1. Created by Chris Bracken
Educate NXT
PowerPoints
INDEX
Educate NXT PowerPoints can be used:
In conjunction with Educate NXT the book or as a separate resource in the Robotics classroom.
By teachers to aid with lesson presentation or by students to aid their understanding of robotics concepts and LEGO NXT (Note: Programming solution slides can be found at the end of a number of PowerPoints. These slides should be removed if encouraging student autonomy in learning.)
1st bullet: Can you use italics for the book title – Educate NXT?
1st bullet: lowercase “robotics”
2nd bullet: put a period after NXT.
2nd bullet: put a period after “learning”
2nd line of title: PowerPoint, remove the “s” –(Educate NXT PowerPoint INDEX)
Created by Chris Bracken

2. Educate NXT PowerPoint Index
TOPIC
POWERPOINTS
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PowerPoints
Info
Introduction
NXT – An Introduction
Navigation
Obstacle Navigation
Navigation Accuracy
Line Follow
One Light Sensor Line Follow
Two Light Sensors Line Follow
Sumo
Robot Sumo
Robot Sumo – Giving Intelligence
Follow the Leader
Establishing a Bluetooth Connection
Additional Challenges
Gearing
The Corridor Challenge
Data Logging
Bluetooth Remote Control
Includes sample screenshots

3. NXT – An Introduction The NXT Brick features NXT Sensors
NXT-G Workspace
NXT-G Blocks and their placement
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4. Obstacle Navigation Three ways to turn The steering slider
Accurate turning
90-degree turn
Navigation course
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5. Navigation Accuracy One Rotation = Circumference
How far: Ratio and rotation
Four Poles Challenge
Programmed curve turning
Split tasks and Wait for Time blocks
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6. One Light Sensor Line Follow
Attaching and reading a Light sensor
Line Follow explanation
Flowchart
Trigger points
Switches
Loops
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7. Two Light Sensors Line Follow
Attaching two Light sensors
Four possibilities for two Light sensors
Flowchart
Switch within a Switch
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8. Robot Sumo Real Sumo and Robot Sumo The doyho Remote-controlled Sumo
Flowcharts
Wait for Touch, Loops
Split tasks
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9. Robot Sumo – Giving Intelligence
Autonomy
Behaviors
Flowcharts
Attaching an Ultrasonic sensor
Sensor priority
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10. Follow the Leader Naming the NXT Brick Assigning behaviors
Random block
Send and Receive Message block
Wiring to Data hubs
Running two separate programs
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11. Establishing a Bluetooth Connection
Turning Bluetooth on
Master and Slave
Passkey
Previously established connections
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12. Gearing Equipment required Basic gearing setups Gear multipliers
Compound gearing
Gear ratios
Big compound gearing
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13. The Corridor Challenge
Attaching an Ultrasonic sensor
Programming to turn right at an obstacle
The wall gets in the way!
A better path
Combining Wait for blocks and Switch blocks
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14. Data Logging Real Time Data logging Data logging toolbar
Graphing motion (Scaling and Prediction)
Logging the Line Follow
The Data log Block (+ extra activities)
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15. Bluetooth Remote Control
Making a remote control (R.C.)
Programming the R.C.
Text block
Resetting the Rotation sensors
Reading and sending sensor values
Receiving and acting on sensor values
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