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(...) Palm Users who wish to subscribe, again there are only 7 subscriptions left, can add Bimp to their Avantgo Channel using the link below: (URL) B. Combs, Editor Bricks in my Pocket (BimP) (22 years ago, 10-Feb-02, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.loc.us.in.eva, lugnet.robotics.palm, lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.publish, lugnet.lego, lugnet.edu, lugnet.cad)
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| | Bricks in my Pocket (BimP) now available!
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(...) Content for your PocketPC or Palm is now available. I have been working hard the last few weeks creating a pocket presence for the Advanced Building Brick hobbyist. Using the new Mazingo service, I have created the new e-journal "Bricks in my (...) (22 years ago, 8-Feb-02, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.loc.us.in.eva, lugnet.robotics.palm, lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.publish, lugnet.lego, lugnet.edu, lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: learning RoboLab (long)
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(...) I haven't seen this but I imagine that it is similar to the Control Lab version, only taking advantage of the multi-processing capability of the RCX. At least that was my $0.02 during the brainstorming session for this packet. :) (...) If this (...) (23 years ago, 15-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab, lugnet.edu, lugnet.dacta, lugnet.books, lugnet.robotics.scout, lugnet.robotics.vll)
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| | Re: learning RoboLab (long)
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1. Click www.lego.com/dacta/I...tabase.asp 2. Click the "Quick" button. 3. Click "Search" button. (...) (23 years ago, 10-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab, lugnet.edu, lugnet.dacta, lugnet.books, lugnet.robotics.scout, lugnet.robotics.vll)
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| | Re: learning RoboLab (long)
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I could not get anywhere with this link. How do you get to the docs? 5.e. Invent & Investigate Database www.lego.com/dacta/I...tabase.asp Activities in the form of student challenges. The Teacher Notes sections show programming examples. 27 (...) (23 years ago, 10-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab, lugnet.edu, lugnet.dacta, lugnet.books, lugnet.robotics.scout, lugnet.robotics.vll)
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| | Re: learning RoboLab (long)
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(...) Miles, thanks for posting that long catalog of available reference material for ROBOLAB. I too have been through the frustrating experience of finding learning resources. ROBOLAB is good software because it is in the spirit of LEGO, where you (...) (23 years ago, 9-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab, lugnet.edu, lugnet.dacta, lugnet.books, lugnet.robotics.scout, lugnet.robotics.vll)
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| | learning RoboLab (long)
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The following learning resources apply to Lego Dacta's RoboLab "Mindstorms for Schools" programming software, version 2.5 where indicated, otherwise, earlier versions: 1. Dacta RoboLab Teacher's Guides Printed paper books. Detailed instructions for (...) (23 years ago, 8-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab, lugnet.edu, lugnet.dacta, lugnet.books, lugnet.robotics.scout, lugnet.robotics.vll)
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| | Plymouth Schools building with Mindstorms
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Kinda cool article on mindstorms in gradeschool in Plymouth, MA: (URL) (23 years ago, 3-Dec-01, to lugnet.edu, lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Sioux City Request
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Howdy everyone! ...my name is Richard Wright, (website-www.weirdrichard.com) and I work for a company called PCS. We install Lego-based engineering labs into schools and afterschool environments. Sorry for the long absense, but my wife and I just (...) (23 years ago, 3-Dec-01, to lugnet.edu)
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| | Questions regarding a project for school...
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hello! For a school project, we are supposed to write a business proposal for a hypothetical e-commerce site. The business I plan to write about is setting up a Lego resale operation worldwide. The main concept is this: We all no there are from time (...) (23 years ago, 4-Nov-01, to lugnet.edu)
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| | Teens build LEGO machines
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Here's a short piece about the 'Conexiones' youth technology program at Arizona State University -Suz ---...--- Technology connection Immigrants' children benefit from ASU program Barbara Yost The Arizona Republic Aug. 10, 2001 "Eduardo Reyes was (...) (23 years ago, 10-Aug-01, to lugnet.edu, lugnet.dacta, lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | A lonely high school student, narrowing on colleges...
