Materials List:
The Balancing Act
https://www.teachengineering.org/activities/view/nyu_lightbalance_activity1
Each group needs:
- LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 robot, such as EV3 Core Set (5003400) for at https://education.lego.com/en-us/products/lego-mindstorms-education-ev3-core-set/5003400#lego-mindstorms-education-ev3
- set of gram masses
To share with the class:
- Additional LEGO bricks for balancing scale construction; suggested purchase: LEGO Fun with Bricks set containing 600 pieces
- LEGO MINDSTORMS Software, available for download at https://education.lego.com/en-us/downloads/mindstorms-ev3/software, with instructions for installing the software
Alternative: LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT Set:
Note: This activity can also be conducted with the older (and no longer sold) LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT set instead of EV3; see below for those supplies:
- LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT robot, such as NXT Base Set
- computer loaded with the NXT 2.1 software