Teaching Resources

Throughout this Guide we have tried to integrate video tutorials, links and documents to make the content manageable regardless of robotics skill or comfort level.  This page is designed to pull some of the resources together into one place.

Below is a list of peer-reviewed teaching resources:

http://www.legoeducation.us/eng/competitions/

http://www.legoeducation.us/eng/characteristics/ProductLine~LEGO%20MINDSTORMS%20Education%20NXT

http://www.wichita.edu/thisis/home/?u=mindstorms

http://firstlegoleague.org/challenge/thechallenge

http://4hset.unl.edu/4hdrupal/

http://www.nxtprograms.com/index2.html

A series of  video tutorial developed by Joanna M. Skluzacek provide step by step instructions how to build, and program the NXT.  The video segments are included below, or available in a DVD format from the Wisconsin State 4-H office.

Introduction to the basic LEGO NXT Mindstorms Robot
http://youtu.be/0AIHQS2KfTU

Introduction to the Mindstorms Software
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngNm1SnaOJA

 Record, Play, Sound Programming Blocks
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mq2iMJOVZw

Move Programming Block
http://youtu.be/BgteOkiDjuQ

Ultrasound Sensor Block
http://youtu.be/4isOg2lnaJY

Touch Sensor Block
http://youtu.be/7ZmOeZhqoEM

Sound Sensor Block
http://youtu.be/qh1xV4OgHpM

Light Sensor Block
http://youtu.be/QxfkyXWFo-0