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Contact
: czimmerman@hotmail.com
Phone: 462-1978
During the
school year workshops are offered once a month on Saturdays at Gateway
School.
These classes are not advertised. People are contacted by email only.
If you are interested in being added to the mailing list send an
email to the above address.
Lego Engineering &
Robotics Classes
Computer Animation-Video-Claymation
CLASS DESCRIPTIONS
Beginning Lego® Engineering:
(This is a summer class only)
Ages 6-7 (kindergarten with experience following Lego
directions): In this class children will be introduced to simple
machines while having fun learning about mechanical building concepts.
Using special Lego kits, and easy-to-follow instructions, children will
get hands-on experience working with gears, pulleys, and electrical
motors. Some of theprojects include: an amusement park ride, crane,
miniature table saw, washing machine and a variety of cars some with
real working headlights. This class uses the kits in the blue boxes,
4-volt electric motors and battery controls. All equipment in provided
and returned to teacher at end of class.
Robotics
with Lego® Mindstorms RCX:
Ages 7 and up (younger with previous
Lego building experience)
Imagine what you can do when you combine Lego bricks with
computers! The Lego Robotics Workshop is an introduction to building
and programming machines using the Lego Mindstorms Invention System
2.0. Students will have fun designing programmable machines that can
walk on legs, or move about on wheels, to find their own way to avoid
obstacles. Using Lego blocks, motors and sensors, you will learn
mechanical design, construction, programming and teamwork skills.
Students use a laptop computer to program their machines to move,
react, and make sounds in order to solve challenges (laptops are
provided). All equipment is returned to instructor at end of class.
Robotics
with Lego® Mindstorms NXT:
Ages 8 and up
The latest generation of Lego Mindstorms has arrived! Now you can
create the smartest, strongest and most advanced LEGO® robot ever!
Using the NEW and improved Mindstorms NXT kits beginners and experts
alike can create vehicles, machinery, and animal robots that obey every
command. Incredible new hi-tech sensors combine with the power of the
NXT Intelligent Brick to let your robot do just about anything you can
imagine. You will learn to use sound sensors, touch sensors, and light
sensors. All programming is icon based drag and drop. This is a great
way to learn about mechanics, physics and computer programming. All
necessary equipment is provided. Robots will be disassembled and
returned to instructor at end of class.
Lego® Pneumatics -
Machines that run on Air Pressure:
Ages 8 and up
In this workshop students will explore the functions of air
compression
as they build and operate
Lego pneumatic models. Using special instruction books, they will build
a variety of projects such as: a Pneumatic Press, Jaws of Life, and a
Pneumaticc Arm that moves and picks up Lego people, as well as vehicles
using pneumatci devices. Each will be operated using a miniature air
compressor and switches. All of the machines will incorporate the use
of pneumatic cylinders, pumps, hoses, switches and air tanks. In
addition to pneumatics students will use the Mindstorms RCX kits so
they can add the pneumatic devices to a programmable vehicle.
Computer Animation and Digital Cartooning
: Ages 8 and up
This exciting class is an introduction to computer animation using
Macromedia Flash.
Kids will have fun making and assembling a basic animated cartoon using
movie symbols, sound, and animated text. The animations will be burned
onto CD’s and MAILED home for following week.
Lego® Movie Maker
Video Production: Ages 8 and
up
This workshop is an introduction to stop-motion video. Students wil
build their own mini Lego movie sets and select the mini-fig
characters. Using webcams and Microsoft Movie Maker software, they will
create an original movie using stop-motion and live video techniques.
They will edit the movie and add exciting sound effects, music,
narration and titles. The finished movies will be burned on a CD and
MAILED home the following week.