LEGO Education WeDo 2.0 is one of the best tools for primary school kids who want to learn robotics. See with your own eyes how they come alive thanks to a few simple commands. Isn't programming supposed to rule the world?įortunately, you can use Scratch to program robots built from LEGO bricks.

Created programs never go beyond the computer screen, which often weakens the students' enthusiasm.

Thanks to this approach, simple programs are created almost organically and each new program becomes an inspiration for the next one.Īlone, Scratch allows you to program only within its interface. They assemble coding blocks and test their ideas, the same way they do when playing and building with bricks. Programming in Scratch is done by connecting colorful blocks that contain programming instructions. eight-year-olds) can use it to code on their own by creating games, animations, or interactive forms. What is Scratch? It is a visual programming language with text elements, created for educational purposes. Or maybe, you are on the fence about teaching with Scratch?īefore you look at the instructions, read why over 66 millions of users and teachers around the world sing praises of Scratch, and how come connecting colorful blocks develops future-relevant skills.

Instructions on how to prepare Scratch for LEGO WeDo are a few lines further down (click!). Although it wasn't always this way, fortunately today, just a few clicks do the trick. Programming LEGO Education WeDo 2.0 in Scratch 3.0, or connecting two phenomenal tools for learning robotics and programming, is easy as rolling off a log.

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