Building a Gaming PC for Beginners
I think it is safe to say my kids’ favorite family engineering project we have done so far is Building
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Projects
Lego Mindstorms Dancing Robot
The LEGO Mindstorms Dancing robot is a great project to teach kids about programming a robot to execute a series of basic moves.
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LEGO Mindstorms Music Box
Step by step instructions and video for building a LEGO Mindstorms Music Box
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SpeedCuber Alarm Clock
This month we created something fun with our LEGO Mindstorms EV3 set – a SpeedCuber Alarm Clock. No silly snooze
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Lego Mindstorms Basketball Robot
Check out the Lego Mindstorms EV3 Basketball Robot. The goal was to make a robot that demonstrates good defensive stance and movement using the IR sensor to detect when the ball comes near.
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Rube Goldberg Machines and the Art of Over-Engineering
When I teach our kids about engineering, I always teach them about efficiency. But sometimes it’s fun to be inefficient!
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Rubik’s Cube Stop Motion Explosion
This week our family project was a stop motion video of an exploding Rubik’s Cube. This project has a couple of fun challenges and it involves two of the biggest obsessions in our home today – Rubik’s cube and Minecraft.
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