Lego STEM Day – Robotics – Spike Prime – Driving robots, problem solving and coding challenges 10+ (Burwood)

Snr 10+ – Spike Prime – Driving robots, problem solving and coding challenges

Driving robots, or Rovers as they’re commonly known, are fantastic for exploring automation, using the scientific method to get their robots to achieve different tasks. In this workshop, students will build a specially designed rover robot and use different attachments and sensors to achieve a variety of tasks using Scratch-style block coding. These skills are incredibly useful in the very popular FIRST LEGO League competition – a program that utilises a huge mat with multiple moving LEGO models that the robot has to interact with autonomously to score points. Whilst not specifically a FLL workshop, all of the skills we will explore are transferable.

About your Facilitator

Ryan Evans is a Primary School Digitech and STEM Specialist and LEGO enthusiast from Victoria, Australia. He has been teaching for 15 years and has developed his LEGO Club and robotics program from the ground up. He has taken part in the First Lego League for 9 years, taking many teams to state and national level. A dedicated LEGO fan, Ryan was also a finalist in the third season of Channel 9’s popular LEGO Masters program and returned in the 2023 Grand Masters season, making it all the way to the semi-final. In 2023, he also launched his LEGO focused business, Brickulum, and has already brought his unique flavour of LEGO robotics and STEM challenges to many schools across Victoria, presented keynotes, run PD for teachers and also consulted for LEGO Education.