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Greetings fellow FOLs. I am in the process of narrowing down on colleges, considering I am a junior now and must start that long road. I am curious... those of you who have undergone Graphic Design education and *whatever Arcitecture Bram L. is in*. (...) (23 years ago, 3-Aug-01, to lugnet.people, lugnet.general, lugnet.edu)
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| | Robocamps
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We just finished our summer Robocamps here at Colorado School of Mines. I just wanted to see if I could get some feedback from the Lugnet community. The kids are middle school ages and I feel they have done an incredible job, they made the class. (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jul-01, to lugnet.edu)
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| | Re: Mindstorms from a PowerBook: A Call for Participation
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Thanks, I read the page , but I don't know anything about Macs. I do have a great big Robot controlled by 5 RCX's! Eric (...) (23 years ago, 25-Jun-01, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.edu, lugnet.general)
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| | Mindstorms from a PowerBook: A Call for Participation
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A national education-tool development effort is looking for beta testers and volunteer hackers. from 'The PowerBook Source' website, June 15, 2001: 'Controlling LEGO Mindstorms from a PowerBook: A Call for Participation' by Frank Klassner (URL) (23 years ago, 25-Jun-01, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.edu, lugnet.general)
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| | Seymour Papert in The Irish Times
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The Irish Times, Friday, June 22, 2001 "Storming the Open Mind" (URL) (23 years ago, 25-Jun-01, to lugnet.edu, lugnet.robotics.edu, lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Replacement Black Lego String
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I'm in need of a rather large amount of the Black Lego String (thread). Does anyone have an idea for alternate sources or substitutes for it? Thanks, John (AKA:freightmaster) (23 years ago, 19-Jun-01, to lugnet.edu)
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| | cleaning legos
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one time I found a sight, long time ago on how to clean legos. Can anyone tell me where I would go to find out how to clean yard sale legos? Not sure I can find where I posted this again . dfranich1@home.com (23 years ago, 18-Jun-01, to lugnet.edu)
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| | Re: What to do with all those wheels
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"Maggie Cambron" <mcambron@pacbell.net> wrote in message news:GEKs4o.FxC@lugnet.com... (...) noticed (...) check it (...) up and (...) verified (...) wheels (...) surprised (...) structure (...) he got (...) this (...) We did something similar for (...) (23 years ago, 7-Jun-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.edu)
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| | Re: What to do with all those wheels
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(...) Sounds good to me! (...) Glad to hear they made it through that black hole called the Richmond Postal Distribution Center... Maggie (23 years ago, 7-Jun-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.edu)
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| | Re: What to do with all those wheels
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(...) That's brilliant! I'm sure lots of us have bought some excessivly Juniorized sets just to get a few special pieces or because they were on sale, and would like to dump some of the pieces that are never used in our adult MOC's. Donate them to (...) (23 years ago, 7-Jun-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.edu)
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| | Re: What to do with all those wheels
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(...) Ummmm -- I'll take 'em off your hands, and return half of them as gorgeous customs! Deal? Like I should be making deals with the woman who sent me two large black feathers gratis... A thousand thanks, O Great Lego Angel Maggie! -- Hop-Frog (...) (23 years ago, 7-Jun-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.edu)
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| | What to do with all those wheels
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Yesterday I was at my kindergartener's end of school open house and I noticed two half full buckets of Lego in the play area, so of course I had to check it out. Wow, what a thrashed and trashed assortment! And then my son came up and very sadly (...) (23 years ago, 7-Jun-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.edu)
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| | Another good day for Mecha
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Yes today was another good day for Mecha. Today I brought my big Mech-bot to New York City's Chelsea Vocational/Charter High School. Classes that participated in using Lego Mindstorms in the clasroom got to see what Lego can do and ask questions (...) (23 years ago, 31-May-01, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.edu)
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| | Finished Our First Year of Robotics Club
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Well, my first year as sponsor of an elementary school robotics club is coming to a close. We just have the pizza party left and then weeks and weeks of re-sorting each Mindstorm kit ;) I learned a lot this year through trial and error. I started (...) (23 years ago, 14-May-01, to lugnet.edu)
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| | Elem./Middle School Robotics
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I posted the following under "Dear Lego" a few days back but in retrospect it should have been referenced here as well. I've finished this semester's lunchtime courses and am in the process of re-thinking this approach for next year. It strikes me (...) (23 years ago, 9-May-01, to lugnet.edu, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Iowa State U. students use Legos to learn technology
