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Preparing for tomorrow’s challenges today In our classrooms today, we have tomorrow’s scientists, engineers and technopreneurs who, if given the right learning environment and motivation, will innovate to create new solutions for the problems that we currently face. Our role as educators has never been more important in providing optimal learning opportunities for these students. Duck Learning believes in helping students to realise and develop their full potential in order to become responsible leaders of the future. We strive to create opportunities in education by empowering students, educators and educational institutions to learn, provide innovative learning solutions to facilitate learning and by developing engaging platforms to promote excellence in education. We are therefore proud to present our catalogue of products and services for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Education. Taking an integrated approach to teaching these subjects ensures that students are prepared for future jobs that do not yet exist, and develop content knowledge and skills that are essential in the 21st Century Economy. This catalogue has resources for educators teaching science, robotics, design and technology, computer science, and even innovation and entrepreneurship. We hope you find the products and services in this catalogue useful and effective. We strive to provide customised solutions to meet your teaching and learning needs and we look forward to serving you in investing in the future.

Contents WELCOME TO DUCK LEARNING

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COMPREHENSIVE CURRICULUM SOLUTIONS FOR STEM

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STUDENT WORKSHOPS

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LEGO® EDUCATION

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LEGO® Education Community 8 9 4C Methodology 10 MoreToMaths 12 Simple Machines 13 Interactions & Energy 20 WeDo 23 LEGO® MINDSTORMS® Education EV3 31 Experience LEGO® Education Workshops Innovation Lab by LEGO® Education 32

PITSCO EDUCATION 36

TETRIX 37 Educational Resources 41 STEM Education Units 50 Engineering Education Units 52

HORIZON EDUCATIONAL 54

55 Experiment Kits 58 Advanced Kits

NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS Controllers and Software MiniSystem MyDAQ Add-ons

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64 IDEA GENERATORS 65 LEGO® Education BuiltToExpress 66 Rory’s Story Cubes®

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67 DUCK LEARNING STEM ACADEMY 68 LEGO® Education Academy

Piece Count 70 COMPETITIONS AND EVENTS Total number of elements 70 FIRST® LEGO® League 71 Junior FIRST® LEGO® League ROBOFEST STEM Conference 72 72 National Junior Robotics Competition

73 Innovation Lab THIRD PARTY PRODUCTS Training and 73 Customised Shelves for LEGO® workshops Education Storage Boxes 73 FLL Competition Table

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Comprehensive Curriculum Solutions for STEM Duck Learning is committed to helping schools develop sustainable STEM curricula based on our teaching and learning solutions by providing curriculum support, training and professional development with every purchase.

MoreToMaths Core Set (p. 11) Simple Machines Set (p. 12) Interactions & Energy Set (p. 13) Renewable Energy Add-on Set (p. 16) Pneumatics Add-on Set (p. 17) WeDo Construction Set (p. 21) WeDo Resource Set (p. 22) LME EV3 Core Set (p. 25) LME EV3 Expansion Set (p. 26) LME EV3 Space Challenge (p. 27) LME EV3 Design Engineering Projects (p. 30) TETRIX® Prime (p. 38) TETRIX® Max (p. 39) EZ Build Dragster (p. 41) Metric Dragster (p. 41) Aquaport II Water Rocket Launcher (p. 42) Parachutes (p. 42) Balsa Gliders (p. 43) Raven Kit (p. 43) Model Airplanes (p. 44) Air Raptor (p. 44) Sky Eagle Plane (p. 44) Wind Gen (p. 45) Wind Energy (p. 45) Bridgepak (p. 46) Balsa Bridges (p. 46) Construction Caddy II (p. 47) True Scale House Framing Kit (p. 47) Roller Coaster Track (p. 48) Roller Coaster Track Stand (p.48) Structures & Earthquake Action Pack (p. 49) Discover Heat Action Pack (p. 49) Explore Power & Energy Action Pack (p. 49) Air Rocket (p. 50)

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Bridges (p. 50) Green Machines (p. 50) High-flying Rockets (p. 50) Model Airplanes (p. 51) Measurement & Prediction (p. 51) Simple Machines & Fluid Power (p. 51) Medieval Machines (p. 51) Engineering Principles & Problem Solving (p. 52) Robotic Engineering - Remote Controlled (p. 52) Engineering Design & Drafting (p. 53) Mechanical Engineering (p. 53) Aerospace Engineering (p. 53)

Renewable Energy Science Kit (p. 55) Hydrocar (p. 56) i-H2GO (p. 56) Solar Hydrogen Science Kit (p. 56) Salt Water Fuel Cell Science Kit (p. 57) Ethanol Fuel Cell Science Kit (p. 57) Thermal Power Science Kit (p. 57) Horizon Energy Monitor (p. 57) HYDROFILL PRO (p. 58) HYDROSTIK PRO (p. 58) Electric Mobility Experiment Set (p. 58) 1.5W Fuel Cell Developer Kit (p. 59) EDUSTAK Junior (p. 59) EDUSTAK PRO (p. 59) NI myDAQ (p. 61) NI myRIO (p. 61) NI LabVIEW™ (p. 61) MyTemp MiniSystem (p. 62) My Temp Mini Pack (p. 62) MyQuake MiniSystem (p. 63) MyQuake Mini Pack (p. 63) BuildToExpress (p. 65) Rory’s Story Cubes® (p. 66)


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Student Workshops Since 2006, Duck Learning has been providing quality educational programmes for students in schools all across Singapore. Our philosophy is to allow students to learn more by providing them with opportunities in education to facilitate self-initiated learning. Our programmes are designed to ensure that students have the opportunity to learn according to their personal learning styles to enhance their learning experience. Our STEM workshops for students employ the same philosophy. Using the various platforms and resources found in this catalogue, our programmes are designed to not only develop a firm understanding of STEM-related topics and concepts, but to also inculcate 21st Century Competencies that will hold students in good stead in their future careers. Our various programmes for students include robotics workshops based on the LEGO® MINDSTORMS® Education EV3 and TETRIX® platforms, aerospace workshops based on Pitsco Education’s Balsa Gliders, renewable energy workshops based on the Renewable Energy Science Kit by Horizon Educational, Primary Science workshops based on LEGO® Education’s Interactions & Energy Set, Secondary Science workshops based on LEGO® Education’s Renewable Energy Set and many more. Our workshops are highly customised to suit your students’ learning needs. We look forward to working together with you to provide opportunities in education for your students.

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Collaboration Communication Creativity Critical thinking Problem-solving

Encouraging lifelong learners... In order to inspire and develop the builders of tomorrow, the LEGO® Group has dedicated more than 80 years to understand how students play and learn. Learning has always been at the very core of the company’s most heartfelt values. Being part of the LEGO® Group, LEGO® Education plays a decisive role in igniting student engagement in learning by giving them a hands-on experience that encourages learning through physical and digital creation. In LEGO® Education, we strive to provide a distinctive experience for teachers and students that combines relevant curriculum, the LEGO® system of bricks, teacher training and professional development with our unique principles for teaching and hands-on learning. Through this approach to teaching and learning, LEGO® Education is helping teachers develop successful students who learn more about curriculum subjects and develop strong 21st Century Skills in a playful learning environment. We hope that in the following pages you will find many inspiring teaching resources which can help you increase students’ engagement; deliver effective and impactful teaching; and enable your students to become lifelong learners.


