LEGO® Robotics

Explanation:   Students will become master programmers of the LEGO® Systems programming language for the MindStorms RCX robots. In 90 minutes, students will learn how to program with this drop-and-click language, and will program their pre-built sumo-wrestling robots to successfully out-maneuver and push all other robots off the “wrestling mat”. Other challenges may also be available, such as maze solving or a line-following race.  Call for more information.

Grade Level:     6-12

Length:              90-minute lab

Number:            18 students maximum

Location:           Science Central or your location

Cost:                   At Science Central $2.50 per child; at your location $100,

                             $50 for each additional consecutive lab

Requirements: The equivalent of an 8’ table and power outlets, in a 5’ by 5’ area.