“Joystic”

Main Idea
Students create a joystic by using Lego bricks. The main goal of this learning scenario is students to program their robots to interact with the environment of the LegoWedo 2 software and learn to use a motion sensor.
CreatorDimitra Dimitrakopoulou
SubjectComputer science
Length 2 hours
Pedagogical ApproachHaptic learning
Competences 
Problem solving
Abstraction
Decomposition
GradesPrimary school, 3rd -6th grade, students with no special needs
TechnologiesWeDo 2.0 software, Lego Education WeDo 2 core set
Evaluation ToolsRobots
Learning Activities

At the beginning of the course students should built a joystick. Students should be encouraged by the teacher to create their robots at their own pace following the instructions of the worksheets. Afterwards they should program it with the teacher’s guidance.

Worksheets

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CmNMBCFWbBtMvN-eyf7D4_TPRQAgxoZ3nfsf2boB9Bw/edit









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