Classroom Resource: EV3 - Instructional Resources
This section describes various EV3 resources used/linked throughout this curriculum or presented as alternative content sources. This is a work-in-progress as new resources are constantly becoming available.
- LEGO® MINDSTORMS® Education EV3 Core Set - LEGO Education Robotics Kit
- EV3 User's Guide - LEGO Education Robotics Kit User Guide
- LEGO® MINDSTORMS® Education EV3 Software (a.k.a. EV3-G) - LEGO Education EV3-G Programming Software
- Introduction to Programming LEGO® MINDSTORMS® EV3 (a.k.a. EV3 Trainer) - EV3 tutorial by Carnegie Mellon's Robotics Academy. Note: this will be referred to as EV3 Trainer in the STEM Robotics 101 Curriculum.
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Introduction to Programming LEGO® MINDSTORMS® EV3 Teacher's Guide (a.k.a. EV3 Trainer) - Teacher Guide to the above EV3 tutorial by Carnegie Mellon's Robotics Academy. Note: this will be referred to as EV3 Trainer in the STEM Robotics 101 Curriculum.
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Dale Yocum's EV3 Tutorial - STEMcentric Videos/tutorials
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Classroom Activities for the Busy Teacher: EV3 - Book available for purchase.
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EV3 Lessons - this series of programming lessons was developed by a FLL team in Pennsylvania. These excellent resources are linked in as Alterative or Primary Instructional Material in several STEM Robotics 101 lessons.
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EV3 Programming Overview for FLL Coaches - is a well produced primer for EV3 intended for FLL Coaches. It provided an overview of EV3 hardware and EV3-G software, with an emphasis on the new features beyond NXT.
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Dr. Graeme EV3 Video Tutorials - is a series of video tutorials and resources on EV3 building and programming.
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Educational Robots for Absolute Beginners (EV3) - is an self-paced online course to introduce new K-12 robotics teachers to concepts and basic steps in programming EV3 robots.
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The LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 Idea Book by Yoshihito Isogawa - is an excellent book by a LEGO master builder exploring simple machines and clever contraptions built with the EV3 kit. The book is written assuming one is using the commercial version of the EV3 kit, however most can be built with the Education kit (45544) and Expansions set (45560) - this link provides details on the builds possible with the education EV3 sets.
