Teacher Notes: Introduction to EV3 Controller
There are some things to be careful about when your students work with the brick.
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- 24 Jan 2017
Content for Classes with students
Task: Connect motors to the brick with cables
We will demonstrate how to connect the brick and the motors by using cables correctly and reliably.
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- 04 Feb 2017
EV3 Phi. Introduction to motors in LEGO Mindstorms EV3
We will take a look at the EV3 motors and will go into details about them
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- 04 Feb 2017
Move tank block in Mindstorms EV3-G software.
There is the Move Tank programming block in the software. It allows us to set different power to each motor.
In real life, the same concept is used in cars, for example. The traction control systems apply different power to different wheels, so that the car is more stable on the road during turns or on slippery road.
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- 17 Mar 2017
Display block in the EV3-G software. Smiley faces, angry faces... all kinds of emotions
This is how to use the display block to show images with the EV3 software.
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- 22 Apr 2017
Display block as a last block in an EV3-G software program
How can you be sure your image on the display is seen when the program ends?
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- 29 Apr 2017
EV3 Phi. Task - bring water with the robot from a dispenser to a person
Try to solve the challenge of this module and observe the cup.
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- 09 Apr 2017
Teacher's Notes: Set course behavior expectations to the students
When organizing this course, the behavior expectations should be set at the very beginning of the course.
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- 09 Jan 2017
Teacher's Notes: Be careful while students are following instructions to build a LEGO robot
What a teacher must look out for, while students are building a robot from instructions.
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- 18 Jan 2017
Names of some of the important and common pieces in LEGO Mindstorms set
We will cover the names and the basic usage of the parts in our typical robot.
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- 25 Jan 2017
Starting EV3-G Software. Projects and Programs
Now we have to program the robot. The steps that we will cover are starting the software, writing a program and downloading it to the robot.
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- 04 Feb 2017
EV3 Phi. Teacher's Note about the motors with which to impress the students
Sometimes a good teacher needs a few tricks in his sleeve, so that he can surprise and entertain his students.
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- 04 Feb 2017
EV3 Phi. Move tank block - finish the whole 180 degrees turn
Once you start turning how to do you a whole 180 degrees turn. The robot almost does it, but not completely
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- 17 Mar 2017
Task: Try by yourself to make the robot make a sound
We encourage you to explore the software on your own.
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- 23 Apr 2017
EV3 Phi. The different palettes in LEGO Mindstorms EV3-G software
Each palette contains programming blocks that share common purpose. We will cover most of them
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- 01 May 2017
EV3 Phi. Teacher's note about a cup of water on the robot
How to place the cup on the robot so that the challenge is challenging.
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- 10 Apr 2017
Teacher's Notes: Naming the parts and vocabulary of the students
Do your best as a teacher to make sure students are expanding their vocabulary on every occasion.
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- 26 Jan 2017
Write your first program with EV3-G software
Now we will create the first program in this course and we will make the robot move forward.
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- 04 Feb 2017
EV3 Phi. Mindstorms EV3-G software Move block. Rotations
There are number of settings in a Move block and now we will focus on the rotations setting
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- 04 Feb 2017
Sound block in EV3-G software. How to say "Hello" with the robot
Let's learn how to use the Sound block.
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- 24 Apr 2017
EV3 Phi. Task - use wait when the cup is over the robot buttons
How to use the robot when the buttons are not accessible.
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- 14 Apr 2017