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The LEGO® Education Community is an online, global community for teachers, administrators and other professionals in the education industry to connect and share great ideas, engage in discussions about hot topics and share lesson plans and activities. We would like to invite you to join this community. As a member, you can share all of your great work, celebrate your expertise with like-minded peers, and get in touch with the right people. LEGO Education will also be present in the community to answer questions and to ensure conversations are kept in a friendly tone. We look forward to seeing you in the community! How to register and engage within the community: • Please visit legoeducation.com/community • To get the best possible start, please go to Settings after you have created your LEGO ID, write your own biography and introduce yourself in the Welcome Forum.

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• For further assistance, please use the directions from the Getting Started Forum to post messages, upload lesson plans and activities, or change your settings. • Have fun!

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Activities with Natural Flow

Welcome to the LEGO® Education way to teach Activity Packs from LEGO® Education are developed by experienced educators and have a natural flow that engages and motivates students. We call it the 4C approach: Connect, Construct, Contemplate and Continue.

1 CONNECT It is important to capture students’ interest in order to have a positive and motivating learning environment. LEGO® Education always begins with an engaging challenge introduced through real-life video clips, photos, stories or animations that students can relate to and find compelling.

4 CONTINUE Extension ideas that present a new challenge within the same theme are provided. Students are encouraged to change or add features to their models, thereby leading them to a new Connect phase. This allows them to enter a positive learning spiral, in which they take on increasingly difficult challenges.

2 CONSTRUCT 3 CONTEMPLATE

Students work in teams to solve an open-ended building task related to the challenge. They make their own solutions, then plan, build and test their models or software programmes.

Students think about what they have just constructed and achieved. They discuss the project at hand, reflect on and adapt their ideas, and teachers can encourage this process by asking questions.

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MoreToMath 1-2 from LEGO® Education is a hands-on educational tool for 1st and 2nd grade for teaching mathematical problem solving bridging to math facts. By using the familiar LEGO brick and real life under-

standing your students will feel Ignite mathematical encouraged and motivated to problem-solving think, write and speak freely

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students help the two characters Mathew and Mathilda to solve

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more about MoreToMath 1-2 at LEGOeducation.com.

problems within four real-life themes, and they collaboratively experience that there is more to Maths than just Maths facts.

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MoreToMaths Core Set 45210

6+ yrs

521

$106.89

This set enables Primary 1 and 2 students to build and practise mathematical problem-solving competencies. Each set contains the LEGO® elements needed for two students. Building materials are contained in a storage bin with sorting tray, organisational stickers, base plates, brick separators and two LEGO® Minifigures, the problem-solvers Max and Mia.

Key Learning Objectives • Use mathematical problem-solving competencies such as making sense of problems, reasoning, perseverance, precision, modeling and representation. • Explore and practise Maths concepts such as numeracy, operations in base 10, algebraic thinking, measurement, data, geometry and spatial awareness. • Work collaboratively as well as individually.

MoreToMaths integrates ways to assess what counts

MoreToMaths Curriculum Pack 2045210

6+ yrs

3 Build two different snakes that are 14 studs long. You need to use 6 bricks. Show the bricks you used.

$237.53

This pack aids teachers in creating engaging lessons focused on mathematical problem-solving. It includes a Teacher’s Guide and Student Worksheets for 48 lessons, along with integrated assessment tools, inspiration for differentiation, extension ideas and training videos for teachers. Also included is the MathBuilder, an interactive whiteboard software that enables teachers to bring Maths lessons to life for the entire class. A digital building tool inside the software encourages students to share their solutions, further promoting communication and collaboration skills.


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Simple Machines Simple Machines is an engaging hands-on tool that introduces young students to the basic principles behind gears, wheels, axels, levers and pulleys, while laying the groundwork for further learning about science and engineering.

Simple Machines Set 9689

7+ yrs

204

$120.86

The set features 16 principle models, four main models and four problem-solving models that enable students to investigate and understand the operation of simple and compound machines found in everyday life.

Activity Pack for Simple Machines Set 2009689

$123.66

7+ yrs

The activity pack features 16 principle activities, 4 main activities and 4 problem-solving activities. It enables students to recognise simple machines in everyday use, understand the principles behind them, and become familiar with the vocabulary relevant for the simple machine in focus. A comprehensive teacher’s guide is included.

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Problem-Solving Activity: Popcorn Cart

Problem-Solving Activity: Popcorn Cart

Date and subject:

Main Activity: Merry-Go-Round

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Learner Worksheet

Need help? Look at: A1

1. First, build Merry-Go-Round Model A6 and make it turn. Follow Building Instructions A, pages 34 to 42, steps 1 to 11.

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When Sam and Sally visit the fair they always buy popcorn. Sometimes it can be difficult to see where popcorn is being sold. Sam and Sally want to help the popcorn seller by building a sign for the popcorn cart that will turn and attract people’s attention.

• Circle what is diﬀerent.

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Let’s help Sam and Sally! Build a popcorn cart like the one in the picture.

• What do you notice? Explain how the models are diﬀerent.

Your design brief is as follows: • Build a popcorn cart. • Make a sign that can turn. • Build a mechanism that makes the sign turn when you turn a handle.

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If I compare model A6 to model A7, then I think Merry-Go-Round Model (A6 / A7) will turn faster.

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Interactions & Energy Interactions & Energy covers the concepts of forces & motion, friction, speed, distance, time, weight and energy. Ideal for upper primary and lower secondary students, this set illustrates the concepts using real-life models with a strong focus on hypothesis testing and problem-based learning.

Key Learning Objectives • Observe and investigate how forces affect

Interactions & Energy Set 396

9686

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8+ yrs

$329.75

• Explore concepts of energy. • Develop scientific inquiry skills. • Conduct fair testing. • Predict, measure and collect data, and describe outcomes.

This set includes full-colour building instruction booklets for 10 principle models and 18 main models. Combine it with curricular-relevant activity packs and add-on sets to carry out a broad range of activities within design technology, Science and Mathematics.

Energy Friction Gravity & Weight Forces & Motion Speed, Distance, Time


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Activities from the Interactions & Energy Set

Force Friction Energy Conversion

Mass and Weight Measurement Gravitational Force

Interactions & Energy Activity Pack

Advanced Interactions & Energy Activity Pack

2009686

2009687

8+ yrs

$236.83

With this activity pack, students get a fundamental understanding of simple machines, structures and mechanisms. It features: 37 principle model activities 14 investigation activities with extension ideas Six problem-solving tasks Teacher’s notes, student’s worksheets and glossary Flash animations introduce students to the activities. Each investigation activity and problem-solving task can be covered within two 45-minute classes.

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Kinetic Energy Potential Energy Elastic Force

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10+ yrs

$142.52

This comprehensive pack enables students to build on their basic skills and develop more in-depth understanding. It features: 38 principle model activities Four investigation activities with extension ideas Eight problem-solving tasks Teacher’s notes, student’s worksheets and glossary Real-life video clips introduce students to the activities. Each investigation activity and problem-solving task can be covered within two 45-minute classes.


