Carla, Pablo and Alejandro have built a little Mermaid with Lego Wedo and programmed it with Scratch. They have used gears to move the little Mermaid’s arm, and lights to illuminate her eyes. YouTube
The little Mermaid
Mythical Beast
Goal: Create a mythical beast—a dragon, a unicorn, a sea serpent, or any other imaginary animal. Show us something about your creature—how it moves, what it eats, where it lives. A joint challenge with Dr. E’s MINDSTORMS Challenges.
Start date: February 1, 2017
Due date: February 28, 2017
Rules: You may use only the sensors and motors from the original WeDo or WeDo 2.0 kit. However, you are welcome to use multiple WeDo kits, additional LEGO pieces, and non-LEGO materials. Tips for using motors can be found here: Building Tips and tips for using sensors with WeDo software can be found here: Using Sensors.
Cat-Phoenix-Alien
Coach Celeste’s team at the Main Street Homeschool Auxiliary invented Sarah, the Cat-Phoenix-Alien who fiercely guards her eggs. When a trespasser like Sam or Bob approaches, she flaps her wings, swings her head, swishes her tail, and roars to scare them away speedily! Check out that complex coding!
Robo Dragasus
Coach Jaime’s team at the Main Street Homeschool Auxiliary dreamed up the Robo Dragasus, a complex beast with the front of a dragon and the rear of a pegasus. Robo Dragasus uses a motion sensor to detect intruders who are after his treasure. When a thief is near, Robo Dragasus breathes perilous flames and the […]
The Droenix
Coach Kathryn’s team at the Main Street Homeschool Auxiliary created the Droenix, a dragon-phoenix hybrid with destructive spinning arms that threaten to knock out raiders in search of his hidden gold. His arch enemy is Indiana Jones – watch what happens when Indy gets too close! Indy wins! He sits triumphantly atop the ruins of […]