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Getting Started in the Classroom

Getting Started in the Classroom. Ordering Materials. Materials used here 9797 Kit (NXT kits) LEGO Mindstorms Education NXT Software (NXT-G) Other Materials Extra Pieces http://www.legoeducation.com/store/default.aspx?CategoryID=162&by=9&c=1 NXT Education Resource Kit – 671 pieces

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Getting Started in the Classroom

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  1. Getting Started in the Classroom

  2. Ordering Materials • Materials used here • 9797 Kit (NXT kits) • LEGO Mindstorms Education NXT Software (NXT-G) • Other Materials • Extra Pieces • http://www.legoeducation.com/store/default.aspx?CategoryID=162&by=9&c=1 • NXT Education Resource Kit – 671 pieces • http://www.legoeducation.com/store/detail.aspx?ID=1277

  3. Organizing your LEGO collection • Kits • More accountability for students • Everyone has same access to pieces • Intensive Sorting • Bins • Easier to sort • Students have access to all pieces • Can run out of limited pieces • Mini-Kits • Essential/limited pieces, everything else in bins

  4. Student Groups • Ideal - 2 students : 1 kit : 1 computer • Realistic Solutions • Give students roles - programmer, builder, designer, spokesman - rotate roles • Design Contracts - I build this part, you build this part • Timers - 5 minutes on computer, then switch

  5. A Note on Gender • In general, same sex pairs work better • Girls tend to plan before building • Boys tend to grab pieces and start building without a plan • Types of activities • Variety - not all cars or animals • Consider competition carefully

  6. Book Recommendations • The Unofficial LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT Inventor’s Guide by David J. Perdue • http://mindstorms.lego.com/books/ • Primary Engineering: Projects for Grades K-2 by Terry Green • Engineering with LEGO Bricks and ROBOLAB (3rd edition) by Eric Wang • Physics by Design (2nd edition) by Barbara Bratzel • www.LEGOeducation.com

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