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  • PS 153 Helen Keller
  • Bronx, NY
  • More than half of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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For the last few weeks, the students and I have been using a small amount of donated Lego bricks to address the impact of climate change. While it's not ideal, pairs of students have planned and built different structures that can be used to keep people moving and safe in the event that water rises to unthinkable levels. Even though it's only been a few sessions, I've seen each and every member of our club become more enthusiastic about learning and playing. With the arrival of the new Lego Spike education set and the expansion pack, students in our club can build, play, AND code. Working with these robot kits will allow students to solve problems, communicate across different technology platforms, build teamwork skills, and find what they are truly passionate about. Since the Lego Mindstorm EV3 robots have been retired, it makes sense for the students to work with the new Spike Prime sets. These sets have newer features and use more complex coding tools, but are absolutely great for beginners and those with limited experience. Since we have about 16 students, we would need at least 5 (3-4 students per group) kits so that everyone gets a chance to build and code. Once we're fully funded, we will have lessons on parts & pieces, learn component functionality, understand the drag-and-drop UI, and work toward entering a First Lego League challenge.

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For the last few weeks, the students and I have been using a small amount of donated Lego bricks to address the impact of climate change. While it's not ideal, pairs of students have planned and built different structures that can be used to keep people moving and safe in the event that water rises to unthinkable levels. Even though it's only been a few sessions, I've seen each and every member of our club become more enthusiastic about learning and playing. With the arrival of the new Lego Spike education set and the expansion pack, students in our club can build, play, AND code. Working with these robot kits will allow students to solve problems, communicate across different technology platforms, build teamwork skills, and find what they are truly passionate about. Since the Lego Mindstorm EV3 robots have been retired, it makes sense for the students to work with the new Spike Prime sets. These sets have newer features and use more complex coding tools, but are absolutely great for beginners and those with limited experience. Since we have about 16 students, we would need at least 5 (3-4 students per group) kits so that everyone gets a chance to build and code. Once we're fully funded, we will have lessons on parts & pieces, learn component functionality, understand the drag-and-drop UI, and work toward entering a First Lego League challenge.

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