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Lego MindStorms

Lego MindStorms:

LEGO MINDSTORMS for Schools is a classroom solution from LEGO Educational Division that integrates robotics and programming. It is the ideal hands-on tool for helping our kids learn a variety if topics including math and science, and computer and design technology.

Taking direction from the student worksheets, students set about solving problems. They construct a robot to perform specific duties and then write a program for the robot using the ROBOLAB software. After downloading the program from the computer to the RCX, LEGO programmable brick, via infrared, students observe if their solution was successful. They then have the opportunity to modify or optimize their solution.


FIRST - For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology

Our mission: FIRST designs accessible, innovative programs to build self-confidence, knowledge and life skills while motivating young people to pursue opportunities in science, technology and engineering. What is FIRST LEGO League The FIRST LEGO League (FLL), considered the "little league" of the FIRST Robotics Competition, is the result of a partnership between FIRST and The LEGO Company. FLL extends the FIRST concept of inspiring and celebrating science and technology to children aged 9 through 14, using real-world context and hands-on experimentation. With the help of LEGO® MINDSTORMS™ Robotics Invention System™ technology, young participants can build a robot and compete in a friendly, FIRST-style robotics event specially designed for their age group. Using LEGO bricks and other elements such as sensors, motors, and gears, teams gain hands-on experience in engineering and computer programming principles as they construct and program their unique robot inventions.