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Speaking of LEGO golf courses, here is one made by my 6th graders, with lots of pictures: (URL)These links don't seem to stick around for long, which is disapointing, but (...) (23 years ago, 4-May-01, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.edu, lugnet.robotics.edu)
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| | Re: Iowa State U. students use Legos to learn technology
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(...) These links don't seem to stick around for long, which is disapointing, but here's another story on the same group: Iowa State U. students design Lego golf course (URL) (23 years ago, 28-Apr-01, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.edu, lugnet.robotics.edu)
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| | RoboLab Webring
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|I am interested in starting a webring for web sites that primarily use |RoboLab. I noticed that there was a Mindstorms webring, but that the sites |associated with this webring mainly focus on the RIS programming |environment. I have found that the (...) (23 years ago, 20-Apr-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab, lugnet.edu, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Iowa State U. students use Legos to learn technology
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from article: " Iowa State U. students use Legos to learn technology [...] As part of Iowa State University's "Preparing Today's Teachers For Tomorrow" program, Computer Engineering 370 -- Toying With Technology -- helps pre-service teachers in the (...) (23 years ago, 29-Mar-01, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.edu, lugnet.robotics.edu)
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| | New Site
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I have created a new site as a reference for educators using RoboLab in the classroom. I would love to have some of you visit the site and provide feedback. At present we have only a few examples, but we are working on adding many more. The most (...) (23 years ago, 22-Mar-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.edu, lugnet.robotics.edu, lugnet.robotics.events.robot-arena, lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.publish.html, lugnet.loc.us.in) !
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| | Student Nomination for Lego Media
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Howdy, This is a reply to LEGO Media's call for interesting and innovating students of LEGO. I thought to share here as well, as this is the kind of student I would like to see our classrooms produce. There is a group of kids I work with who are all (...) (23 years ago, 2-Mar-01, to lugnet.edu)
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| | Re: Elementary Lego Mindstorm Robotics Club
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I think John has some great suggestions. In addition you may want to check if your retailer gives a discount to teachers. My local Zany Brainy takes off 10%. Maggie C. (...) (23 years ago, 26-Feb-01, to lugnet.edu)
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| | Re: Elementary Lego Mindstorm Robotics Club
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(...) Regarding supplies, irt is easier and cheaper to do purchasing outside the usual school procedures. These limit options and usually result in HIGHER prices. If you have any local merchants - toys or such - that carry Lego, see if you can cut a (...) (23 years ago, 26-Feb-01, to lugnet.edu)
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| | Re: LEGO sighting on TV
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(...) Oh my! (...) That's COOL! I wish my teachers when I was a kid had used LEGO bricks as illustation materials! --Todd (23 years ago, 5-Feb-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.edu)
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| | Re: Elementary Lego Mindstorm Robotics Club
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Garette, would you please post something about how you're doing with this. I just got a go-ahead to do a smaller versions, with 3 Mindstorms and 6 kids.. Looking for any curriculum and materials! Thanks.. (23 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.edu)
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| | New Aqua Engineering Class!
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Howdy, ....just posted a new class that uses LEGO elements! Check out: (URL) (23 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.edu)
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| | LEGO Lab Giveaway
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Howdy, ...my company is giving away an Edventures LEGO Lab as part of a promotion. Visit ( (URL) ) The Lab was designed for afterschool-enrichment environments and includes LEGO® materials, digital camera, custom designed cabinet, and a (...) (23 years ago, 10-Jan-01, to lugnet.edu)
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| | Re: Shame, Shame...."plastic" rubber tires in new technic
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Howdy, Never sat down and figured out the friction coefficient for the different LEGO tires. However, over the years I have hosted numerous "hill-climb", "King of the Hills", "Tug of War" and "Tractor Pull" type contests. Usually, kids will grab the (...) (23 years ago, 10-Jan-01, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.edu)
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| | Re: Shame, Shame...."plastic" rubber tires in new technic
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The plastic wheels work well when you cannot use a clutch gear or pulley belt to protect a motor from excessive resistance. Rrubber wheels do not yield well on some driving surfaces when an obstacle stops the vehicle. Plastic wheels spin and, so, (...) (23 years ago, 9-Jan-01, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.edu)
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| | First LEGO Mindstorms book accessible to students of all ages
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(URL) has the current links to how you can pre-order (and pre-view if you are an educator) a copy of "Creative Projects with LEGO Mindstorms". It is due out in March. I already know of middle school teachers through college professors that have (...) (23 years ago, 2-Jan-01, to lugnet.edu)
