Name of Activity | Wedo Cars |
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Author | Emily Lai, Emily Naito |
Keywords | Wedo, Car, LEGO, Robotics |
Subject | LEGO Building |
Grade Level | K, 1, 2 |
Time | 2 Hours Total |
Brief Description | Part 1: Students create their own cars using the pieces in the Wedo kit. Part 2: Students follow a set of pictoral instructions to construct a car using the Wedo kit pieces. |
Lesson Objectives: | – Introduce students to building vehicles using unfamiliar Wedo pieces |
Materials Needed: | Wedo kits Pictoral instruction handouts (Part 2) |
Preparation and Set Up: | – Arrange students in pairs – Print out enough copies of the handouts for each pair of students |
Necessary Background | Familiarity with the wheels/axles/other unique Wedo kit pieces |
Procedure | Part 1: – Show students which parts in the wedo kits will be used as wheels – Show students how to attach the wheels to axles and then to the body of the car – Distribute Wedo kits to pairs of students – Build the cars Part 2: – Have students disassemble cars from part 1 – Distribute handouts to pairs; explain what order the pictures go in – Build cars according to instructions |
Online Reference(s) | https://plus.google.com/photos/111228734087626356470/albums/5655917938991481009?banner=pwa |
Umbrella Unit/Curriculum (if applicable) | Robotics in Motion |