Donley Elementary School in East Lansing has created a Lego team that encourages students who are interested in technology, math and robotics to pursue their passion.
According to excerpts from the article:
Nine-year-old T.J. Hunt said he builds Lego spaceships all the time, but he never thought he'd get to build a robot out of the tiny pieces
But after joining Donley Elementary School's new Lego team this spring, he is one of eight fourth-graders building robots who will compete this school year as part of the international First Lego League.
"I like Legos a lot. It's challenging, but it's super fun," said T.J., of East Lansing. "I've always been interested in mechanics and stuff, so it'll be fun to build stuff like this. I never thought I would get the chance to."
T.J. and several other kids met last week for a team practice in a classroom on the Michigan State University campus. For one exercise, they calculated the number of wheel rotations it would take a robot to travel from point to point and how many degrees it would need to turn.
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