Using beams, connector pegs, and craft materials (such as foam and glue), students create a handle for a stamper. Students will need to build the handle and attach the foam shape. Students test it out by using ink and putting a stamp on paper.

In this activity students will construct a tower that is at least 4-6 inches high. The tower must withstand first the weight of a stack of books, then themselves and then you.
Concepts: 1) building
2) sturdiness

Learning Objective:
Build a robotic NXT LEGO car equipped with a light sensor and program it to drive at a speed based on the light sensor input.

Student Challenge:
Build and program a two-motor car equipped with a light sensor. The car should drive forward and will ha...

In my physics class, the students modified their "Going the Distance" robots to push on a ball. This was an opening activity for my "Force and Motion" unit. We used some fabric taped to the floor as a hole.

In a first grade class, students built cars using motors, pulleys and basic bricks. They added plows to the front to clear the "snow".

In this lesson, students will design and build a wheelchair that can hold a load about the size of a water bottle. Students will build their wheel chairs using the engineering design process and must follow specific design requirements.

This is part of the curriculum unit “Robot...

For this activity you will need an NXT brick, a wire, an NXT proximity sensor, and computers running MINDSTORMS

1. Have student design an alarm box that will detect when a person approaches the box. If students want to use more than one proximity sensor or a different sensor as we...

This is a great introductory activity to mechanical engineering. Simple machine kits were used to create sturdy carts, which would transport a pumpkin (orange marble) and its passenger (lego figurine) down a ramp.

In this activity, use an NXT and a light sensor to collect data about the light conditions of the room. Can you find light sensor readings in the range of 0-30? 60-90? 90-100? Draw conclusions and make generalizations about light intensity in the room.
See "Scavenger Hunt" PDF for Detailed Di...

In this activity, use an NXT car equipped with a light sensor to determine the hidden Morse Code message (under a table or in another room). The message will be determined using light sensor collected data on a pass over of the message.
See "Morse Code" PDF for detailed Instructions