Oceans+2012+Participants

=Here are all the resources for the Summer 2012 Participants= (if you have questions, please email Linda)

**Project Description**
Resources and Activities for Oceans
 * Ocean Activity links (pinterest)
 * Simple Machines links (pinterest)

Upcoming Dates

 * July 4th week: No activities
 * August 1: Registration open for JrFLL teams for the fall
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 * August 25: Junior FIRST LEGO League Ocean Odyssey Expo/Open House at the Forge

**For Teams:**
Link to weekly suggested activities (new weekly activities posted (hopefully) by Wednesdays -- with the exception of July 4th week) http://wakeroboticsjrfll.wikispaces.com/Ocean+Odyssey+for+Teams

Yahoo group for discussion of topics and sharing of resources for Ocean Odyssey -- and to begin to share resource ideas for the Fall Super Seniors program -- ask to join! []

For Participants at the Forge
Link to weekly suggested activities (overall outline and upcoming events) http://wakeroboticsjrfll.wikispaces.com/Ocean+Odyssey+at+the+Forge

**Books**
"Let's Take A Trip to a Tide Pool" by Furgang, Kathy -- available through the Wake County Public Library as an ebook you can read online if you have a library card: @http://www.nclive.org/cgi-bin/nclsm?url=%22http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=20162&site=ehost-live%22

California Tidepools -- free iphone/ipad app -- photos only []


 * [[image:http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51GJDSFC6AL._SL500_AA300_.jpg width="160" height="160" align="left" caption="Week 2: Intro to Simple Machines"]] || [[image:http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/4161NWFMHHL._SL500_AA300_.jpg height="160" align="left" caption="Week 3: Shells and Hermit Crabs"]] || [[image:http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/6175HK92S1L._BO2,204,203,200_PIsitb-sticker-arrow-click,TopRight,35,-76_AA300_SH20_OU01_.jpg height="160" align="left" caption="Week ?: Levers and simple machines"]] ||

Simple Machines
from LEGO Education (expensive per piece but great descriptions of working through simple machines with just the right pieces)

Motors
To add a motor to a car, you'll need a motor, a battery pack, and some technic axles/gears to put on the motor. Those pieces can be found in regular Technic pieces, or the simple machines kit above, or in some of the LEGO education kits like this $99 set:
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Once you can sign up for a JrFLL team ($25 -- open on August 1), you can get a decent price on an overall resource kit with axles, gears, beams, etc. -- don't know the price yet, though.


 * [[image:http://www.legoeducation.us/_static/webupload/731/29_1652_na_3.jpg width="138" height="138" caption="Power Functions M-Motor Product ID: W978883 $7.95"]] || [[image:http://www.legoeducation.us/_static/webupload/731/29_1921_na_3.jpg width="103" height="103" caption="Power Functions Battery Box Product ID: W778881 $7.95"]] ||  ||

You can also get a pack from LEGO that has a few gears, the battery pack, motor and a switch: