Teach Computer Science with LEGO Robotics

"Learning to code through LEGO® gives students the opportunity to use a physical problem-solving tool in their coding exercises. Their code comes to life in ways they can see, hear, touch and even chase across the room.


Bill Church Profile Jr/Sr High School, Bethlehem, NH"

"Inspire students to program with best-in-class robotics"

"Save time on your computer science lesson planning while giving your students the inspiration, tools and knowledge to explore computer programming on their own.

"Computer programming doesn't have to be complicated for your middle school students – or for you. The LEGO^® MINDSTORMS^® Education EV3 system takes students from coding programs via a simple drag and drop interface to developing complex algorithms. They can even create programs that interact with the real world by using input and output devices. And with time-saving lesson plans and interactive teacher notes, you can build your computer science and programming knowledge quickly."

Above quotes taken from https://education.lego.com/en-us/middle-school/intro/computer-science 

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Students Learn Math to Standards with LEGO Robotics

A very worthwhile academic paper...


"In the new global economy, all students must be prepared to compete with students from around the world. Students are expected to develop a deeper mastery of content and demonstrate what they know through writing and other projects..."

“The REU Mathematics team used NXT LEGO® Robotics to teach various scientific, mathematical, and design concepts, through designing, building, and programming the robots at each level. The students’ received hands on experience with physics, mathematics, motion, environmental factors, and used problem solving in a collaborative groups…”

Read the full paper at its source:  http://nia.ecsu.edu/reuomps2012/teams/math/report%20draft17.pdf

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Kids Learn with Robot Pets: LEGO Robotics

Kids are passionate about animals, pets, and robots. The 3 areas of interest come alive to engage K-12 students in many varieties of STEAM Learning. The video below is a great example of how this can work!

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Encourage Kids to Engage in STEM Learning with LEGO Robotics

Nice piece (below)from Computer Weekly

“ How Lego Education tries to encourage kids into Stem through play-based learning

Lego Education, the more serious branch of the Lego enterprise, aims to provide teachers and other education providers with fun ways to engage children with science, technology, engineering and maths (Stem) subjects.

Lego Mindstorms
Catrine Bjerrehus, associate marketing manager for Lego MINDSTORMS at Lego Education, admitted to feeling out of her depth when she first joined the Lego world.


To try and ease teachers into being more accepting of using Lego to support the curriculum in the classroom, there are resources available including cards with suggestions on how teachers can guide a lesson.


All of the Lego Education sets designed for Primary and Secondary level education also come with a free downloadable guide which includes resources aligned with the curriculum to help teachers with building instructions and classroom tasks.


...Lego Mindstorms..., a type of technology aimed at students in secondary education (aged 10 years and above) that allows pupils to build and programme robots…


… these technologies can be used for “all sorts of Steam lessons” to help students to understand these basic concepts whilst making these discoveries for themselves – again putting the emphasis on actively participating in classroom learning…

Lego for pre-school

Helping children to make discoveries on their own through assisted play can be slightly more delicate for younger children, so for pre-school stage children aged three and up, Lego Education recommends LEGO Education STEAM Park sets.

Children are challenged to use the pieces to build a theme park, and asked what will happen when particular pieces are used together.

This introduces concepts such as balance, centrifugal force, pivots, and other mathematical and scientific theories that will keep occurring throughout their education.

Rikke Baunbæk Wallington, senior concept and design lead for preschool, at Lego Education said she uses these in pre-school lessons filled with 40 children every day, and assured me can contribute to the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) learning standards followed by all Ofsted-registered schools or early years providers  in the UK.

Robots, teachers and future jobs

When moving on to primary learning, the recommended Lego kit for supporting classroom learning is the WeDo 2.0, a kit that pairs with the WeDo 2.0 software application to allow children to develop moving robotics…”

…Developing the ability to think outside of the box, something Lego encourages, is important as children in schools now will grow up to have jobs that do not currently exist…”

For the full article go to: http://www.computerweekly.com/blog/Inspect-a-Gadget/How-Lego-Education-tries-to-encourage-kids-into-Stem-through-play-based-learning

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Student Robotics Promotes Learning in Elementary Grades

Excerpts from an encouraging academic paper by Faisel, Kapila, and Iskander of Polytechnic Institute of New York University

 

Click here for the full paper: Using Robotics to Promote Learning in Elementary Grades

https://www.asee.org/public/conferences/8/papers/5480/download

Using Robotics to Promote Learning in Elementary Grades. Abstract. This paper considers the use of LEGO robotics as a tool to allow students in a fourth grade math classroom to engage in experimenting, sense-making, and developing visual understanding of ideas.

Quotes and excerpts, below: 

"LEGO robotics as a tool to allow students in a fourth grade math classroom to engage in experimenting, sense-making, and developing visual understanding of idea."

"Active Learning allows students learn to ask questions, construct their own understanding and explain their ideas to others..."

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LEGO Robotics Pump Up the Excitement for Math or Science Class

From the article: The Ultimate Ideas for Using LEGO MINDSTORMS Education Bricks in the Classroom


"Pump up the excitement for math or science class.“It never fails: My students are always energetic and eager to work when we work with robots. And with LEGO bricks, we have worked with LEGO MINDSTORM and the new EV3 robots for four years. The students rotate jobs, such as builder, programmer, driver and assistant driver at every session. They brainstorm and discuss to solve problems. We use our robots to compete in First LEGO League (FLL) as well as to teach problem solving in STEM.” —Kathy Teich"




Read the full article at its source: https://www.weareteachers.com/the-ultimate-ideas-for-using-lego-mindstorms-education-bricks-in-the-classroom/

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Getting Started with LEGO Robotics. Anyone who works with kids can do LEGO Robotics, a rich and highly motivating platform for important STEM Learning! (surprisingly affordable, too) This books explains it all!