Monthly Archive: March 2015

Mar 15

Lego Mindstorm kits STEM activity for girls car obstacle course and race

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Finishing touches were made on the cars this past week.  The girls figured out how to get steering wheels to turn, head lights to work, and one even did a double motor with all wheel drive!  They were designing for two tasks- durability during the obstacle course and speed.  They had a blast driving their …

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Mar 05

Lego Mindstorms STEM activity for girls. Designing a car

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This week, the girls worked with Lego MIndstorm kits to design a car.  First they brainstormed and drew a plan, then they selected wheels, and finally they begin building.  What I loved about about it was how quickly the girls starting asking questions and trying out different connections to see if they could get their …

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Mar 02

Making Lego egg cars

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The girls had a fun task this week that is in preparation for building with Lego Mindstorm kits.   They had to design a car that could safely race an egg (plastic of corse!).  First they selected an egg and gave it a name and a face. Next they had to select the right wheels …

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