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Engineering with LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3
Overview
For exciting robotics activities, connect Vernier sensors to the MINDSTORMS EV3 with our NXT Sensor Adapter. You will need a LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 Robotics Kit and software.
Purchase our NXT Adapter and the sensors needed for your projects
Download the free Vernier EV3 Sensor Block
LEGO® MINDSTORMS® EV3 Kit
LEGO® MINDSTORMS® Education EV3 Core Set is a hands-on robotics and coding solution that engages students using the familiar LEGO® brick platform and easy-to-learn, easy-to-use EV3 Lab or EV3 Programming app.
NXT Sensor Adapter
Connect Vernier sensors to the EV3 Intelligent Brick for exciting robotics projects with sensory feedback and control. The NXT Sensor Adapter is compatible with both the NXT and EV3 robotics systems (sold separately).
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NXT Sensor Adapter
$39.00
Vernier EV3 Sensor Block
- Current version: 1.1
- Last updated: January 19, 2016
- File size: 471 KB
LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 Downloads
Vernier EV3 Sensor Block
Download the free Vernier EV3 Sensor Block to use LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 software with the NXT Sensor Adapter and Vernier sensors.
To use the Vernier NXT Adapter with LEGO® MINDSTORMS® EV3 software, you need the Vernier EV3 Sensor Block. This is a free download. Instructions for importing the block into your MINDSTORMS EV3 software and using it for programming are included in the download.
The Vernier Sensor Block does not support live sensor readings in Port View in the programming portion of the EV3 software, or sensor readings in the data-logging portion of the EV3 software.
LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 software sold separately.
LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 Lab Book
Vernier Mars Challenge
with LEGO® MINDSTORMS® Education EV3
This curriculum guide offers an opportunity to introduce students to the physical concepts of electricity and magnetism through exciting hands-on robotics activities. By coupling robotics design with NASA’s space program, students will gain an understanding of scientific principles in a real-world application.
Students will learn to use a Vernier Differential Voltage Probe and Magnetic Field Sensor as they build a solar tracker, a magnet detector, a battery tester, and a robotic compass. This guide was written for teachers with the Educator version of the LEGO EV3 robotics system. It is intended to be used for a week-long summer camp, a STEM classroom module, or an after-school club. Detailed descriptions of recommended activities are supplied for each unit, as well as optional extensions for early finishers. Sample programs and building guides are provided for all activities to aid teachers in their instruction.
Vernier Mars Challenge with LEGO® MINDSTORMS® Education EV3
Student Engineering Notebook
Vernier Mars Challenge
with LEGO® MINDSTORMS® Education EV3
Vernier Software & Technology is committed to helping educators develop the next generation of engineers and scientists. To show our support, we are announcing the Vernier Engineering Award. This $5,500 award will be presented to one educator (a middle school, high school, or college instructor) who is innovatively using Vernier sensors to introduce engineering concepts or engineering practices to their students. If you have developed engaging projects that incorporate activities such as reading Vernier sensors with Scratch to introduce coding, using sensors in the engineering design process, controlling digital outputs based on Vernier sensor inputs, or integrating your Vernier sensors with a robotics platform such as LEGO® or Arduino™, we invite you to submit an application.