Friday, February 28, 2020

What about Lego Education?

Can you tell I have tried loads of curricula?  Each summer we also try different camps.  The local Rec  Center offered Engineering camps.  We sent our grandson, Paul.  Paul’s daddy is an engineer and Lego fanatic.  The Engineering Camp was sponsored with Sylvan Learning and used WeDo by Lego.  (WeDo with HomeSchool Bundle). The camp instructor used Lego lessons to guide the kids.  Paul was not a fan; he likes Makey Makey, coding with Scratch from MIT, Homeschool Science at the Marine Corps Museum, and Coji.  (Coji and Scratch were more fun when Paul was six.). Generally, Paul likes Physics, Legos, Engineering.  He did not like the Lego WeDo lessons at all.  Take a look at the free lessons on the Lego site: Robust Structures.  Paul said the instructor read to them, possibly the same instructions from the site, which may have been the main problem.  I think the best way to teach engineering is to issue a challenge.  Ask the kids to build a strong structure and test it. For example, The Tall Tower Challenge is much less costly and more open ended.  Try these simple engineering challenges instead.

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