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Table of Contents and Session SummariesBOOMTOWN BUILDSM Challenge.4FIRST Core Values and the Engineering Design Process.5How to Use the Team Meeting Guide.6What Materials Do I Need for My Team?.8What Help Is Available to Me as a Coach?. 10Session 1: Welcome to Boomtown.12Team members will learn about the BOOMTOWN BUILDSM Challenge. Then they will build LEGO models of buildings in theirown community.Session 2: Get Your Building Site Ready.14Team members will explore what is needed at a building site and will build LEGO models to show what they learn.Session 3: Be an Engineer.16Team members will learn how architects and engineers work together to design buildings. Then they will use LEGO elements todesign a solution to a problem.Session 4: Make It Accessible.18Team members will explore how to design accessible buildings and will build LEGO models to show what they learn.Session 5: Make It Environmentally Friendly.20Team members will explore how to design environmentally friendly buildings and will build LEGO models to show what they learn.Session 6: Make It Durable.22Team members will explore how to design durable buildings and will build LEGO models to show what they learn.Session 7: Keep Exploring. 24Team members will explore other challenges related to designing buildings and will build LEGO models to show what they learn.Sessions 8 and 9: Create Your Boomtown Build. 26Team members will design, create, and program their team’s Boomtown Build.Sessions 10 and 11: Make Your Show Me Poster.28Team members will design and create a Show Me poster about their experience with the BOOMTOWN BUILD Challenge.Session 12: Prepare to Share.30Team members will prepare a presentation about their experience with the BOOMTOWN BUILD Challenge.WeDo 2.0 Programming Block Descriptions. 32Glossary. 34BOOMTOWN BUILDSM 3
BOOMTOWN BUILDSM ChallengeWelcome to Boomtown! Come join our team!Boomtown isgrowing. We needyour help!Can you design andcreate a building forour town?Be sure to sharewhat you learn!Use your imagination and LEGO Education WeDo 2.0 to design andprogram your Boomtown Build.4 FIRST LEGO League Jr.Keep track of what you learn in yourEngineering Notebook, and tellabout it in a Show Me poster.
FIRST Core Values and the Engineering Design ProcessFIRST Core ValuesThroughout your season, use the FIRST Core Values as a guide for your team:FIRST Core Values Discovery: We explore new skillsand ideas. Inclusion: We respect each other andembrace our differences. Innovation: We use creativity andpersistence to solve problems. Teamwork: We are stronger when wework together. Impact: We apply what we learn toimprove our world. Fun: We enjoy and celebrate whatwe do!One or more of these Core Values are featured in each session of the Team Meeting Guide.During or after any session, ask your team members any of the questions below to help themthink about how they are using the Core Values. What new skills and ideas have you learned? What problems have you solved? How did you solve them? How could you use what you have learned to make the world a better place? How do you show respect for everyone on your team? How do you work together as a team? What do you enjoy most about being on your team? Explore a problem. Create one or more solutions. Test the solutions. Share what you learn.SHEmphasize to the children that there is noset order for this process. They might gothrough some or all of the parts multipletimes in a single session.ARECREST RELOEATYour team will use the engineering designprocess during each session as they work onthe BOOMTOWN BUILDSM Challenge. Thefour parts of the process are:EXPEngineering Design ProcessTEBOOMTOWN BUILDSM 5
How to Use the Team Meeting GuideThere are 12 sessions outlined in the BOOMTOWN BUILDSMTeam Meeting Guide. In general, plan for one team meetinglasting about an hour to complete each session. Note thatat least two hours are suggested to create and program theBoomtown Build (Sessions 8–9) and to create the Show Meposter (Sessions 10–11). Each session is organized as follows:A.) The Objectives outline what the team should accomplishduring the session.B.) The Materials list outlines the resources needed for thesession. For more information on the materials you willneed for your team, see pp. 8–9.ABJCDEC.) T he Set-Up section details anything special that you willneed to do or prepare prior to the start of the session. he Warm Up is a brief activity to help the children focusD.) Tand build teamwork skills at the start of the session.FE.) Each session has an Explore section that can be read aloudby you and/or the children to build reading comprehensionskills and introduce the context of the session.F.)T he Create portion of the session includes a step-bystep list of what the team should do during the session.In most sessions, the children will work in small groupson separate tasks. The two groups are May’s Group andMarco’s Group. See p. 10 for more information.GIHG.) A llow at least 10 minutes for the Share section, duringwhich the children should share their sketches, ideas, andLEGO models with one another.H.) B e sure to allocate at least 5 minutes at the end of each session for the Cleanup and LookAhead section. Children should disassemble and put away the LEGO elements for anymodels that they will not need anymore. Share the information about the next session toget the children excited about what is coming up.I.) The Applause iconappears any time that the children should give one anotherpositive encouragement or applause, such as after they share an idea with the group. Thishelps to reinforce the FIRST Core Values.J.) The Tips offer additional information to help you lead each session as successfully aspossible. They include discussion questions, directions for how to access the suggestedWeDo 2.0 models within the software/app, Take It Further ideas, and more.6 FIRST LEGO League Jr.
