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      <description>&lt;![CDATA[Lego WeDO Session Planning and Preparation&#xA;&#xA;As I am running a Lego WeDo session on 29th.  I spent some time (about an hour) preparing for the session at Paignton Library.&#xA;&#xA;Firstly I built a basic windmill model and attached the Lego Hub and motor to this, I have also attached the distance / IR sensor.    &#xA;&#xA;I also built a very basic  car to which a motor and hub can be attached later. &#xA;&#xA;wedo prep&#xA;&#xA;The plan tomorrow, will be to demonstrate the model, introduce the WeDo software and hardware, including sensors.  The attendees, can then build their own, models and experiment with these.&#xA;&#xA;We have several Lego kits, so we can probably in small groups. &#xA;&#xA; The idea is to investigate what we can do, and maybe come up with ideas on how the library can make use of these resources.&#xA;&#xA;Lego Wedo&#xA;&#xA;#lego, #wedo, #stem, #session, #prep&#xA;&#xA;You can find me on Friendica at zleap@social.isurf.ca&#xA;&#xA;---&#xA;&#xA;cc-by logo&#xA;&#xA;Licenced under Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)&#xA;&#xA;hr&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;table&#xD;&#xA;thead&#xD;&#xA;trtda rel=&#34;me&#34; href=&#34;https://qoto.org/@zleap&#34;Mastodon/a/td&#xD;&#xA;tda href=&#34;https://wiki.ircnow.org/?n=Shelllabs.Intro&#34;ShellLabs/td&#xD;&#xA;tda href=&#34;https://joinmastodon.org/&#34;Join Mastodon/a/td/tr/thead/table&#xD;&#xA;center&#xD;&#xA;AI statement : b Consent is NOT granted to use the content of this blog for the purposes of AI training or similar activity.  Consent CANNOT be assumed, it has to be granted. /b&#xD;&#xA;/center&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;a href=&#34;https://liberapay.com/PaulSutton/donate&#34;img alt=&#34;Donate using Liberapay&#34; src=&#34;https://liberapay.com/assets/widgets/donate.svg&#34;/a&#xD;&#xA;]]&gt;</description>
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<p>As I am running a Lego WeDo session on 29th.  I spent some time (about an hour) preparing for the session at Paignton Library.</p>

<p>Firstly I built a basic windmill model and attached the Lego Hub and motor to this, I have also attached the distance / IR sensor.</p>

<p>I also built a very basic  car to which a motor and hub can be attached later.</p>

<p><img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/zleap/blogmedia/master/lego/wedo-prep.JPG" alt="wedo prep"></p>

<p>The plan tomorrow, will be to demonstrate the model, introduce the WeDo software and hardware, including sensors.  The attendees, can then build their own, models and experiment with these.</p>

<p>We have several Lego kits, so we can probably in small groups.</p>

<p> The idea is to investigate what we can do, and maybe come up with ideas on how the library can make use of these resources.</p>
<ul><li><a href="https://education.lego.com/en-us/elementary/intro/wedo2" rel="nofollow">Lego Wedo</a></li></ul>

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