Useful Resources

Useful Resources

Here is a list of useful resources for your season.

There are also other alternative lists that might be helpful: Damien Kee, STEMRobotics, and Lego Engineering.

We will update this guide as we find and review resources.

FIRST LEGO League Challenge Materials

SUPERPOWEREDChallenge: Build Instructions, Robot Game Rulebook, and Updates
FIRST LEGO League Blog
SUPERPOWERED Rubrics
SUPERPOWERED Judging Flowchart

Free Curriculum by LEGO Education

Look at the built-in lessons in the EV3 Programming Software and the SPIKE Prime software that you installed on your computer.

Other Free Curriculum

CMU Robotics Academy : Complete introductory curriculum for the EV3
STEMCentric: Mostly introductory-level with a few intermediate-level topics.
WAFFLES Community Robotics: Comprehensive block by block introduction to programming by a FIRST team in Canada.
STEMRobotics: Organized repository for educational materials and curriculum guides for MINDSTORMS instructors by Portland State University.
EV3Lessons.com: Complete curriculum from beginner to advanced created by a FIRST Team and the Champion’s Award Winners of World Festival.
PrimeLessons.org: Complete curriculum from beginner to advanced created by a FIRST Team and the Champion’s Award Winners of World Festival.

Organization and Planning Resources for FLL Teams

Engineering Notebook Worksheets
Unofficial Guide to the Superpowered season

Lessons Specific to FIRST LEGO League

Core Value Activities and Lessons
Robot Designs and Lessons
Innovation Project Lessons
Coach’s Corner: Articles with tips from teams around the world

Robotics Resources for Scouts

Robotics Merit Badge Requirements
Robot Virtual Worlds Boy Scout Robotics Merit Badge

FLL Share and Learn Facebook Group
FIRST LEGO League Forum
VA-DC FIRST LEGO League Listserv
LEGO MINDSTORMS Facebook Group
SPIKE Prime Facebook Group

Stores to buy additional LEGO or MINDSTORMS parts

LEGO
LEGO Education
LEGO Pick A Brick
Bricklink: For purchasing specific parts and complete sets
Brickowl: For purchasing specific parts and complete sets
Mindsensors: For non-LEGO branded sensors that are compatible with the EV3
HiTechnic: For non-LEGO branded sensors that are compatible with the EV3

TECHNIC and MINDSTORMS Books

Isogawa, Yoshihito. The LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 Idea Book
Isogawa, Yoshihito. The LEGO MINDSTORMS Robot Inventor Idea Book
Isogawa, Yoshihito. The LEGO Technic Idea Book
Kmiec, Pawel. The Unofficial LEGO Technic Builder’s Guide
Valk, Laurens. The LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 Discovery Book
Kee, Damien. Classroom Activities for the Busy Teacher: EV3. Also includes worksheets and challenges.

Challenges/Projects for Ideas, Inspiration, and Outreach

The NXT Step
Dr. E’s Challenges
Dr. Graeme
NXT and EV3 Projects
MINDSTORMS Robot Inventor Projects
Dr. Damien Kee
EV3Dev: Projects that take the EV3 to the next level

Competitions Using LEGO Robots

FIRST LEGO League
World Robot Olympiad
RoboCup Junior

Virtual Programming Tools

GearsBot - not SPIKE Prime software (free)
CMU Robotics Academy Virtual SPIKE Prime (not free)