LEGO MathLEGO Math

by

Linda Hamilton

Presentation to Marshall University

Math ColloquiumFall MM

LEGO MathLEGO MathLinda Hamilton

Marshall UniversityMath Colloquium

Smith Hall 509 3:00 P.M. October 6, MM

A small showing of web pictures

Description of recent trip to Tufts and

RoboLab program

Hands on building and programming

Merry-go-round

RoboMath car

Sound sensor

RCX RoverRCX Rover

autonomous robotautonomous robotor internet or internet

teleoperatedteleoperated

NASA K12 NASA K12 Outreach GrantOutreach Grant

• Starting with Davis Creek Elementary School with the Red Rover Project

• Roving Robotics to many area schools• Remote Sensing

Web pagesWeb pages

• Candy Factory

• The Wreck of theMiss Adventure

• Red Rover

Candy FactoryCandy Factory

The Wreck The Wreck of theof the

Miss AdventureMiss Adventure

Web page link

Mars Colony & Red RoverMars Colony & Red Rover

Armadale Primary SchoolArmadale Primary SchoolMelbourne, AustraliaMelbourne, AustraliaSaw Us Via the Rover Saw Us Via the Rover

CameraCamera

Last Fall MIT LEGO Last Fall MIT LEGO MindFestMindFest

ROBOLABROBOLABfromfrom

Tufts University Tufts University

• LabView

• LEGO Mindstorms for Schools

• Math at Elementary level

• Math through University level

Math for ElementaryMath for Elementary

programmingprogramming

input from sensorsinput from sensors

datadata

GraphingGraphing

NowNow

onto building and onto building and programmingprogramming

Link to see the group activity.

http://www.Marshall.edu/LEGOhttp://www.Marshall.edu/LEGO

Hamilton@Marshall.eduHamilton@Marshall.edu