LEGO Education: About Us: LEGO Smart News Summer 2008

LEGO® Education Extends Robotics Continuum for Schools

LEGO ® Education has added two new robotics products to create a continuum of LEGO robotics sets, software, and curriculum designed to provide a complete robotics engineering experience for students from second grade through university level. Since its introduction in 1998, the LEGO . . . Read More

WeDo™ Robotics Set Geared for Elementary

It’s never fun to sit on the sidelines, and thanks to LEGO ® Education’s newest addition to its robotics continuum, We Do™ Robotics, young learners no longer have to remain benchwarmers! Designed for ages 7-11+, We Do engages children in hands-on technology experiments that focus . . . Read More

Robotic Building Activities

SPINNER BOT This robot goes fast and turns even faster, executing super fast spin-turns in place. Although the robot has six wheels, it is essentially perfectly balanced over the two drive wheels in the center of each side. The four castor wheels at the corners barely touch the ground, . . . Read More

Putting FIRST Things First

When asked why he is involved in FIRST LEGO ® League (FLL), five-year FLL coaching veteran K.K. Quah responded, “It’s the best way to get kids interested in science and math.” Quah, whose FLL team placed 5th overall at the Minnesota Open in April, believes in the positive impact the . . . Read More

Top Ten

TOP TEN REASONS TO DEVELOP A LEGO ® ROBOTICS PROGRAM Taking science, technology, engineering, and math out of their normal paradigm helps students think about these subjects differently and may help students gain a deeper understanding. Students understand subjects better . . . Read More

When the Metal Meets the Brick

It was an opportunity offered only once in a lifetime. At least that is what FIRST Tech Challenge advisor and TETRIX ™ tester Jeff McBride said of his team’s experience with the new metal building system. “When I was asked if our team would be interested in testing TETRIX and . . . Read More

New Products from LEGO® Education

The 2008 LEGO ® Robotics catalog is scheduled to hit mailboxes across the nation the first week of August. The 36-page publication focuses on all things robotic including several new items! Below is a sneak peak of some of what you can find debuting in this year’s catalog. The . . . Read More

Not Your Typical Classroom

Established in 2001, LEGO ® Education Centers can be found in several countries around the world including Japan, Korea, China, Singapore, Australia, and most recently, the United States. Designed to provide after-school activities that supplement the traditional learning environment, . . . Read More

The LEGO Smart Student

All LEGO ® products help build creativity skills. In 1980, LEGO Education was created to further extend this concept. In addition to the creativity and critical-thinking skills required by all LEGO products, LEGO Education sought to help students learn to work in teams and make . . . Read More

LEGO Smart News – Summer 2008