Great Start

I like how this article starts strong with sharing ideas on how to get students "thinking" about circuits. Yet on the actual robotics section, the article slows a bit. I wish there could h... See More

I like how this article starts strong with sharing ideas on how to get students "thinking" about circuits. Yet on the actual robotics section, the article slows a bit. I wish there could have been more detail on the "how" of the robots, other than a description of one kit. A list of robot resources would have been great too. Yet again, the article starts off strong with some great ideas on how to get students started out right in thinking about robots and circuits. Overall, worth the time just for that one section.

More About Robitic Competitions

In an effort to instill engineering concepts, students in middle school view a high school robotics competition. The students then explored electrical circuits both parallel and series, bef... See More

In an effort to instill engineering concepts, students in middle school view a high school robotics competition. The students then explored electrical circuits both parallel and series, before entering a robotics competition themselves. This article encourages instructors to contact local engineering groups to provide support for these efforts. This article contains some really good Internet resources.