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From January 21 to June 10, the first Roman Lego Education Innovation Studio at the Robotics Centre, held 70 educational robotics laboratories, involving over 100 classes from 10 Roman schools. Over 2000 young programmers aged 6-16 were involved in the construction and programing of robots.
The Robotics Centre provides four types of labs, based on the age of the aspiring programmers:
• Bee-Bot – for year 1 and 2 of primary school. The Bee-bot is a toy-robot designed for infancy and primary school. While it introduces children to robotics through play, it also imparts the rudiments of visual programming and teaches the young children about spatial relations, logic, counting and movement;
• WeDo for years 3-5 of primary school. This lab is based on the WeDo Lego Construction Kit and allows students to build simple Lego models that can be connected to a computer. It allows students to experiment with manual didactic experiences, look for alternative creative solutions and work in a group;
• NXT for first degree secondary school includes constructions with smart bricks, sophisticated technology and an intuitive programming language that stimulates creativity;
• Renewable Energy for first and second-degree secondary school with the Lego Education Renewable Energy Sources Kit to discover the potential of robotics applications applied to new energy forms.
On May 17, Scratch Day 2014 was celebrated at the Robotics Centre together with millions of individuals from around the world.
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