FLL Explore:LEGO Sets

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LEGO® Explore Set

The LEGO® Explore Set is included with the registration fee for FIRST LEGO® League Explore. The set is based on the annual theme and cannot be reused the following year. The set contains enough materials for a team of 6 children.

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Each set contains:

  • 1 Team Meeting Guide
    • Outlines each meeting format, and includes teaching tips
    • Each meeting is presented as a 2-page spread
  • 6 Engineering Notebooks
    • Workbook used by the participants to take notes and draw out their ideas
  • Coach access to the digital teaching resources which includes a slide deck that will take the team step-by-step through the introduction activity.
  • 700+ random LEGO® bricks to be used during LEGO® challenges, and building the final team model.
  • Explore Model - bricks and instructions
    • LEGO® bricks used to build a single large model relevant to the theme
    • The model is built as a group, and used throughout the program.

LEGO® WeDo 2.0 Set

The LEGO® WeDo 2.0 set (45300) is the set to build the robot for FLL Explore. It is not included in the registration cost and must be purchased separately from FIRST or LEGO® Education. One set should be purchased for every team of 6 children. The sets are not based on the annual theme and can be reused every year.

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Each set contains:

  • 280 robotics-specific LEGO bricks
  • One control hub used for executing the student’s code
  • One motor and two sensors
  • Access to additional online instructions and resources
  • One storage bin and sorting tray with stickers

Further information:

  • The control hub requires two AA batteries to function and can run two motors/sensors in any combination.
  • The WeDo 2.0 set uses a downloadable application to code the control hub.
  • The LEGO® WeDo 2.0 application is available free at the app store.
  • The LEGO® WeDo 2.0 application is a block-based programming language which doesn’t require reading skills.
  • The control hub is connected to the programming application via Bluetooth.

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