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Have a LEGO® Education Simple Machines Set? Let your students become amusement park designers with this LEGO® Smart Activity
Materials Needed: LEGO ® Education Simple Machines Set 9689 Overview: The students will build a model of an amusement park ride that uses simple machines. Setup: Divide the class into groups of two. Each group will need a Simple Machines Set. Have an area where the students can display their models when they are completed. Start by telling the students that they are working for an amusement park design company, and they are in charge of designing a brand-new amusement park. Each team will build...
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Long time STEM Educator Helps Westerville High School Students Reach National Robotics Competition
“ I've taught and coached these students for various events since they were in 6th grade. What a joy it is to anticipate what they will contribute to our nation’s future.” – Dr. Susan Holland, STEM Educator The robotics engineering team, known as Anonymous Initiative, coached by Dr. Susan Holland, will compete in the 2012 National Institute of Navigation (ION) Mini-Urban Challenge , in Washington, D.C. on May 26th. The team consisting of high school students, Zach, Josh...
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Did you know early learners can be engineers too?
In the kindergarten classes at A.J. Whittenberg Elementary in Greenville, South Carolina, LEGO DUPLO bricks are helping students learn about problem solving and engineering. The students act as real engineers as they go through the problem-solving process: after some playtime to warm up, they plan, build, test, and evaluate. According to Tom Roe, curriculum director for A.J. Whittenberg, allowing the students to use the DUPLO bricks to actively learn about engineering is very important for learners...
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FIRST Tech Challenge Team 5202 Offers Beginners Advice to Rookies!
Being a rookie team this year themselves, FIRST Tech Challenge Team 5202 Try to Understand has some sound advice for teams joining the FIRST family. Download and read about their journey as a rookie team in the 2012 FIRST Championship! Kevin – “Never think that you are done. Test, test, test, and keep improving. Remember even if it doesn’t seem like you got much done today that what you did today might help you figure out the problem tomorrow.” Nathan – “Get lots...
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Need some help with your LEGO Education sets and Classroom Management?
Like many hands-on solutions, LEGO® Education sets include many pieces and parts that can be intimidating to teachers. This information, which comes from many teachers experienced in using LEGO Education solutions at all grade levels, should alleviate some of the concerns we hear most from customers. The first and most important rule is to set clear expectations from the beginning. Set high expectations of students’ classroom behavior by having procedures in place that they are expected...
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Congrats to FIRST LEGO League team, The Hippie Pandas, for their 1st Place Gracious Professionalism Award!
The Hippie Pandas participated last week at the FIRST World Championship where they won 1st place in the Gracious Professionalism Award. The Gracious Professionalism™ Award sponsored by Johnson & Johnson celebrates outstanding sportsmanship and continuous gracious professionalism in the heat of competition, both on and off the playing field. Read below how FIRST LEGO League team 4655 the Hippie Pandas prepared for competition this season! The Need Looking for an after-school program that...
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