STEM Academy
Block Programming
Primary (Grade 1-4)
We provide programming classes using Lego® WeDo 2.0. This includes 17 projects focusing on engineering, life-, physical-, earth-, and space sciences. Students will learn how to identify problems, think of solutions, test their ideas, and analyze the results.
| Course | One-year course | Basic course | Advanced course | |
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| Number of students | 10 students *Minimum: 3 students | |||
| Lesson time | 120 minutes ※90 minutes at Nishimagome |
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| 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 | -STEM Lesson: Programming lesson using LEGO® WeDo 2.0 (1 hour) | |||
| -English Lesson: ESL After School Advanced class (1 hour) *Topic related with STEM lesson |
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| Fee | Entrance Fee | ¥20,000 | ||
| Annual fee | ¥18,000/year | |||
| Material fee | 【New member】30,200yen / year,【Member】4,000yen / year | |||
| Rental device | ¥500/month | |||
| Tuition | ¥23,000/month ※Nishimagome: 17,250 yen / year |
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| Location | Takanawa, Aoyama, Shirokanedai, Den-en-chofu, Musashi-Shinjo, Musashi-Kosugi, and Nishimagome | |||
Projects
Guided Projects |
Open Projects |
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| Pulling, speed, robust structures, etc. ●8 Projects |
Predator and prey, animal expression, etc. ●8 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 and understand more about the topic.(2)CreateIn the Guided Projects students will follow the instruction as they build their model and program it. Then they will modify it as they like. In the Open Projects students will think about their model and its program by themselves.(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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Computational Thinking
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Computational Thinking
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| ●What is Computational Thinking? 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) |
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| Moon Base, Grabbing Objects, Send Messages etc. ●4 Projects |
Inspection, Emotional Design, City Safety etc. ●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 which need to be solved.(2)PlanningThey will think about different solutions and choose one which they are going to plan executing.(3)TryingThey will use iconic programming language 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 its program and decide if they need to modify it.(5)CommunicatingEach student will explain and showcase their final model. |
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Lesson contents of each course
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・Getting Started ×2 Lessons ・Guided Projects ×4 Projects ・Computational Thinking -Guided Projects ×4 Projects ・Open Projects ×3 Projects ・Computational Thinking -Open Projects ×3 Projects |
・Getting Started ×2 lessons ・Guided Projects ×8 Projects ・Computational Thinking -Guided Projects ×4 Projects ・Open Projects ×2 Projects |
・Open Projects ×8 Projects ・Computational Thinking -Open Projects ×4 Projects |
Timetable
| Time | Activities | Details | |
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| :00-:05 (5 min) | English | Review / Homework check | Homework check and review of the previous week. |
| :05-:15 (10 min) | Speaking & Listening | They are going to discuss this week's topic using online materials. | |
| :15-:35 (20 min) | Experiment | Now it's time for experiments! | |
| :35-:55 (20 min) | Activity & Discussion | They will work on an activity with their classmates. Homework notice. | |
| :55-1:00 (5 min) | Break | Drink and bathroom break | |
| 1:00-1:05 (5 min) | STEM (Create) |
Review/Introduction | Review of the previous week and introduction to today's lesson. |
| 1:05-1:30 (25 min) | Create | They build a LEGO® model with the blocks. | |
| 1:30-1:45 (15 min) | Program | Let's activate the model by programming it with the App! | |
| 1:45-1:55 (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) | Pack up | The blocks are to be stored in designated sections of the box. | |
Schedule
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri |
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| No lesson |
【One-year】 16:00-18:00 ＠Takanawa @Musashi-kosugi 【Basic】 16:00-18:00 ＠Shirokanedai |
【One-year】 16:00-18:00 ＠Aoyama 【Advanced】 16:00-18:00 ＠Shirokanedai |
【One-year】 16:00-17:30 @Nishimagome 【Basic】 16:00-18:00 ＠Shirokanedai |
【One-year】 16:00-18:00 ＠Musashi-shinjo @Den-en-chofu 【Advanced】 16:00-18:00 ＠Shirokanedai |
