FIRST® LEGO® League Explore (IRL/UK)

Lead a hands-on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) programme in your school or community for 6-9 year-olds.

 

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FIRST® LEGO® League Explore (IRL/UK)

Overview


FIRST® LEGO® League Explore (IRL/UK) "Welcome to FIRST® LEGO® League on ChangeX. FIRST® LEGO® League Explore is designed for 6-9 year-olds and develops children’s STEM skills from an early age. This guide provides an overview of what's involved in getting the programme up and running in your school. By completing the 30 Day Challenge here on ChangeX, you can access funding to cover the costs of the programme." - Demi Cornell, Institution of Engineering and Technology FIRST® LEGO® League Programme Manager

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Time

This can be done during curriculum time in 1 lesson per week.


Register for your Class Pack with the IET

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

FIRST® LEGO® League Explore Class Pack is an ‘in house’ version of the globally recognised FIRST® LEGO® League Explore programme. It gives you the opportunity, resources and guidance to run and deliver the programme within your curriculum time.

Teams will also have the opportunity to purchase more Explore Sets, Medals and Engineering Notebooks if they wish to deliver the programme with more children.

  • 5 x LEGO® Explore Sets
  • 2 x Team Meeting Guides
  • 1 x How to run Class Pack guide (digital)
  • 30 x Engineering notebooks
  • 30 x LEGO Medals
  • 30 x Digital certificates

Purchase 5 x LEGO® Education SPIKE Essential sets

In the UK, purchase your SPIKE Essential sets here or here.

In Ireland, purchase your SPIKE Essential sets here.

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

 


Receive Class Pack and your SPIKE Essential sets, read through Team Meeting Guide and get your equipment ready.

Once you receive your Class Pack, your SPIKE Essential sets 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!


Run your first session!

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


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