The one we have found very functional for youths is the Plano Connectable Satchel Stowaway with Handle (Large), 5-22, Part Number 3870-01. (You will need one tray per WeDo 2.0 kit.) Note: The numbers in circles indicate part lengths (based on LEGO custom units for axel lengths). The part name information is important for facilitating communication among participants.īack Side of Parts Key Card for LEGO Education WeDo 2.0 Core Set: Part Names The numbers in circles indicate part lengths (based on LEGO custom units for axel lengths).įigure 2 shows the back of the parts key card, which contains a picture and name for each part type. Notes: Quantities of parts are indicated as #x. Axel lengths as defined by LEGO are circled next to respective parts.įront Side of Parts Key Card for LEGO Education WeDo 2.0 Core Set: Parts Tray Map This side of the card aligns with the compartments of the tray and indicates the tray location and quantity for each part type. Understanding the Parts Key Cardįigure 1 shows the front of the prepared parts key card.

As with the previous inventory system, the new system involves the use of a customizable parts key card and a sectioned translucent parts tray. Accordingly, we present here an updated version of the previously published inventory system (Ewers & Dawes, 2013) to facilitate parts management for the LEGO Education WeDo 2.0 Core Set. The new version, LEGO Education WeDo 2.0 Core Set, Part #45300, comprises updated electronics and software and includes some new parts. In 2016 LEGO released an updated version of its popular WeDo Robotics system. An equipment management plan is critical for enabling program leaders and participants to focus on educationally meaningful activities, and a system for organizing parts is a key aspect of such a plan. If kits are incomplete, users find completing activities more difficult, and more time is spent looking for parts than attending to lesson learning objectives. However, one problem associated with the use of LEGO systems, especially in programs in which multiple kits are used, is that maintaining the kits can be taxing. Electronic and programmable LEGO systems have been a boon to educational robotics programs conducted in 4-H, schools, and other youth programs (Barker & Ansorge, 2006 Ewers, 2010 Habib, 2012a, 2012b).

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