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Tech Spotlight – Robotics

October 10, 2019 by timstahmer

Christine Richmond is a Robotics teacher at Peter Muhlenberg Middle School. Through a program facilitated by Carnegie Mellon University, Ms. Richmond’s eighth-grade students are constructing and programming Lego Mindstorm robots to navigate various courses and perform specific functions. Students work in teams to complete “challenge tasks” and demonstrate an understanding of various robotics engineering concepts. The students will ultimately apply what they have learned from the various tasks to complete a final challenge - programming their robots to act as emergency responders for search and rescue missions.

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Filed Under: Blog, Front Page Middle, VSTE Voices Tagged With: lego, mindstorm, Robotics, stem, video

Mindstorm in Middle School

January 30, 2019 by timstahmer

Christine Richmond, is a Robotics teacher at Peter Muhlenberg Middle School. Through a program facilitated by Carnegie Mellon University, Ms. Richmond’s eighth-grade students are constructing and programming Lego Mindstorm robots to navigate various courses and perform specific functions. 

Students work in teams to complete “challenge tasks” and demonstrate an understanding of various robotics engineering concepts. The students will ultimately apply what they have learned from the various tasks to complete a final challenge - programming their robots to act as emergency responders for search and rescue missions.

Check out this video giving an overview of the learning activity.

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Filed Under: Blog, Front Page Middle, VSTE Voices Tagged With: lego, mindstorm, robot, students

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