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Technical Education Outreach with LEGO Mindstorms

Technical Education Outreach with LEGO Mindstorms. Tom and Laura Chadwick IBM Burlington. IBM Burlington Technical Education Outreach (TEO). Mission: Increase local outreach by IBM Burlington technical community

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Technical Education Outreach with LEGO Mindstorms

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  1. Technical Education Outreach with LEGO Mindstorms Tom and Laura Chadwick IBM Burlington 1st Annual Northern New England  LEGO Engineering Conference

  2. IBM Burlington Technical Education Outreach (TEO) • Mission: Increase local outreach by IBM Burlington technical community • Encourage kids to pursue STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) • Enhance technical pipeline • Partner with local schools and community organizations to improve technical offerings • Activities • IBM Corporate sponsored • Partnerships with local organizations • Individual outreach activities with classrooms / small groups 1st Annual Northern New England  LEGO Engineering Conference

  3. IBM Burlington Use of LEGO Mindstorms • IBM Burlington has 20 RCX based LEGO Education Mindstorms for Schools kits • 16 laptops running Robolab 2.5.4 • Other add-ons: angle sensors, foam flooring • Multi-day Camps • EXITE (EXploring Interests in Technology and Engineering) • IGNITE (IGNiting Interest in Technology and Engineering) • Girl Scout Council of VT • Single Day Events with Local Partners • Boys & Girls Club of Burlington • UVM Society of Women Engineers Chapter • ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center • Rosie’s Girls • Individual outreach activities with classrooms / small groups • Girl Scout troop activities • After school programs 1st Annual Northern New England  LEGO Engineering Conference

  4. LEGO Mindstorms Objectives • What is a robot and why do we use them? • Dispel movie myths • Programming concepts • Are computers smart? • Linear thinking • Sensors • Mechanical Design • Gears, Motors • Sensors 1st Annual Northern New England  LEGO Engineering Conference

  5. Sample Curriculum: IBM EXITE Summer Camp • Background: • Audience - 36 girls entering 7th grade • Camp lasts 5 days during summer vacation • Multiple activities including LEGO Mindstorms, instrument building, web page design, electronics project, mentoring • LEGO Mindstorms Workshop • 6 hours of instruction / lab over 4 days • Girls work in pairs, 18 girls per session • High volunteer to student ratio (1:3) 1st Annual Northern New England  LEGO Engineering Conference

  6. EXITE Day #1 – 1 hour • Focus: Mechanical Design • Intro to Robots • Intro to LEGO Mindstorms kit • Gear Machine 1st Annual Northern New England  LEGO Engineering Conference

  7. EXITE Day #2 – 2 hours • Focus: Programming • Fluff Sandwich Activity (aka the “Tomputer”) • Build snowplow • Basic programming with Pilot • Advanced programming with Inventor 1st Annual Northern New England  LEGO Engineering Conference

  8. EXITE Day #3/#4 – 3 hours • Focus: Dancing Robot Project • Advanced programming with Inventor • Forks, sound, light • Design, build, and program Dancing Robot • Dancing Robot Demo 1st Annual Northern New England  LEGO Engineering Conference

  9. Sample of Other LEGO Outreach Activities • Single session activities (<2 hours) • Timer based obstacle course (robot design given) • Line following robot using light sensor • Bumper ‘bots • Windmill project using Robolab Investigator 1st Annual Northern New England  LEGO Engineering Conference

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