mom2Hh Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 I would love to start a Lego engineering group in my area for homeschoolers. I've heard of a Lego camp at Play-well (not sure if that is a specialty toy-store or what it is- there is one in CT near my brother in law). It sounds really good but they don't seem to sell their curriculum. Does anyone know of a place to buy (or download for free!) good Lego curriculum based on engineering or science (physics) for age 7+? oh- and not sure I can afford those pkg's marketed for schools that are over $100 for each segment. perhaps a basic school pkg could be purchased by a small group of homeschoolers though and divided up and then each child brings his lego pieces to the group each time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emagine Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 I would be interested as well. We did the Lego Volcano and loved it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeatherinTenn Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 Have you heard of the Lego Club for Homeschoolers? Here is the link. You can read all about them on the website. It's free, and they are very organized. It's a live webcast that your child watches and builds along with the instructor. They send you the supply list ahead of time, so that you can get all of your legos together. They meet every Monday live, but you can view the recording at a later date as well. Hope this Helps! http://www.currclick.com/product/43644/Lego-Club-for-Homeschoolers?it=1 Heather Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairProspects Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 I probably would not have the kids bring their own Legos. There is just too much potential for lost pieces even with meticulous labeling. Ds's Lego group does not allow kids to bring their own (it is a bigger, community group). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairProspects Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 Have you heard of the Lego Club for Homeschoolers? Here is the link. You can read all about them on the website. It's free, and they are very organized. It's a live webcast that your child watches and builds along with the instructor. They send you the supply list ahead of time, so that you can get all of your legos together. They meet every Monday live, but you can view the recording at a later date as well. Hope this Helps! http://www.currclick.com/product/43644/Lego-Club-for-Homeschoolers?it=1 Heather Can you clarify more of what kinds of projects they build during this time? Are the projects motorized or not? Do you need specialty parts? It sounds intriguing, but since we do a lot of Lego activities, I'm just not sure if it would be doubling up on something we already do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miselainia Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 We just bought these from a friend. They're from 4-H, but you don't need to join to use them. http://www.4-hmall.org/Product/robotics/robotics-curriculum-set/08436.aspx https://store.extension.iastate.edu/ItemDetail.aspx?ProductID=12785 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
workingmom Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 boys are doing net and picking designs from the lego book. i like this idea but am also wondering about the complexity of the projects and want to make sure its not too simple. do they have a contact # or pic of projects? can you access them after next week? Have you heard of the Lego Club for Homeschoolers? Here is the link. You can read all about them on the website. It's free, and they are very organized. It's a live webcast that your child watches and builds along with the instructor. They send you the supply list ahead of time, so that you can get all of your legos together. They meet every Monday live, but you can view the recording at a later date as well. Hope this Helps! http://www.currclick.com/product/43644/Lego-Club-for-Homeschoolers?it=1 Heather Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeatherinTenn Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 They have not been motorized projects. Probably too basic for what you are looking for. Fun for my little guy though!:) Heather Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomatHWTK Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 Learning.com offers some of the Lego curricula in its Marketplace. Also: http://legoengineering.com/curriculum-submenuteachingresources-142.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2Hh Posted May 16, 2012 Author Share Posted May 16, 2012 Thanks for the ideas. As for the Lego club at currclick.com please let me know if you can describe what they do. I didn't find a lot of info about that on the website. I'm looking for building functional lego things- using the gears and some technic pieces. Possibly using engineering design principles or science physics concepts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yucabird Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 Have you heard of the Lego Club for Homeschoolers? Here is the link. You can read all about them on the website. It's free, and they are very organized. It's a live webcast that your child watches and builds along with the instructor. They send you the supply list ahead of time, so that you can get all of your legos together. They meet every Monday live, but you can view the recording at a later date as well. Hope this Helps! http://www.currclick.com/product/43644/Lego-Club-for-Homeschoolers?it=1 Heather Heather, do you know if the Legos and other materials are easy-to-find? We can obtain basic Lego sets here, but that is about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Lucy the Valiant Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 We do the Lego Club, and it is really pretty basic stuff - they did a Lego volcano (she shows video clips of volcanos, gives volcano vocabulary, walks the kids through the build, they erupt it in the sink w/vinegar and baking soda); they did an exercise where she described her build and the kids had to imitate and then reveal at the end (the goal was listening skills and also how it's difficult to follow if someone describes something differently than you do - technical writing for kindy, I call it); they've done a Lego pyramid and talked about ancient Egypt; they did some 4-leaf clovers for March; stuff like that. None of it is mechanized in any way, and it's a fairly simple (but still very enjoyable for my 6yo) class (that is FREE). It does NOT sound like what you are looking for, though I do recommend it for the younger kiddos. I'm interested in this subject, too, as I think my 6yo is approaching the age where he might be able to start out with simple mechanical things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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