Woodlands Robotics

Congratulations to our FIRST LEGO League team "Knights of the LEGO Table" for being awarded 2nd Place Champions Award and 3rd Place Robot Game Award from the 2021 FLL Tournament hosted by KRF last week. I am so proud at how this amazing group of kids were able overcome many challenges and still shine- HIGH FIVES!

Very excited to share a project I was lucky to be a part of- the NEW LEGO Education "Self-Guided" professional development course. It's been a wonderful experience sharing what my students have taught me. Great resource- check it out! https://education.lego.com/en-us/professional-development#about

LIVE: Landing of the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover

NASA’s Mars rover “Perseverance “ is landing today! https://www.nasa.gov/content/live-landing-of-the-mars-2020-perseverance-rover

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Excited to share that I've been giving my organizational skills a good workout preparing for my ONLINE STEM classes starting next week. We still have space available and so feel free to reach out with any questions. [email protected]
💙🤖 #legotinkering LEGO MINDSTORMS

Scratch!

We love Scratch Programing for sooo many reasons. It enables children to get a head start in coding at an early age, but can also grow with them. We are offering an Introduction class on Mondays online starting January 25, 2021. Contact us for more details at [email protected]

Scratch 3.0 is here! Code your own stories, games, and animations then share them with a community of millions around the world. Try it!https://scratch.mit....

Woodlands Robotics TinkerCad Sample Project

TinkerCad sample project for Spring 2021 ONLINE class

Spring 2021 ONLINE Classes for kids ages 9 & up are now posted and registration is NOW OPEN. Our classes are small in size to ensure high quality and so space is limited. You can check out more details here: https://www.woodlandsrobotics.com/copy-of-classes-2

Activity Tracker

A local FLL team is asking for kids ages 9-12 to fill out a questionnaire as part of the team's research for this season's RePlay Challenge Project. Please help support our students!
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSetlZnjD1dQocMqf--FbPbuGSHxpcfAJGyQcxtkKreDayvdYQ/viewform?usp=sf_link

docs.google.com We are a FIRST LEGO League team called " The Knights of the LEGO Table". We are doing research to see how long kids are active. Please fill out all the questions, and ones that have times and ages, please put your answers in numerals.

FIRST LEGO League Challenge Remote Practice Event - December 5, 2020

Great example of how teams can compete in FLL Challenge virtually this season. I have a team working on this season's RePlay challenge and this is hugely helpful for our preparations. Kuddos to FIRST Robotics Canada

youtube.com Watch teams get together and play a few rounds of the Robot Games as well as display their Projects. Teams are judged and receive awards! Enjoy the fun! --...

Paper And Craft Materials - Viewing Blog Post - LEGO Education

One of my collaborations with Tufts CEEO and LEGO Education on building and testing windmills- a mix of LEGO bricks and craft materials https://community.legoeducation.com/blogs/27/72

community.legoeducation.com How can you incorporate paper and other craft materials into your LEGO creations? Leave your suggestions in the comments below, but here are a few ideas to get you started.Windmills Create a windmill by cutting four windmill blades out of thin cardboard. You can use a manila folder, food packaging o...

FTC Phantom 12857 OnShape Gearing animation example

Animation created based on a workshop presented by FTC team Wolf Corp Robotics 12525. Check them out! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH1a9A5cXDKO7kJPUBzIMSw

LEGO Spike Prime Catapult

Creating new designs for the LEGO Spike Prime robot and started with catapults- of course!

youtube.com Simple catapult design for the LEGO Spike Prime.

LEGO Spike Prime FLL Carabiner example

Check out our FIRST LEGO League (FLL) LEGO Spike Prime resources!

youtube.com LEGO Spike Prime FLL Carabiner example that will pick things up using a pulley belt (rubber band)

Lego Mindstorms and Arduino Weather Station | Ev3 and Arduino

Excited to share one of my student's projects that is a wonderful example of how amazing kids are! This is also a great example of how you can mix and expand platforms to make just about anything using your imagination. LEGO Education LEGO Engineering #legotinkering #legomastereducators The Tinkering Studio LEGO Idea House https://youtu.be/gmXdL1Ng8zU

I show you my fully functional Lego weather station that can read the temperature, humidity, and wind speed. Download code here: https://github.com/NanoJedi/...

LEGO Spike Prime Slow Race

Using gears to win the super slow race at a snail's lackidaisical pace.

LEGO Spike Prime Slow Race

Using gears to win the super slow race at a snail's lackidaisical pace.

