1 / 17

LEGO Engineering Institute: NXT & NXT-G

LEGO Engineering Institute: NXT & NXT-G. Erin Riecker, Kara Miranda & Phil Gordon Tufts University Center for Engineering Educational Outreach. Center for Engineering Educational Outreach. Why Engineering?.

norah
Download Presentation

LEGO Engineering Institute: NXT & NXT-G

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. LEGO Engineering Institute: NXT & NXT-G Erin Riecker, Kara Miranda & Phil Gordon Tufts University Center for Engineering Educational Outreach

  2. Center for Engineering Educational Outreach

  3. Why Engineering? We believe that by getting more learning through engineering processes into the classroom, we • can build and increase students’ interest and excitement for learning math and science • give the students a set of skills that will make learning more effective and more enjoyable for them in all subjects • increase the likelihood that they will become technologically literate citizens To remind us of the importance of keeping a playful spirit in everything we do.

  4. CEEO Influences Instructionism Constructionism • Papert • Hands-on • Tools to Think With • Multiple Intelligences (Howard Gardner) • Vygotsky - Zone of Proximal Development • Improved materials and teaching choices change what kids are capable of learning

  5. Center for Engineering Educational Outreach Four "towers of work" make up the CEEO: • Engineering education research • Educational tool development • Teacher/volunteer support • Services

  6. LEGO Toolkit

  7. Why use LEGO? • Real engineering components • Quality & Availability • Innovative & Powerful • RCX and NXT • Sensors & Motors • Familiar & Exciting for Students • Scalable from K-12 to College

  8. What can you make?

  9. What can you make?

  10. NXT Animals

  11. Goals for the Week • LEGO Building Skills • NXT-G Programming • Integrating LEGO Engineering into your Curriculum • Engineering Design Process • Resources • Tips & Tricks

  12. Goals for the Week • Confidence • Problem Solving • Troubleshooting • Development • Comfort • FUN!

  13. What we can help you do: • Help design a custom solution for your classroom • Address specific areas of expertise you wish to develop • Building • Programming

  14. Structure of the week • Monday: Introduce Building, Basic Programming • Tuesday: Introduce Sensors, Intermediate Programming, Sound & Display • Wednesday: More Programming, Introduce Gears, Systems Project • Thursday: Electives, Connections to Engineering • Friday: Final Projects

  15. Features of Each Day • Work at your own level • Choose difficulty for activities • Focus on what is most important for you • Troubleshooting • Can you figure out what went wrong? • What to do when something doesn’t work in the classroom • Resources • Where to find lesson ideas and more

  16. Logistics • Lunch • 1 hour each day • Optional half hour demos • Fridge & Microwave • Local Map • Where to eat, park, buy a Tufts T-shirt • Restrooms • Back left corner of CEEO

  17. For more information • www.ceeo.tufts.edu • www.legoengineering.com

More Related