JuniorSTEM Lego Robotics
Junior STEM School Workshop
We can visit your school in: East Midlands, West Midlands, London & South East, East of England, South West, North East, North West, Yorkshire, Wales, ScotlandWhy book 'JuniorSTEM Lego Robotics' with Junior STEM
A JuniorSTEM workshop is very easy to organise. Phone or email us with some possible dates and we will send you a quote and our availability. We try to respond within a couple of hours. Many schools use us instead of a trip and ask the kids for a small voluntary contribution or ask their PTA to fund our workshops. This works well as the children go home excited about what they have done and tell there parents about it.
JuniorSTEM workshops take place at your school - no need for expensive coaches.
We have workshops for Y1 to Y8 (We can bring some big boxes Lego for Reception children). We can take up to 32 children in a session working in pairs*. Full or half days are best but we can run 3 or 4 shorter sessions in a day. The activities are classroom based so no need to disrupt your hall timetable. All equipment provided.
We are fully insured and provide a risk assessment on request.
* More than 32 children can be accommodated on request.
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What activities are available during this educational workshop?
Our workshops can be linked to many topics. Here are some popular ones:
Fairgrounds, The Iron Man, Tomorrow's World, Space, Robots, Animals (Lion, Monkey, Croc/Gator), STEM week, Science week.
Schools often run workshops as a stand alone fun day or to ensure curriculum coverage of those tricky objectives.
Fairgrounds, The Iron Man, Tomorrow's World, Space, Robots, Animals (Lion, Monkey, Croc/Gator), STEM week, Science week.
Schools often run workshops as a stand alone fun day or to ensure curriculum coverage of those tricky objectives.
Which Curriculum Subjects do you cater for?
Design Technology
Mechanics and engineering The children build and program Robotic Lego models. They all have either wheels & axles, gears, levers, pulleys or cams - or a combination of these. Whilst building they will gain experience in strengthening structures and connecting pieces.
The National Curriculum requires KS2 pupils to "apply their understanding of computing to program, monitor and control their products." This is a very difficult objective to cover without the correct equipment.
Computing
Robotics Coding Algorythms and data The children learn how to use the Lego block coding software to build algorithms that control motors, sensors, lights, sounds, pictures, text etc via a bluetooth connection to their tablet.
Physics
Earth and space Forces Gears and Pulleys The models use gears, pulleys and levers to make them work. We offer a focused Gears & Pulleys workshop where children investigate how to 'gear up' & 'gear down' and the benefits of doing this.
Engineering
The children build and program Robotic Lego models. They all have either wheels & axles, gears, levers, pulleys or cams - or a combination of these. Whilst building they will gain experience in strengthening structures and connecting pieces.
Pupils will also be encouraged to modify and improve their models using their engineering skills. Career opportunities in STEM subjects are discussed in the plenary.
What size groups do you cater for?
We can take up to 32 children in a session working in pairs*. Full or half days are best but we can run 3 or 4 shorter sessions in a day. The activities are classroom based so no need to disrupt your hall timetable. All equipment provided.
* More than 32 children can be accommodated on request.
* More than 32 children can be accommodated on request.
Do you offer access for visitors with disabilities?
All activities are fully accessible although school support maybe required.
Do you cater for visitors with Special Educational Needs (SEN)?
Yes. Please contact us so we can plan to meet your pupils needs.
Anything else?
We are very flexible so please do not hesitate to ask if you have any special requirements.
Our busiest times are around March (science week) and Summer after SATs.
Our busiest times are around March (science week) and Summer after SATs.
Who are Junior STEM?
A JuniorSTEM Lego Robotics workshop is a fun and exciting way to learn about engineering and programming. All the activities are highly engaging, hands on and creative. Pupils have the opportunity to play, experiment and try things out within a structured and organised learning environment. It’s great fun and packed full of learning.
We also try to inspire the next generation of engineers and technology professionals by explaining that there are fantastic career opportunities in STEM subjects.
"Can I just say how amazing the workshops were last week, the pupils AND the teachers have raved about them ever since, thankyou." Ros, Gainsborough, St Georges, Lincs.
"I just wanted to say thank you very much for your visit to Foster’s yesterday.
The children and staff were really engaged and thoroughly enjoyed the project. We loved how organised you were – even down to the Lego brick organisation and how you pulled in other subject knowledge for them to make links with. You kept the children challenged, focused, engaged and calm with such an exciting project. It was lovely to see those “Wow!” moments when they had managed to make their simple Lego construction move, make noise, light up etc. It was also a great opportunity for us as teachers to be able to stand back a little and observe how the children coped with problem solving, sharing, following instructions and creativity." Jo, Fosters, Bexley.
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