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Description

As a Patrol, take on a robotics challenge using the LEGO WeDo or Spike Essential kit. Complete at least three building and coding projects from the lesson plans. Alter your design and enhance your coding. Share your project with your unit.

Outcomes: Girls experience engineering, design and coding skills for themselves.

Girls use design thinking skills to alter their designs and enhance their coding.

Girls enhance their communications skills by sharing their designs with their Unit.

Girls develop their teamwork skills by working in their Patrols.

Resources

WeDo or Spike Essential Kit per Patrol

2 x AA Batteries (for WeDo kit)

Tablet or Laptop per Patrol

WeDo or Spike App downloaded on tablet or laptop

Instructions

WeDo and Spike Essential sets may be borrowed from National Office between Easter and the start of the school year, when the FIRST LEGO League is not in session.

Please note all robotics kits must be handle with care and returned in full to National Office with their element sorting sheet completed.

- Download the WeDo or Spike app to the laptop or tablet each Patrol will be using for this exercise in advance.
- Ensure the WeDo has batteries or the Spike Essential hub is fully charged.
- Within each Patrol, select a design and build activity to complete on the WeDo or Spike app.
o WeDo: Open the WeDo app, go to Classroom Projects and select a project to suit your Six. Use the Getting Started or Guided Projects. Milo the Science Rover is a good place to start. You can then add on the Motion Senior, Tilt Sensor and/or put two together and collaborate.
o Spike Essential: Open the Spike app, choose Essential and select a Unit Plan project to suit your Six.
- Working as a team, follow the story line to build your robot.
- Follow the coding prompts to build your code and run it on your hub. Don’t forget to connect your hub to your laptop/tablet.
- Improve the design of your build by adding more LEGO elements.
- Improve your code by adding more coding blocks.
- Share what you have designed and built with your Unit.
- As a Patrol, explain how you improved your design and your code.
- When the task is completed, power down your Spike Essential or WeDo hub by holding the power button for at least 10 seconds until the hub is fully off. Return it to the correct kit.
- As a Patrol, sort all the LEGO elements back into their correct sorting tray. Check the floor area to ensure no small parts have been missed.
- Return all equipment to National Office with a completed element checklist.
- Send lego@irishgirlguides.ie an email if there are any missing parts.

Each Patrol must complete three building and coding projects in order to complete this badge activity.

Discussion Questions:
- What did you learn by taking part in this challenge?
- Did your team work well together?
- What was the easiest part of this activity for you to complete?
- What was the biggest challenge in this activity for you? your Patrol?
- How could your design be used in everyday life?
- How would you improve your design or code in future?

Tags

• coding
• engineering
• robot
• robotics
• STEM

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