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Renewable Energy Add-on Set 9688

10+ yrs

12

$244.52

Combine this set with the Interactions & Energy Set (9686) to explore renewable energy sources such as electrical energy, kinetic energy and potential energy. Combining these sets will also allow students to explore energy supply, conversion, transfer, accumulation and consumption through real-life models such as Solar Station, Wind Turbine and many more. The set includes a solar panel, turbine blades, a motor/ generator, LED lights, an extension wire, a LEGO® Energy Meter and full-colour building instructions for six real-life LEGO® models to build with the Interactions & Energy Set (9686). For detailed lesson plans to cover solar, wind and hydro power, use it with the Activity Pack for Renewable Energy Add-on Set (2009688). This set can also be used with LEGO® MINDSTORMS® Education (45544). Connected to the MINDSTORMS ®EV3 brick, the LEGO® Energy Meter works as a sensor and can be used for both programming and data logging. Activities and building instructions for using this set with LEGO® MINDSTORMS® can be downloaded free of charge at MINDSTORMSeducation.com.

Activity Pack for Renewable Energy Add-on Set 2009688

10+ yrs

$138.33

This activity pack features six 45-minute lessons and four problem-solving activities that allow students to explore the three major renewable energy sources, solar, wind and water. It includes a wide range of real-life images, ideal for introducing students to the topic and tasks. Teacher’s notes, student worksheets and glossary are included.

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Pneumatics Add-on Set 9641

10+ yrs

31

$142.52

Combined with the Interactions & Energy Set (9686), this add-on set provides five principle models and four real-life pneumatics models. It includes full-colour building instructions, pumps, tubes, cylinders, valves, air tank and a manometer. Use it with the Activity Pack for Pneumatics Add-on Set (2009641) to carry out 14 principle model activities, four new lesson plans and two problem-solving tasks.

Activity Pack for Pneumatics Add-on Set 2009641

10+ yrs

$146.71

This activity pack includes 14 principle model activities, four investigative activities and two problem-solving tasks. Each investigative activity and problem-solving task can be covered within two 45-minute classes. The principle models come with reference materials and quick activities.


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Interactions & Energy See how the real world works The Interactions & Energy range from LEGO® Education consists of a series of engaging hands-on resources that put inquiry-based learning and experimentation at the core of the learning process. These resources cover all the concepts in the themes of Interactions and Energy found in the Primary Science and Secondary Science syllabi from the Ministry of Education, Singapore. The concepts include forces & motion, friction, distance, time, weight and energy.

Interactions & Energy Pilot Programme for Schools This exciting pilot programme will allow your school to acquire a classroom package of the Interactions & Energy series and bring a powerful learning tool into your science classroom. The programme will remain sustainable in your school through the provision of product training and curriculum support, as well as the professional certification of 2 teacher-champions.

In this programme, your school will receive: 10x Interactions & Energy Set; 10x Renewable Energy Add-on Set; 1x Interactions & Energy Activity Pack; 1x Activity Pack for Renewable Energy Add-on Set 1 complimentary product training session for all teachers on school premises 2 teacher-champions to be professionally-certified by the LEGO® Education Academy (see pages 68-69) Curriculum support from our Education Executives and LEGO® Education Academy trainers to develop effective and relevant material A 2-year extension for parts-replacement warranty on all parts Technical support

To help schools kickstart this pilot programme, Duck Learning will provide a special subsidy. Usual Price: $6898.62

Subsidised Price: $6228.75

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Interactions & Energy Packages Components

Package Science Basic Pack DLP003

Science Group Pack 1 DLP004

Science Group Pack 2 DLP005

10x

Interactions & Energy Set (9686)

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Renewable Energy Add-On Set (9688)

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Pneumatics Add-On Set (9641)

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$5742.70

$5530.23

$4772.70

$4527.97

Interactions & Energy Set

Renewable Energy Add-on Set

Pneumatics Add-on Set


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WeDo So you can make a drumming monkey

teach science, technology, engineering, math and literacy WeDo from LEGO® Education is an easy-to-use, differentiated learning tool that integrates digital technology across subjects. It is designed for primary school students to enhance everyday lessons in Science, Mathematics and literacy.

Key Learning Objectives • Design and make models with movements. • Explore simple Maths concepts such as addition and subtraction. • Brainstorm to create stories, projects and solutions.

WeDo stimulates both the teaching and learning processes, and demonstrates how digital technology plays an active role in students’ everyday life.

• Make use of technology in cross-curricular or project-based learning. • Understand the basics of robotics.

Subjects Science: Build the Alligator, and research the behaviour of the animal and what it eats

Technology: Build the spinner and program the model to turn the spinning top as fast as possible

Engineering: Build the airplane and use the software to display information about the first flying attempt

Mathematics: Create the ball kicker and measure the distance the paper ball is travelling in different scenarios

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WeDo Construction Set 9580

7+ yrs

158

$248.71

This 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 Software and Activity Pack (2000097) to carry out 12 theme-based activities. The Software and Activity Pack (2000097) is sold separately.

WeDo Software and Activity Pack 2000097

7+ yrs

$196.31

This comprehensive pack contains easy-to-use software and 12 theme-based activities for the WeDo Construction Set (9580). The drag-and-drop software, powered by LabVIEW™, is icon-based and provides an intuitive programming environment. It includes a digital Getting Started Guide with building tips and programming examples. Activities are divided into four themes: Amazing Mechanisms, Wild Animals, Play Soccer and Adventure Stories and provide up to 24 hours of instruction and project-based learning. Teacher’s notes, glossary and building instructions included.


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WeDo Resource Set 9585

8+ yrs

326

$121.56

This set features extra and new elements for building large WeDo models that provide even more learning opportunities. Combine with the WeDo Construction Set (9580) to build six new models: Ferris Wheel, Crane, Drawbridge, Carousel, Finish Line and Forklift.

WeDo 8+ Projects Curriculum Pack 2009585

$131.34

8+ yrs

Take learning to the next level with this fun and challenging Amusement Park and Construction Site themed set. Using the drag-and-drop intuitive programming environment that students are already familiar with, this set features six advanced activities and four open-ended problem solving exercises. It has enough material for up to 30 lessons, including teacher’s notes and student worksheets. Note: Requires the WeDo Construction Set (9580), the WeDo Resource Set (9585), and the WeDo Software v.1.2 and Curriculum Pack (2000097), each sold separately.

WeDo Packages Components

Package WeDo Basic Pack DLP001

WeDo Bulk Pack

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WeDo Construction Set (9580)

10x

WeDo Construction Set (9580)

5x

WeDo Resource Set (9585)

10x

WeDo Resource Set (9585)

Usual Price

Discounted Price

$1851.35

$1758.79

$3720.70

$3332.43

LEARNING Powered by LEGO® MINDSTORMS® Education Ignite student engagement and energise learning through real-life problem solving. Engage your students in Computer Science, Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. Boost learning learning and help your students reach their curriculum targets. With the LEGO® MINDSTORMS® Education’s hands-on, mind-on approach, the only challenge you have is getting your students to leave the classsroom after class!

