Creative Project

Build a music box in which figures move while music plays. Your box must have a theme with appropriate music, figures, and decorations.  (This project uses the building and programming skills that the students have mastered. It could be used as culminating activity)

Objectives

1. To write a LabVIEW program that plays music.
2. To create figures that move in different ways, including back-and-forth or up-and-down movement.

Materials

LabVIEW for LEGO MINDSTORMS
NXT
Computer
Motors
LEGO® pieces, including minifigures and decorative elements.

Curriculum

This activity is part of a series of activities published in the textbook LabVIEW Lessons: Classroom Activities for Learning and Using LabVIEW with LEGO MINDSTORMS. To order, visit www.collegehousebooks.com/labview.htm