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Denise Barker
PROVIDENCE HEIGHTS ALPHA SCHOOL
Zip Code: 15101
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ALPHA ROBOTICS PROGRAM

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Grades 2 and 3

WeDo™ Robotics Set Geared for Elementary

WeDo engages children in hands-on technology experiments that focus on science, mathematics, social studies, and language concepts.
Developed as an introduction to robotics, WeDo fits well into the LEGO robotics continuum that also features the LEGO MINDSTORMS® robotic line and new TETRIX™ by Pitsco metal building system.
WeDo, which remains connected to the computer at all times, helps create a clear link between the virtual world (computers and programming) and the physical world (represented by LEGO models).
Through the use of icon-based programming software, students quickly and easily learn how to write and download programs to their LEGO creations.
The basics of programming, engineering, and constructing are all part of the process.
We use WeDo to teach a variety of subjects represented through 12 activities supported with teaching curriculum. However, WeDo is designed to be easily adapted for use in other ways to help young minds understand a wide range of subject matter.
“Each LEGO Education WeDo Robotics Set includes:

  • 160+ LEGO elements including gears, levers, a motor, tilt sensor, detect sensor, and LEGO hub.
  • Icon-based programming software that allows you to control the models using a standard laptop, PC, the XO, and Intel’s Classmate.
  • Curricular-relevant activity pack, including 12 activities with building instructions for 12 different models. The activity pack provides more than 10 hours of instruction and project work.

 

GRADES 4-8

LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT

LEGO® MINDSTORMS Education students learn to design, program and control fully-functional models. They use software to plan, test and modify sequences of instructions for a variety of life-like robotic behaviours. And they learn to collect and analyse data from sensors, using data logging functionalities embedded in the software. Activity packs are developed by Carnegie Mellon University’s Robotics Academy and provide a series of real-life activities, covering topics within science, technology, engineering and mathematics.


 

TOP TEN REASONS TO DEVELOP A LEGO® ROBOTICS PROGRAM

  1. Taking science, technology, engineering, and math out of their normal paradigm helps students think about these subjects differently and may help students gain a deeper understanding. Students understand subjects better after actively playing with them.
  2. Robotics is the great integrator. You can’t find a better subject to teach a variety of disciplines, from math to mechanics, physics to computer science – robotics is a fun way to learn about them all and how they interact.
  3. Everybody loves LEGO® products and robotics, from students to parents to school administrators. It’s a win-win-win program.
  4. Robotics is flexible. It can be used to illustrate a single unit in a math course or be taught as a semester elective or after-school program, and it makes a great summer camp.
  5. Robotics serves as a nice platform for inquiry-based learning, a subject prominent in national and most state science standards.
  6. With robotics, unlike other subjects, it’s as much about getting it wrong as it is getting it right.
  7. Robotic Drag Racing, Sumo, Automated Houses, Miniature Golf Holes, and so on . . . need I say more?
  8. It’s like video games, only way more nutritious.
  9. It teaches students about many things, but most of all, it teaches them how to think.
  10. Dude, this is fun!

FIRST LEGO LEAGUE

Welcome to FIRST LEGO® League
Introduces younger students to real-world engineering challenges by building LEGO-based robots to complete tasks on a thematic playing surface. FLL teams, guided by their imaginations and adult coaches, discover exciting career possibilities and, through the process, learn to make positive contributions to society.
Elementary and middle-school students get to:
 * Design, build and program robots using LEGO MINDSTORMS®  technology
  *Apply real-world math and science concepts
  *Research challenges facing today’s scientists
  *Learn critical thinking, team-building and presentation skills 
  *Participate in tournaments and celebrations
What FLL teams accomplish is nothing short of amazing. It’s fun. It’s exciting. And the skills they learn will last a lifetime.

 

 



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