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Tremont's After School Robotics Club for kids with a thirst for learning, science, engineering, programing, building, robots, technology and generally workin' the noggin.

“If you're not making mistakes, you're not taking risks, and that means you're not going anywhere. The key is to make mistakes faster than the competition, so you have more changes to learn and win.” - John W. Holt, Jr.

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Learning by Discovery with Mindstorms Robotics

Video of Mindstorms NXT in use in schools. Learning by discovery.
Posted by Fishboy at 6:31 AM

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Tremont Robotics Videos

  • Caffrey's NXT - Leprechaun Trap 07
  • 3rd Graders 07-08 - Rover Off Lander
  • 5th Grade 07-08 - Stop The Reactor II
  • 5th Grade 07-08 Stop The Reactor
  • 3rd Graders 07-08 - Rover Off Lander

FLL 2008 Links for Mindstorms Montage

  • Climate Connections Start Page
  • The Game
  • The Project

About Tremont Robotics Club


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Next Challenge: FLL Climate Connection

Fall 2008

We encourage parents to participate as mentors, helpers, equipment builders etc.

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Thanks to our 2008 Corporate Sponsors!

Spring 08 Robot Track Meet
Morris Yachts
Fishboy

Thanks to the Heimbold Foundation for grants that allowed the purchase of robotics equipment.

Blog Archive

  • ▼ 2009 (6)
    • ▼ June (3)
      • Third Graders Working On Mars Rover
      • Tremont's Robotics Team Wins The Track Meet!
    • ► March (3)
      • Lego Mindstorms NXT Books
      • Limited Edition Black NXT Brick
      • Northern Maine Robot Track Meet
  • ► 2008 (75)
    • ► December (9)
      • Another impressive performance!
      • FLL Competition Coverage in the Bangor Daily News
      • The Project - Presentation to the Judges
      • Devin and Luke's Match - Don't forget the plow!!!
      • Audrey and Kai's Match - Team Cheers On
      • Mindstorms Montage's Pit Area
      • Luke and the team explain their robot to the judge...
      • Tremont's Robotics Team in the Bar Harbor Times
      • Presentation Practice in Front of Parents
    • ► November (7)
      • The Blackout Showdown!
      • Map Showing Impact of Sea Level Rise on Tremont
      • Erosion Patrol's Public Service Map
      • Machine Madness - Montshire Science Museum 2008
      • Luke Tests His Robot
      • Holiday Shopping Guide - Beginner Robotics
      • Montshire Science Museum Machine Madness
    • ► October (2)
      • Dean Kamen's Slingshot Water Filter System
    • ► September (9)
      • EPA Climate Change
      • More climate links
      • Climate Connections - Project Resources
      • Update
      • Skills for the New Economy
      • Ten T Error
      • 2008 FLL Kick Off!
      • When Computers Laugh
    • ► August (2)
      • ORIENTATION DAY - Weds Sept 3rd
      • FLL Tournament Date Announced
    • ► July (2)
      • ElastoLab - free
      • NetLogo - Computer Modeling
    • ► June (6)
      • Cool Toy - Cat-A-Pult
      • New Toy: PicoBoard
      • Learning by Discovery with Mindstorms Robotics
      • Vibro-Bots!
      • Bionic Arm Wins Top Engineering Prize
      • NEXT UP: FLL
    • ► May (8)
      • The value of learning to program
      • Some Amazing Mindstorms Robot Videos
      • "The NXT Generation" Spring 2008 Robot Track Meet ...
      • Wildcat Robotics Take First Place in the Spring 20...
      • Shot Put Shooter - Night Before The Big Event
      • The Ping Pong Shot Put Machine
      • Hexbugs
    • ► April (9)
    • ► March (5)
    • ► February (4)
    • ► January (12)

Vibro-bot Resources

  • Mini-Robots from Sandia National Labs
  • The Electric Goldmine
  • Parts - Solarbotics
  • Bristle-bot
  • Vibrating Disk Motor
  • Cool-spiders
  • Itty-Bitty-Vibrobot

Lego Robotics Links

  • http://mindsensors.com
  • Amazing NXT Videos
  • Bricx Command Center (BCC)
  • Tilted Twister - NXT that solves Rubik's cube
  • LEGO Digital Designer - offical CAD design software
  • Brick Engineer Site
  • Make a Lego Pin Puller
  • LEGO Technic Tora no Maki
  • LDraw - Lego CAD software
  • The NXT STEP - LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT Blog
  • NxtPrograms.com - Fun NXT projects!
  • Lego 9V Technic Motors Compared
  • Maine Robotics Summer Camp - Ellsworth
  • Hammerhead CD Thrower
  • Extreme NXT
  • Lego Engineering (Tuffs Center)
  • NXT Sumo - Official Site
  • Philo Home - Mindstorm Inventions
  • Ken's Electronics Blog
  • A look inside a HexBug

Why Robotics?

"The exponential growth of information has led to an overwhelming amount of things that students need to know, and we as educators need to do a better job of helping students make these cross-discipline connections, preparing them to leave school and move into the new economy. Research shows that students relate better to current examples of technology, such as robotics, than they do to historical examples, like Newton's apple. Kids want to know, 'Why do I need to know this and why is this important to me today?' "It also helps that kids think robots are fun," Robin Shoop, Director of the Robotics Academy, Carnegie Mellon University.

First Lego League (FFL)

  • FFL USA - Official Site
  • Solarbots - Example 2007 FFL team

Bridge Building Links

  • Arched Through Truss Bridge
  • West Point Bridge Building Contest
  • 92 Stud Truss Bridge
  • Lego Truss Bridges
  • Stop Motion Video of Lego Bridge
  • Bridge Forces Lab
  • How Stuff Works: Bridges
  • PBS Build It Bigger: Bridges
  • Robot Track Meet

Gears & Gear Trains & Kinetic Art

  • Go Go Boards
  • Cabaret Mechanical Theatre
  • Kinetic Sculptor - Arthur Ganson
  • Pico Cricket - Motion Modules
  • Automata - how to make mechanical toys
  • Gears & Gear Trains

Robotics Events

  • Robotropolis - FLL like game
  • NASA Educational Robotics Matrix
  • Fire Fighting Robot Contest - Trinity College CT
  • Maine Robotics Track Meet
  • Maine Robotics

Educational Resources

  • SodaPlay
  • NASA Mars Site
  • Interactives - Learner.com
  • PreK-12 Engineering
  • Rubic for Making Rube Goldberg Machines
  • Video - NXT in the Classroom
  • Handout: Learning by Designing
  • Lego Smart - team building activities
  • NASA Robot Cirriculum Clearinghouse
  • Yale Bridge Building Curriculum
  • KISS Institute for Robotics

General Robotics

  • 60 Minutes "Inventors"
  • IEEE Spectrum Online
  • MAKE magazine - DIY Technology
  • Robot Magazine
  • Instructables - Show & Tell
  • Instructables - show & tell
  • WebCam at Carnegie Mellon Robotics Club
  • Robot Hall of Fame

Other Links

  • WebQuests
  • Brain Teasers of the week
  • Teaching Guide to Sim City 3000
  • Teach Computers Blog
  • ElastoLab - play with sound, images, motion
  • Microsoft's PopFly - game maker
  • NetLogo - computer modeling
  • Chess Club Blog
  • Spy School - Blog
  • FREE EDUCTIONAL GAME - Timez Attack - learn your times tables