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| | Free HOMESCHOOL Class
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Howdy all, PCS Edventures.COM partnered with Homeschool.com to produce an inquiry based project that uses LEGO elements at (URL) come and check it out! I appreciate any and all comments/feedback. The big slant involves the Glenn Commission Report. (...) (24 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.edu)
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| | Re: Information needed
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Howdy, ...setting up school and afterschool LEGO lab environments is my specialty. Take a look at www.weirdrichard.com! Richard rwright@pcsedu.com www.weirdrichard.com (...) (24 years ago, 25-Oct-00, to lugnet.edu)
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| | Information needed
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I'm doing my term paper for psychology on the use of LEGO bricks in education. If anyone could supply me with a good list of sites to cover not only how LEGO is used in the classroom but also why it works so well. I have my own general ideas on this (...) (24 years ago, 21-Oct-00, to lugnet.edu)
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| | Re: Using LEGO blocks to teach mathematical concepts
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Howdy, ...very nice! I had nto seen that article. Personally, I think that LEGO elements can very easily work in math class settings. For some examples, check out: (...) (24 years ago, 17-Oct-00, to lugnet.edu)
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| | Using LEGO blocks to teach mathematical concepts
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Just thought this webpage I found was rather interesting. Scroll down to where LEGO is used.(#5) (URL) (24 years ago, 13-Oct-00, to lugnet.edu)
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| | Re: Book thought...
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I'd like to go on and on about it, but I haven't heard the official word yet as to what I should/could say and not say. The publisher is Addison Wesley Longman, and I'm really not positive when it will be out (don't know how long it takes for (...) (24 years ago, 4-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.edu, lugnet.edu)
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| | Re: Book thought...
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Being lazy, I was hoping that would be the case :-) When will it be out? Who's publishing? Thanks! -Peter "Ben Erwin" <ben@alum.mit.edu> wrote in message news:G1xADI.33s@lugnet.com... (...) late (...) books, (...) concepts (...) RCX (...) in (...) (24 years ago, 4-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.edu, lugnet.edu)
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| | Re: Book thought...
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I have just finished this EXACT book, so I'm sorry, but its a little too late to collaborate. :) And although the audience is broader than the other books, i certainly have not left adults out, as there are plenty of advanced concepts in the book as (...) (24 years ago, 4-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.edu, lugnet.edu)
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| | Book thought...
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So, I've been coaching this FLL team for a while now, and also watching my 9 year old daughter's use of Mindstorms and Technic and a book idea has been forming in my head. I'm wondering if anyone else is already working on such a book, in which case (...) (24 years ago, 3-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.edu, lugnet.edu)
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| | NJRC 2000 in Singapore
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Hi, educators This may be of interest to people who have to organise or prepare kids to take part in robotics competitions. The National Junior Robotics Competition (NJRC) 2000 which is in its 2nd year running, was held from 5-7 Sep in Singapore. (...) (24 years ago, 2-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.loc.sg, lugnet.edu)
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| | Re: Suggestions for prizes?
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(...) 3038- Spider Slayer seems to be on final clearance for $14.98 at many TRUs around the country. I can still find this item near me as of last week, so if anyone is looking for it, let me know and I'll see what I can do. If you are VERY lucky (...) (24 years ago, 28-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics.edu, lugnet.edu, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Suggestions for prizes?
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Head to your local TRU they did have some really cheap cyber slam sets. I got a spider slayer for $15.00 and a second one for $7.50 because the box was severely mutilated. Both sets are complete, big and feature a motor along with a lot of little (...) (24 years ago, 28-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics.edu, lugnet.edu, lugnet.general)
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| | FLL Team/Robotics Class information
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I finally got around to posting some of the lesson plans, homework, etc. for FLL Team #1096 (The Unibots) to lugnet. Eventually this will all move to the school's web site, but until I get access to my little corner of the school web site, I am (...) (24 years ago, 28-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics.edu, lugnet.edu, lugnet.publish)
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| | Re: Plano 1258 storage for Classroom Robotics
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I got enough requests for the PDF version of my box labels that I put them up on Brickshelf: (URL) (24 years ago, 28-Sep-00, to lugnet.storage, lugnet.robotics.edu, lugnet.edu)
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| | Attribute blocks
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Math teachers for grades 1 - 9 use Attribute Blocks to teach relational logic with math manipulatives. Similarly, we can use Lego blocks as attribute manipulatives to teach relational logic, e.g.,: - Classify blocks and put them in sets. - Identify (...) (24 years ago, 27-Sep-00, to lugnet.edu)
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| | Suggestions for prizes?
