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We've just had our first LEGO Engineering Conference in Singapore with Prof
Chris Rogers as the Keynote speaker.
http://lsl.nie.edu.sg/lego.htm
Among other things I had the opportunity to give three presentations, of which
my favourite is the one on "GBC - A Fun Way to Learn Maths, Science and D&T".
Specifically I detailed a Rolling Ball Display Clock and its relevance to Maths,
Science and D&T.
My other presentations were on "Teaching Children Proportional Control using
ROBOLAB 2.9" and needless to say one on "Evaluating LEGO Air Compressors with
RCX and Control Lab". The models were also on display.
The slides can be found here for educators who might find them useful for their
classes.
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=241093
Enjoy
CSSoh
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In lugnet.robotics.edu, Chio Siong Soh wrote:
> my favourite is the one on "GBC - A Fun Way to Learn
> Maths, Science and D&T".
Thanks for the heads up, this is wonderful to see. We primarily came up with the
GBC idea for exactly one of the reasons you mention in the PDF - we wanted a
collaborative, not competitive, LEGO event for groups, clubs, and kids. It has
succeeded in ways we never really imagined, and continues to grow.
Was there much interest in this during the presentation? Do you think folks will
try it out? What is the largest GBC you've personally seen (and yeah, they are
*very* addictive)?
As to your rolling ball clock, that's a nice set-up. I think it uses a slightly
different mechanism to catch the "carry" ball from the level above, while still
allowing the rest to dump to the bottom. Sigh, yet another thing I'll have to
put in... >grin<
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Brian Davis
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