LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT 2.0: The King's Treasure (Paperback)

Follow the adventures of Evan and his archaeologist uncle as they explore for treasure from an ancient kingdom. Help them succeed by building a series of five robots using LEGO’s popular MINDSTORMS NXT 2.0 robotics kit. Without your robots, Evan and his uncle are doomed to failure and in grave danger. Your robots are the key to their success in unlocking the secret of The King’s Treasure.

In this sequel to the immensely popular book, LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT: The Mayan Adventure, you get both an engaging story and a personal tutorial on robotics programming. You’ll learn about the motors and sensors in your NXT 2.0 kit. You’ll learn to constructively brainstorm solutions to problems. And you’ll follow clear, photo-illustrated instructions that help you build, test, and operate a series of five robots corresponding to the five challenges Evan and his uncle must overcome in their search for lost treasure.

• Provides an excellent series of parent/child projects
• Builds creative and problem-solving skills
• Lays a foundation for success and fun with LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT 2.0

What you’ll learn

• Build working robots using the LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT 2.0 kit
• Constructively brainstorm solutions to challenging problems
• Troubleshoot when your robots do not work as you expect
• Design with a repeatable method, not randomly
• Document your designs using the Design Journal Worksheet
• Program your robots using the NXT-G graphical programming language

Who is this book for?

LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT 2.0: The King’s Treasure is written for children ages 10 and up who want to learn to design, build, and operate robots using LEGO’s immensely popular MINDSTORMS NXT 2.0 robotics kit. The book leads readers through a series of five projects centered on an engaging story line. It can be read by kids alone, or it can provide the spark for a wonderful series of parent/child activities. Teachers and FIRST LEGO League leaders can use the book teach NXT 2.0 programming, and will find complete instructions for building five sample robots and creating five programs.

跟隨Evan和他的考古學家叔叔一起冒險，他們尋找一個古代王國的寶藏。使用LEGO流行的MINDSTORMS NXT 2.0機器人套件，幫助他們成功建造一系列五個機器人。如果沒有你的機器人，Evan和他的叔叔注定會失敗並面臨嚴重危險。你的機器人是他們成功解開《國王的寶藏》秘密的關鍵。

在這本廣受歡迎的書籍《LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT: The Mayan Adventure》的續集中，你將獲得一個引人入勝的故事和一個關於機器人編程的個人教程。你將了解NXT 2.0套件中的馬達和感應器。你將學會建構性地集思廣益，解決問題。並且你將按照清晰的照片插圖說明，建造、測試和操作一系列五個機器人，這些機器人對應Evan和他的叔叔在尋找失落寶藏的過程中必須克服的五個挑戰。

- 提供了一系列優秀的親子項目
- 培養創造力和解決問題的能力
- 為使用LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT 2.0打下基礎，帶來樂趣

你將學到什麼：
- 使用LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT 2.0套件建造工作機器人
- 建構性地集思廣益，解決具有挑戰性的問題
- 當你的機器人不按預期工作時進行故障排除
- 使用可重複的方法進行設計，而不是隨機
- 使用設計日誌工作表記錄你的設計
- 使用NXT-G圖形編程語言編程你的機器人

這本書適合誰閱讀？
《LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT 2.0: The King’s Treasure》適合10歲及以上的孩子，他們想要學習使用LEGO廣受歡迎的MINDSTORMS NXT 2.0機器人套件設計、建造和操作機器人。這本書通過一系列圍繞引人入勝故事情節的五個項目引導讀者。孩子可以獨自閱讀，也可以成為親子活動的起點。教師和FIRST LEGO League的領導者可以使用這本書來教授NXT 2.0編程，並找到建造五個示範機器人和創建五個程序的完整指示。