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| ORNL Energy Website | Information about energy research performed at Oak Ridge National Laboratry (ORNL). |
| ORNL Review: Greening the Real World | This issue of the ORNL Review provides a number of articles on finding lasting solutions to the nations's energy problem. |
| National FLL Resources | The Power Puzzle Resources page on the National FLL website. |
| FLL Links | |
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| Robot Mag | The latest in hobby, science and consumer robotics. |
| Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 | FLL Coaches Manual. (This manual is in 3 separate pdf files.) |
| LEGO Technic Design School | The LEGO Technic Design School has lessons explaining the basics of building robots. |
| A Coach's Comments | An article written by Eric Manneschmidt, veteran FLL coach, for the Pipeline, a newsletter circulated internally by the Metals and Ceramics Division at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. |
| The Art of LEGO Design | This is an outstanding paper about building with LEGO parts. It includes helpful tips on making strong structures and using gears. The paper is written by Fred Martin, one of the people at the MIT Media Lab whose Programmable Brick work formed the basis of the RCX. I highly recommend this paper, especially if you are having trouble getting things to fit together. |
| Hightech Kids Website | Contains teacher/coach material... check it out! |
| Tufts University's Center for Engineering Educational Outreach | This is Tufts University's Center For Engineering Educational Outreach site for all things ROBOLAB including patches, beta features, activities, and other resources. |
| ROBOLAB Reference Library | The ROBOLAB Reference Guide contains a listing of nearly every icon along witha description of its use and an example. It also contains information on using some of the higher level components including making your own sensor definitions and editing the default.prf file. |
| Unofficial FIRST LEGO League FAQ | This FAQ is not an official FIRST document. It is an accumulation of knowledge derived from six thousand messages posted to the FLL forum over two seasons. It has been reviewed by numerous people, but may still contain errors. Use at your own risk. |
| LEGO Engineering | LEGOengineering.com is dedicated to providing educators with resources for teaching through engineering with LEGO materials. |
| LUGNET-Global community of LEGO enthusiasts | LUGNET unites LEGO fans worldwide through discussion groups, web pages, and services. As an independent site by fans, for fans, it is neither owned nor operated by the LEGO Company. |
| LEGO MINDSTORMS Robots -- Online Resources | A great source of Mindstorm links. |
| Pitsco LEGO DACTA | This is the official home page of Pitsco LEGO DACTA. Many of the interesting things that Pitsco LEGO DACTA sells are not listed online, but you can call and order a catalog. Make sure you get the LEGO DACTA catalog, as Pitsco has an entirely different catalog that doesn't have anything to do with LEGO. This is the place to order the Robolab software that allows you to program your RCX from a Macintosh. |
| Carnegie Mellon Robotics Academy | An excellent site for getting resources for education workshops and summer camps. |
| Centralized LDRAW Resources | LDraw is a freeware program which can create Lego models in 3D. |
| LEGO (R) Official Shop at Home Site | This site has some accessories and parts available for purchase at retail prices. |
| Brick Link Unofficial LEGO(R) Marketplace | BrickLink was launched on June 19, 2000. They are not sponsored, authorized or endorsed by The LegoŽ Company. They act as a venue for LegoŽ fans (Individuals and Businesses) from all around the world to buy and sell their LegoŽ parts and sets. |
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The FIRST LEGO League Tennessee State Tournaments are co-sponsored by UT-Battelle and the Tennessee Technological University. |
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