What Materials Do I Need for My Team?The materials for the 12 sessions outlined in the BOOMTOWN BUILDSM Team Meeting Guide arelisted at the start of each session. Below are notes about some of the specialized materials.BOOMTOWN BUILDSM Engineering NotebooksENGINEERING GINEERINGENINGEERENK NOTEBOOK GINEERINNOTEK TEBOOGENGIN BOONOBOOKNOTEThe sessions in the Engineering Notebook correspond directly to thesessions in the Team Meeting Guide. Provide one Engineering Notebookper team member.2000466200046620004662000466BOOMTOWN BUILD Inspire Set and Inspire ModelThe BOOMTOWN BUILD Inspire Set consists of about 700 LEGO elements.Note that the bags labeled “1,” “2,” “3,” and “4,” contain the elements that thechildren will need to build the BOOMTOWN BUILD Inspire Model (a LEGOcrane/elevator) as part of Sessions 2 and 4, so be sure to set aside thesebags until then.Book 1, Book 2, and Book 3 of the building instructions forthe Inspire Model can be found in the Inspire Set box. If youwould like to print additional copies or access the onlineversion of the building instructions, a link is available on the“BOOMTOWN BUILD Challenge and Resources” page ofthe FIRST LEGO League Jr. Resource Library; seep. 10 for details on how to access this page. All teamsmust include one version of the Inspire Model — eitherthe crane or the elevator — as part of their Boomtown Build.Crane version of Inspire ModelElevator version of Inspire ModelLEGO Education WeDo 2.0All teams must program and motorize at least one part of their Boomtown Build using LEGO Education WeDo 2.0. To facilitate this, you must provide your team with a LEGO Education WeDo2.0 Core Set 45300 and a compatible hardware device (for example, a tablet, laptop, or desktopcomputer). Prior to the first team meeting, you must download the WeDo 2.0 software or app ontothe hardware device. To view system requirements and download the WeDo 2.0 software or app,visit education.lego.com/downloads.8 FIRST LEGO League Jr.
Getting Started with WeDo 2.0If this is your first time using WeDo 2.0, follow thesteps below to prepare everything for your team and togain important hands-on experience with the softwareand hardware.Step 1: Unpack and Get Organized1. Unpack your WeDo 2.0 set.2. S tick the labels onto the walls of the sorting tray, and sort all the LEGO elements in theappropriate sections. The lid card shows the recommended placements for the labelsand elements.3. I f you will be using more than one WeDo 2.0 set, LEGO Education recommends thatyou color code or number each set and its corresponding Smarthub to help with groupmanagement.4. I nsert batteries into the WeDo 2.0 Smarthub. If you have bought the WeDo 2.0 Add-onPower Pack, remove the battery house from the Smarthub and replace it with the Add-onPower Pack.Step 2: Download and/or Update the WeDo 2.0 Software1. V isit education.lego.com/downloads to download and/or update the WeDo 2.0 software orapp on your compatible hardware device.Step 3: Complete a WeDo 2.0 Project1. Open the WeDo 2.0 software or app, and play the WeDo 2.0 Introduction.2. B uild and program one of the “Getting Started” projects. Completing a WeDo 2.0 projectwill help you get comfortable with the software and hardware.3. I f time allows, complete one or more of the other “Getting Started” projects, or use the“Light Bulb” icon to access and explore the “Model Library” and “Program Library.”For additional WeDo 2.0 support, including “Getting Started” guides, FAQs, troubleshootingtips, and more, visit LEGOeducation.com/wedo2quickstart.What if I am working with more than one team?That’s great! Note that each team will need its own WeDo 2.0 Core Set and compatiblehardware device, Inspire Set, set of Engineering Notebooks, and Show Me poster materials.After you have gathered or purchased all the materials that your teams will need, use plasticstorage tubs or other containers to create a kit for each team to use during team meetings.Color code or number the kits to help match each kit to a specific team for use throughout theseason. Consider storing the Team Meeting Guides, Engineering Notebooks, and WeDo 2.0sets inside the kit for each team. This will ensure that the materials do not get lost betweenmeetings. Be sure to check the battery levels of your hardware devices after every teammeeting, and charge them as necessary between sessions.BOOMTOWN BUILDSM 9
SESSION 3: Be an EngineerOBJECTIVESTIPSTeam members will: D escribe how architects and engineerswork together to design buildings P ractice the FIRST Core Values, with afocus on Innovation se LEGO elements to design a Usolution to a problemMATERIALS B OOMTOWN BUILDSMEngineering Notebooks B OOMTOWN BUILD Inspire Modelbuilding instructions (Book 3) LEGO crane 1 LEGO Education WeDo 2.0 CoreSet, software or app, and compatiblehardware deviceBUILD Inspire Set BOOMTOWN 234WARM UP (5 minutes)56 to describe an imaginative building where they could have fun (for Ask the children7example, a treehouseplayground, an underwater amusement park, or a castle made8entirely of food).9 Have the group describe one or more problems that they might need to solve in order10to design and construct their imaginedbuilding. Then have them brainstorm ways of111solving the problems.212313EXPLORE (5 minutes)414Architects design buildings.5 Builders build them. Many other people help along6the way.7Engineers design solutions to problems. They1 work with architects in order to solve8problems related to designing buildings. How 2strong does a building need to be? What9should it be made of? How tall should it be? 3110You are an engineer, too! May anda problem. They are at a11Marco need your4help to solve 25 floors. May3has supplies in crates onnew building that is being built in Boomtown.It has two126the ground. Marco is on the second13 floor. He needs the supplies. 