Some call it a robot We call it a motivator

SCIENCE Predict, collect and analyse data

TECHNOLOGY Explore, explain and express concepts using hands-on tools and digital media

ENGINEERING Design, build and test solutions

MATHS Measure, calculate, graph and interpret data


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CONNECT 1. Understan d the object ive

UP AND RUNNING IN LESS THAN 45 MINUTES...

CONSTRUCT 2. Build and program your robot

• Get started in one classroom session • 48 step-by-step tutorials • An essential guide to the programming language and hardware functionalities • One robot with endless learning opportunities The Robot Educator learning tool is designed to take you and your students through the essentials of programming, datalogging and hardware. It does so in a structured and engaging way, ensuring that everyone is constructing, programming and experimenting within a minimum amount of time.

CONTEMPLATE

With the Robot Educator, students will learn “how to robot”, and then use their “robot to learn”.

3. Test

Software Introduction

Hardware Introduction

Basics

• Block interactions • Hardware page • Basic programming • Data wires • Data logging i nteractions 1 hour of class time

• EV3 brick • Sound • Display • Light • Motors • Sensors • On-brick programming 4 hours of class time

Get to know how to: • Drive • Turn • Avoid objects • Follow a dark line • Grab and move • 5 hours of class time

Advanced

Graphing

Tools

Get to know: • Loop • Switch • Basic Maths • Trigonometry • Variables • Array • Logic • Sending messages • Calibrate 12 hours of class time

Get to know: • Data logging • Prediction • Analysis • Data set calculation • Graph programming 5 hours of class time

Get to know the: • Sound editor • Image editor • Remote control • My Blocks 5 hours of class time

CONTINUE 4. Modify

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LEGO® MINDSTORMS® Education EV3 Core Set 541

45544

10+ yrs

$624.30

This set allows students to build, program and test their solutions based on real-life robotics technology. It contains the EV3 Intelligent Brick, a powerful small computer that makes it possible to control motors and collect sensor feedback. It also enables BT and Wi-Fi communication as well as providing programming and data logging. Students are encouraged to brainstorm creative solutions to problems and then develop them through a process of selection, construction, testing and evaluation. This is also an excellent way of getting students to talk to each other and cooperate as well as giving them hands on experience with an array of sensors, motors and intelligent units. The set is optimised for classroom use and includes: Three interactive servo motors Built-in rotation sensor and ultrasonic sensor Colour/light sensor, gyro sensor and two touch sensors Rechargeable battery Ball wheel Connecting cables Building instructions LEGO® Technic building bricks for creating a vast variety of models The set also comes in a sturdy storage box with a sorting tray for easy classroom use and storage. LME EV3 Software (20045/20046) and battery charger are sold separately.

Key Learning Objectives • Design and build programmable robots using motors, sensors, gears, wheels, axles and other technical components. • Understand and interpret 2D drawings to create 3D models. • Build, test, troubleshoot and revise designs to improve robot performance. • Use mathematical concepts such as estimating and measuring distance, time and speed. • Communicate effectively using scientific and technical language.


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LEGO® MINDSTORMS® Education EV3 Expansion Set 853

45560

10+ yrs

$206.09

This set is an ideal supplement to the LME EV3 Core Set (45544), designed to build larger and more complex models while providing extra or replacement elements. There are plenty of special elements such as different gears, a large turntable, robot personalisation parts and unique structural elements. These are joined by many extra standard elements like beams, axles and connectors. The set is optimised for classroom use and after school programs or robotics competitions. It comes in a sturdy and stackable plastic storage bin.

LME EV3 Software Single License 2000045

10+ yrs

$194.92

10+ yrs

$777.57

Site License 2000046

Optimised for classroom use, programming with the EV3 Software is done by dragging and dropping icons into a line in order to form commands. The graphical programming interface lets students build simple programmes, and then easily and intuitively build on their skills until they are developing complex algorithms. The software also includes: Data Logging features The Digital Workbook Content Editor Robot Educator Modules The single license version of the EV3 Software allows you to install and run the software on one computer at a time. The site license version of the EV3 Software allows you to use the software on one or more compatible computers in the same Site License-purchasing institution. Should the purchasing institution have more than one branch, each branch must purchase a separate Site License.

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Key Learning Objectives • Use input and output devices to produce a simple set of sequential instructions linking cause and effect. • Develop and test a system to monitor and control events. • Use intuitive prediction tools to make hypotheses. • Use the scientific inquiry process when gathering and analysing data sets. • Integrate Maths and Science using physical constants, units of measurement, coordinate systems, min, max, mean and linear formulas.

LME EV3 Space Challenge Set 1418

45570

10+ yrs

$349.31

This theme-based set guides students through LEGO® MINDSTORMS® Education EV3 building and programming and makes a great introduction to the exciting world of robotics. It contains three learning mats, a Challenge mat, dual lock tape and lots of elements needed in the Challenge models. The set will show students how robotics can be applied to a range of real-world applications and get them working together to solve realistic problems described in the Learning Missions part of the Space Challenge Activity Pack (2005570). Note: Requires the LME EV3 Core Set (45544), the LME EV3 Space Challenge Set Activity Pack (2005570) and the LME EV3 Software Site Licence (2000046), each sold separately.

Key Learning Objectives • Engage with STEM subjects and apply robotics to real-world situations. • Problem-solve and develop solutions while working collaboratively as well as individually. • Build, test and evaluate through the use of programming, sensors, motors and intelligent units.

LME EV3 Space Challenge Activity Pack 2005574

10+ yrs

$238.23

This series of classroom-tested and easily implemented lessons will help you teach STEM concepts. It allows students to take responsibility for their own learning. They will work as young scientists and engineers, immersing themselves in motivating STEM activities that prompt creative problem-solving, communication and teamwork.


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Advanced Data Logging Unpack and you’re ready to go! Fresh out of the box, you can use the on-brick data logging capabilities to start conducting simple experiments. Watch the graph being plotted on screen as the experiment takes place. With its easy-to-use interface, the LEGO® MINDSTORMS® Education EV3 is built to fit seamlessly into your science laboratory.

Design your experiment... Design your datalogger...

Curriculum Relevant Suitable for teaching one week, one semester, or several years Activities to teach concepts in Science & Mathematics Includes suggested lesson plans No prior knowledge of robotics needed

DATA LOGGING

DATASET CALCULATION

GRAPH PROGRAMMING

Log data and view live graphs Basic and advanced analysis tools Easily export data to spreadsheets

Unique calculator interface Three dataset average From one value to another From rotational counts via speed to acceleration

Actions based on data readings Unique new LEGO® Education feature Science experiments come alive Increases understanding of data

LME EV3 Science Activity Pack 2005576

10+ yrs

$238.23

Developed together with Fraunhofer, Europe’s largest application-oriented research organisation, in close collaboration with Science teachers, this activity pack consists of 14 Physical Science experiments curriculum area utilising the data logging capabilities of the LME EV3 hardware and software. More specifically, the experiments are based on Renewable Energy (energy production and consumption), Thermal Physics (boiling/ melting points and heat transmission), Mechanics (forces and motions) and Light (light intensity). Each experiment is structured to fit within a 45-90min lesson with small but engaging LEGO® models that do not require a lot of time for building and programming. Note: Requires the Temperature Sensor (9749) and the Renewable Energy Add-on Set (9688), each sold separately.

