Dear intermediate robotics team members, This link should take you to the forms page.  Please fill them out online if possible (especially the last one) and then print them out and return them to me on, at the latest, the very first day back after the break.  This does not mean that you are definitely going to the competition, just that if you do get to go, you are registered to participate. http://www.haltonskills.ca/registration2.htm Thanks, Mark Laister Teacher-Librarian / I.T. Contact West Oak Public School Robolab Challenges:   Here are some sites that hopefully, will be useful for you and your team in preparing for the competition.  They are in no particular order. 1.      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIRST_Lego_League 2.      http://www.skillsontario.com/competitions/elem_challenge.html This is the ‘big one’.  This is the Skills Canada site with past challenges and links. Official ROBOLAB Materials and Information Official ROBOLAB Website - http://www.lego.com/dacta/robolab This web site features information on ROBOLAB products as well as links to official downloads and support resources Pitsco LEGO - DACTA Store - http://www.pldstore.com The Pitsco LEGO-DACTA store is the official retailer of all LEGO Educational Materials in the U.S. ROBOLAB can be purchased from here by any consumer (teacher, parent, individual etc..) Curriculum Carnegie Mellon's Commitment to Education site http://www.rec.ri.cmu.edu/education/ This is an excellent site created by Carnegie Mellon on robtoics with lots o fgreat curriculum and more Build It Yourself Toy Laboratory - http://www.build-it-yourself.com/ A great site with fabulous hands-on projects that appeal to kids They also have great hints for building with LEGOs Kent NGfL (National Grid for Learning) - http://www.kented.org.uk/ngfl/robolab/  Reports, lesson plans, and approaches of ROBOLAB in a British curriculum. Robotics Challenge - http://challenge.enoreo.on.ca/index.htm. A unique multi-year educational project aimed at students in grades four to twelve sponsored by the Ontario Ministry of Enterprise, Opportunity, and Innovation. ROBOLAB @ Susanna Moodie Elem. School - http://www.hpedsb.on.ca/smood/Lego/index.htm Another website that has much information about the LEGO educational experience. Lots of great links! Mrs Crowe's Robotics on the Web - http://www1.webramp.net/Crowesclassroom/roboticshomepage.htm A collection of lesson plans and links to other cool LEGO robotics sites Groups LUGNET (Lego Users Group Network)- http://www.lugnet.com LUGNET has fabulous LEGO resources ranging from pieces in sets to a wide array of discussion groups on robotics, education, ROBOLAB and more Resources NQC (Not Quite C) - http://www.baumfamily.org/nqc/ If you want to program the RCX with a C-like syntax than NQC is an excellent alternative to ROBOLAB. MIT Yellow Brick Logo - http://el.media.mit.edu/projects/ybl/ MIT Yellow Brick Logo is an implementation of the Logo language for the LEGO RCX Brick (with its own firmware) EducaTech - http://www.educatec.ch A multi language website is dedicated to increasing "the understanding of Technology and engineering in Primary and secondary school systems." Examples, Ideas and Cool Projects Boulette's Robotics in Luxemburg -http://www.convict.lu/Jeunes/RoboticsIntro.htm A fabulous site that features high end robotics and ROBOLAB projects with great descriptions and the code used. Philippe Hurbain 's Page of Information on LEGO Components & more.. -http://www.philohome.com/sensors.htm Ole Caprani 's RCX Manual - http://legolab.daimi.au.dk/DigitalControl.dir/RCX/Manual.dir/RCXManual.html Everyt technical detail you want to know about the RCX, its internals, sensors, and more David Creek Elem. RCX Robotics - http://courses.marshall.edu/~hamilton/public/robots/RCX.htm Some great examples of RCX robots built by fifth grade students Collaborative Learning Through Real-Time Embedded System Design - http://www.cis.ksu.edu/chert/ret-site/ NSF RET Program for Educators to learn about embedded system design Robotics in general Robots - http://www.42explore.com/robots.htm A good primer for those who are just getting familiarized with the idea of robots. Also has some great links to robot sites made by kids for kids. Robots in Industry - http://www.morph.demon.co.uk/Electronics/robots.htm A good paper on the development of robotics – past, present, and future. Robotics: Where AI Meets the Real World - http://www.gslis.utexas.edu/~palmquis/courses/project98/robotics/ Detailed information on robots used in academia and industry. Artificial Intelligence Laboratory - Department of Information Technology - University of Zürich - http://www.ifi.unizh.ch/ailab/ A whole website devoted to the development of intelligent robots that mimic natural movements. Contains various resources for researchers, teachers, and enthusiasts.