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Hi all, I'm coaching an FLL team, and we are beginning to have some intra-team competitions as a way to get some practice, etc. before the real deal begins. What I'm looking for are some suggestions for small prizes (I'm not made out of money, or (...) (24 years ago, 26-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics.edu, lugnet.edu, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Writing A Proposal
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In lugnet.publish, Suzanne D. Rich writes: <nifty book> Cool (...) Where in the ULR do we need to insert the /lugnet/, and at what step. For instance, showing us where it goes in the following URLs might be helpful. (or are they not what you were (...) (24 years ago, 22-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.datfest, lugnet.publish, lugnet.edu, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: learning by age bracket? (was.....
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Howdy, (...) Yes. About a billion of them. In theory, each state's curriculum standards reflect this. You might want to take a look at the National Association for the Education of Young Children's "Guidelines for Appropriate Curriculum Content and (...) (24 years ago, 21-Sep-00, to lugnet.edu)
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| | Re: learning by age bracket? (was.....
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Aside from the thread on gender and learning -- which I'm steering clear of -- what about learning wrt age ranges? Are there any generally-accepted, broadbased guidelines for learning approaches best suited for different ages? this could mean lesson (...) (24 years ago, 21-Sep-00, to lugnet.edu)
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| | Re: Modelling boolean gates with trains
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(...) For those of a mathematical disposition, I vaguely remember an article on the subject of building computing logics out of train tracks in 'Eureka' (the annual journal of the Cambridge University undergraduate math society, the Archimedeans) a (...) (24 years ago, 20-Sep-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.edu, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Modelling boolean gates with trains
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(...) If NOT is reversing direction, than 1 is forward and 0 is back. (Or the other way around; whatever.) But I'd be curious to hear how you envision more complicated logic! (24 years ago, 20-Sep-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.edu, lugnet.trains)
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| | Modelling boolean gates with trains
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Okay, this might be totally impossible (or insane or banal), but has anyone modelled boolean functions on a train layout (System or Duplo)? At the moment I'm thinking "train on the line"=1, "not on the line"=0. NOT could be done by reversing the (...) (24 years ago, 20-Sep-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.edu, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New
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Howdy, ...congrats! I look forward to any questions or insights into integrating Legos into education! Richard rwright@pcsedu.com www.weirdrichard.com (...) (24 years ago, 18-Sep-00, to lugnet.edu)
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Hi, I just joined. (24 years ago, 17-Sep-00, to lugnet.edu)
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| | Re: Plano 1258 storage for Classroom Robotics
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Howdy, ...very nice! I still like my school's design with a mobile cart and removeable tubbies for the majority of parts. ( Take a look at (URL) for an example ). There are so many Lego elements in our labs, the stowaway boxes can become difficult (...) (24 years ago, 15-Sep-00, to lugnet.storage, lugnet.robotics.edu, lugnet.edu)
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| | Legos and Optics
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Howdy all, I recieved some email from a fellow working on a senior project involving using everyday objects in physics education. Specifically he is curiously about building optical instruments with Legos. Here is what I came up with.... (...) (24 years ago, 15-Sep-00, to lugnet.edu)
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| | Re: math 5-year-old child 1 x n bricks overlapping courses
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(...) LEGO Cuisenaire Rods! Of course there are a few missing pieces to make a proper set, you need: 1x1 white 1x2 red 1x3 bright green (yea right!) 1x4 magenta (yea right!) 1x5 yellow (good luck!) 1x6 green 1x7 black (good luck!) 1x8 brown 1x9 blue (...) (24 years ago, 14-Sep-00, to lugnet.edu)
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| | math 5-year-old child 1 x n bricks overlapping courses
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The 5-year-old child discovered "higher" math with 1 x n bricks. The child played into a structural 1x brick goal of a 12-stud assembly. Needing to lock the first course (row) of 3 4-stud bricks by overlapping the second row, the child discovered a (...) (24 years ago, 14-Sep-00, to lugnet.edu)
