![]() We have taken the system through hundreds of cycles and it works reliably. The only cost is for the Lego WeDo robotics components and the Lego pieces used for the apparatus. This was the framework of the final program that the students did, although most decided to customise with extra sounds and speech bubbles!Ī quick video of some of the final creations. We used the free downloadable 'Scratch' graphical programming language and the Lego WeDo robotics kit to make this Auto Sampler/Fraction collector. We did simple programs to open and close the gate based on a keyboard press and then introduced the distance sensor. We ended up with ducks, birds, dogs, hippos, snakes, snails, crabs, chickens and so on…. That permission to be creative resulted in some extremely engaged students and a menagerie of animals. The only restrictions I gave them was “it has to hold an animal” and “I don’t have any animals, so you have to build your own!”. Once that was under control, students set about building their enclosures. ![]() ![]() We built a simple gate and had a play around with the duration and power levels to see if we could get fine control of the motor and get it to stop in set positions. As usual I played dumb and let the kids discover and teach me which way was clockwise and which way was anti-clockwise (for the record, ‘this way’ is clockwise when looking at the motor from the front.) LEGO Education sells a set of four Extension activities and the WeDo 8+ Projects Curriculum Pack but this latter one requires not just the basic WeDo Construction Set but the additional WeDo Resource Set as well. Distance Sensor : The distance sensor can be used to determine proximity. If not, select Show Motor Blocks from the Edit. Motor: The WeDo motor blocks should be visible in the Motion category. Scratch wedo how to#I started out just showing them how to enable the WeDo blocks within Scratch and then a quick exploration about motors going ‘this way’ as opposed to ‘that way’. The WeDo kit comes with 12 activities that start with a motivating animation, followed by easy to follow building and programming directions. WeDo/Scratch MiniGuide Controller : Connect the WeDo controller to your computer via USB. While the programming complexity of Scratch is a little higher than the LEGO software, it is still easy enough to use and the grade 3’s were up and running within minutes. The standard programming language that comes with the WeDo kits however is not supported on the XO laptops, so we used Scratch instead. This particular school had a very extensive XO laptop program so they were keen to utlise them as much as possible. 150 students over 3 days, in 2.5hr sessions at a time. Wedo 1.0 Setup Instructions LEGO WeDo 2.I recently ran some workshops for Grade 3 students with the LEGO WeDo kits. You can also use Scratch to program the original LEGO WeDo (LEGO WeDo 1.0). Use the WeDo extension blocks to turn on lights, control motors, and make your project interactive WeDo 2.0 Starter Projects Scratch wedo Bluetooth#The Device Manager lets you connect WeDo 2.0 to Scratch using Bluetooth Download HereĬonnect your WeDo 2.0 by following the steps in the Tips Window ![]() ![]() We plan to release a Windows version later in 2016. Scratch wedo for mac#The LEGO WeDo 2.0 extension is currently only available for Mac OSX. You can snap together Scratch programming blocks to interact with your LEGO WeDo creations and add animations on the screen. The LEGO® Education WeDo 2.0 is an introductory invention kit you can use to build your own interactive machines. This is a repost of the Scratch Team update: ![]()
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