Get the Scoop from Studica! The October issue includes great information on software and technology for Students and Teachers. Read now for information on design3, Unity, Avid, fischertechnik and more!
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Using fischertechnik in Your Classroom—Part 2:
While the above example relates to an engineering classroom, a similar challenge could be posed to students using any of the other fischertechnik sets. Students working with, for example, the da Vinci Machines set might be asked how an improvement could be made to his original design of the file cutting machine which might improve the safety of use, or students using the Oeco Tech and Hydro Cell kits
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Using fischertechnik in Your Classroom—Part 1:
On top of this, fischertechnik is also ideal for developing many other skills and aptitudes that go across all subject areas…skills such as abstract thinking, developing hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills, problem solving and team work. You can find out more about these areas, as well as an overview of the core educational products, the subjects they address, and the ITEA created “Standards for Technological Literacy”
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Source for fischertechnik Instructions (and German Translations)
While you can in fact special order some of the instruction booklets for the currently available fischertechnik sets directly from Studica (please contact me directly at [email protected] for more info on this), there are no printed versions of the instructions for older kits available for sale. However, there is another option, and it’s totally FREE.
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fischertechnik Report – Teachers Get Free Ultrasonic Distance Sensor, SkillsUSA, Spare Parts & More
a little update on what’s new in the ever-fascinating world of fischertechnik! Of course the big news on the consumer end is that I JUST received word that the much anticipated new sets from fischertechnik, the Advanced Universal 3 and Profi Dynamic set, are shipping out from the manufacturer in Germany at the end of this week (July 22)
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Upcoming Webinars, Contests and Winner Announcement!
News on upcoming Webinars (Wacom, Zbrush, Adobe, Pantone, onOne software), contests and more.
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Virtual Robotics Challenge with fischertechnik
This time, as promised, I want to share a little news with you about a recent event that showcased fischertechnik. Studica was involved in hosting the 3rd Annual Virtual Robotics Challenge at the Ontario Skills Competition in Waterloo, Ontario Canada in May of this year.
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Understanding LabVIEW for Education and applications with myDAQ and fischertechnik’s Robo TX Controller
LabVIEW is a powerful, graphical, drag and drop programming environment used MIT, NASA and other industry leaders, engineers and scientists around the globe. LabVIEW allows you to program like a professional, take open ended challenges and even reverse engineer.
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National Instruments Hardware and Software in Ontario’s Energy SHSM
I was able to use hardware from the Fischertechnik Oeco Tech Renewable Energies Kit to construct the Solar Array, complete with DC Motor. The solar tracker is a part of this kit, and comes with graphical instructions for assembly and wiring. With this, I was able to add two Light Sensors and design a simple system for control using LabVIEW.
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Fun with Physics, Universal 3 and Challenge!
Two much anticipated new releases from fischertechnik are due to finally hit our shelves in the coming month. The first is the new Profi Dynamic set. Subtitled “fun with Physics” , this great new set contains over 400 pieces and includes instructions for building six different coaster style models, all for learning about such physical phenomena as acceleration, inertia of mass, centrifugal force, the law of conservation of energy, the principle of linear momentum and laws of motion.
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