News Feed: Week 2

We started off our week by gathering some information on what we could and could not do for this project. We wanted to determine what kit we wanted to use, so after a group discussion we've concluded that we would use the Lego Mindstorms NXT Kit. This particular kit was chosen because a simpler kit that was more appropriate for these age levels was easier on us as our group project as well. For more of a challenge, the Mindstorms NXT Kit was chosen. The kit was to be ordered that week. Further discussion in our group included what we could actually do to make an experiment that would be appropriate for these age levels. Some ideas were: Have a starter robot base/program and have the kids fill in the 'blanks'. This would not only engage the children with the experiment, but it would also be simple enough for them to understand and do the experiment. Further ideas that came up were picture oriented directions and the type of experiment we would use. The type of experiment we would use was not determined, but we should be able to come up with a simple enough experiment for the appropriate ages.