Anyone got the Wedo lego education set?

[StephanieF]

like this one http://educationuk.lego.com/en-gb/products/wedo/9580/

 

I've never seen the lego education sets before-only mindstorms which we have for ds13. I wondered how much play value you get out of this set as ds7 is too young for mindstorms.

I know they also do http://educationuk.lego.com/en-gb/products/machines-and-mechanisms/9686/ which has nothing to do with the pc but is a good teaching tool for science.

 

Any advice as to which one has more play/learning value? I would use it for ds7 and ds11

Stephanie

[Capt_Uhura]

We have a thread on WeDo from last year I think. Did you try searching for it? I think a few members wrote up their thoughts on it.

[skueppers]

I bought it to use with my Kindergartner, who recently turned six. She really enjoys doing the activities with me.

 

We only do the activities in the teacher's guide. We haven't branched out into writing our own programs, building our own models, etc. The way we have implemented it, the whole thing is very step-by-step. I think this is appropriate for her age, but I will be interested to see what happens as she gets older.

 

I have a strong background in computer programming, so I'm entirely capable of facilitating more advanced work, such as integration with the Scratch programming environment, but she's not ready for that yet.

 

I'm thinking that using the WeDo system with me for a couple of years will be great preparation for Mindstorms in the future.

[cholderby]

My son, age 5, used that this year in our co-op. I don't know if the activities were from the book but he absolutely loves them!