STEM in English – Juniors Robotics
Engineering
The important thing is to never stop questioning.
Albert Einstein
The educational program “STEM in English (Advanced)”, designed for children aged 9-11 years, offers students the chance to get inspired and build original robotic models, to experiment, to develop their critical thinking and problem-solving abilities but above all to have fun!
Using the LEGO Education WeDo 2.0 training package, children work on the construction of a robotic model that interacts with the real world in real time! Each construction follows a “code” that is the product of the students’ computational thinking and is realized in the digital environments of LEGO Education WeDo 2.0 and MIT Scratch.
Working collaboratively, students are involved in exploratory and experimental projects that help them conquer learning, scientific knowledge as well as language skills through questioning, searching for patterns, selecting strategies and drawing conclusions.
Finally, the educational background provided by the “STEM in English (Advanced)” program is particularly useful for all children who want to participate in the annual Pan-Hellenic Educational Robotics Competition
for Primary School students, which is the forerunner of the World Olympiad of the WRO.
Purpose of the program
The purpose of the Introduction to Automation is the fascinating learning of science, technology, engineering and mathematics(S.T.E.M.), practically without theories and unnecessary terminology, and methods of problem analysis and solving. At the same time, it is possible to develop skills of ingenuity, algorithmic & programming models and team spirit demonstration.
Program info
- Age: 9-11 years old
- Number of activities: 30
- Duration of activity: 90′
- Students per classroom: 16
Interdisciplinary knowledge
- Science: Newton’s laws, friction, Velocity, Acceleration, Energy
- Technology: Complex mechanisms, automated robotic models
- Engineering: Motion, Simple Machines, Mechanical advantage
- Mathematics: Algorithm, Fraction, Operators
Chapters
Chapter 1: Introduction to Robots & Robotic Constructions, Simple Machines and Mechanisms
Chapter 2: Scratch’s programming environment, drive engine construction and remote control
Chapter 3: Introduction to sensors and automation, remote control selection or robotic construction autonomy
Chapter 4: Simple algorithms in programming the autonomy of robotic constructions (decisions, repetitions, operators, variables)
Chapter 5: Advanced robotic structures
2 Comments
Yolanda Sanchez
STEM Education
Yolanda Sanchez
13 Σεπτεμβρίου, 2019Good morning,
It is for a 10 year old attending English school – I would like to ask if it is possible to join certain chapters of the program only. Also pls if you can clarify which dates and times the program will run.
Thank you in advance.
STEM Education
13 Σεπτεμβρίου, 2019Hello. You can contact us on 2106010162 and talk to the Educational Programs Coordinator. You can ask for mrs.Kalamboki.