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LME EV3 Design Engineering Projects 2005544

10+ yrs

$238.23

This curriculum package comes with 30 hours of classroom instruction and open-ended problem-solving activities that make learning of science and mathematics through real-life robotics engaging and fun for students. The curriculum features three main sections with five design projects per section for a total of 15 projects. The structure of the activities mimics the engineering design process used by scientists and engineers in many industries. Each project starts with a design brief explaining the challenge, uses videos of robots in action to make real-world connections,

The curriculum is digitally-delivered and installs directly into the

and culminates in a final project that can be shared and

LEGO® MINDSTORMS® Education EV3 programming software

presented. Throughout the process, students gain and use

lobby. The in-built content editor enables teachers to customise

knowledge of science, technology and mathematics as they

the curriculum and create their own lessons. It enables students

engineer a solution. This structure is designed to help students

to capture their work directly inside the content creating their

develop the 21st-century creative thinking, problem solving,

own digital workbook, making classroom management and

teamwork and communication skills required for success in

assessment easier.

school and beyond.

LME EV3 Packages Components

Package Robotics Beginner Pack 1 DLP006

Robotics Beginner Pack 2 DLP007

Robotics Intermediate Pack 1 DLP008

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LME EV3 Space Challenge Kit (45570)

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LME EV3 Expansion Set (45560)

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LME EV3 Expansion Set (45560)

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LME EV3 Space Challenge Activity Pack (2005574)

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Discounted Price

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$3944.36

$8303.90

$7473.51

$587.54

$558.17

Experience LEGO® Education Workshops The Experience LEGO® Education Workshops allow teachers to have a quick, first-hand experience of LEGO® Education’s unique principles for teaching and hands-on learning before implementing them in their schools. Participants will be given a full introduction to LEGO®Education’s exciting STEM and robotics resources. They will learn how to make use of these resources in a classroom setting to deliver inspiring, effective and rewarding Maths and Science lessons so as to help their students acquire stronger core, innovation and life skills. Our trainers will also provide participants with pointers on how to stimulate their students’ creativity and learning through various teaching methodologies, and at the same time, enhance their 21st century skills such as collaboration and critical thinking. To sign-up for these free workshops, please email: LEARN@ ducklearning.com or call: +(65) 6747 4236.

Transformer 10V DC 45517

8+ yrs

$51.70

This standard 10V DC transformer allows you to recharge your LEGO® MINDSTORMS® Education Rechargeable Battery that comes with the LME EV3 Core Set (45544).

Replacement Packs LEGO® Education Replacements Packs are the ideal way to replace key elements from your LEGO® Education products. You only need to purchase the Replacement Pack(s) that you require as each Replacement Pack contains different types of elements. There are 7 different Replacement Packs available for the LEGO® MINDSTORMS® Education range, 1 for the Interactions & Energy Set (9686), 1 for the Simple Machines Set (9689) and 2 for the WeDo range.

Please refer to our website at www.ducklearning.com to view a full listing of the elements in each available Replacement Pack or call (+65) 67474236 to have us email a copy to you.


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Innovation Lab by LEGO® Education in Science Centre Singapore, is the first of its kind in Southeast Asia. The Innovation Lab provides a unique ‘hands-on, minds-on’ environment that supports and enriches the entire learning process. It’s an innovative way of both learning and teaching – one that will stimulate your students, motivate your teachers and enhance the wider academic reputation of your school. Research has shown that when we allow children to use multiple senses during the learning process, they have better chances of fully understanding and remembering what they have learned. We believe that more playful, creative and hands-on methods engage students of all abilities to achieve results. While this lends itself to the STEM subjects (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) – a more progressive approach can be successfully applied to all curriculum subjects, including literacy. Tomorrow’s scientists and engineers are sitting in our classrooms today. Let’s build something that will transform these classrooms into places for creative and successful learning, as well as encourage and inspire students by bringing the subjects to life.

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School Learning Journeys to the Innovation Lab by LEGO® Education at the Science Centre Singapore

The Innovation Lab by LEGO® Education is a stateof-the-art classroom designed to provide a conducive environment for hands-on learning and facilitate 21st century learning. Built to provide an optimum learning experience using the LEGO® Education platform, the Innovation Lab is an exciting destination for schools to organise learning journeys to. The Innovation Lab provides workshops for students of all levels in various subject areas such as STEM, Language and Humanities. After their workshops, students can also visit the Science Centre Singapore.


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Innovation Lab Workshops Workshops for School Learning Journeys to the Innovation Lab are highly-customised to suit the needs of different educational organisations. Schools can get in touch with us and our educational consultants will assist in designing the workshops for their students. All workshops are facilitated by skilled educators who are certified by the LEGO® Education Academy.

To find out more about Innovation Lab workshops or to register for School Learning Journeys, please email [email protected].

Simple Machines

For Primary 1 - 2

Students will learn through building various types of simple machines and learn concepts such as forces and energy in this workshop. The engaging, hands-on activities will require them to observe and investigate gears, pulleys, levers and other simple machines. With what they have learned in the workshop, students will need to tweak their models to achieve certain challenges given to them as part of the engineering design process. Working in groups, they will have a lot of fun investigating and working through observations, reasoning, predicting, reflecting and critical thinking. Subjects covered: Mathematics and Science

WeDo Students will learn the fundamentals of designing and building a robot with the LEGO® Education WeDo Construction Set. They will build LEGO® models with working motors and sensors, use software to program their models, work with simple machines, gears and transmission of m o t i o n . Students will also explore a series o f cross-curricular, theme-based activities while developing their ICT, communication and collaboration skills. Subjects covered: English, Mathematics and Science

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For Primary 1 - 4

Interactions & Energy In these workshops, students will build and explore real-life machines and mechanisms, as well as investigate powered machines with motors and explore gearing mechanisms with assorted gear wheels. As students proceed to build more complex mechanisms, they will be tasked to make accurate observations, measurements and records, and to design their own solutions to the challenge given to them. The hands-on activities will help students explore concepts such as forces and motion, Newtonian mechanics, energy, work done as well as pressure and electrical systems.