How can I coach a FLL remotely?? Great question! Sharing a sample FLL Game Changer: REPLAY mat that I added a grid, arcs, and angled lines. The red lines/boxes are 1ft (12 inches) and then the white lines show inches. This is just a sample until I can get a better flattened image. The idea is that my students can reference this while working remotely using the LEGO Spike Prime. Students can measure the wheel circumference to estimate how many inches (or cm) for every robot wheel rotation. Spike Prime has a movement block that is perfect for this. Students can use the angled lines to calculate distance using triangles or follow the arcs.

Woodlands Robotics

Updated our YouTube Channel to include new LEGO Spike Prime projects that we hope will inspire teachers and students.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbhzcPnoWmNluvHJG2eEqNg?disable_polymer=true

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NEW! LEGO Spike Prime Introduction Online Workshop for adults, coaches and teachers Saturday, July 25 taught by Katie Kelley, LEGO Master Educator 2019. We'll cover the new parts/hub, software and look at the FLL curriculum. Contact for more information: [email protected]

Starting our online LEGO Robotics camp tomorrow. Contact us if you're interested in getting more information. [email protected]

We have still have spots open in our July online classes. The learning never stops!
Contact us for more details https://www.woodlandsrobotics.com/copy-of-2020-camps

LEGO Spike Prime Amusement Park Ride

LEGO Spike Prime Amusement Park Ride created by 12 year old student in my spring LEGO Spike Prime ONLINE class. It uses centrifugal forces to lift the passengers upwards for an exhilarating ride.

Due to the pandemic we've changed up our summer classes to be ONLINE. We've worked very hard to develop best practices for continuing to provide quality, small group educational hybrid online/offline classes- 50% online with our LEGO Master Educator and then 50% offline projects. We'll offer an ORIENTATION for each class to ensure all students are ready. You can check out details here: https://www.woodlandsrobotics.com/copy-of-2020-camps

ATTENTION: LEGO Spike Prime Introduction Online Workshop for adults, coaches and teachers Saturday, July 11 taught by Katie Kelley of Woodlands Robotics. We'll cover the new parts/hub, software and look at the FLL curriculum. Contact for more information: [email protected]

We've got 2 Scratch Programming online classes for kids ages 8-10 kicking-off today- contact us to join!

Scratch Programming

We love to learn new ways to teach and excite our students. Here's a Scratch Flower made using math and the new pen tool from a remix project.

Scratch Programming

Scratch Flower made using math and new pen tool

I am offering a "Scratch + MORE" online class on Mondays from 6pm-7:30pm starting this Monday, May 11 for kids ages 8-10 (must be age 8 on/before May 1). Students will learn more about the programming concepts and features in the Scratch software- Intro +. This is for students who already have some experience with Scratch and are motivated to learn more. We'll cover more about control, operators, sensing and variables.
Contact us for more information [email protected]

ROUND 2: My FTC Team is offering another FREE Intro to Scratch Programming class online on Mondays 4pm-5pm-ish starting Monday, May 11 (4 weeks) for kids ages 8-10 (must be at least 8 as of May 1st). Kids will need to supply their own computer, download the latest version of Scratch and have access to ZOOM. Contact us to register. Space is limited. [email protected]

LEGO Maniacs Building Challenge 1: Build a pattern or shape using LEGO bricks and then share your designs with us- be creative!

[04/11/20]   Great way to get started with LEGO Spike Prime: Simple Spinning Top Machine- have fun creating your own tops.

LEGO Spike Prime: Spinning Tops

LEGO Spike Prime Simple Spinning Tops Machines

Texas Robot Teams For PPE Weekly Update: Our students, coaches, local businesses, medical professionals and community are full steam ahead in producing the face shields and intubation boxes. Thank you to all for your support!
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i-SOLIDS Texas Torque Neighborhood Pediatrics FIRST in Texas FIRST FTC Team #12857 Phantom

My FTC Team Phantom and I are offering a FREE Intro to Scratch Programming class online using ZOOM on Mondays 4pm-5pm-ish starting Monday, April 13 (4 weeks) for kids ages 8-10. Kids will need to supply their own computer, download the latest version of Scratch and have access to ZOOM. Contact us to register. Space is limited. [email protected]

Love the LEGO 6 Bricks activities. All you need is 6 LEGO 2x4 bricks. Try them at home.

6 LEGO bricks = So many ways to learn 🌟

Check out the Six Bricks Booklet from the LEGO Foundation for learning through play activity ideas: https://bit.ly/3bZrnna

#LetsBuildTogether #Learningthroughplayathome