LEGO Robotics Training
Linda Hamilton from Marshall University in Huntington, WV received a WV Space Grant Consortium grant for LEGO robotics. With her grant, she included funds to train a robotics team at Tucker Valley and to pay their registration for competitions in the First LEGO League.
Activity type:
Number of sessions:
0
Amount of time for each session in hours:
0
Success story from the activity:
Linda Hamilton, who conducted the training for us, said the students learned very quickly and she often was heard whooping about how they had already "done it."
NASA resources used:
NASA Educational Resource NASA Personnel Item(s) purchased with NES grant money NASA/NES funded/provided workshop/conference Visit to a NASA facility
Primary performance objective:
Increase student ability to apply science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and geography concepts and skills in meaningful ways.
Needs:
This activity addresses these needs as defined in the Tucker Valley Elementary Middle School needs assessment: Select and use appropriate tools and technology resources to accomplish a variety of tasks and solve problems.. Students will develop an understanding of the role of troubleshooting, research and development, invention and innovation, and experimentation in problem solving.
Content:
Science Technology Engineering Mathematics
Student investigations involved:
Yes
Was this activity influenced by any NASA professional development?:
No

 

Digital Artifacts for "LEGO Robotics Training"
Caption	File type	Approved
Robotics team with Linda from Marshall University	jpg	No
Shelby and Melissa programming the robot	jpg	Yes
Watching Homer work	jpg	No
The Robotics team with Linda	jpg	No

 

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