Our program exposes students to robotics and engineering activities: Our program consists of three different levels of activities: Dacta: Simple Machines Kit 9630 : Students learn about basic structures and how simple machines are used in draw bridges, cars and other everyday machines. WeDo Robotics: A beginning class that has students creating wired robots that emphasize building using simple machines such as levers and gears with sensors. NXT Robotics: A more advanced group of activities that involves participation in thematic challenges. The students build and also use the NXT Mindstorms software to program robots to do specific tasks. 
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Gardendale Robotics participated in The Edgewood "Transfarmers 2" Competition 2011
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Gardendale Robotics participated in the Techno Gobble 2011 in Edgewood. 
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Gardendale Robotics also participated in GEAR 2011 "Power-Up".
Please feel free to utilize the links available on this site, to learn more about Lego Robotics. http://lego.wikia.com/wiki/LEGO_Wiki: A site dedicated to organizing everything lego. (works only out of district) www.legoeducation.com A place where LEGO® products can be purchased. http://www.ortop.org/NXT_Tutorial/ NXT kit site to help with learning the NXT Robotics System. http://www.nxtprograms.com/ Another site dedicated to NXT robotics. http://itec.utsa.edu/ This sites is the home of the annual G.E.A.R. Robotics event hosted through the ITEC department at UTSA. http://www.brickset.com/ http://www.cteonline.org/portal/default/Curriculum/Viewer/Curriculum; great teacher resource site. *Dacta, We-Do and Nxt are products trademarked by LEGO® | 
