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LEGO® Education Range 1-16:Layout 1 20/8/09 09:47 Page 2 2 LEGO, the LEGO logo, DUPLO and MINDSTORMS are trademarks of the LEGO Group (C)2008 The LEGO Group Dear customer, Welcome to the brand new LEGO® Education Catalogue from RM. The LEGO Education range has an excellent reputation for promoting the highest quality educational products and associated teaching materials, that are relevant to the UK curriculum across Key Stages 2-4 for subjects including Science, Design and Technology and ICT. We are committed to providing carefully selected products that will allow schools to create a stimulating and innovative learning environment. LEGO has proven time and time again to encourage pupils to learn in a creative way. Many of the LEGO sets are designed to allow children to work in pairs or in small teams to construct solutions to simple problems and then convey these solutions to a wider audience. You will be surprised at the extensive subject applications, age and ability ranges that LEGO Education products can be used for! Please do contact our helpful Customer Services department for more informatioin on our range of products. Alternatively, if you know what you are looking for, fax or phone in your order today and we will arrange for delivery as soon as possible. Best sellers 3 Machines and Mechanisms 4 - 7 WeDo 8 - 9 MINDSTORMS 10 -13 Class Sets 14 Contents PAGES 2-3:Layout 1 20/8/09 09:58 Page 1 This set enables students to build and program real-life robotic solutions. Includes the programmable NXT Brick, providing on-brick programming and data logging, three interactive servo motors, ultrasonic, sound, light and two touch sensors, a rechargeable battery, connecting cables, and full-colour building instructions. Software (1KM-102) and battery charger (17M-287) are sold separately. The core brick set in our range of Machines & Mechanisms solutions, this set includes full-colour building instruction booklets for 10 principle models and 18 main models. Combine with curriculum-relevant activity packs and add-on sets to carry out a broad range of activities within design technology, science and mathematics. Learning Values: • Building and exploring real life Machines and Mechanisms • Investigating powered machines with the motor • Using plastic sheets for calibration and capturing wind • Exploring gearing mechanisms with the assorted gear wheels including differential KS3/4 1CA-691 £198.00 LEGO® MINDSTORMS® Education Base Set KS3 1L5-835 £98.00 Simple & Powered Machines Set 3 Best Sellers www.rm.com/legoeducation TEL. 0800 0197 983 This activity pack provides 14 principle model activities, four 45-minute pneumatics lessons each with extension activities of up to 20 minutes, and two additional problem- solving tasks. Video clips introduce the activities by showing real-life machines, which are similar to the LEGO models used in the lessons. Learning Values: • Building and exploring pneumatics through real-life LEGO models • Exploring sequence and control • Engaging students in engineering and design • Using measures and data analysis to describe and explain outcomes The core brick set in our range of Machines & Mechanisms solutions, this set includes full-colour building instruction booklets for 10 principle models and 18 main models. Combine with curriculum-relevant activity packs and add-on sets to carry out a broad range of activities within design technology, science and mathematics. Learning Values: • Building and exploring real life Machines and Mechanisms • Investigating powered machines with the motor • Using plastic sheets for calibration and capturing wind • Exploring gearing mechanisms with the assorted gear wheels including differential The Pneumatics Add- on Set complements the 1L5-835 Simple and Powered Machine Set, providing five principle models and four real-life pneumatics models. Includes full-colour building instructions, pumps, tubes, cylinders, valves, air tank and a manometer. Combine with the 1L5-846 Activity Pack to carry out 14 principle model activities, four new lesson plans and two problem-solving tasks. Learning Values: • Building and exploring pneumatics through real-life LEGO models • Investigating power systems and components • Pressure measuring in psi and bar • Exploring kinetic and potential energy KS3 1L5-846 £39.00 Activity Pack for Pneumatic Add-On Set KS3 1L5-835 £98.00 Simple & Powered Machines Set 4 LEGO, the LEGO logo, DUPLO and MINDSTORMS are trademarks of the LEGO Group (C)2008 The LEGO Group KS3 1L5-845 £39.00 Pneumatics Add-on Set 1L5-835 Simple & Powered Machines Set 1x 1L5-842 Activity Material 1x Starter Set 2 - 3 students 1MA-113 £229.00 1L5-835 Simple & Powered Machines Set 12x 1L5-842 Activity Material 1x 1L5-845 1x Pneumatic Add - on Set 1x 1L5-8461x Activity Material1x 1L5-845 1x Pneumatic Add - on Set 12x 1L5-8461x Activity Material1x Classroom Set 24 students 1MA-112 £1649.00 