[Yr7-10it] robots

[Robert Ruzbacky]

I teach a formal robotics class at year 9 as a semester subject. I do
exercises in programming and building robots in one term and then a team
project in the next term. Some projects include robotic dance, robotic
rescue, learner driver course, and one team even did a "mouse trap" using
domino's to trigger the trap.

I get the students to do props and music for their project as well as a
journal in powerpoint. The girls love doing it. I am still using the old
lego - am not using the NXT kits yet as the old kits have more parts.


Regards,

Robert
(St Aloysius College)





> Has anyone gone down this path;
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> in general?
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> Or for maths in particular?
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> http://mindstorms.lego.com/
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> Rob
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