I am looking for beginner robotics curriculum and materials for elementary grades. Where might I find such information?
There are some great web sites that can help your students get started: They can try making their own nanorover model at: http://spaceplace.jpl.nasa.gov/muses2.htm. There is also a wide range of activities available at: http://athena.cornell.edu/educators/lesson_plans.html and http://athena.cornell.edu/kids/home_demos.html To try building and programming a small robot, you might try the FIRST Lego League–maybe you can even get something started in your school: http://www.firstlegoleague.org/. The Trinity College Home Fire Fighting Home Robot Contest is open to competitors of all ages and is held in Hartford, Connecticut (http://www.trincoll.edu/events/robot/). Red Rover, Red Rover another way to get students involved building a simple LEGO robot and martian terrain. You can get more information on this program from: http://planetary.org/rrrr/index.html. Also, check out our Educators page at http://robotics.nasa.gov/a_educators.htm for other sites that have curricular material. Q: I am
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