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Re: Plano 1258 storage for Classroom Robotics
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lugnet.storage, lugnet.robotics.edu, lugnet.edu
Date: 
Fri, 15 Sep 2000 17:37:22 GMT
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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 http://academy.edventures.com/ for an example ). There are so
many Lego elements in our
labs, the stowaway boxes can become difficult to manage.

Thanks for sharing!

Richard
rwright@pcsedu.com
www.weirdrichard.com



"Peter A. Vogel" wrote:

I started with the *excellent* suggestions from Ralph Hempel based on his
use of the Plano 1258.
Since the 3500 stowaway boxes are in short supply out here (took 3 separate
wal-marts to find the
12 I'm using) I extended the system with 2 of the 3450 boxes (6 fixed
compartments) and 1 3449-7
which fits neatly into one of the "bait" compartments on the right side of
the lower section.

I used Avery full-page sticker labels to produce a lid-label for each box
and the upper compartment
of the 1258 to show which pieces go where.

The end result is shown here:

http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=14487

Hope this helps someone else.  If anyone has any suggestions or ideas to
help with inventory
management in the classroom setting, I'm all ears!



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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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