STEM by Design: Teaching with LEGO Mindstorms EV3

STEM by Design: Teaching with LEGO Mindstorms EV3

<p><strong>Part One: Getting Started</strong></p> <p>About this Book</p> <p>Materials</p> <p>Classroom Management</p> <p>Project Rules                                                                                                                                                </p> <p><strong>Part Two: Introductory Activities</strong></p> <p>Making Connections</p> <p>Build a Box</p> <p>Fancy Box</p> <p>Pandora’s Box</p> <p>Sneak Attack</p> <p>Baker’s Dozen Car</p> <p><strong>Part Three: Programming Sequences</strong></p> <p>Seeing Red</p> <p>See and Say</p> <p>Red, Red, Red</p> <p>Red or Not</p> <p>Rainbow Detector</p> <p>Driver’s License</p> <p>Lurch</p> <p>Snake</p> <p>Cockroach</p> <p>Unsynchronized Motors</p> <p>Fan Club</p> <p>Push-button Fan</p> <p>Daytime Fan</p> <p>Gradual Fan</p> <p>Five-speed Fan</p> <p>Traffic</p> <p>Traffic Light</p> <p>Walk Signal</p> <p>Animated Walker</p> <p>Intersection</p> <p>Number Sense</p> <p>Roll of the Die</p> <p>Even or Odd</p> <p>Countdown</p> <p>Dog Year Converter</p> <p>Cautious Car</p> <p>Touch Tally</p> <p>Brick-button Navigator</p> <p>Mail Delivery</p> <p><strong>Part Four: STEM Activities</strong></p> <p>Getting Up to Speed</p> <p>Stop for Pedestrians</p> <p>Parking Space</p> <p>No Wheels</p> <p>At a Snail’s Pace</p> <p>Cloverleaf</p> <p>Outside the Box</p> <p>Bug Battle</p> <p>Tabletop Treasure</p> <p>Spirographer</p> <p>Puppy Bot</p> <p>Range Puppy</p> <p>Proportional Puppy</p> <p>Haunted House</p> <p>Clean Sweep</p> <p>Perfect Pitcher</p> <p>Different Drummer</p> <p>Ramp Up</p> <p>Peak Performance</p> <p>Applause Meter</p> <p>Musical Instrument</p> <p>Random or Not</p> <p>Loaded Dice</p> <p>Efron’s Dice</p> <p>Voting Machine</p> <p>Do You Have a Sister?</p> <p>Reaction Time</p> <p>Grassfire</p> <p><strong>Part Five: Data Logging Activities</strong></p> <p>Light and Dark Scavenger Hunt</p> <p>Bragging Rights</p> <p>Thunderstorm</p> <p>Crossing the Lines</p> <p>Driving</p> <p>Deriving</p> <p>Zigzag and Diamond</p> <p>Puppy Data Logging</p> <p>Which Room?</p> <p>Stir It Up</p> <p>It’s a Breeze</p> <p>Cool It Fast</p> <p><strong>Part Six: Engineering Projects</strong></p> <p>Meet and Greet</p> <p>Fairytale Fix: Goldilocks</p> <p>Fairytale Fix: Rapunzel</p> <p>Fairytale Fix: Cinderella</p> <p>Dancing Bot</p> <p>Household Helper</p> <p>Music Box</p> <p>Mini Golf</p> <p>Robotic Zoo</p> <p>Chain Reaction Machine</p> <p>EGGcellent Contraption</p> <p>Wacky Gumball Machine</p> <p>Robo Artist</p> <p><strong>Part Seven: Low Tech Labs</strong></p> <p>Action/Reaction Car</p> <p>How Many Bricks in a Newton?</p> <p>Gear Training</p> <p>Worm Gears</p> <p>Benham’s Disks</p> <p>Pulley Systems</p> <p>Balancing Nails</p> <p>Tightrope Walker</p> <p>LEGO Balance</p> <p>Building Pressure</p> <p>Floating LEGO Bricks</p> <p>Cartesian Diver</p> <p><strong>Appendices</strong></p> <p>A: Activities Listed by Topic</p> <p>B: Mindstorms Equipment Used in Each Activity</p>