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FIRST® LEGO® League Challenge (Germany | Austria)

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Lead a hands-on STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) program in your school or community for 9- to 16-year-olds.

5 Step guide

Read the guide to start your own FIRST® LEGO® League Challenge (Germany | Austria)

  1. 1
    Register your class with HANDS on TECHNOLOGY
  2. 2
    Order your robots
  3. 3
    Check the materials of the season
  4. 4
    Obtain the seasonal materials
  5. 5
    Conduct the first meeting
1

Register your class with HANDS on TECHNOLOGY

While you work through your 30-day challenge on ChangeX, you can officially register with HANDS on TECHNOLOGY eV to take part in the current MASTERPIECE℠ season! You can register using this link . Once you have registered, you will receive a registration confirmation by email from HANDS on TECHNOLOGY.

Your In the Classroom package contains enough materials for 30 children, including:

  • 2 x Challenge Sets - seasonal playing field mats and exclusive sets with LEGO® elements to build seasonal mission models.
  • Guides
    • 1 x Classroom Guide, management tips and best practices for implementing the program as well as instructions for running your own tournament.
    • 2 x Team Meeting Guide - instructions and lesson plans for running 12 sessions ending with a party. It includes learning outcomes, tips, cleanup tips, and checkpoints to monitor teams' progress.
    • 10 x Engineer Notebooks - Workbooks for teams to record ideas, notes and sketches. Each workbook provides a 12-session guided experience, including an introductory activity, session tasks, and a wrap-up where teams report what they learned and accomplished.
    • 5 x Robot Game Rulebooks - everything needed for the robot game. Includes board setup instructions, mission descriptions, and the rules teams must follow.
    • 30 x medals
    • 30 x certificates
    • 1 x Build your own LEGO® Cup
2

Order your robots

Purchase your 3 LEGO Education SPIKE™ Primes (Basic and Expansion Set). You still need a device for the SPIKE™ Prime app.

3

Check the materials of the season

Explore the resources of the season here .

4

Obtain the seasonal materials

Once you receive your In the Classroom Pack and the SPIKE™ Primes, as well as all the information in the Season Materials, you are almost ready to go. Read the Team Meeting Guide in your pack and plan your first meeting by reviewing all the materials!

5

Conduct the first meeting

Now you can get started! Continue working through all the materials in the guides and on the website .

About FIRST® LEGO® League Challenge (Germany | Austria)

"The FIRST® LEGO® League activities fit very well with the STEM activities in our school, but it also strengthens children's social skills. The children work together in teams and have to get involved and coordinate with each other. They plan their projects independently and learn to create and present a presentation in which each child has an equal share of speaking time. This gives every child a sense of achievement. The kids always ask when we will next participate in the FIRST® LEGO® League."

Gabriele Moeren, team coach and teacher
Gabriele Moeren, team coach and teacher

Great for

  • Schools but also works in other educational and social institutions.
  • is looking for a way to get children excited about MINT.
  • works with 9-16 year olds

Time

This can be done during class in 1-2 hours per week (suggestion). The format in the classroom is designed so that it can be completely adapted to the needs of the class.

Resource checklist

  • Register with HANDS on TECHNOLOGY e.V.
  • You have received the current season material for the FIRST LEGO League In the classroom and the robots.