Math skills (if younger than 4th grade teach skills as you go along with lessons): Addition Subtraction Multiplication Division Word problems Number squares Place values Number sequences Mental math Check list: Pre-survey or test Chapter 1: Parts Axles Pins Gears Beams Angle beams Bricks Technic beams Bushings Other parts Shapes Triangle Square Truss Measuring Learn how to measure with a beam Mechanics Automata Automata history Look and build some automata Make relation to compared item Structures and construction History of robotics Engineering Construction Structures Math connections Turns Measuring turns Center of Gravity and Balance Things to be aware of Chapter 2: Sensors How stuff works from Skills being addressed link Light sensor Touch sensor Sound sensor Ultrasonic sensor Rotation sensor Chapter 3: NXT brain Buttons Output ports Input ports Battery compartment Display Chapter 4: Skills being addressed Ratios Mini videos Gears and the science and math behind it Possible energy sources for your inventions Chapter 5: Wheels and the science and math behind it Chapter 6: Learn how to use your NXT-G software and it’s tutorials Chapter 7: Programming Psuedo code (Saying program in sentence form) Program example Setup and doing Trials Chapter 8: Skills being addressed (all) Computer Aided Design - learn and use LEGO Digital Design Design Follow instructions on that page or create your own starting with LDD to design robot. If you have time then design two or three different robots to build, program, and test. Go through project ideas and see what everyone wants to do Choose idea Create theme Do research and develop 5 missions for that chosen theme Use Trials and Challenges (Challenges portion) to help you folks create the challenge. Have each team go through each mission after understanding what its all about. Each team will have to design, build, program, and test a machine that best fits the mission. Take pictures of best machines for each mission Take tallies on who succeeded in each mission Have successful teams help guide struggling teams Post-survey or test |