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Education Programme Tag: Engineering

Wheels in Motion

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Learners will develop skills that help them work collaboratively while building upon challenges and making improvement to their builds during the workshop. The class is split into groups and given the same set of LEGO pieces. Using a design brief the learner build a car that will travel down a ramp with the aim of … Continued

Mission EV3

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Complete challenges that help explain and construct pieces of code to learn the basics of programming skills. After learning the basics of using an EV3, students will put into practice the numeracy and programming skills to test and navigate a rocky landscape. The learners through trial and error and forward thinking compete to driver their … Continued

Aqueducts

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Construct and test canal systems used to carry water. Build upon team work skills, communication and problem solving to create value. Learners will discuss the history and importance of canals for transportation and consider what makes a strong bridge/aqueduct. Using this, in groups, students will have to create a canal system using the materials provided … Continued

Egg Drop Challenge

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Creatively protect your egg from the effects of gravity through skillful engineering. Each group is given a set of materials that they have to use to protect an egg from cracking once dropped from a height. Presenters will discuss with the class ideas of how they could protect their eggs by providing real-life examples.

Bridge Builder

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Experiment with building, creating and problem solving how bridges and structures are made. Learners can learn about the history and design of bridges and what makes them strong and successful. Groups are given a design brief to build the strongest bridge using the materials provided and then the bridges will then be tested to see which … Continued

Aquaponics

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Grow your students’ understanding of how food is grown and the impact growing food has on our planet. Join in on a discussion of how and where our food is grown. Followed up by a quiz that gets the students up on their feet and looking at the impact of our current food production. How … Continued

Forces

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Join Xplore! for a interactive science show as learners decide which force is used to make household items work by push, pull or both.   Years 1 and 2: The effect of push and pull on everyday objects How forces affect shapes of materials by twist, bend, stretch and squash How friction helps us to … Continued

Construction Kit

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Learn how to construct shapes within a team and individually to complete 2D and 3D shapes and patterns. Start with basic challenges of creating 2D letters using wooden KAPLA blocks. As you go through the workshop challenges start to build in difficulty. Challenges could include making the tallest tower to building a bridge over a … Continued

LEGO Coding WeDo 2.0

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Students will explore how motion sensors and gears combine with code to bring the LEGO to life. Learning Objectives: Learn how to code a simple programme to get LEGO creations to move. Combine coding and construction to get a LEGO model to move using sensors. We offer three separate workshops related to coding and LEGO … Continued

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