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The activities, developed by engineering and science graduate Fellows in partnership with K-12 teachers, are grade appropriate, address pertinent learning objectives, and adhere to the science and math learning standards of New York City and State. To measure the effectiveness of the use of LEGO Mindstormsbased lab activities in science and math lessons, pre-and post-lesson assessment surveys, consisting of content and evaluation questions, were administered to all participating students. In this paper, we provide: our motivation to investigate the effectiveness of LEGO Mindstorms-based lessons; descriptions of six LEGO Mindstorms-based science and math activities and their associated assessment; statistical analysis; reflection on the effectiveness of the lessons; and recommendations for future work.  \nKeywords: LEGO Mindstorms-based education, assessment, conceptual understanding  \nINTRODUCTION  \nAs society continues its technological advancement at an exponential rate, maintaining competitiveness in the global economy requires that students at all levels develop technology proficiency  \nSUMMER 2012 1  \nADVANCES IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION  \nEnriching K-12 Science and Mathematics Education Using LEGOs  \nin proportion to the tempo of our changing world. In the United States, advances in technology have pervaded our daily lives and include the latest cellular phones that can generate step-by-step directions from one’s location to the nearest Starbucks and vehicles with voice activated systems that allow the driver to turn on the radio, adjust the mirrors, and control temperature, without ever lifting a finger. Although today’s students enjoy ready access to these technological advancementsand effortlessly interact with such modern technological artifacts, they often lack a fundamental understanding of the underlying science and engineering concepts. Advancing students’ understanding requires pedagogical tools and techniques with the appeal of tech-savvy devices that capture students’ imagination while fostering their learning of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) principles. For over a decade, robotics competitions such as FIRST LEGO League (FLL) have provided a venue where students get an opportunity to explore and interact with advanced tools and devices used by engineers and technologists. In fact, on November 23, 2009, when President Obama introduced his new initiative,“To Educate and Innovate,” he said, “I believe that robotics can inspire young people to pursue science and engineering.”  \nExamples of using robotics to teach STEM concepts abound in literature and cover the entire education spectrum from elementary to graduate school [1–4] . Unfortunately, the extracurricular nature of robotics contests has not made the use of robotics more central to K-12 science and math education. Moreover, the potential for explicitly exploring science and math principles using robotics-based activities remains largely untapped in K-12 schools [5] . In fall 2010, we surveyed New York City (NYC) FLL coaches and received 43 responses (≈33% response rate) . The survey results revealed that approximately 50% of respondents do not use robotics in their classrooms and only a small number provided explicit, meaningful examples of their use of robotics in STEM classrooms. 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