1L5-835 1L5-842 1L5-845 Add-On 1L5-846 Add-On Classroom Solutions Simple & Powered Machine Set KS3 1L5-842 £65.00 Introducing Simple & Powered Machines 5 This activity pack allows students to get an in- depth understanding of simple machines, mechanisms, structures and mechanical advantage. It includes 38 principle model activities, four main activities, including extension activities, and eight problem solving activities. Real-life video clips introduce students to the activities. Teacher's notes, student worksheets and glossary included. Learning Values: • Investigating the principles of simple machines, mechanisms and structures • Mechanical advantage • Balanced and unbalanced forces • Equilibrium • Block and tackle • Effect of force on an object • Experimenting with friction • Calculating speed, distance, time and weight • Identifying dependent and independent variables KS3 1L5-847 £39.00 Advancing with Simple & Powered Machines With this activity pack students get a fundamental understanding of simple machines, structures and mechanisms. The pack features 37 principle model activities, 14 main activities, including extension activities, and six problem-solving tasks. Flash animations introduce the activities. Teacher's notes, student worksheets and glossary included. Learning Values: • Investigating the principles of simple machines, mechanisms and structures • Experimenting with balanced and unbalanced forces • Experimenting with friction • Capturing, storing and transferring wind energy • Measuring distance, time, speed and weight • Calibrating scales • Investigating powered forces and motion, speed and pulling power Mechanism www.rm.com/legoeducation TEL. 0800 0197 983 PAGE 4-5:Layout 1 20/8/09 11:27 Page 2 Embracing a wide range of elements including a solar panel, a capacitor and two motors this set helps students investigate the concepts of energy, energy sources, electricity and the environment by building models. Contains building instructions for constructing a windmill, water mill or solar-powered Ferris wheel and several supplementary models. KS3/4 1L5-834 £162.00 Renewable Energy Set 6 Build an extra medium- strength, medium-sized M-Motor into your LEGO creations and watch things start moving. KS3/4 1L5-844 £19.00 Capacitor Using a LEGO® solar panel or a LEGO motor as generator, the capacitor can be charged and discharged just like a rechargeable battery. The capacitor can be used for powering a LEGO motor. When the capacitor is fully charged, operating voltage is normally 2.5V. A red diode lights flashes when fully charged. The capacitor is protected against reverse polarity. The LEGO® Solar panel provides sufficient power to operate LEGO motors. It delivers: 3V, 200mA in full sunlight outdoors, 3V, 100mA indoors with full sun outdoors, 2.5V, 8mA with light from a 60W incandescent bulb positioned 25cm from the solar panel (2000 lux), and 2.5V, 40mA with light from a 60W incandescent bulb positioned 8cm from the panel (10,000 lux). LEGO, the LEGO logo, DUPLO and MINDSTORMS are trademarks of the LEGO Group (C)2008 The LEGO Group KS3/4 1L5-843 £33.00 Solar Panel KS3/4 1L5-897 £6.00 Power Functions M-Motor Designed for use with 1L5-834 Renewable Energy Set, the 49 activities in this pack help students to explore, investigate and solve problems pertaining to renewable energy. The activities are divided into two levels, which can be taught either sequentially or individually. KS3/4 1L5-841 £32.00 Renewable Energy Activity Pack This set of wheels, axles and rollers helps students gain a deeper understanding of the concepts of movement and speed. Also includes beams, figures and building instructions for a variety of classroom activities. Ideally, one set per 2 students. Teacher's Guide for Wheels & Axles Specially designed to complement the Wheels & Axles - Mini Set, this 20-page guide includes an introduction for the teacher, illustrated explanations to the principles of wheels and axles, "How to" pages, problem-solving activities, extra activity ideas and copy masters. KS2/3 1L5-832 £18.00 Wheels and Axles - Mini Set Aimed at giving students an insight into the power of the pulley, this set helps children study the effects of changing the direction of rotation and increasing force and speed. Includes assorted pulleys, wheels, axles, belts, beams and building instructions. Ideally, one set per 2 students. Teacher's Guide for Pulleys Specially designed to complement Pulleys - Mini Set, this 20-page guide includes an introduction for the teacher, illustrated explanations to the principles of pulleys, "How to" pages, problem-solving activities, extra activity ideas and copy masters. A set designed to help the whole class learn all about simple levers by building appealing models. With its assorted beams, bushings, a weight element and building instructions, this set provides everything needed for countless open- ended classroom activities. Ideally, one set per 2 