LEGO MINDSTORMS Education EV3 User manual

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NEXT STEPS WITH
LEGO® MINDSTORMS® EDUCATION EV3

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Next Steps with LEGO®MINDSTORMS®Education EV3
Develop your skills and integrate LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 into your teaching.
Congratulations! You have completed the first step in exploring this new teaching tool and now you are ready to take the next steps.
This document outlines what you should do next, and provides six lessons for you to try with your students. Below, you can see an overview of what you will find in
the next pages.
1 Explore Curriculum Coverage
page ................................. 3
2 Use Tutorials to Build
Confidence
page ................................. 7
3 Create a Learning Sequence
Using Tutorials
page ................................. 8
4 Provide Frequent Feedback
page ................................. 9
5 Provide Frequent Feedback
During a Lesson
page ................................ 10
6 Integrate Formal Assesment
page ................................ 12
7 Integrate Formal Assesment
during a lesson
page ................................ 14
8 Use STEM Lessons in Your
Classroom
page ................................ 16
9 Explore More Projects
page ................................ 21
10 Create a Playing Surface
page ................................ 21
11 Customize Your Lessons
page ................................22
12 Get More Support
page ................................23

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1. Explore Curriculum Coverage
Using LEGO®MINDSTORMS®Education EV3 in your classroom opens up the possibility for a variety of successful learning outcomes.
Skills such as teamwork, creativity, and problem-solving are an inherent part of the experience, and students’ natural mastery of
digital technologies will help them to rapidly learn the language of programming.
Below is a selected overview of standards that are addressed or partially-addressed when using LEGO MINDSTORMS Education EV3.
This list will grow steadily as you expand the use of EV3 in your classroom.
NGSS CSTA
Practices
• Asking questions
• Developing and using models
• Planning and carrying out investigations
• Analyzing and interpreting data
• Using mathematics and computational thinking
• Constructing explanations and designing solutions
• Engaging in argument from evidence
• Obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information
Computational Thinking
• Recognize that software is created to control computer operations
• Understand and use the basic steps in algorithmic problem-solving
• Develop a simple understanding of an algorithm
Computing Practices and Programming
• Use technology resources for problem-solving and self-directed learning
• Construct a program as a set of step-by-step instructions to be acted out
• Implement solutions to problems using a block-based visual programming
language
Computers and Computing Devices
• Use standard input and output devices to successfully operate computers
and related technologies
• Apply strategies for identifying simple hardware and software problems
that may occur during use
• Identify factors that distinguish humans from machines
• Recognize that computers model intelligent behavior (as found in
robotics, speech and language recognition, and computer animation)

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Explore Curriculum Coverage
ISTE
Creativity and Innovation
• Demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative
products and processes using technology
• Apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or processes
• Use models and simulations to explore complex systems and issues
Communication and Collaboration
• Use digital media and environments to communicate and work
collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and
contribute to the learning of others
• Contribute to project teams to produce original works or solve problems
Critical Thinking, Problem-Solving, and Decision Making
• Use critical thinking skills to plan and conduct research, manage projects,
solve problems, and make informed decisions using appropriate digital tools
and resources
• Plan and manage activities to develop a solution or complete a project
• Collect and analyze data to identify solutions and/or make informed
decisions
• Use multiple processes and diverse perspectives to explore alternative
solutions
Digital Citizenship
• Exhibit a positive attitude toward using technology that supports
collaboration, learning, and productivity
• Demonstrate personal responsibility for lifelong learning
Technology Operations and Concepts
• Demonstrate a sound understanding of technology concepts, systems, and
operations
• Understand and use technology systems
• Select and use applications effectively and productively
• Troubleshoot systems and applications
• Transfer current knowledge to the learning of new technologies

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Explore Curriculum Coverage
ITEEA Standards for Technological
Literacy Common Core Mathematics Standards
The Nature of Technology
• Develop an understanding of the characteristics and scope of technology
• Develop an understanding of the core concepts of technology
Design
• Develop an understanding of the attributes of design
• Develop an understanding of engineering design
• Develop an understanding of the role of troubleshooting, research and
development, invention and innovation, and experimentation in problem-
solving
Abilities for a Technological World
• Develop the ability to apply the design process
• Develop the ability to use and maintain technological products and
systems
Practices
• Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them
• Reason abstractly and quantitatively
• Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others
• Attend to precision
• Look for and make use of structure
• Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning
• Model using mathematics
• Use appropriate tools strategically
Expressions and Equations
• Solve real-life and mathematical problems using numerical and algebraic
expressions and equations
Geometry
• Solve real-life and mathematical problems involving angle measure, area,
surface area, and volume

