Nestof3 Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 What do you think? https://www.homeschoolbuyersco-op.org/index.php?option=com_hsbc_epp_order&Itemid=1068 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie in MN Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 I've always wanted to get one of those sets. Thanks for the link. How low will it go :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elfinbaby Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 Has anyone bought into this before? Is it okay to post it to an email list to let others know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 I'd never seen those sets. I wonder how they work out, but I still don't think I'd want to pay that much for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 Has anyone ever used any of these sets? Are they available elsewhere at similar prices? Thanks! Cat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in CA Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 Wow! :blink: These are priced quite a bit more than I would be willing to pay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie in MN Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 Has anyone ever used any of these sets? Are they available elsewhere at similar prices? Thanks! Cat I haven't used them, but I've seen them before. Here are some at Lego Education. http://www.legoeducation.com/store/default.aspx?CategoryID=160&pt=4&searchtype=0&sport=3&c=2&t=1&l=0 They aren't priced like toys. Julie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 Thank you, Julie! :001_smile: Cat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2abcd Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 Has anyone bought into this before? Is it okay to post it to an email list to let others know? Yes, I've bought through HomeschoolBuyersCoop before and everything went smoothly. And yes, you can share the info with others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom0012 Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 I bought one of the lego education sets at a homeschool convention last year. It was the Science & Technology set - 9632. I was also told to buy 9628 with it, which is a small box that seems to contain a motor or something in it. We have only recently done the first 2 projects in our kit because I never had time to get to it during the school year. Both of my kids have enjoyed the projects we've done so far. I'm hoping to get through some more of it over the summer. I've had a hard time forcing myself to do it because the whole thing is set up in a very schoolish way and I am not great about doing hands on activities. The way our kit works is you watch a very short, animated cd-rom "story" (it is maybe one minute long with no sound) that sets up the problem you are going to solve. Then you have the kids build the lego activity. Each activity is set up for 2 children to work on, so it comes with 2 sets of instructions so each child can build half the project and then it gets combined. After you build, you do various activities with your project and make alterations to it to see what will make it work better. There is a worksheet where you record your findings. I think the activities have been good and I have learned from them myself since. I hope that helps a little. I was told that the kit I bought would prepare my son for Lego Mindstorms. Lisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nestof3 Posted June 24, 2009 Author Share Posted June 24, 2009 I bought one of the lego education sets at a homeschool convention last year. It was the Science & Technology set - 9632. I was also told to buy 9628 with it, which is a small box that seems to contain a motor or something in it. We have only recently done the first 2 projects in our kit because I never had time to get to it during the school year. Both of my kids have enjoyed the projects we've done so far. I'm hoping to get through some more of it over the summer. I've had a hard time forcing myself to do it because the whole thing is set up in a very schoolish way and I am not great about doing hands on activities. The way our kit works is you watch a very short, animated cd-rom "story" (it is maybe one minute long with no sound) that sets up the problem you are going to solve. Then you have the kids build the lego activity. Each activity is set up for 2 children to work on, so it comes with 2 sets of instructions so each child can build half the project and then it gets combined. After you build, you do various activities with your project and make alterations to it to see what will make it work better. There is a worksheet where you record your findings. I think the activities have been good and I have learned from them myself since. I hope that helps a little. I was told that the kit I bought would prepare my son for Lego Mindstorms. Lisa Thanks so much! My boys love Legos, and I would be willing to spend that kind of money if they were going to benefit from it that much, YKWIM? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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