Explore Lesson 2

• Review the Explore Lesson 2 lesson in the LEGO^® Education SPIKE^™ App.
• If necessary, pre-teach these related vocabulary words:
  change, need, solution.

• Facilitate a quick discussion about changing a solution.
• Prompt students to think about an object such as a car or a cell phone.
• How might people use that object differently?

• Allow students to be guided by the LEGO^® Education SPIKE^™ App to complete their first challenge.

• Build the basic model, on which the students can explore new ideas.

• Students will then iterate and test their model to complete the next two challenges in the app.

• The next challenges include:

• Change the program to modify how the model can be used.

• Upgrade the model and use creativity to iterate on the design.

• Talk to the students using GECKO to reflect on their challenges by asking questions such as:
• What did you change to modify how the object could be used?
• How did you work together and combine ideas to make it different?

• Prompt students to discuss and reflect on the importance of changing solutions to meet the needs or wants of others..
• Why do you think it is important to include what other people want as you create something new?
• What does it feel like when your needs or wants are included?

• Ask guiding questions to encourage your students to “think aloud” and explain their thought processes and reasoning in the decisions they've made while building and programming.

Teacher Observation Checklist

• Measure your students’ proficiency in brainstorming solutions for a defined problem.
• Create a scale that matches your needs. For example:
  1. Needs additional support
  2. Can work independently
  3. Can teach others

Self-Assessment

• Have each student choose the brick that they feel best represents their performance.
  • Yellow: I think I can change a solution to meet the needs of others.
  • Blue: I can change a solution to meet the needs of others.
  • Green: I can change a solution to meet the needs of others, and I can help a friend do it too.

Peer Assessment

• In their small groups, have your students discuss their experiences working together.
• Encourage them to use statements like these:
  • I liked it when you…
  • I'd like to hear more about how you…

Model Tip

• After your students complete their second challenge, they’ll be provided with an open-ended prompt for improving their models.
• Encourage them to consider the Explore challenge, and. how they might create something relevant to that context.

There aren't any building instructions for this challenge.

Simplify this lesson by:

• Shortening the lesson to only include the first challenge.

Increase the difficulty by:

• Adding a motor and include it in the program.
• Iterating on the design so that it could be a solution to the Explore challenge.