Primary school students to build robots

As part of the UAE Innovation Week, students will test their skills in building robots, conceptualising their future schools and also designing towns.

The activities are designed to bring together schools, educators, technology providers and government entities in promoting innovative thinking and hands-on learning.

Atlab, a technology-based learning solutions company, is supporting the week by contributing to educational activities planned by the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) and Sharjah Education Council, among others. "Our aim is to make learning more effective and impactful," says S Senthil Kugan, general manager of Atlab.

Organised by the Sharjah Education Council, preschool children and educators on Monday created a QR code of the UAE Innovation Week, measuring approximately two square metres, in the colours of the UAE flag at the Sahara Centre. The students also built a future city using Lego Education Duplo sets.

The next big event will unfold on November 26-28 at Mirdif City Centre, where young geniuses will have a go at robotics. They will also use Lego Education Mindstorms EV3 to build smart robots using sensors that can draw geometric patterns and sense the environment. Elementary students will get a hands-on experience with simple machines.

KHDA, in collaboration with Atlab, will also conduct the 'Story Starter' activity for primary school students. Story Starter is a tool to promote language and literacy that includes bricks and figures along with a software.

Participants from about 30 schools, divided into groups of three, will attempt to build 'Primary School of Future' using the Lego Education StoryStarter set, indicating what they would like their school to look like in 2030.

Another programme targets 1,000 primary and middle-school students from 15 schools, where they will be introduced to the concepts of robotics and programming using Lego Education WeDo kits.

Atlab will also invite 15-20 students of Grades 4 to 9 from various schools across Dubai to display their own innovative creations at The School of Research Science in Al Warqa, Dubai. A major highlight of the Atlab event (Nov. 22) will be the 3D printing contest where students will be asked to design a product on the spot and print it in a three-dimensional form.
 

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