students. Teacher's Guide for Levers Specially designed to complement Levers - Mini Set, this 20-page guide includes an introduction for the teacher, illustrated explanations of the principles of levers, problem-solving activities, "How to" pages, extra activity ideas and copy masters. KS2/3 1L5-830 £18.00 Levers - Mini Set KS2/3 1L5-831 £18.00 Pulleys - Mini Set KS2/3 1L5-829 £18.00 Gears - Mini Set 7 This set provides a perfect hands-on introduction to gears and the mechanics of gearing. Includes step-by-step guide to building a merry-go-round and windmill, as well as material for up to 10 lessons. Ideally, one set per 2 students. Teacher's Guide for Gears Specially designed to complement Gears - Mini Set, this 20-page guide includes an introduction for the teacher, illustrated explanations to the principles of gears, "How-to" pages, problem-solving activities, extra activity ideas, and copy masters. 1L5-836 £5.00 Teacher's Guide 1L5-837 £5.00 Teacher's Guide 1L5-838 £5.00 Teacher's Guide 1L5-839 £5.00 Teacher's Guide Energy & Mechanism www.rm.com/legoeducation TEL. 0800 0197 983 PAGES 6-7:Layout 1 20/8/09 10:19 Page 2 Build an extra medium-strength, medium-sized M-Motor into your LEGO creations and watch things start moving. KS2/3 1L5-901 £9.00 Tilt Sensor The WeDo Construction Set enables students to build and program simple LEGO models that are plugged into a computer. The set contains more than 150 elements, including a motor, motion and tilt sensors, and the LEGO USB Hub. Combine with the 1JT-665 Activity Pack to carry out 12 theme-based activities. Software is sold separately, see 1JT-644. Learning Values: • Design and construct models • Brainstorm to find creative alternative solutions • Learn to communicate, share ideas and work together KS2/3 1L5-897 £6.00 Power Functions M-Motor KS2/3 1JT-643 LEGO® Education WeDo™ £78.00 Construction Set The tilt sensor designed for the WeDo Construction Set detects changes within six different positions: Tilt This Way, Tilt That Way, Tilt Up, Tilt Down, No Tilt and Any Tilt. The tilt sensor is automatically detected by the WeDo Software when connected to the LEGO USB hub. 8 The motion sensor designed for the WeDo Construction Set can detect objects within a range of 15 cm, depending on the design of the object, when attached to the LEGO USB Hub. The motion sensor is automatically detected by the WeDo Software when attached to the LEGO USB Hub. The LEGO USB Hub designed for the WeDo Construction Set controls sensors and motors via the WeDo Software when connected to a computer's powered USB port. This two-port hub transmits power and data to and from the computer, and both ports are able to control motors and sensors. The LEGO USB Hub is automatically detected by the WeDo Software when connected to a computer. KS2/3 1L5-899 £25.00 LEGO® USB Hub KS2/3 1L5-900 £9.00 Motion Sensor LEGO, the LEGO logo, DUPLO and MINDSTORMS are trademarks of the LEGO Group (C)2008 The LEGO Group 1JT-643 LEGO WeDo Construction Set 1JT-643 1JT-644 1JT-647 Classroom Solutions LEGO® Education WeDo 9 Easy-to-use, drag-and-drop software designed to work with the WeDo Construction Set. The software, powered by LabVIEW, is icon-based and provides an intuitive programming environment suitable for children from 7 years and up. The software automatically detects motors and sensors when they are attached to the LEGO USB Hub. Includes digital Getting Started Guide with simple building tips and programming examples. Learning Values: • Program and create a working model • Use software media to acquire information • Use feedback to adjust a programming system output. The Site License Agreement allows WeDo Software to be used on any compatible computer at the purchasing institution. The Agreement is necessary when installing the software on more than one computer. Requires pre- purchase of 1JT-644 WeDo Software. KS2/3 1JT-665 £65.00 Activity Pack for WeDo™ Construction Set This activity pack includes 12 activities and provides up to 24 hours of instruction and project-based learning. Animations introduce the tasks that students must solve. Activities integrate into the WeDo Software and are divided into 4 themes: Amazing Mechanisms, Wild Animals, Play Soccer and Adventure Stories. Teacher notes, glossary and building instructions included. KS2/3 1JT-644 £39.00 LEGO® Education WeDo™ Software Early Robotics 1x 1JT-644LEGO WeDo Software1x 1JT-647 LEGO WeDo Site Licence0x 1JT-643 LEGO WeDo Construction Set 1/2 Class Set 10 - 12 students 1ME-523 £619.00 6x 1JT-644LEGO WeDo Software1x 1JT-647 LEGO WeDo Site Licence1x 1JT-643 LEGO WeDo Construction Set Full Class Set 25 - 30 students 1ME-524 £1289.00 15x 1JT-644LEGO WeDo Software1x 1JT-647 LEGO WeDo Site Licence1x KS2/3 1JT-647 £149.00 LEGO® Education WeDo™ Site License www.rm.com/legoeducation TEL. 0800 0197 983 Starter Set 2-3 students 1MA-099 £109.00 A wide variety of additional building elements that help bring life to MINDSTORMS