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Structure of the course
In the course, you will see videos and tasks.
Videos are marked with the icon. They will show you how to make the best out of your robots.
After every few videos, there will be a task for you to practice what you saw. We believe that people learn best when they make things on their own and try their approach.
Tasks are marked with the labyrinth icon and have steps to follow.
These steps break down the problem into pieces that are easy to tackle. You, as a student, should follow these steps.
When you get to a task in class, click on the "Started" button below the task.
Once all steps are achieved, click on the "Completed" button below the steps to mark the task as solved.
When you have trouble with any of the steps, turn to your teacher for clarification. If needed, you can always write it down in the comments section of the page, too.
Attachments
All tasks support the upload of an image proving that you have solved the task. Some tasks require image upload, while for most of the tasks the upload is optional.
Steps to practice solving tasks
- Press "Started" for the task below.
- Read all the text above and share your understanding about it with the teacher.
- Mark this task as "Completed" below.
Courses and lessons with this Tutorial
This Tutorial is used in the following courses and lessons

Level A1. Introduction. Robotics with LEGO
Introduction to robotics - The first level of the Robotics with LEGO curriculum for students in second, third or fourth grades. A journey in space, with robots. Various constructions with robots are built. Learn how to control the motors so that the robot navigates around the Sun, the Moon and Earth in various ways. Getting to know the first of the sensors. The robot can feel its surroundings with the help of the Touch sensor and avoid obstacles.
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Understanding the learning process
Students have a limited attention span. Try to engage them in various activities so that you can keep their attention focused during the two-hour class.
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Instructors Remote Training
If you are working with students and you want to introduce Robotics to your class or you want to mentor a FLL team, but you are insecure about your technical knowledge in the Robotics field, then this is the right place for you. Having in mind teachers' busy schedule, we have design two different schedules and added an option to design one just for you. FLLCasts's Mindstorms EV3 Robotics Online Training is the perfect match for any teacher.
After the completion of each task the participant has to upload his solution for verification.
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Preliminary Tasks
Welcome to the first week of the Mindstorms EV3 Robotics Training and Certification Course. Before we can proceed with the main part of the course, you will need to start with some preliminary tasks.
The first thing that we need to know about you is your profile and your background. In order to streamline the process, we have assembled a list with questions for you to fill, which you can find out below.
Second, you will need to setup yourself a Google profile, as we will be using Google Hangout as a meeting environment. Take your time and try out before the start of the first meeting that you have installed the necessary plug-ins to run Google Hangout in your browser, as well as that your microphone and camera work properly.
Finally, you will have to build a robot with which you will work during the first learning session and have to take a look at our Methodology of teaching in robotics classes.
That is all for now. If you need any assistance you can drop us a line in the chat in the bottom right corner or contact us.
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Robotics with LEGO - Level 1.0 - Adventure in Space
The first level of the Robotics with LEGO curriculum for students in fifth to twelfth grades.
Various constructions with robots are built. Learn how to control the motors so that the robot navigates around the Moon and Earth in various ways. Getting to know the first two sensors. The robot can feel its surroundings with the help of the Touch sensor and avoid obstacles.
The Ultrasonic distance sensor can help the robot avoid obstacles. Students work with concepts like loop, degrees and medium motor. Robots can now do two different actions at the same time - while solving missions on a field, the third motor clears detected obstacles.
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Python with LEGO Mindstorms EV3 - Level 1
The course introduces students to the programming language Python. We use LEGO Mindstorms EV3 Robots. Python is a popular programming language. It could be used for introducing students to programming, for academic studies, for developing machine learning algorithms and as a general-purpose language.
During the course, students learn how to read and how to develop Python programs. They use an Integrated Development Environment called Visual Studio Code. Robots are programmed to perform interesting and funny tasks like "bringing you water". The level ends with competition on a playing field with boxes.
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Level A1 - Space Adventure - Robotics with LEGO SPIKE Prime
This is the first level of the LEGO Robotics Curriculum for second, third, and fourth-grade students.
A "space adventure" but with robots. Different robot structures are built in Level A1. The motors are controlled so that the robots perform precise movements around the "Earth", "Moon" and "Sun". We use the force sensor to overcome various obstacles we bump into. We learn interesting facts about the solar system and space vehicles.
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[In Development] The fun level - Game-oriented introduction to LEGO robotics
A level, designed for introduction in LEGO-robotics, focused mostly on games. We use goal-oriented challenges to make the students want to accomplish a certain task, learning a lot in the process. Some of the games we have included here are football, bowling, paper-plane competition and many more. It is suitable for studens 8 to 12 years old, but even older students will have a lot of fun with the activities.
This is a brand new course that we are experimenting with in a groups in June 2019. Keep in mind that it is possible to use it for summer camps and groups, but there are a few lessons that will be improved on the fly.
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Lesson 1 - Introduction
Introduction
Today the robot we are building is a spaceship once again. The aim for today, however, is exact - to reach the further (dark) side of the moon!
Where is located the dark side? Why is it so hard to be reached? Why is it called "dark"?
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