For Primary 3 - 6 and Secondary 1 - 4

There are three types of Interactions & Energy workshops available for different levels: - Interactions & Energy - Interactions & Energy with Renewable Energy - Interactions & Energy with Pneumatics Subjects covered: Mathematics and Science

LEGO® MINDSTORMS® Education EV3

For Primary 3 - 6 and Secondary 1 - 4

These workshops equip students with the knowledge on mechanical design, programming and problem solving. Students will have a hands-on experience in building and programming their own robot and equip them with sensors such as ultrasonic sensors, colour and light sensors, touch sensors and gyro sensors. There are four types of LEGO® MINDSTORMS® Education EV3 workshops available for different levels: - Basic Robotics with the EV3 - Intermediate Robotics with the EV3 - Advanced Robotics with the EV3 - Using the EV3 for data logging in Science Subjects covered: Mathematics and Science


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Leading the way towards student success Pitsco’s unwavering focus on innovative educational solutions began when the company was founded in 1971 by three teachers. Using product flyers promoting just a handful of kits and related curriculum in the beginning, Pitsco expanded rapidly from a humble dream to a multifaceted corporation with thousands of products, more than 200 employees, and a simple vision: To lead educational change that positively affects learners. At Pitsco, every product and curriculum we develop is deployed for the purpose of helping every student to learn, grow, and succeed – in the classroom and in life. Pitsco takes great pride in the fact that our efforts positively impact more than eight million students each year. Students across the world benefit every day from our comprehensive array of highly-effective curricular offerings for kindergarten, primary and secondary schools as well as hands-on kits utilised by individual students at all grade levels. Pitsco helps students excel with a variety of STEM classroom solutions that are equally robust and engaging. Our age-appropriate, student centred learning solutions in STEM are composed of relevant hands-on activities delivered via a student focused learning process. As an industry leader and innovator, whatever trends there may be in education, Pitsco will be there with proven, effective solutions that help students and educators succeed!

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Pitsco Education’s TETRIX® building system is a game changer that provides exciting opportunities to empower robotics education.

In the Classroom and BEYOND! is a heavy duty robotics building system that is age appropriate for secondary school students. It can assembled and disassembled quickly and easily for greater classroom flexibility. Its potential for hybrid robot designs is astounding as it is compatible with T E TRIX® MAX an d LEGO® MI NDSTORM S ® Education NXT and EV3 building systems.

is the building system of choice for many classrooms and robotics competition. It is a great platform for robotics and since its inception, many components have been added to expand the design possibilities.


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TETRIX® PRIME International Starter Set BT40957

12+ yrs

$794.00

TETRIX® PRIME is a robot building system that uses quick rivets, four-sided aluminum beams, sturdy acetal gears and more. This Starter Set includes what you need for students to get to building robots, including any of the three hero models with step-by-step instructions in the builder’s guide: TETRIX® PRIME aluminum and plastic pieces including structural elements, connectors, hubs, brackets, wheels and gears

Pickee Bot

Game pad-style, four-channel wireless controller for easy operation of the motors and servos Rechargeable battery pack and charger for the robot 2 standard servos and 2 continuous rotation servos

Wheelee Bot

On/Off switch 4-in-1 tool and hex nut driver Storage bin Balls and cups for robot course

Buggee Bot

Detailed and graphical builder’s guide (92 pages) Note: The game pad controller requires 4 AA batteries, sold separately.

Age appropriate Compatible with LME NXT and LME EV3 Quick assembly and disassembly Heavy duty and durable

A full list of spare parts and pricing can be found at www.ducklearning.com

Note: The set is a collection of robot construction parts with unlimited design possibilities. The three pictured bots are tutorials on learning the construction system. Each bot is built in progression, one at a time. To build the next bot, you must disassemble the first.

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Built with TETRIX® MAX Starter Set

TETRIX® MAX Educational Base Set International BT40093

12+ yrs

Built with the TETRIX® MAX Starter Set and additional parts

$992.50

The TETRIX® MAX Educational Base Set has everything needed to build metal TETRIX® MAX robots that can be controlled by the LEGO® MINDSTORMS® platform. Its key learning targets include: Interpreting and analysing data readings Project management and time management Iterative testing and problem-solving strategies Evaluating design alternatives based on analysis Communicating results through reports and presentation This set includes a Getting Started Guide, developed by Pitsco Education, that introduces users to the TETRIX® MAX Building System and provides key hardware basics and select programming fundamentals for first-time users. Also included in the set: TETRIX® MAX Building System TETRIX® Hard Point Connectors HiTechnic DC Motor Controller HiTechnic Servo Controller 12 V Rechargeable NiMH Battery Pack Note: LEGO® MINDSTORMS® Education resources are sold separately.

A full list of spare parts and pricing can be found at www.ducklearning.com


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TETRIX® MAX Resource Set BT31900

14+ yrs

$306.60

By adding this resource set to the TETRIX® collection, students can build bigger and more complex robots, and complete more challenging engineering projects. This set includes 40 metal building elements and comes complete with a convenient storage bin.

TETRIX® Packages Components

Package TETRIX Basic Pack 1 DLP009

TETRIX Basic Pack 2

TETRIX Prime

Robotics Advanced Pack 2 DLP013

Robotics Advanced Pack 3 DLP014

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$7091.50

$6736.93

$14183.00

$12764.70

$8084.00

$7679.80

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(BT40957)

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TETRIX Prime

DLP010

DLP011

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EZ Build Dragsters 12+ yrs

A unique re-interpretation of the CO2 dragster, these kits remove the need for power or cutting tools of any kind. Just assemble the dragsters from the laser-cut basswood parts, glue, finish as desired, and then launch! EZ Build Dragsters are extremely durable and provide a powerful activity for demonstrating force, motion, speed, friction and acceleration.

Zap

Zip

EZ Build Dragsters launch on any standard CO2 race system with 4- or 8-gram cartridges and are available in four models – Zip, Zap, Zoom and Zing. They are also available in a class pack that includes 32 complete kits, eight of each model. Each kit includes one 8-gram CO2 cartridge. Zing

Note: Screwdriver and white glue are required for assembly.

Item

Code

Price

Zap Kit

W33070

$14.35

Zip Kit

W33071

$14.35

Zing Kit

W33072

$14.35

Zoom Kit

W33069

$14.35

32 - pack

W34113

$477.00

Zoom

Metric Dragsters 12+ yrs

Dragsters are an exciting method to teach metrics and the design process. First, students design and build a prototype, then they produce an actual CO2-powered dragster, and finally they race it! An illustrated, self-directed student workbook holds the students’ attention as they learn step by-step automotive-design processes. Kits and packs are available in balsa wood or basswood, and with or without the polystyrene blank. The Race Car Book is included, along with a CO2 Cartridge. Note: Requires a drill, coping saw, wood file or rasp, ruler, scissors, finish and a race system, sold separately.

Item

Code

Price

Metric Dragster Kit (Basswood)

KJ13215

$12.70

Metric Dragster Kit (Basswood without expanded polystyrene blank)

KJ13222

$11.95

Metric Dragster Kit

KJ13218

$14.35

Metric Dragster Kit (Balsa Wood without expanded polystyrene blank

KJ13224

$13.35


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Aquaport II Water Rocket Launcher KJ39924

12+ yrs

$375.70

Water rocketry is one of the most fun and exciting hands soda bottles into high-flying rockets provides a great opportunity for students to discover important scientific principles such as Newton’s laws, acceleration, thrust and inertia. A second-generation launcher, the AquaPort II was redesigned to be safer than ever. It offers consistent launching for water rockets of various sizes: 2-litre, 20-ounce, and some 1-litre. Still utilising the three-finger latch to securely hold the pressurised rocket in place, the launcher also features: A sturdy tripod base and release system that provide excellent launch pad stability A launch mechanism pulled by 25 feet of launch string to keep everyone far away from the launcher An extensive 25 feet of air tubing, and handy brackets on one leg for winding the tubing Stakes to secure the launcher to the ground A bicycle pump Note: Only recommended for outdoor launches on the ground (not asphalt or concrete).

