The Challenge
Using the Lego Robotics Mindstorm Ev3 kits, create a robot that moves.
Using the 5E Model:
Engage - a Lego Robotics Mindstorm Ev3 kit was placed in front of students where they were asked to observe all the different parts of the kits and find ways to connect the pieces.
Explore - Students were asked to use some of the parts in the kit to make an object of choice
Explain - Students discussed how they were able to put some pieces together and not others.
Elaborate - Students were to create a robot and program it to move.
Evaluate - Students used self and group evaluation to determine if their robot could move in the ways they intended. If not, many went back to redesign their robot to make it move in a desired way.
Explore - Students were asked to use some of the parts in the kit to make an object of choice
Explain - Students discussed how they were able to put some pieces together and not others.
Elaborate - Students were to create a robot and program it to move.
Evaluate - Students used self and group evaluation to determine if their robot could move in the ways they intended. If not, many went back to redesign their robot to make it move in a desired way.
Groupings:
This challenge was implemented at three different times in each of the three grades simply due to the lack of Lego Robotics kits. Students in Grade 6 and 7 were grouped in small groups due to the small number of students in each grade. The Grade 8 class had larger groups because of the large number of students in the class. Overall, the small groups worked a lot better than the larger groups. 100% of the Grade 8 students agreed this challenge would have been more successful if they were able to work in smaller groups.