The Coach

1. Prepare

• Read through the pupil material in the LEGO® Education SPIKE™ App.
• Plan accordingly, this project is designed to be completed over multiple classes.

Part A

2. Engage (10 Min.)

• Use the ideas in the Ignite a Discussion section below to engage your pupils in a discussion relating to this lesson.
• Explain the lesson.

3. Explore (35-55 Min.)

• Have your pupils work in pairs to brainstorm about something they'd like to become an expert at.
• Ask them to think about things that they could invent to help them.
• Make sure that they incorporate the use of data in their idea.
  *Allow them some time to make prototypes with the bricks.

4. Explain (10 Min.)

• Ask your pupils to build and program their training device.
• Have them put together a demo of their training program.
• Remind them to describe their trainer and their goals.

Part B

5. Elaborate (60 Min.)

• Facilitate a sharing session in which everybody gets to present their training program and what their trainer is good at (or not so good at).

6. Evaluate

• Give feedback on each pupil's performance.
• In order to simplify the process, you can use the assessment rubrics that have been provided.

Start a discussion about how to become an expert at something. Ask relevant questions. Here are some examples:

• What's something that you'd like to become an expert at?
• How do people use apps to master new skills?
• How data is used in training apps to track a person's progress?

Open-Ended Solutions
This project is designed so that every pupil or team can have a unique solution.

Example Solution
Here's an idea that you could use to inspire your pupils' design process.

Main Program

Simplify this lesson by:

• Having the teams work on a specific topic (e.g. training for a marathon), this will allow teams to share ideas and to help each other
• Providing specific programs that you'd like them to use in their projects

Take this lesson to the next level by:

• Asking the teams to develop a real training program for a real person

  ▷ Have them conduct interviews with the person in order to identify their needs, and then verify whether they've developed an appropriate solution

Teacher Observation Checklist
Establish a scale that suits your needs, for example:

1. Partially accomplished
2. Fully accomplished
3. Overachieved

Use the following success criteria to evaluate your pupils' progress:

• The pupils are able to identify the key elements of a problem.
• The pupils are autonomous in developing a working and creative solution.
• The pupils are able to communicate their ideas clearly.

Self-Assessment

Have each pupil choose the brick that they feel best represents their performance.

• Blue: I've successfully created a training program for my favourite activity.
• Yellow: I've successfully created a training program that solves the problem in a creative way.
• Violet: I've successfully created a training program that solves the problem in a creative way and I've presented my ideas clearly.

Peer-Assessment
Encourage your pupils to provide feedback to one another by:

• Having one pupil use the coloured brick scale above to score another pupil’s performance
• Asking them to present constructive feedback to one another so that they can improve their group’s performance during the next lesson

To incorporate the development of language arts skills:

• Ask your pupils to use text, images, sketches, etc. to record their design process, creating an Inventor Notebook to document their work.
• Have them create a website presenting their training program.

The pupils who enjoyed this lesson might be interested in exploring these career pathways:

• Healthcare Science (Medical and Health Careers)
• Information Technology (Computer Programming)
• Information Technology (Game Programming)
• Information Technology (IT Applications)
• Education and Training (Teaching)