We are excited to announce that we will be launching the Lego Robotics program in the near future through the Library’s Modern Learning Club and in a variety of classrooms.
LEGO Robotics
is a teaching and learning program based on LEGO Robotics kits which enable individuals without formal training in
engineering and computer programming to design, build, and program small-scale robots.
Students working at this program will be asked to design and build a robot in one of three ways:
1) Through
imagination and playful exploration, they may create their own robot;
2) They may
follow a cookbook-like recipe of directions by someone who has designed and
built a robot—and they may modify the directions to create their own versions;
or
3) A teacher
or a more advanced student may create a “Challenge,” a description of a problem
that needs to be solved by the creation of a robot, together with a set of
parameters the student must work within to create that solution.
In all three
modes, the process is likely to include the following elements:
• Envisioning
what the robot will be like and what it will do
• An initial
“build”
• An initial
attempt to write a program
• Early trial
runs of the robot to see if it will do what it has been designed for
• Design
modifications and/or program modifications
• Feedback,
reflection, and finish
Additional
Information can be found at:
This learning will include authentic problem solving and collaboration between students which fits well with our school focus. We look forward to introducing this opportunity to our students in the near future. Stay tuned for more as we get going on this.....
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