Embed Doc
Copy Link
Readcast
Collections

CommentGo Back

Download

2008 catalog

Turn n h pwer o imgiatn...

Learning is an intuitive process. Researchshows that childrenare motivated tolearn when they arerewarded emotionally and challenged suciently.

When children activelyconstruct things inthe physical world, ithelps them build newknowledge in their minds.

First LEGO League (FLL) LEGO Robotics

For Grades 4-8

Portland Wiz Kids Catalog1-888-WIZ-KID1

Students in this class will join together as a singleteam or the 2008 FirstLego League Challenge. The team, containing upto 10 students, will work together building andprogramming a robotusing NXT MindstormsRobotics Kit and sotware.During the Winter andSpring quarters, studentswill build, program, andrene autonomous robotsto complete challengingmissions and overcomeobstacles, in preparationor the 2009 competitionseason. In this course,students create ideas andlearn how to approachand manage a challengingproject to completion. This hands-on, brainexercising class developslie long skills in a unenvironment.

Portland Wiz Kids Catalog1-888-WIZ-KID1

LEGO Robotics Workshop

For Grades 4-8

PROBE Space Mission Adventure takescampers on a un- and act-lled expeditioninto deep space.

Using the NXT MindStormsRobotics Kit and sotware,campers spend theweek building andprogramming robots toexplore and perorm taskson Planet H-99, includingpreparing and buildinga base camp, monitoringa volcano, rescuing a lostvehicle, and more! Earlyin the week, camperswill work on challengesto prepare them or aspecial mission at the endo the week. Learningis an intuitive process.Research shows thatchildren are motivatedto learn when they arerewarded emotionally andchallenged suciently.When children activelyconstruct things inthe physical world, ithelps them build newknowledge in theirminds. LEGO MindStormsRoboCamps ofercampers three types o construction:(1) Open-endedexploration withmodications to simplemodels to developunderstanding o concepts,(2) Guided investigation,where students ollowstep-by-step instructionsto build models used tocalculate results, and(3) Open-ended problemsolving, where studentsmake models o theirown design to meet setobjectives, all set in andentertaining and engagingthemed environment.