Lego STEM Day - Robotics
About
Lego Grand Master finalist Ryan Evans presents special Lego Robotics workshops for home educated kids.
We will have the opportunity build and program Lego robots, guided by Ryan's expertise. Each session runs for 2hrs. This is a more technical session than our previous Lego workshops, and as such age limits and numbers are strictly limited.
Session 1 - Junior: 9am-11am (ages 8-12) Spike Essential - build and code challenges
Session 2 - Senior: 11.30am-1.30pm (ages 10+) Spike Prime 1- build and code challenges
Session 3 - Senior: 2.30pm-4.30pm (ages 10+) Spike Prime 2- driving robots, problem solving and coding challenges
Wednesday 12th June @ Crossway, Burwood East
This is a HEN member only event
Tickets $20 per participant
(responsible adult required to remain onsite - not in sessions unless required, please purchase free adult ticket)
Ryan Evans is a Primary School Digitech and STEM Specialist and LEGO enthusiast from Victoria, Australia. He has been teaching for 15 years and has developed his LEGO Club and robotics program from the ground up. He has taken part in the First Lego League for 9 years, taking many teams to state and national level. A dedicated LEGO fan, Ryan was also a finalist in the third season of Channel 9's popular LEGO Masters program and returned in the 2023 Grand Masters season, making it all the way to the semi-final. In 2023, he also launched his LEGO focused business, Brickulum, and has already brought his unique flavour of LEGO robotics and STEM challenges to many schools across Victoria, presented keynotes, run PD for teachers and also consulted for LEGO Education.
Jnr 8-12 – Spike Essential
Ever wanted to work with robots? Coding and robotics are certainly going to be a big part of our future, and this session blends the fabulousness of LEGO bricks and introduces animation, movement, sensors and coding. Using the new Spike Essentials kits, we’ll explore a variety of builds and code them to perform different tasks. We’ll use a colour sensor for input and the brand new light matrix that is unique to this kit! We’ll even build a some mini-rover robots and program them to make it through a maze. The great thing about Spike Essentials is that it is a blend between the familiar LEGO bricks and plate building and introduces the more advanced Technic bricks, beams, pins and axles. This workshop will be a whole lot of fun with some great learning and skill development - even for experienced builders.
Snr 10+ – Spike Prime – Build and code challenges
LEGO has been producing buildable robotics and coding products for almost over 25 years, and the Spike Prime system is no exception. In this workshop we’ll explore a variety of builds, use different sensors and Scratch-style block coding to effect change on how their creations operate. From debugging a printer they’ll build to using the inbuilt tilt sensor to control a robotic bird, participants will be able to explore engineering concepts, efficient block-coding and manipulating raw sensor data. Throughout this play-based robotics session, even experienced builders and coders will be sure to enjoy the challenges and find new and different ways to approach and solve problems.
Snr 10+ – Spike Prime – Driving robots, problem solving and coding challenges
Driving robots, or Rovers as they’re commonly known, are fantastic for exploring automation, using the scientific method to get their robots to achieve different tasks. In this workshop, students will build a specially designed rover robot and use different attachments and sensors to achieve a variety of tasks using Scratch-style block coding. These skills are incredibly useful in the very popular FIRST LEGO League competition – a program that utilises a huge mat with multiple moving LEGO models that the robot has to interact with autonomously to score points. Whilst not specifically a FLL workshop, all of the skills we will explore are transferable.
Dates
Wednesday 12 June 2024 (UTC+10)Location
Crossway
2 Vision Drive, Burwood East VIC 3151