The use of LEGO Robotics can facilitate cross-disciplinary projects
and enable collaborative learning. It can introduce children to
basic computer programming and robotics. Projects in LEGO improve
oral language development, as students are motivated to learn
descriptive, scientific and technical language while engaging in
discussions with peers and with teachers. They can assist the
writing process, as children plan strategies and record actions when
problem solving. It can include all students in mixed ability group.
It allows children to create and develop their own models based on a
range of topics within the curriculum. Theories that can be
difficult to comprehend when learned from a book are far more easily
understood with the benefit of a LEGO model. Young people can
improve their understanding of engineering concepts, for example,
how gears, pulleys and levers operate. They can gain a better
understanding of scientific concepts by conducting experiments based
on behaviour, feedback and control.
LEGO
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St.
Paul's
CBS Primary
Possible Curriculum Links
Subject
English
Geography
Science
Visual Arts
Strand/s
Competence and confidence in using language
Human
environments
Forces
Construction
Strand
Unit/s
Choose
a register of language appropriate
to subject and audience
Learn
about the
methods of transport and transport routes
Identify and explore
how objects and materials may be moved
Make
imaginative structures
Photo
Gallery
Some photos taken at LegoMindstorms Show,
St. Patrick's College of Eduction, Drumcondra, 2008
Some photos taken at LegoMindstorms Show,
St. Patrick's College of Eduction, Drumcondra, 2006