Parachutes

Getting Started Package KJ23659

9+ yrs

$121.30

Build and deploy parachutes with a variety of payloads and watch the excitement. This package includes materials enough for 30 students and the Dr Zoon Parachutes Video. The following products are also included and can be sold separately.

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Item

Code

Price

Chutepak II

KJ23735

$55.15

Rip Cord Parachute Drop

KJ32863

$47.10

Dr Zoon Parachutes Video

KJ59784

$44.00

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Balsa Gliders


12+ yrs

$215.85

This package includes materials for designing, prototyping, building and testing gliders, and is suitable for a classroom of 30 students. The following products are also included and can be sold separately. Item

Code

Price

FlightPak Power Pack

KJ35633

$206.75

Dr Zoon Balsa Glider Video

KJ59749

$44.00

Raven Kit KJ55748

12+ yrs

$17.95

Impressive flight performance makes the Raven a blast to build and fly. This outdoor rubber band-powered model airplane climbs briskly (up to 200 feet!) in a graceful circular pattern and then glides to a gentle landing. Features balsa wood construction and a large 16-1/2 inch wing span. Building instructions and flying tips are included. Note: Requires white glue, fine sandpaper, tissue paper, hobby knife, ruler, scissors and straight pin, each sold separately.


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Model Airplanes


12+ yrs

$211.20

Introduce aviation with rubber band-powered paper planes and watch class interest soar! This package includes materials for 35 students to build and fly their own Delta Dart. It includes the following products which can also be sold separately.

Air Raptor KJ59264

12+ yrs

$470.55

This rubber band-powered airplane is great for beginners. All the parts are pre-cut, and assembly is colour-coded and done using white glue. Rugged construction and stable flying characteristics are just a few of the Air Raptor’s features. It also features covering material with a preprinted blue design that can be enhanced with felt-tip markers enabling students to individualise their Air Raptor aircraft. The Air Raptor has a wingspan of 35.5 cm and a length: 30.5 cm. Assembly time is approximately 3 to 4 hours.

Sky Eagle Plane KJ38964

12+ yrs

$8.85

The Sky Eagle Plane is a rubber motor plane that covers the principles of gravity, lift, drag, potential and kinetic energies and more. Students can experiment with the tabs and number of motor winds to learn how different variables affect the flight. Note: Requires foam board or cardboard, tape, pins, glue stick, white or CA glue and a hobby knife, each sold separately.

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Wind Gen 12+ yrs

Introduce students to this wind energy with the Wind Gen Kit. With this kit, students quickly build a windmill that catches a breeze from a fan and converts it into energy. Students see this energy when it lights a bulb attached to the motor. Alternatively, they can wire several mills together to power larger devices such as a radio or a small motor. The kit features a motor with a pre-soldered bulb and laser-cut parts that fit together for a clean and easy build. Note: Requires white glue, glue stick, scissors and a high velocity table fan, each sold separately.

Item

Code

Price

Kit

KJ32197

$17.65

Package of 25

KJ32470

$432.35

WIND ENERGY


12+ yrs

$916.95

The need for alternative energies has never been more apparent than now. Get students thinking about wind energy concepts through this hands-on activity. This package has enough materials for 25 students and has a WinDynamo III for teacher demonstrations or advanced student explorations. It includes the following products which can be sold separately.

Note: Requires white glue, glue stick, scissors, screwdriver and a high velocity table fan, each sold separately.

Item

Code

Price

Wind Gen Wind Gen Class Pack

KJ32470

$432.35

Windynamo III

KJ39826

$493.80

Wind Gen Video

KJ32913

$44.00


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Bridgepak 12+ yrs

Bridgepak contains all the materials you need to complete an exciting bridge design and building activity – balsa wood or basswood strips, individual bottles of coloured Pitsco Structures Glue, The Pitsco Bridge Book and student guide sheets. Packs are available for a class of 10 or a class of 25. Balsa wood strips are 1/8 inch x 1/8 inch x 24 inches. Basswood strips are 3/32 inch x 3/32 inch x 24 inches.

Item

Code

Price

10 - Pack, Balsa Wood

KJ35679

$92.85

25 - Pack, Balsa Wood

KJ51706

$165.80

10 - Pack, Basswood

KJ35681

$98.20

25 - Pack, Basswood

KJ51707

$155.25

Note: Requires hobby knife or Timber Cutter (KJ18818), small clips, foam board, pins and waxed paper, each sold separately.

Balsa Bridges


12+ yrs

$715.30

Building model bridges from balsa wood is a great way to get students engaged in technology, science and engineering principles. This package includes materials for 25 students, testing equipment and curriculum to get your classroom into bridge building. It also includes the following products that can be sold separately.

Item

Code

Price

Bridgepak (Balsa Wood) 25-Pack

KJ51706

$165.80

Timber Cutter

KJ18818

$34.20

Timber Tester

KJ18523

$36.40

Bridge Video

KJ59889

$44.00

Note: Requires sand or weights, foam board, pins, small clips, waxed paper and tape, each sold separately.

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Construction Caddy II KJ29254

12+ yrs

$181.60

Constructed of high-density polyethylene, the Construction Caddy II is water-resistant and durable. It has a big work area – 18-3/4 inches x 9-3/8 inches – that holds a piece of foam board or the Pitsco Perf Insert. Tape a template to foam board and pin the pieces for convenient gluing. The foam board can be removed and stored, so the caddy can be used again quickly. The caddy holds pins, balsa wood sticks, glue, and more. Includes one piece of foam board.

Note: Balsa wood, glue, T-pins, Perf Insert and Accu-Fixtures each sold separately.

True Scale House Framing Kit 12+ yrs

The True Scale House Framing Kit is unique in that you can build it with either a truss or hipped roof. Whichever roof style is selected, students learn about: Dimensioning the lumber to the scale of real lumber used in construction

Note: Requires a hammer, needle-nose pliers, waxed paper and

Reading house plan drawings Using construction techniques in accordance with the International Building Code Construction terminology Attention to detail

The framing kit is for a home featuring a standard, two bedroom layout. It includes the house plans (12 sheets), balsa wood lumber, architect scale, pins, Lumberjack Cutter, foam base, glue, sandpaper and instructions that cover both roof builds.

masking tape, each sold separately.

Item

Code

Price

True Scale House Framing Kit

KJ36790

$235.15

Refill Kit

KJ36803

$164.70


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Roller Coaster Track 9+ yrs

Create the loops, hills and banked curves of a real roller coaster with this extruded rubber track designed especially for classroom use. Designing, creating and experimenting with this track is a fun way to demonstrate: Potential and kinetic energies Energy changes within a system Limits of safety Connecting slope to velocity This track includes two each of ¾-inch metal, 1-inch wooden, and 1-inch acetal balls to use as roller coaster cars. The activity guide offers coaster-building instructions as well as several activities with reproducible student pages. The Roller Coaster Track is sold in four different lengths. Start with a 20-foot track to test basic roller coaster physics, or go up to 50 feet for some serious experimentation. Note: Track stands, track pads, and hardware are sold separately in the Roller Coaster Track Stands Package (KJ35233). Also requires scissors, sold separately.

