LEGO Links & Resources

1. OFFICIAL MINDSTORMS SITES
2. LEGO GURUS
3. ROBOLAB SOFTWARE
4. CURRICULUM SITES
-- MATH
-- LEGO GEOMETRY
-- SCIENCE
-- GEARS
5. LEGO ROBOTICS COMPETITIONS

1. OFFICIAL MINDSTORMS SITES

LEGO Mindstorms official site for information about the LEGO Mindstorms system
http://mindstorms.lego.com/eng/

Pitsco LEGO
US distributor of the LEGO Mindstorms kits.
http://www.plestore.com/

LEGO International Site
http://www.lego.com

LEGO Education Site
http://www.lego.com/education/
 
LEGO Quick Start Guide: http://www.lego.com/eng/education/mindstorms/home.asp?pagename=guide

Online Constructopedia
http://www.lego.com/education/default.asp?page=4_1

LEGOLAND
http://www.lego.com/legoland/

2. LEGO GURUS

Fred Martin. Helped  develop robotic controller for LEGO and has developed university curriculum for LEGO Mindstorms.
http://www.idi.ntnu.no/grupper/ai/eval/lego_links.html

Seymour Papert. Seymour started it all with his book Mindstorms

Mitchel Resnick. Lead development of LEGO Brick
http://web.media.mit.edu/~mres/

Chris Rogers. The developer of RoboLab Software from Labview. He is the master of all things RoboLab. http://www.ceeo.tufts.edu/graphics/robolab.html

Robin Shoop. Thirty year veteran educator who is developing robotics guides for schools. He works with the National Robotics Engineering Consortium.
http://www.rec.ri.cmu.edu/education/

Tanya Witherspoon. Outstanding robotics instructor at Witchita State. She maintains a wonderful website. Her specialty is teacher training and elementary education.
http://education.wichita.edu/mindstorms/resources.html

3. ROBOLAB SOFTWARE

Alternative software for LEGO Mindstorms that is based on LabView Software.

Ken Boone’s Organic Robot
A great way to introduce your students to programming.
http://users.aol.com/TheOrganicRobot/TheOrganicRobot.html

RobLab Resources page
http://www.ceeo.tufts.edu/robolabatceeo/resources/

This is where you can find the 300 page booklet that includes all the Robolab commands and what they do. It is a big download.
http://www.ceeo.tufts.edu/robolabatceeo/resources/documentation/default.asp

RoboLab Service Packs
Check out this site for regular updates to the software.
http://www.ceeo.tufts.edu/robolabatceeo/resources/Service_Pack/default.asp#MAC

4. CURRICULUM SITES

Lego Curriculum Ideas – All Subject Areas
http://www.ceeo.tufts.edu/curriculum/
 
Integrating Lego into K-5 Math Curriculum
http://www.ceeo.tufts.edu/graphics/mathframeworks.html
 
-- MATH

Integrating Lego into Grade 6 Math Curriculum

http://www.weirdrichard.com/sdms.htm

Adder/subtractor Differential robot platform (advanced)
http://www.phred.org/~alex/lego/

-- LEGO GEOMETRY

Lego Pieces and Names
http://www.ceeo.tufts.edu/curriculum/parts/partsanduses.htm
 
Observations on Lego Geometry
http://www.32768.com/bill/lego/geometry/
 
Lego On My Mind Geometry
http://homepages.svc.fcj.hvu.nl/brok/legomind/insights/index.htm
 
Understanding Lego Geometry
http://www.syngress.com/book_catalog/174_lego_robo/chapter_01.htm
 
Mathematical Lego Sculptures
http://www.lipsons.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/mathlego.htm

Lego Hobermann Sphere
http://www.lipsons.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/hob_sphere.htm
 
Guide to LEGO™ Geometry
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=8965

Geometry/Lunar Lego Living: using geometry to design moon coloni
http://www.imsa.edu/team/spi/impact2/1994/94PAGE1.HTM
 
Fundamentals of Lego Lengths and Gears
http://www.owlnet.rice.edu/~elec201/Book/legos.html

-- SCIENCE

Use Legos to Study Newton’s Third Law of Motion (downloadable pdf)
http://www.edventures.com/bricklab/pdf/physics_bricklab.pdf
 
Weird Richard’s Lego Lessons
http://www.weirdrichard.com/activity.htm
 
LEGO Mindstorms activities
http://www.lego.com/education/preschool/default.asp?pagename=sub_ab_1

J and J's Robotics Page
http://www.occdsb.on.ca/~proj4632/index.htm
 
-- GEARS

Introduction to Gears including Activities matched to Standards
http://www.ceeo.tufts.edu/curriculum/new%20setup/library/gear%20tutorial.htm
 
Fundamentals of Lego Lengths and Gears
http://www.owlnet.rice.edu/~elec201/Book/legos.html

Lego GearTrains
http://www.malgil.com/esl/lego/geartrains.html
 
The Science of Gears: Meshing Around
http://sln.fi.edu/time/Journey/Time/Lessons/grlesson1.html

Lego Dacta Student Activity Sheets (Gears) and Teacher Guides
http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/CITE/dacta.htm

Lego Engineering
http://www.ceeo.tufts.edu/ldaps/htdocs/

5. LEGO ROBOTICS COMPETITIONS

Robofest
http://www.robofest.net/

Botball
http://www.botball.org

First LEGOLeague
http://www.usfirst.org/jrobtcs/flego.htm

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