CANCELED - Cancelled: Lego Spike for Grades 3-5

Saturday, November 43:00—4:00 PMSibley HallGroton Public Library99 Main St., Groton, MA, 01450

This course is designed for those kids in grades 3 to 5 who would like to explore, discover, and create a simple model with Lego bricks. Once the kids familiarize themselves with the details, they learn to combine the LEGO bricks and create a simple program to model different Lego objects. Sign up for entire series.

This class meets Saturday, Sept 9, Oct 14, Nov 4, and Dec 9, 3-4 pm.

Lego Essential (Suitable for Age 5-11) During these 4 sessions the kids learn to build their LEGO brick creations using axles, gears, battery packs and motors. In addition, kids will learn how to code their LEGO builds using a drag-and-drop based interface using Bluetooth technology.

Lesson 1 (Sept 9 )- Build a Bowling game and have fun Bowling.

 https://education.lego.com/en-us/lessons/spikeessential-crazy-carnival-games/spikeessential-bowling-fun/

Lesson 2 (October 14)- Build a Wind turbine through Legos and learn about clean energy.

https://education.lego.com/en-us/lessons/spikeessential-science-connections/spikeessential-energy-resources/

Lesson 3 (November 4)- Build a cable car to cross a lake using a Lego motor.

 https://education.lego.com/en-us/lessons/spikeessential-happy-traveler/spikeessential-cable-car/

Lesson 4 (December 9)- Build a snack stand and think about the food to be served using Legos

https://education.lego.com/en-us/lessons/spikeessential-amazing-amusement-park/spikeessential-snack-stand/