We had some great experiences with the grade 1 and 2 students this week.<\/p>\n
When I asked our grade 2 students to recall what they knew about some parts this week for their first robotics class of the year, we were amazed by how much they recalled from first grade.\u00a0 One student, who often struggles in school in some ways, gave the most amazing and accurate explanation of gears and teeth.\u00a0 You could tell that he really got it and retained it from last year.\u00a0 He was so excited to share his knowledge too!<\/p>\n
We did some of the Lego WeDo Getting Started activities with two grade 1 classes this year.\u00a0 The students were so enthusiastic!\u00a0 They loved using laptops, building some simple motorized gears and pulleys in a circle together. \u00a0 We explored basic concepts of gears, motors, pulleys, and programming.\u00a0 This really seems to pay off when students build the robots from the activity pack such as Dancing Birds, which we will do next in first grade.<\/p>\n
Some of the boys, in particular, were absolutely beaming when they got their first robots to work.\u00a0 It was very rewarding.\u00a0 We happened to have a reporter and photographer from the Daily Hampshire Gazette this week for an upcoming photo essay.\u00a0 So I hope they will be able to capture, in words and photos, the magic of this activity.\u00a0 They also visited grade 5 this week.<\/p>\n
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We had some great experiences with the grade 1 and 2 students this week. When I asked our grade 2 students to recall what they knew about some parts this week for their first robotics class of the year, we … Continue reading