InSciTe Illinois - Training Material

INSciTE Illinois
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FIRST LEGO League (FLL) In Illinois

Training Material

Rookie Coaches Training Web/Teleconference

Rookie Coaches NXT Training Sept. and Oct. Registration information will be sent via email.

NXT Training Information

These documents were created by INSciTE Minnesota, and are licensed under the CC-by-nc-sa 2.0 license. This is early material, and will be updated as more information becomes available. Official info on NXT for FLL will be at the FIRST LEGO League site and the official NXT site is here.

FLL Programming 101 with Nxt-G - 3384.4 KB
FLL Programming 101 with NxtPL - 6585 KB

Building LEGO Robots

This remarkable document was written by Dean Hystad, an engineer, FLL judge, and avid LEGO builder. The slides provide a short, concise overview of the material. Use the text for further explanation and reading.

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Text - 2287.5 KB - Version 1.0 (Sept. 2002)
Slides - 5366.3 KB - Version .91 (Sept. 2002)
Mini-Challenges to support the text:

Differential - 125.1 KB
Electronic Tape Measure - 65.7 KB
Helicopter - 101.5 KB
Miner Rescue Cage - 69.9 KB
Rack and Pinion - 245.9 KB
Top - 48.9 KB
Windmill - 124 KB

RCX Code 2.0 (Also called RIS 2.0) 101

The programming classes are slides only, with a lab document that is very useful for on getting started with RCX Code.

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Slides - 6528 KB - Version 0.5 (Sept. 9, 2002)
Lab Document - 617.2 KB - Version 0.9 (Sept. 6, 2002)
Plans for the Robot Used in these Materials - 214.9 KB (this is the same robot as is used in the ROBOLAB course)

ROBOLAB 101

The programming classes are slides only, with a lab document that is very useful for on getting started with ROBOLAB.

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Slides - 1932.5 KB - Version 0.6 (Sept. 9, 2002)
Lab Document - 1681.2 KB - Version 0.8.2 (Sept, 2003)
Plans for the Robot Used in these Materials - 214.9 KB (this is the same robot as is used in the RCX Code course)

Coaching 101

Coaching 101 was put together previously by INSciTE Minnesota, but is now inaccessible from their website. Select portions of Coaching 101 are available from archived copies (Thanks to The Wayback Machine!). The links below link to pages that are no longer maintained, but give some good information nonetheless. They include Weekly Lessons (four lessons for the four weeks before the challenge release and one lesson for the challenge release week) and Coaching Tips.

Weekly Lessons

Week One - Getting to Know Each Other and the FLL Challenge Kit
Week Two - Basic Engineering & Wheels, Motors and Gears
Week Three - Programming and Sensors
Week Four - Mini-Challenges
Week Five - Beginning The Challenge

Coaching Tips

Miscellaneous

These are additional materials that may help you with building, coaching, or programming.

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The Art Of LEGO Design - 975 KB - By Fred Martin (March 15, 1995)
Power vs. Speed - 184.3 KB - By Brendan Hager (June 6, 2002)
Gears Facts and Activities - 135 KB - From Trifolium Books, Inc (Summer 2001)
(Unofficial) FLL Handbook for Coaches - By Skye Sweeney
Unofficial FLL FAQ - By Skye Sweeney (does NOT require Acrobat Reader)


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