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| | Re: Plano 1258 storage for Classroom Robotics
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Ralph Hempel <rhempel@bmts.com> wrote in message news:000201c01ceb$43...@pro150... (...) (More (...) I've been involved with education for over a decade (judging science fairs, PTA, School Site Council, etc.) I've just *finally* gotten the (...) (24 years ago, 12-Sep-00, to lugnet.storage, lugnet.robotics.edu, lugnet.edu)
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| | RE: Plano 1258 storage for Classroom Robotics
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(...) Yay hooray! It's great that you're getting involved with education... (...) I've just showed this to my better half and she finally "gets" why I spend time putting seemingly useless stuff up on the web. It's because someone, somewhere might (...) (24 years ago, 12-Sep-00, to lugnet.storage, lugnet.robotics.edu, lugnet.edu)
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| | Plano 1258 storage for Classroom Robotics
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I recently started a FIRST Lego League team at my daughter's school. (More about that can be found in lugnet.edu). As we get prepared for the challenge, I am using a variety of team exercises for small teams of 2-4 students. Each team needed a (...) (24 years ago, 12-Sep-00, to lugnet.storage, lugnet.robotics.edu, lugnet.edu)
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| | Teaching/Coaching Robotics -- Day 1
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Well! It's been a lot of work from vision to reality, but FLL Team #1096 (Kathryn Hughes Elementary) had its first meeting last Thursday. I thought I'd share with people here what I'm doing, in hopes of getting some exchange of ideas going in this (...) (24 years ago, 11-Sep-00, to lugnet.edu)
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| | Architecture project
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I'm taking an architecture class this semester, so for my first project*, I created a fairly scale (1 ft=1 stud) LEGO version of my design: (URL) dark gray is meant to be a 4x4 grid of stone slabs, brown is brick, light gray is concrete, and green (...) (24 years ago, 9-Sep-00, to lugnet.edu, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.general) !
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Howdy, (...) Not so. There may be psychological barriars, but I suspect they are learned ones. In the Lego Lab environment I observed the same interest in building and creating with both genders. The differences came from teaching strategies and the (...) (24 years ago, 18-Aug-00, to lugnet.edu)
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(...) Interesting list... maybe it's because it's a "classroom environment" list that "wanting to learn something" is missing as a motivation? A comment on our education systems generally... Kevin ---...--- Personal Lego Web page: (URL) Air Market: (...) (24 years ago, 17-Aug-00, to lugnet.edu)
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(...) There's a sex-based "don't play with lego" gene?!? :-) Bruce (I think one could better point the finger at social and cultural traditions) (24 years ago, 16-Aug-00, to lugnet.edu)
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(...) <snip> (...) Yeah. I spend a lot of time with my own thoughts about girls and Legos [1]. I expected a different post, somehow. eric 1] Not at the same time. Usually. (24 years ago, 16-Aug-00, to lugnet.edu, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Well, I'll have to go and semi-agree with the statement. However, I think that what the statement was implying vs. what it said by the letter was a bit different. I think that I would say something along the lines of "male and female minds (...) (24 years ago, 16-Aug-00, to lugnet.edu)
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Howdy, ...I was just reviewing the debates that ran on gender issues and science at the Nature website late last year. ( (URL) ) One email posting that stated that the "cognitive differences between men and women" is one explaination for the gender (...) (24 years ago, 16-Aug-00, to lugnet.edu)
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Howdy, ...my mother-in-law teaches middle school math, and I have been taking her lessons and rewriting them so that they use LEGOs. The following is an example...enjoy! Richard rwright@pcsedu.com www.edventures.com Title: Making LEGO Line Plots (...) (24 years ago, 15-Aug-00, to lugnet.edu)
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Howdy all, ...I had an exchange of emails with a professor in Mississippi concerning teaching statistics and philosophy with Legos. I thought this might be of some interest to some of you out there. Enjoy Richard rwright@pcsedu.com (...) (24 years ago, 19-Jul-00, to lugnet.edu)
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Howdy, ...check out our newsletter featuring some Lego projects built by students. (URL) (24 years ago, 17-Jul-00, to lugnet.edu)