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Explore Curriculum Coverage
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Introduction
Next Generation
Science Standards
= addresses standard
ENERGY Energy Transfer Wind Energy Solar Energy Energy Efficiency Electric Vehicles FORCE AND MOTION Gears Inclined Plane Friction Velocity Acceleration of Gravity LIGHT Light Intensity HEAT AND TEMPERATURE Freezing and Thermal Insulation Heat Transfer Convection
Practices
1Asking questions
2Developing and using models
3Planning and carrying out investigations
4Analyzing and interpreting data
5Using mathematics, Informational and Computer Technology, and computational
thinking
6Constructing explanations and designing solutions
7Engaging in argument from evidence
8Obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information
Cross-cutting Concepts
1Patterns
2Cause and effect: Mechanism and explanation
3Scale, proportion, and quantity
4Systems and system models
5Energy and matter: Flows, cycles, and conservation
6Structure and function
7Stability and change
Core Ideas: Physical Science
PS1 Structure and Properties of Matter
PS2 Motion and stability: Forces and interactions
PS3 Energy
PS.4 Waves and their applications in technologies for information transfer
Curriculum Grid
For learning grids mapping each of our Curriculum Packs to current
curriculum standards, download the pack(s) or visit:
www.legoeducation.com
Common Core English
Language Arts
Reading Standards for Literacy in Science and Technical Subjects
• Precisely follow a multistep procedure when carrying out experiments,
taking measurements, or performing technical tasks
• Determine the meaning of symbols, key terms, and other domain-specific
words and phrases as they are used in a specific scientific or technical
context relevant to texts and topics in grades 6–8
Reading Standards for Informational Text
• Draw on information from multiple print or digital sources, demonstrating
the ability to locate an answer to a question quickly or to solve a problem
efficiently
Speaking and Listening Standards
• Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in
groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on topics, texts, and issues,
building on others’ ideas and clearly expressing their own ideas

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2. Use Tutorials to Build Confidence
The tutorials provided in the software will help to build your confidence and your
students’ confidence. Take some time to browse through them and identify the
ones you might be interested in using.
Here is an overview of the tutorials that are available.
Basics (Driving Base)
Learn how to control the Driving Base and trigger events based on input from the
various sensors.
For EV3 Lab Only
Basics (Hardware)
Familiarize yourself with the Intelligent EV3 Brick and its assorted sensors and
motors.
Beyond Basics (Driving Base)
Grasp the fundamentals of more complex topics, such as program loops,
switches, multiple switches, arrays, and data wires.
Data Logging
Master various Data Logging concepts, such as live and Remote Data Logging,
Graph Programming, and Dataset Calculation.
Tools
Learn how to use the various tools that are available to your students, such as the
Sound Editor and the Display Image Editor.

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3. Create a Learning Sequence Using
Tutorials
A good way to learn about about the functionailty of the EV3 Brick is to explore
the Robot Educator tutorials and to combine two or three of them to create a
learning sequence.
When designing your own learning sequences, remember to allow time for:
• Building the robot, if it is not already built
• Programming the robot
• Tinkering
Example of a Learning Sequence Using Tutorials
Explore the functionality of the Color Sensor by making different things happen
based on the color detected by the sensor:
• Color Sensor Color > Multiple Switch
Examples of other Learning Sequences for EV3 Lab Only
Explore the functionality of the Color Sensor, and practice logging ambient light
values:
• Color Sensor Light > Remote Data Logging
Explore math-related concepts:
• Stop at Object > Range
• Variables > Arrays
Straight Move
Tank Move
Stop at Object
The learning sequence used in the
LEGO®MINDSTORMS Education
EV3 “getting started” experience.

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4. Provide Frequent Feedback
Encourage your students to tell their learning story. Give the opportunity to
share their thinking, ideas, and reflections. This will boost their confidence and
engagement.
Student Documentation
Have your students document their work. By doing that, students will reflect on
and consolidate what they have just learned. They will also have to consider how
to use appropriate language to communicate their thoughts and ideas.
Using the Content Editor as a Documentation Tool
The Content Editor allows students to document their progress and findings as
they work through each tutorial.
They can use the Content Editor to:
• Write full descriptions of their working processes
• Insert their own pages
• Add images and videos of their robot in action
• Share their unique project with other students
You can also allow students to select the tool(s) they find most
appropriate for capturing and sharing their ideas. Encourage them
to document their thoughts using text, videos, images, sketchnotes,
or another creative medium.

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5. Provide Frequent Feedback During
a Lesson
Move an Object
(45 minutes)
Objective
After completing this lesson, students will be able to:
• Program their robots to move and release objects of different shapes and sizes
• Optimize the performance of a design by prioritizing criteria, making trade-offs,
testing, revising, and retesting
Setup
Define a starting position and and arrange various objects for the students to
collect using their robots. Use objects of various shapes and sizes like those
shown below.
Feedback
During the lesson, interact with each student to identify any difficulties they
are having in completing the task. Help them to improve by providing frequent
feedback.
A. Connect
Clean up your school by collecting objects of
different shapes and sizes. Find ways to collect as
many objects as possible.