Imagine building your own robot to help you with your work. Now combine that with playing with Lego and you have students hooked.  Grades 3 and 5 students at Jacquet River School are stating a new project in their science classes called Lego Robotics.  Not only do students get to build a robot from Lego but they also get to program the robot themselves.  This experience is made possible by the generous donations from NBCC Miramichi and Tim Horton’s. Jacquet River School is the first school in New Brunswick to be participating in this venture.  They are working closely with NBCC Miramichi on the project as the NBCC students are creating pieces they can use.  In May, the students will be making a presentation at the NBCC AGM. Building the robots is not only fun but also educational. The students are developing their creativity, time management skills, and engineering skills while following instructions and using technology to program the robot to perform specific tasks. The theme of this year’s project is Nature’s Fury and the robots need to be programmed to solve problems related to natural disasters. To see an example of an FLL robot in action visit:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekJ_2BBRZMc . (Published by Annaka and Tanisha)