LEGO® MINDSTORMS® Education EV3 - Getting Started

At Middle School, students become independent learners, developing critical thinking, growing ideas, and building their own creations through teamwork and communication. By combining their design and coding skills, they can create innovative solutions to real-world problems with the use of LEGO® MINDSTORMS® Education EV3.

Master Trainer Rob Widger guides you through 3 exclusive courses from the LEGO Education Academy in order for you to be ready to introduce LEGO® MINDSTORMS® Education EV3 to your class. The first course is Getting Stated. Follow along with hands-on activities and classroom tips & tricks.

Note: In order to get the full e-learning experience it is encouraged to have the have the LEGO® MINDSTORMS® Education EV3 Core Set.

Teach STEM the LEGO Education playful hands-on learning way

Discover what's in the box, learn about core elements and get going by building the Robot Educator model together with LEGO Education Master Trainer Rob Widger.

This course starts with unboxing a LEGO® MINDSTOMRS® Education EV3 Core Set and go through the sensors and all core elements. Then continues to show you where you can find the Build Guide to build the Robot Educator model and points out the many Built-in apps available on the programmable EV3 brick. You can program LEGO® MINDSTOMRS® Education EV3 from a touch device and desktop. This course will be introducing programming on a touch device.

Learning Objectives

• Understand the various components of the EV3 box
• Be able to construct the Robot Educator model
• Understand the major questions associated with starting out

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Module 1: Getting started: Out of the box, EV3 brick

The programmable EV3 brick – the most important part of the core set.

Module 2: Getting Started: Out of the box, Cables

Cables – Introduction to the connector and USB cables.

Module 3: Getting Started: Out of the box, Core pieces

Core pieces - providing a better understanding of the various components.

Module 4: Getting Started: Out of the box, Built-in apps

Built-in apps – How to control the the programmable EV3 brick.

Module 5: Getting Started: Tablet app intro, Introducing the app

Introducing the app - familiarize yourself with the app interface.

Module 6: Getting Started: Tablet app intro, My programs

My programs.

Module 7: Getting Started: Tablet app intro, Connecting your robot

Connecting your robot.

Module 8: Getting Started: Tablet app intro, Programming environment

Programming environment.

Module 9: Getting Started: Tablet app intro, Hardware page

Hardware page.

Module 10: Getting Started: Tablet app introLesson plan resource

Robot educator tutorials. Robot educator tutorial - lesson plan.pdf

Click PDF then press open/save to access the 'Introduction to Robotics' lesson plan.

Course 2: LEGO® MINDSTORMS® Education EV3 - Programming

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Source

• https://education.microsoft.com/en-us/learningPath/cd307022/course/dab2127d/overview

See also

• STEAM Integration with Minecraft
• STEM Level II
• Microsoft K-12 Education Transformation Framework: Intelligent environments
• Microsoft K-12 Education Transformation Framework
• LEGO® MINDSTORMS® Education EV3 - End
• LEGO® MINDSTORMS® Education EV3 - In the Classroom
• Lesson 6: How to create visual slides with impact
• Lesson 5: How to create effective charts and diagrams
• Lesson 4: How to use video and animation effects
• Lesson 2: How to combine text and images like a pro

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What links here

• STEM Level I
• LEGO® MINDSTORMS® Education EV3
• LEGO® MINDSTORMS® Education EV3 - End