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Not sure why you'd do homework since this is such a self-paced hands-on class. If you really had to do so I guess they could write reports, create brochures or do presentations on some robotics/engineering topic.

I agree Homework is useless, but the principal made herself clear that there needs to be assignments given as it is still a graded class. So far I've just given them assignments to complete little logic worksheets at home.

I haven't ever used an arduino to control a Tetrix kit, but I have used the mindstorms and I know that it is very well integrated because that is the official set up used in FTC. RobotC for Tetrix+mindstorms also generally just works without much fiddling, which is nice.

It's pretty easy and more cost effective (Arduino - $25, Brick - $410). Plus you can use LabView for Arduino which is similar to the LEGO IDE.