Animation+and+Lego+Engineering

ProBots Drawdown tool using robotics coding tools to make a cubist mural []

Pro-Bot is the ‘big brother’ of the Bee-Bot and the perfect next step in any K-8 Computer science / STEM classroom. It defaults to the Bee-Bot instructions when no numbers/angles are entered || media type="youtube" key="amaOmNlXh6Q" width="560" height="315" ||
 * **The Pro-Bot** available at [] is a wonderful tool for grades 3-8. It takes most standard felt pens/markers, and can be used to draw as well as detect sound, light and touch front/back using its sensors. The Pro-Bot can be used to teach powerful concepts in geometry and coding using the Logo programming language. This simple tool can be used to teach the use of sensors in robotics, as well as the use of sub-procedures.
 * Pro-Bot comes with hexagonal slots to which standard K’Nex building set parts may be attached. This allows use of Pro-Bot as a mobile platform for constructions made with K’Nex parts. There are four K’Nex connecting slots on Pro-Bot, one each above each wheel well. For more information about K*Nex construction kits, visit

www.knex.com. || media type="youtube" key="vq1B4ouTEuw" width="560" height="315" || Class blogs on using ProBots []

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media type="youtube" key="noH4oKs3mUE" width="420" height="315" Last year the year 6's created their own animated movies using Stop Animation Software. Have a l ook here: http://ecodesignerssmc.wikispaces.com/Animation+page

Year 3 have been finishing off thier animated movies. Today Jason and Michael finished their Battle of the Lego. Use Windows Movie Maker to import and edit your saved AVI clips. You can download free [|music and sound effects]from here:

[|Car sounds] and all sorts of sound effects are here and they are free.

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