4 How can you use the7LEGO crane to bring the crates to14Marco? Work as a team to solve5the problem!8697108119121013111412131416 FIRST LEGO League 11141213141234567891011121314The LEGO crane is the version ofthe BOOMTOWN BUILD InspireModel that the children build inSession 2. See pp. 14–15 formore information.Encourage the children tosuggest imaginative solutions!Take It FurtherAsk the children to sharestories that include architecturalchallenges, for example: IggyPeck, Architect; The Three LittlePigs or The Three Goslings;and Aladdin.You can find linksto a Reader’sTheater editionof Iggy Peck andadditional resourcesin the MultimediaBy Andrea BeatyConnectionsIllustrations David Robertsfor this session.See pp. 10–11 for details onhow to access them via the“BOOMTOWN BUILD Challengeand Resources” page of theFIRST LEGO League Jr.Resource Library.Ask the children to brainstormwhat might be in the crates.
CREATE (35 minutes) H ave the children return to the groups they were in last session — May’sGroup and Marco’s Group. T he groups will work together to program a LEGO crane to bring four cratesfrom the ground to the second floor of a two-floor LEGO building.Marco’s Group1 This group will design and create a LEGO model of a two-floor building to2represent the building in the Explore section. 3 Give the group an assortment of LEGO elements from the Inspire Set to4build1their model. They should use a baseplate for each level of the building. 526 the Encourage the childrento work together with May’s Group as they design37 howbuilding. For example,they should examine the crane to help them decide48tall to make their5building; the second floor should not be so high that the crane9cannot reach it. 6107 their ideas in the Share section of the Engineering Notebook. Have them record11812May’s Group913 This group will programthe LEGO crane to move the crates from the ground to1014the second floor11of the building that Marco’s Group is making.12Give the group the LEGO crane and a WeDo 2.0 Core Set.13 Have the children14follow the steps on pp. 19–23 in Book 3 of the buildinginstructions to convert the hand-operated crane into a WeDo 2.0-poweredcrane. Note that the children should not build the elevator attachment yet (asshown on pp. 6–17), as they will do this in Session 4.1 H ave the children start a “New Project” within2 the WeDo 2.0 software or app.Then ask them to use the two program strings3 shown in the EngineeringNotebook to make the crane raise and lower4 its platform. Ask the group tomake any changes that could improve how 5the programs work. For example,they could change the number of seconds that6 the motor is on and/or combinethe program strings into a single program. 718 Have them record their ideas in the Share sectionof the Engineering Notebook.29310SHARE (10 minutes)411 Have both groups share their sketches, ideas, and models.512 Ask the team to explain how they used creativity613 and persistence to transport7 solvethe crates from the ground to the second floor.14 What problems did theyalong the way? How did they work together to solve the problems? 89CLEANUP AND LOOK AHEAD (5 minutes)1011 Have Marco’s Group disassemble their models and put away the LEGO12elements.13 The team will need the crane in future sessions. However, May’s Group 1478910111122133144567891011121314See the Multimedia Connections forsome example models of two-floorbuildings.Take It Further H ave the children create a floorplan for each of the two floors oftheir model and/or create a thirdfloor. E ncourage them to use LEGOelements for their floor plansand/or draw their ideas in theirEngineering Notebook.Take It FurtherAsk the group to program the craneto do one or more of the following:1) Make at least two round tripsbetween the ground and thesecond floor of the building.2) Make a sound and/or flash awarning light while in motion.3) Display a message on thescreen of the hardware devicewhen the supplies arrive at thesecond floor.Creative problem-solving is anexample of the following FIRSTCore Value:Innovation: We use creativity andpersistence to solve problems.Let the children know that it is okayif it took them more than one try todeliver the crates successfully to thesecond floor.turn it back into the hand-operated version before storing it. They can do this byundoing the steps on pp. 19–23 in Book 3 of the building instructions. Ask themto put away the WeDo 2.0 LEGO elements. ell the team that in the next session they will explore how to make buildings Teasy for all people to use!BOOMTOWN BUILDSM 17
Book 1, Book 2, and Book 3 of the building instructions for the Inspire Model can be found in the Inspire Set box. If you would like to print additional copies or access the online version of the building instructions, a link is available on the "BOOMTOWN BUILD Challenge and Resources" page of the FIRST LEGO League Jr. Resource Library; see
