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4-H Youth Development

Science, Engineering, and Technology

Robotics Projects

GEAR-TECH-21 Year 1
Geospatial and Robotics Technologies for the 21st Century Year One Activities
Build and program the LEGO NXT or CEENBoT Robot.

    What you can do in this project:
          • Build a robot
          • Use sensors
          • GPS basics (review)
          • Path tracking
          • Map digitizing
          • Build your own block
          • Community mapping
    Online Materials:
          • Found online at http://4hset.unl.edu; click on year one curriculum
    Suggested Age:       Intermediate


GEAR-TECH-21 Year 2
Geospatial and Robotics Technologies for the 21st Century Year Two Activities
Combine robotics and geospatial technologies.

    What you can do in this project:
          • Web soil survey
          • Bluetooth 101
          • Bluetooth Simon Says
          • Robot sensor exploration
          • Surface land measurements
          • Community mapping
          • GPS event tracking
    Online Materials:
          • Found online at http://4hset.unl.edu; click on year one curriculum
    Suggested Age:       Intermediate


Geospatial
    What you can do in this project:
          • Learn about Geography
          • Learn about Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
          • Learn about Global Positioning Systems (GPS)
    Materials:
          • Exploring Spaces, Going Places CD