Education robots as well as to the range of LEGO Education Science & Technology sets. Plenty of extra standard elements such as beams, axles and connectors and special elements such as a crane hook and tread wheels. An ideal supplement to 1CA-691 for robotics competitions. This set enables students to build and program real-life robotic solutions. Includes the programmable NXT Brick, providing on-brick programming and data logging, three interactive servo motors, ultrasonic, sound, light and two touch sensors, a rechargeable battery, connecting cables, and full-colour building instructions. Software (1KM-102) and battery charger (17M-287) are sold separately. KS3/4 1B9-293 £51.00 Education Resource Set KS3/4 1CA-691 £198.00 LEGO® MINDSTORMS® Education Base Set 10 LEGO, the LEGO logo, DUPLO and MINDSTORMS are trademarks of the LEGO Group (C)2008 The LEGO Group PAGES 10-11:Layout 1 20/8/09 10:25 Page 1 The site license agreement allows LEGO MINDSTORMS Education NXT software to be used on any compatible computer at the purchasing institution. Is necessary when installing the software on more than one computer. Requires pre-purchase of 1KM-102 MINDSTORMS Education NXT Software. KS3/4 1B9-080 £169.00 NXT Site License Agreement This activity pack gives you four real-life science activities and one research project providing up to 25 hours of instruction. The activities are divided into four themes: Motion, Light and Colour, Heat Transfer and Sound. The research project covers solar heating. Developed by Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Academy, it includes video clips, worksheets and teacher introduction materials. NXT Temperature Sensor 1L5-879 and NXT Software v.2.0 1KM-102 are required. KS3/4 1L5-911 £65.00 Science and Data Logging Activity Pack The temperature sensor is a digital sensor powered by the NXT brick. Using the NXT brick and NXT software version 2.0, it can be calibrated to measure both Celsius and Fahrenheit (-20 °C to +120 °C/-4 °F to +248 °F). This powerful, easy-to-use software for programming and data logging is icon based. It includes a Robot Educator step-by-step guide with 46 tutorials, from beginner to advanced levels. Data logging functionalities, including graph viewer, make it easy to collect and analyse data from sensors. The software incorporates a comprehensive digital user manual and is based on LabVIEW. Learning Values: • Using input and output devices and producing a simple set of sequential instructions linking cause and effect • Developing and testing a system to monitor and control events • Using intuitive prediction tools to get first hand experience with making hypothesis • Using the scientific inquiry process when gathering and analysing data sets • Integrating Maths and Science using physical constants, units of measurement, coordinate systems, min, max, mean and linear formulas KS3/4 1L5-879 £21.00 NXT Temperature Sensor KS3/4 1KM-102 £45.00 LEGO® MINDSTORMS Education NXT Software V2.0 (with Data Logging) 11 Control www.rm.com/legoeducation TEL. 0800 0197 983 PAGES 10-11:Layout 1 20/8/09 10:26 Page 2 Getting started in the classroom - this two- CD set provides 45 hours of tuition divided up in 6 main projects, 6 investigations, 3 anytime projects and 3 end-of-project activities. Developed by Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Academy, it is a comprehensive step-by-step guide to robotics engineering. Includes presentations, video clips, worksheets and extensive teacher introduction materials. Activities can be extended to include guided research projects, see 1L5-909. KS3/4 1L5-908 £156.00 Robotics Engineering: Mobile Robotics KS3/4 1L5-912 £65.00 Introduction to Robotics KS3/4 1L5-913 £65.00 Robotics Projects: Themes This activity pack provides 3 comprehensive research projects of up to 60 hours tuition in total. Developed by Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Academy, projects are based on real-life themes: Automated Mining, Sentry Guard Dog, and Automated Tree Measuring following an authentic Engineering guided research approach. Includes advanced programming support. Robotics Engineering: Guided Research is the next natural step for students who have completed the Introduction to Mobile Robotics, 1L5-908. This exciting activity pack includes more than 40 lessons for teaching text-based programming relating to engineering challenges for both the NXT and RCX platforms. Providing video-based instruction, the lessons cover the following topics: Movement, Sensing, Variables, Programming, Systems, and Advanced. Includes a set-up guide with software downloads, step-by-step instructions, and troubleshooting information. Requires use of the ROBOTC Software developed by Carnegie Mellon University Programmable 32-bit brick, including Bluetooth" wireless communication and USB port. Programmable dot matrix display. 4 input, 3 output ports. 6 wire digital platform. 8KHz loud speaker. It is possible to use a n