Primary
N° 01
Block Coding and Robotics 1 (Ages 7-8)
First motorised robots and first animations with ScratchJr and LEGO Education SPIKE Essential.
LEGO Robotics Engineering (Ages 9-12)
Sensor-driven robots, mechanism design and mission-based engineering projects with SPIKE Prime sets.
This programme teaches robotics as an engineering process: define the problem, design, build, program, test and improve. Students build robots that use distance, colour and force sensors with LEGO Education SPIKE Prime sets and solve missions with block-based code, moving on to Python at the advanced stage.
How the sessions work
- One 90-minute session a week, with no more than 8 students and one set for every two
- Gear ratios, the torque-speed trade-off, grabbers and lifting mechanisms
- Line-following, obstacle-avoidance and object-carrying missions
- An engineering notebook for every project: sketches, test results and improvements
By the end of the programme
Students design a robot that completes three missions autonomously on a table similar to a competition field. This programme is a prerequisite for students who want to join the competition team. Sets stay at the academy; students who want to practise at home are pointed to the in-app simulation. At the end of each term students test their robots on the Mini Robot League field.
Learning outcomes
- Gear ratios and torque
- A robot that decides using sensors
- Keeping an engineering notebook
Curriculum summary
| Months 1-2 | Motors and gears |
|---|---|
| Months 3-4 | Sensors and conditions |
| Months 5-6 | Mechanism design |
| Months 7-8 | Mission field project |
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