Materials List:
How Far Does the Robot Go?
https://www.teachengineering.org/activities/view/nyu_robotgo_activity1
Each group needs:
- flexible measuring tape
- 2-3 foot length of roll paper (such as butcher block or craft paper)
- meter stick (can be replaced by the measuring tape)
- marker
- LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 robot, such as EV3 Core Set (5003400) at https://education.lego.com/en-us/products/lego-mindstorms-education-ev3-core-set/5003400#lego-mindstorms-education-ev3
- LEGO MINDSTORMS Education EV3 Software 1.2.1, free online, you have to register a LEGO account first. At https://www.lego.com/en-us/mindstorms/downloads/download-software
- computer, loaded with EV3 1.2.1 software
- Robot Go Worksheet, one per student
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 the NXT Base SetÂ
- LEGO MINDSTORMS Education NXT Software 2.1
- computer, loaded with NXT 2.1 software
To share with the entire class:
- blackboard or white board
- chalk or markers