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FIRST® LEGO® League Challenge UK

Lead a hands-on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) programme in your school or community for 9-16 year-olds.

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FIRST® LEGO® League Challenge UK

Overview


FIRST® LEGO® League Challenge UK "Welcome to FIRST® LEGO® League on ChangeX. FIRST® LEGO® League Challenge is designed for 9-16 year-olds and helps kids to develop critical STEM skills. This guide provides an overview of what's involved in getting the programme up and running in your school or community group. By completing the 30 Day Challenge here on ChangeX, you can access funding to cover the costs of the programme. " - Olivia Oakley, Institution of Engineering and Technology FIRST® LEGO® League Programme Manager

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Time

We recommend a 2-hour session each week for 12 weeks

As you work through your 30 Day Challenge on ChangeX, you can go ahead and register officially with the IET.

Your Class Pack provides enough equipment for 30 children containing:

  • 2 x Challenge Sets – season themed field mats and exclusive sets of LEGO® elements to build season-specific mission models.
  • 1 x Class Pack Guide - guidance, management tips, and best practices for how to implement the programme and instructions on how to run your own tournament.
  • 2 x Team Meeting Guides - guidance and lesson plans on how to run 12 sessions and end with a celebration event. It includes learning outcomes, tips, clean-up pointers, and checkpoints to monitor the teams’ progress.
  • 10 x Engineering Notebooks – team workbooks to record ideas, notes, and sketches. Each workbook provides a guided 12-session experience, including an introduction activity, session tasks, and concluding with the teams sharing what they learned and accomplished.
  • 5 x Robot Game Rulebooks - everything needed for the robot game. Contains field set-up instructions, mission descriptions, and the rules teams must follow.
  • 30 x LEGO® medals and lanyards
  • 1 x Build your own Small LEGO® Trophy

You will also need access to compatible devices to download and run the SPIKE App programming software.

 

Explore the full set of IET teacher resources here

Once you receive your Class Pack and SPIKE Primes as well as all the information in your welcome email, you’ll be almost ready to go. Have a read through your Team Meeting Guide in your pack and plan your first session by having a look through all the kit and resources online!

Now you're ready to go with your very first session. Keep working through all of the resources on the IET website to make sure you have all you need.

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