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My son's science fair is coming up, and was wondering if there might be any suggestions for a project using Mindstorms? Although my son is only 7, he is very bright and loves legos. Also, his school encourages parent participation in these projects (...) (26 years ago, 4-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Ideas for a Science Fair Project
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=>From: GK Khalsa <khalsa@objectrad.com> =>... =>My son's science fair is coming up, and was wondering if there =>might be any suggestions for a project using Mindstorms? I don't know what a 7-year-old is like, but (at 35:-) I'm working on a (...) (26 years ago, 4-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) If you have Visual Basic, the data logging feature of the RCX is kinda neat. I put together a program that would record the light sensor values. I used it to watch the brake lites on my car and compare various ways I have to get to work. A (...) (26 years ago, 4-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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GK, Although we both know that your bean-plant example will get points off for unoriginality, I wouldn't discount that type of experiment for a seven-year-old's science fair experiment. A typical bright second grader -- and most adults -- will bring (...) (26 years ago, 4-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) <snippage> (...) Little doubt of that! For the past few years I've done annual robotics demonstrations at my son's school Science Fairs with my HERO 1 and HERO 2000 robots. (added a MindStorms 'bot to the family this year - keep it on topic, (...) (26 years ago, 4-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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Putting together Legos isn't likely to impress the judges, but using a Lego creation could well be nifty. I propose the following: make a robot that will throw a paper airplane. The study is in how the design of a paper airplane changes its flight (...) (26 years ago, 6-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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