mt Ousley PS.

The MINDSTORMS robotics ‘fit’ and your school

  • Big ideas

Area measurement – part one – follow the path

Area the Easy Way
  • 27 May 201317 December 2014
  • Big ideas
Posted by Craig
I’ve often wanted to see greater educational use of LEGO robots more in alignment with how robots get used in the real world – taking on that dull, dirty, dangerous, or distant task. One approach […]

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Area the Easy Way

Area measurement – part one – follow the path

  • Big ideas

Program structure – simulating publish and subscribe

Program flow
  • 25 May 20137 September 2017
  • Big ideas
Posted by Craig
Many times I see teams I’m supporting decide to run their GUI-based programs in a straight line from start to finish. But I’m not sure that’s always a great idea. Consider the program structure outlined […]

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Program flow

Program structure – simulating publish and subscribe

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Clicking brick syndrome

  • 25 May 201323 November 2017
  • NXT
  • How to
Posted by Srikanth M
Do you have a problem that your LEGO NXT brick won’t start? It won’t show up in the software… but it gives a strange sound. Put your ear right up to the LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT […]

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Clicking brick syndrome

  • NXT
  • How to

Pendulum mathematics

multiple pendulum streams
  • 25 May 201321 December 2017
  • Cross-platform, NXT
  • Big ideas
Posted by Craig
Pendulums are one of the earliest machines we see and Physics courses can take advantage of that familiarity to reveal fundamental principles and demonstrate the mathematical relationships. In this demonstration, I suspended an NXT with […]

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multiple pendulum streams

Pendulum mathematics

  • Cross-platform, NXT
  • Big ideas

Robotics: Assistive devices for the future

  • 17 May 20137 September 2017
  • Cross-platform
  • Getting started
Posted by CEEO
This curriculum module engages middle-school students in designing, building and programming a LEGO robot that could work as an assistive device for the physically challenged population. The students form teams or “companies” that work together […]

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Robotics: Assistive devices for the future

  • Cross-platform
  • Getting started

Three troubleshooting tips for NXT-G

  • 13 May 201317 June 2013
  • NXT
  • How to
Posted by Bill Shaw
Troubleshooting NXT-G programs can be a little challenging. There aren’t any traditional debugging tools built into the environment. Here are three ways you can emulate common troubleshooting techniques when your program isn’t working the way […]

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Three troubleshooting tips for NXT-G

  • NXT
  • How to

Introduction to LabVIEW

  • 7 May 201321 December 2017
  • LabVIEW
  • Getting started
  • How to
Posted by Svein-Tore Narvestad
When we start LabVIEW we get a screen that consists of three windows:   Understanding the three windows  Front panel: This is where we can insert charts, buttons and switches that we can use to […]

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Introduction to LabVIEW

  • LabVIEW
  • Getting started
  • How to

Summer LEGO Engineering Institute for Educators

  • 2 May 201310 September 2013
  • News
Posted by Rob Torok
The Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach will be holding their annual professional development workshop “Summer LEGO Engineering Institute for Educators” on July 29th through August 2nd. LEGO robotics is a powerful and engaging […]

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Summer LEGO Engineering Institute for Educators

  • News

Inspiration and support for teachers

  • 15 April 20139 September 2017
Posted by Rob Torok
The aim of this site is to inspire and support teachers to go beyond the basics in bringing LEGO-based engineering to all students. New to LEGO robotics in the classroom? Let us help you get […]

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Inspiration and support for teachers

Contact us

  • 12 April 201317 November 2015
Posted by Rob Torok
If you have any general questions about LEGO-based engineering in the classroom, please consider joining our LEGO Engineering Group on Facebook. If you have any questions or comments about the site, we’d love to hear […]

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The EDGErs

  • 12 April 201330 March 2017
Posted by Rob Torok
The LEGO Engineering Design Group Educators (aka EDGErs) are a team of innovative educators with a passion for LEGO-based robotics and engineering that have been selected to provide advice about the content and structure of […]

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