NEIT+2017+-+Open+Space+2E

NEIT 2017 - Open Space 2E


 * 1) LEGOTinkering Maureen Reilly

Introductions
 * Who we are, experience with LEGO, favorite thing we've done with LEGO
 * Robotics
 * Solving a problem in a story

Search Twitter for [|#LEGOTinkering] for examples

Exploratorium
 * Exploratorium blog: @http://tinkering.exploratorium.edu/blog

LEGO Foundation
 * Bare-bones staff
 * Partnering with large NGOs
 * Partnered with the Tinkering Studio at Exploratorium

What can you do with a box of parts?

Tinkering studio
 * Linkages
 * Old-timey

507 Mechanical Movements: @http://507movements.com/

LEGOTinkering
 * With a small selection of parts they started building drawing machines
 * Learn through the process of tinkering as opposed to following building instructions
 * From the drawing machines they started adding musical "instruments" into the mix
 * Mallets
 * Cowbells
 * Xylophones
 * "Buttons" that make sound
 * Layered complexities

Tinkering Studio created a baseplate compatible with the Technics parts
 * @http://www.instructables.com/id/LEGO-Tinkering-Pegboard/

Connecting to the baseplate Moving away from the baseplate to new complexities Program an arm that can lift something Offering open-ended experiences with just the parts

Minutebot Plate: @http://a.co/54dC7s6

[|LEGOTinkering Facebook Group]

[|LEGO WeDo 2.0 Facebook Group]

[|Mindstorms EV3 Facebook Group]

Two kids designing EV3 tutorials, Shesan Brothers: [|ev3lessons.com] and []

Maureen just started a 5th grade LEGOTinkering unit, 52 girls at the same time, 3 different classrooms, 5 teachers co-teaching [|SeeSaw Portfolio of Project](It's a work in Progress)

Prompt of using the littleBits and WeDo to draw
 * Led to much frustration
 * Observed the frustration
 * Took the WeDo home and built
 * Leveraged LEGO Digital Designer to make "kits"
 * Every girl ended up building several drawing machines during the 90 minutes
 * Next class layer on music component
 * Product is thought process, thinking like an engineer, not a physical product necessarily
 * Using Seesaw to capture the learning process

Jason Allerman: jkbrickworks.com

[|Engineering with LEGO Technic book]

[|LEGO Parts Reference with common LEGO TECHNIC bricks]

Start with a limited collection of LEGO with which to tinker labeled with the vocabulary you wish to use in common

Classroom Integration
 * Ideally push in and work with the teacher
 * Retreat as the teacher gets more comfortable and independent

joshburker.blogspot.com, @joshburker, The Invent to Learn to Guide to Fun
 * LEGO WeDo Scratch chain reaction machine
 * WeDo Scratch drawing machines

Provocations or inspiration rather than explicit instructions

[|Tufts LEGO Engineering web site]

[|Carnegie Mellon Engineering web site]