STEM Academy
Block Programming
Primary (Grade 1-5)
We provide programming classes using Lego® WeDo 2.0. This includes 25 projects including engineering and life, physical, earth, and space sciences. Students will learn to identify the problems, think of solutions, and test their ideas and analyze results.
| Course | Regular course | Advanced course | |
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| Number of students | Maximum: 10 students | ||
| Lesson time | 120 minutes | 90 minutes | |
| Language | English | ||
| Materials | -STEM Lesson: LEGO® WeDo 2.0, iPad -English Lesson: Online text and Original print text |
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| Things to bring | Stationary, indoor shoes, and water bottle | ||
| Lesson contents | - English Lesson: ESL After School Advanced class (1 hour) *Topic related with STEM lesson |
- ESL and associated project activities (0.5 hour) *Topic related with STEM lesson |
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| - STEM Lesson: Programming lesson using LEGO® WeDo 2.0 (1 hour) | - STEM Lesson: Programming lesson using LEGO® WeDo 2.0 (1 hour) | ||
| Fee | Entrance Fee | ¥20,000 | |
| Annual fee | ¥18,000/year | ||
| Material fee | 【New member】30,200yen / year,【Member】4,000yen / year | ||
| Rental device | ¥550/month | ||
| Tuition | ¥23,000/month | ||
| Location | Takanawa, Aoyama, Shirokanedai, Den-en-chofu, Musashi-Shinjo, Musashi-Kosugi | Shirokanedai, Primary | |
Projects
Guided Projects |
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Science |
Computational Thinking |
| ● 8 Projects | ● 4 Projects |
How to work on the projects |
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On these projects, students will work in three stages: Explore, Create, and Share(1)ExploreAfter watching short videos, students will have a discussion to develop a deeper understanding of the topic.(2)CreateIn the guided projects students will follow the instructions as they build their model and program it. They will then modify it as they like.(3)ShareDepending on the students' level, they will make reports with pictures and movies using the app or give a presentation in front of the class. |
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Open projects |
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Science |
Computational Thinking |
| ● 8 Projects | ● 4 Projects |
How to work on the projects |
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In these projects students will work on the following stages.(1)Defining the ProblemThey will think about the given topic and define the problems that need to be solved.(2)PlanningThey will think about different solutions and choose the one which they plan on following.(3)TryingThey will use icon-based programming in order to activate their model and they will try and see if their solution will work out.(4)ModifyingThey will evaluate their own model and the program to decide if they need to modify it.(5)CommunicatingEach student will explain their work and showcase their final model. |
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"Computational thinking is the thought processes involved in formulating problems and their solutions so that the solutions are represented in a form that can effectively be carried out by an information-processing agent."
(Jeannette Wing, 2011)
Lesson contents of each course
| Regular | Advanced |
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Timetable
| Regular | Advanced | Activities | Details | |
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| :00-:05 (5 min) |
:00-:05 (5 min) |
English | Review / Homework check | Homework check and review of the previous week. |
| :05-:15 (10 min) |
:05-:10 (5 min) |
Speaking & Listening | They are going to discuss this week's topic using online materials. | |
| :15-:35 (20 min) |
:10-:25 (15 min) |
Experiment | Now it's time for experiments! | |
| :35-:55 (20 min) |
:25-:30 (5 min) |
Activity & Discussion | They will work on an activity with their classmates. Homework notice. | |
| :55-1:00 (5 min) |
:30-:35 (5 min) |
Break | Drink and bathroom break | |
| 1:00-1:05 (5 min) |
:35-:40 (5 min) |
STEM (Create) |
Review/Introduction | Review of the previous week and introduction to today's lesson. |
| 1:05-1:30 (25 min) |
:40-1:00 (20 min) |
Create | They build a LEGO® model with the blocks. | |
| 1:30-1:45 (15 min) |
1:00-1:15 (15 min) |
Program | Let's activate the model by programming it with the App! | |
| 1:45-1:55 (10 min) |
1:15-1:25 (10 min) |
Modify | Once they have made the model and programmed it as guided,now they will modify it as they like. | |
| 1:55-2:00 (5 min) |
1:25-1:30 (5 min) |
Pack up | The blocks are to be stored in designated sections of the box. | |
Schedule
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri |
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【Regular】 16:00–18:00 ＠Musashi-kosugi |
【Regular】 16:00–18:00 ＠Takanawa @Shirokanedai |
【Regular】 16:00–18:00 ＠Aoyama 【Advanced】 16:00–17:30 ＠Primary (Mita) |
No lesson |
【Regular】 15:00–17:00 ＠Musashi-shinjo 15:30–17:30 @Den-en-chofu 16:00–18:00 ＠Shirokanedai |
