Case R3: STEM Bricks Workshop

Complexity
  • Elementary – Medium
Target Level
  • Tier 1: P1 – P2
  • Tier 2: P3 – P4
  • Tier 3: P5 – P6

Objective:

  1. Understand the basic construction of bricks
  2. Combine multiple electronic modules to form a new combination attribute
  3. Integrate and drive the electronic models
  4. Learn various mechanical principles and programming skills
  5. Cultivate students’ creativity and logical thinking ability

Description:
Through different activities and experiments, students can understand the mathematical and sciences concepts, develop their problem-solving skills and team spirit. Students need to use different bricks to make different combinations of bricks by applying the concept of mechanization, and simulate real life situations to solve problems. They need to use different programming skills, understand the use of computational thinking and handle programming systematically and logically with connecting the mechanical components.

Hardware
  • Bricks sets
  • Machines sets
  • Tablet / Laptop / PC with Internet connection
Software
  • Common programming languages like Scratch / Python
Cloud Services
  • Optional
Major Activities
  1. Tier 1 (P.1 – P.2):
    • Use life science as theme to construct brick models, and make it move by using programming skills
  2. Tier 2 (P.3 – P.4):
    • Learn different physical principles such as energy, balance, buoyancy through various mechanical structures in daily life.
  3. Tier 3 (P.5 – P.6):
    • Through different dynamics mechanical structures, students can learn concept of object motion, measurement techniques, mechanical structures and renewable energy.
Learning Objective(s)
  • Understand the basic construction of bricks
  • Combine multiple electronic modules to form a new combination attribute
  • Integrate and drive the electronic models
  • Learn various mechanical principles and programming skills
  • Cultivate students’ creativity and logical thinking ability
Duration
  • 2 workshops per year
  • 10 sessions per workshop
  • 1 hour per session
Target No. of Students
  • About 8 - 15 students per workshop