FTC Robotics

Workshop for 7th - 9th Grade Teachers

Instructors:
Dr. James Carroll, Clarkson Assoc. Prof Electrical & Computer Engineering

FTC Robotics & Lego Robotics Overview

This hands-on Summer Institute is appropriate for any 7th-9th grade teacher interested in integrating robotics into the classroom or any school activity to enhance Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education. Building and programming robots is a highly interdisciplinary activity that develops creative problem solving, teamwork, leadership, and project management skills. Students participating in robotics-based curricula learn about STEM careers firsthand, by experiencing what professionals do when solving real-world problems.
A series of hands-on project experiences will familiarize participants with the design and construction of autonomous robots using FTC Robotics Design System kits and EasyC software to program the FTC robots’ motors and sensors. Best practices and methodologies associated with introducing robotics into grades 7 through 9 will be addressed throughout. A final engineering design challenge will prepare participants to coach a FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) team within their schools.

FTC Competition Newspaper Article, December 12, 2008 (Watertown Daily Times)

FTC/Lego Robotics Project Video One
FTC/Lego Robotics Project Video Two
FTC/Lego Robotics Project Video Three