Category: LEGO Education (Page 3 of 3)

LEGO Education Announces SPIKE Prime

April 2, 2019 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

Earlier today, LEGO announced a new product to the LEGO Education theme with SPIKE Prime. It is the newest product that will be added to the LEGO Education portfolio and it is used to help kids learn how to program with the app based on the Scratch coding language. SPIKE Prime has 523 pieces including a new multi-port Hub and 11 new elements that will be first introduced with this set. Check out images of the set and the press release below.

LEGO® Education SPIKE™ Prime, a New Hands-On Learning Approach for Classrooms, Announced Today

Adding to the LEGO® Education portfolio of combined physical and digital learning experiences, SPIKE Prime has been unveiled today, along with new insights on students’ confidence in learning STEAM subjects.

Billund, Denmark (April 2, 2019) – Today, LEGO® Education announced LEGO® Education SPIKE™ Prime, the newest product in the LEGO Education hands-on STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Math) learning portfolio. SPIKE Prime brings together LEGO bricks, a programmable, multi-port Hub, sensors and motors all powered by the engaging SPIKE app based on the Scratch coding language. The SPIKE app includes lessons aligned to certain standards and many being able to be completed within a 45-minute class, making it easy for teachers to take SPIKE Prime into the classroom.

SPIKE Prime is a completely new design from LEGO Education. It has been created to reach all levels of learners, to be an inclusive, intuitive and naturally adaptive physical and digital creative approach, and engage all middle schoolers in technology-enabled STEAM learning with

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LEGO Education Panama Canal (2000451) Now Has Free Worldwide Shipping

August 21, 2017 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 3 Comments

At the beginning of the month, I reported that the LEGO Education Panama Canal (2000451) would be able to be purchased worldwide and we’ve just received information that it now includes FREE shipping as well. The folks over at Panama STEM Education, who is an authorized LEGO Education partner, has also sent over some new images of the set as well. This is a limited edition set which contains 1,184 pieces and retails for $249.95. I’ll have a review of the set soon so stay tuned for that.

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LEGO Education Panama Canal (2000451) Now Available Worldwide

August 2, 2017 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 2 Comments

Last year, I reported on the LEGO Education Panama Canal (2000451) which was only available locally in Panama. Yesterday I’ve received an email from Juan from the marketing team at the Panama STEM website saying the set can now be purchased and shipped anywhere in the world.

It’ll still go for $249.95 but it has free Priority Mail International shipping to the US. They also ship worldwide using DHL. It’s not a bad price but if you’re a collector of these kinds of exclusive sets, it’s cheaper than what you would find on eBay.

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New LEGO Education Panama Canal (2000451) Set Revealed

November 16, 2016 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 3 Comments

A reader named Carmelo has emailed in telling me of a new LEGO Education Panama Canal (2000451) set that was created to commemorate the expansion of the Panama Canal locks. The set has 1184 pieces and will retail for $250.00 and will only be available locally in Panama on December 1 with a production run of 40,000 sets. You can check out the set in motion in the video below.

Also seen on Brickset.

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LEGO Education WeDo 2.0 Announced at CES 2016

January 5, 2016 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

This is a little bit out of my realm but I know there are educators who are readers of the site and this might be of interest. LEGO Education at CES 2016 announced the new WeDo 2.0 robotics kit for elementary school students. The updated WeDo 2.0 is designed to teach kids from second to fourth grades STEM basics. There are over 40 hours of projects including physical, life, earth, and space sciences along with engineering and technology.

The core set comes with a programmable Smarthub, motor, two sensors, and 280 building elements, plus software including the Get Start Project which is an introductory experience to the WeDo 2.0 resource. According to TechCrunch, setting up a classroom with sufficient units would cost around $2,000 and it also includes the cost of licensing.

WeDo 2.0 is now available and the software is compatible with PC, Macs, Android and iOS smartphones and tablets.

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