Each group needs:

• LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 robot, such as EV3 Core Set (5003400) at https://education.lego.com/en-us/products/lego-mindstorms-education-ev3-core-set/5003400#lego-mindstorms-education-ev3
• LEGO MINDSTORMS Education EV3 Software 1.2.1, free online, you have to register a LEGO account first; at https://www.lego.com/en-us/mindstorms/downloads/download-software
• computer, loaded with EV3 1.2.1 software
• Forward_Timing_Bot.ev3 (ev3), a LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 program
• Pre-Activity Evaluation, one per student
• Speedbot Data Worksheet, one per group
• Speed Equation Worksheet, one per student
• Post-Activity Evaluation, one per student
• stopwatch or timer
• (optional) calculator(s)

Note: This activity can also be conducted with the older (and no longer sold) LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT set instead of EV3; see below for those supplies:

• LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT robot, such as the NXT Base Set
• LEGO MINDSTORMS Education NXT Software 2.1
• computer, loaded with NXT 2.1 software
• Forward_2_2.rbt (rbt)