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Re: Ideas for a Science Fair Project
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lugnet.robotics
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Wed, 6 Jan 1999 01:07:13 GMT
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Jim Knepley <jknepley@chisp.netSAYNOTOSPAM>
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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
distance. Of couse, your son will have to come up with a theory, designs
some planes to test it, you know the rest.
The beauty of using a robot to throw the plane is that the force, etc. is
somewhat constant compared to a human throwing it.
Regards,
Jim
GK Khalsa wrote in message <3690354E.CECF1975@objectrad.com>...
> My son's science fair is coming up, and was wondering if there
> might be any suggestions for a project using Mindstorms?
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> Although my son is only 7, he is very bright and loves legos.
> Also, his school encourages parent participation in these
> projects to an embarrassing degree. So, rather that have him
> investigate whether bean plants grow better with or without
> sunlight, why not get involved in a slightly bigger project?
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> So, could anyone suggest a good project? I'd like to put
> it into the scientific experiment framework, like "can a
> robot be programmed to make a bed" or some such thing.
> We can go outside the RCX if we have to. The more
> experimental, the better, I think.
--
Did you check the web site first?: http://www.crynwr.com/lego-robotics
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| I just took the Six-Sigma Course at work. In it we did a real neat experiment. We made paper heliocopters out of paper. Then we tested it by dropping it from a pre-determind height. Then we changed to wing lenght, tested, added weight, tested, (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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