April 27, 2023

Today's build is an electronic safe deposit box!

Keep It Safe Guide

Build instructions for Safe-Deposit Box

Build instructions for Safe-Deposit Door

April 19, 2023

Nature themed free-build

April 6, 2023 & April 13, 2023

How long of a horizontal structure can you build off a vertical base plate? Let's find out!

Horizontal Stretch Guide

March 23, 2023 & March 30, 2023

No LEGO due to parent-teacher conferences and spring break

March 16, 2023

Today we're going to teach a robot how to dance!

Follow the instructions in the Break Dance Guide.

Don't forget to fill out the feedback section on the back!

March 9, 2023

TACObot Line Following competition

March 2, 2023

Today we're going to teach TACObot how to follow a line!

Follow the instructions in the Line Follower Guide

Here's the TACObot Line Follower Project.

February 23, 2023

Today we're going to learn how to use the distance and force sensors to have TACObot react to its environment. Work through the following lessons. Like before, don't click on the "Next Page" button at the bottom of each page.

February 16, 2023

Now that you have a sense of how to make your TACObot move, we're going to focus on becoming robot movement experts. There are two objectives today:

  • Follow the instructions in the TACObot Movement Guide

  • Try to complete as many Floor Maze Challenges as you can

When instructed, download the TACObot Starter Project.

February 9, 2023

Happy Thursday! Today we're going to focus on robot movement. Like last week, please complete each lesson then come back here. Don't click on the "Next Page" button at the bottom.

If you didn't get through all the lessons last week, please complete these two first:

Then move on to the ones below:

Refer to this tutorial from last week if you need a reminder on how to connect to your robot from your Chromebook.

February 2, 2023

Welcome back! We're going to work through four documents today. Please read them carefully.

  1. Component Tutorials & TACObot Wiring

  2. TACObot Arm Build

For the next two steps, complete the lesson and then come back here. Don't click on the "Next Page" button at the bottom.

  1. TACObot Lesson: Moving Forward

  2. TACObot Lesson: Turning in Place

January 26, 2023
Welcome to Parkside LEGO!

TACObot Body & Sensor Build