Mentoring Middle School Students Lego Robotics

[Aaron Petzold]

Your Name: Aaron Petzold

 

Grade Level: Junior, 11^th grade

 

School or Organization Name: University School of Milwaukee (USM)

 

Co-Presenter Name(s): Just me.

 

Area of the World from Which You Will Present: Wisconsin, USA

 

Language in Which You Will Present: English

 

Target Audience(s): High Schools and Middle Schools

 

Short Session Description (one line): Mentoring a group of Middle School students on engineering Lego Mindstorm and programing with drag and drop software.

 

Full Session Description (as long as you would like): I will explain about the process in which I started the Robotics Club and how I received supplies, and got kids interested into the robotics program. I will explain the challenges I faced starting the club and how I have dealt with them. Finally, I will talk about how the kids love building and designing their robots with Legos, along with learning how to do basic programing.

Websites / URLs Associated with Your Session: None?

[Isabelle Fitzgerald]

Looks great, Aaron! Thanks for submitting!