Primary & Secondary Workshops

Bumperbots

New for 2009! An information and communication technology workshop where pupils will learn how they can use a computer to program a robot to perform specific tasks and understand the terms input, process and output. They will have to program a robot to make its way around a course and ‘park’ at the finish line. Students will have to adapt, and add to, an existing stepped program to get their robot to move forward, stop and turn until it finishes the course.

 

KEY STAGE 3

11 – 13 YEARS

ENERGY IN MOTION

Design and technology, science - investigate energy and renewable energy. Collect, store and transfer solar and wind energy to power LEGO models. Test and compare alternative energy sources.

KEY STAGE 2 & 3
8 - 13 YEARS

DR. HEARTBEAT AND THE NXT-BOTS

Using a specially-designed version of the brand new LEGO® MINDSTORMS NXT technology, build and program smart robots that must complete a variety of life saving operations, inject medicine, get a grip on weird, unwanted cells, repair a broken vein, respond to a heartbeat alert, and much more.  Children explore design and computer control, then test the performance of their robots on a unique electronic playing field.

KEY STAGE 2 & 3
8 - 13 YEARS

TAKING CONTROL

Design and technology, information & communications technology - introduces the concept of Computer Control. Pupils will create, input, store, test and modify simple computer programmes using a LEGO model.

KEY STAGE 2
8 - 10 YEARS

GET MOVING

Design and technology, science – explore movement and forces, including gravity and friction. Using a LEGO® vehicle, pupils investigate the effect of weight and friction on the speed of their vehicle.

KEY STAGES 1 & 2
6 - 9 YEARS

FAIRGROUND GEARS

Design & technology, science, mathematics – introduces the concept of gear wheels and movements. Pupils have the chance to build a fairground ride and experiment with its speed and direction using gear wheels.

KEY STAGES 1 & 2
5 - 10 YEARS

TALL TOWERS

Design and technology, science - introduces the concept of structure and stability. Pupils investigate strong structures through building and testing on specially designed earthquake tables.
 
KEY STAGES 1 & 2
5 - 8 YEARS