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Howdy, There are many benefits to installing a Lego based engineering program in schools. I culled the following from a white paper my company has online ( (URL) ) regarding the benefits of creating a Lego engineering lab. I hope the following can (...) (24 years ago, 6-Jul-00, to lugnet.edu)
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LEGO® products as a Function of Applied History... As a history teacher, I find it exciting that we can explore the history with Legos! In my experience at the PCS Centers, I have had students model ancient structures, ancient machines, or model the (...) (24 years ago, 27-Jun-00, to lugnet.edu)
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Howdy, Pat McShane the founder of PCS Edventures.COM authored a list that described various subject areas that can be taught with Lego elements. This list covered a range of topics from anthropology to zoology. One area he discussed was art. Pat (...) (24 years ago, 22-Jun-00, to lugnet.edu)
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Howdy All, An acquaintence of mine in El Paso started a Robot Club in the Public Library. He gave me permission to post his letter to me here...I thought to share and encourage grass roots efforts like this one! ***SNIP*** Great news, the robotics (...) (24 years ago, 14-Jun-00, to lugnet.edu)
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(...) <snipped text> (...) Well, I am homeschooled, but I've never really done any projects with Legos that would help in my schooling. I have always been more into the system sets rather than Technic, although I love Technic as well, it's just that (...) (24 years ago, 9-Jun-00, to lugnet.edu)
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Howdy, ...since I am in the business of setting up "Lego engineering labs," I have become very familiar with writing proposals. ( Although the most interesting was assisting a fellow writing a proposal to get a supply of Lego elements for the (...) (24 years ago, 9-Jun-00, to lugnet.cad.datfest, lugnet.publish, lugnet.edu)
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Howdy, (...) At the old PCS Learning Centers, students met for 1.25 hours once a week. I have set up several labs in afterschool environments and Boys and Girls Clubs, and this seems to be a natural pattern. Some of the Boys and Girls Clubs have (...) (24 years ago, 9-Jun-00, to lugnet.edu)
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Howdy, ...just attended the CHOIS 2000 Homeschool Conference at NNU in Nampa Idaho. Over the years, I have had the pleasure of working with many homeschool families, usually teaching engineering, architecure and robotics with Legos at the PCS Lab. (...) (24 years ago, 9-Jun-00, to lugnet.edu) !
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Republication of official LEGO Company press release of May 16, 2000: (URL) stimulation maximises future opportunities LEGO Company encourages putting more focus on stimulating children age 0-5. New extensive research shows that by stimulating 0-5 (...) (24 years ago, 19-May-00, to lugnet.lego.announce, lugnet.edu, lugnet.general, lugnet.duplo, lugnet.primo)
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Here's a web site with lots of links on the topic including that of the Oryx Press: (URL) this helps as well, -Rob. (...) (24 years ago, 11-May-00, to lugnet.cad.datfest, lugnet.publish, lugnet.edu)
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I just borrowed this book from my local library. I haven't gone through every bit, but so far it's extremely helpful -- speaking here as one who's never written an official proposal. (at least not yet) Proposal Planning and Writing, second edition (...) (24 years ago, 11-May-00, to lugnet.cad.datfest, lugnet.publish, lugnet.edu)
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Hi all, We have now released the game called Co-Evolutionary Robot Soccer Show, for which you can download the FREE software (for Windows) on the site: (URL) prizes in the competition include 2 LEGO MINDSTORMS robot kits, 4 LEGO MINDSTORMS add-on (...) (24 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.edu)
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In my DACTA Control Lab manuals, there are some graph papers as well. Pitsco- LEGO DACTA still sells the books ($87/set ouch!). The one titled, "Control Lab: Technology Investigations and Inventions" has paper. All 1:1 Here's the text. Invention (...) (24 years ago, 25-Apr-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.edu)
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(...) [snip] Suz, are you planning on becoming an elementary school teacher when you're done with school? I'd be envious of your students--wish my teachers had loved LEGO... --Bram Bram Lambrecht / o o \ BramL@juno.com (...) (24 years ago, 29-Mar-00, to lugnet.duplo, lugnet.fun.holiday, lugnet.edu, lugnet.promo, lugnet.general)
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Child and their DUPLO figs can watch a mini greenhouse perform magic! see photo: (URL) DUPLO Egg as a Super seed starter: - easy open and close. - short base (don't need much soil), but tall clear top. - tiny drainage holes. - air holes that can be (...) (24 years ago, 29-Mar-00, to lugnet.duplo, lugnet.fun.holiday, lugnet.edu, lugnet.promo, lugnet.general) !!
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