Item

Code

Price

20 feet

KJ35235

$113.80

30 feet

KJ35236

$162.15

40 feet

KJ35237

$205.50

50 feet

KJ35238

$252.45

Roller Coaster Track Stand Package KJ35233

9+ yrs

$212.00

Use these four stands with heavy bases, track pads, hook and-loop fasteners and hardware to design and secure your own roller coaster experiment. Includes one 36-inch stand and three 20-inch stands. Note: Track sold separately.

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Structures & Earthquake Action Pack

Want students to learn the difference between a live load and a dead load? How about how engineers create buildings to withstand an earthquake’s force? This NI Action Pack brings together everything needed for students to learn and apply these and other concepts. This pack includes the Pitsco myQuake miniSystem, NI LabVIEW™ Structures & Earthquakes software, detailed lesson plans and other materials needed to complete the investigations.


Discover Heat Transfer Action Pack

Warm students up to the concepts of thermal conduction, insulation and other heated subjects with this National Instruments Action Pack featuring the myTemp miniSystem. Following the lesson plans, students learn to measure and gather data for heat as it moves through various materials such as aluminum and wood.


This pack includes the Pitsco myTemp miniSystem, NI LabVIEW™ Discover Heat Transfer software, detailed lesson plans, seven thermistors, electric heating plate and heat lamp and other materials needed to complete the investigations.

Explore Power & Energy Action Pack

Explore Power Energy Action Pack

Bring home the impact that our energy consumption has on the world for your students. Combining this action pack with the National Instruments myDAQ provides real-world data about energy use with a simulated electric smart grid. Using what they learned, students design a solution to an energy challenge of your choice. This pack also provides the Pitsco myGrid miniSystem, NI LabVIEW™ Power & Energy software, detailed lesson plans, a small light source and a Kill A Watt meter. Each of the three NI Action Packs listed on this page comes with a PC-based installation DVD. A single pack serves up to three students, a 10-pack up to 25 students, and a 25-pack up to 60 students.

Item

Code

Price


KJ39429

$505.10

Structures & Earthquake Action Pack 10-Pack

KJ39689

$5062.00


KJ39428

$416.70

Discover Heat Transfer Action Pack 10-Pack

KJ39687

$3825.75

Explore Power & Energy Action Pack

KJ39430

$394.85

Explore Power & Energy Action Pack 10-Pack

KJ39685

$3504.85

Note: A NI myDAQ is required for each of the three NI Action Packs, sold separately.


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STEM Education Units The STEM Education units are a rigorous series of teacher-led, team-based curriculum that help upper secondar y school students make connec tions between science, technology, engineering and maths. The units provide students with experiences in many career areas, giving them a taste of what might await them as adults. These units of instructions can be used to supplement existing curriculum in three- or six-week strands. They can be incorporated into a traditional classroom, a technology lab or a science lab setting. Each unit serves 24 students.

Bridges

Air Rockets

STEM Unit (3-week unit)

STEM Unit (3-week unit) KJ39850

12-14 yrs

$3214.20

12-14 yrs

$3687.15

Introduce students to variables and Applied Maths with this unit on air-powered rockets and gliders. Students build straw rockets and more powerful tube rockets, test several variables, record data and calculate velocity.

Bridge the gap between construction and engineering. By constructing bridges and balsa wood bridges and then testing them, students learn about material strength, specification, efficiency and various physics principles.

Green Machines

High-Flying Rockets STEM Unit (3-week unit)


12-14 yrs

$5617.65

Students build and use model windmills and solar cars to understand how they use mechanical and electrical engineering. Students can also learn about gear ratios, speed of rotation, graphing, wind speed, voltage and slope.

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KJ39854

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KJ39849

12-14 yrs

$4447.00

Excitement goes hand in hand with STEM-based rocket activities. With water and solid-fuel rockets, students explore the science of rocketry: fuel pressure, fuel volume, apogee, average velocity, stability and more!

Model Airplanes

Measurement & Prediction


12-14 yrs

STEM Unit (3-week unit) $1496.10

KJ39844

12-14 yrs

$3238.00

The dream of manned flight pushed science and technology to the skies. Students learn these principles with balsa gliders and rubber band-powered planes while considering aeronautical design, glider ratios and other elements of flight.

Measurement and prediction are key to STEM research. In this unit, students explore them through model parachutes and bungee jumps, and learn about capacity, velocity, acceleration, Hooke’s law and scatter graphs.

Simple Machines & Fluid Power

Medieval Machines


12-14 yrs

$7254.10


Simple machines and fluid power come to life with the LEGO Simple and Motorized Mechanisms Set, Pneumatics Add-On Set and T-Bot II hydraulic arm. The unit introduces students to simple machines, the Car tesian coordinate system and much more.

12-14 yrs

$1764.35

Medieval war machines that once inspired fear now inspire awe in students. With this unit, students build and experiment with catapults and trebuchets to delve into projectile mass, elasticity, counterweights, potential energy and more.


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Engineering Education Units The Engineering Education units provide an environment where engineering concepts and skills are applied in ways that make them meaningful to students. The curriculum takes students through a series of activities, building their understanding as they identify and design solutions to problems. Through hands-on projects with real-world applications, Engineering Education units complement your existing upper secondary Science and Maths curricula. Students learn the importance of Science and Maths principles by applying them to engineering concepts. Each unit serves 24 students.

Engineering Principles & Problem Solving (9-week unit) KJ39891

15+ yrs

$7863.85

By working with and making rulers, students learn about linear measurement and fractions. As they create a Rube Goldberg-inspired machine, students discover how to use simple machines together to create mechanical advantage. They also apply concepts such as kinetic and potential energy, velocity and designing for efficiency and to specifications by building and experimenting with mousetrap and egg-drop vehicles.

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Robotic Engineering - Remote Controlled (9-week unit) KJ39893

15+ yrs

$16964.10

Robots are everywhere – manufacturing plants, bomb squad, and even on Mars. Using the TETRIX ® building system and other materials, Robotic Engineering Remote Controlled provides an exploration into robotic design, construction and operation. Also, students become proficient at operating the remote control to guide their robots.

Engineering Design & Drafting

Mechanical Engineering

(9-week unit)

(9-week unit)

KJ39888

15+ yrs

KJ39890

$6712.20

Mechanical drafting doesn’t have to be intimidating. This course helps students learn about drafting tools and instruments and basic concepts for using them, such as lettering, measuring and line conventions. After students master these draf ting basics, they move on to dimensioning and drawing, and are challenged with drawing exercises.

15+ yrs

$7062.00

Transportation, production and building would still be in the Dark Ages without mechanical engineering. By building electric, solar and mousetrap vehicles, students understand performance and energy before using cranes, siege machines and hydraulic robotic arms to experience force, initial velocity, potential and kinetic energy, mechanical advantage and more!

Aerospace Engineering (9-week unit) KJ39884

15+ yrs

$5806.00

Rocketry is thoroughly explored in this course where students build and experiment with four types of rockets: easy straw rockets, air-powered tube rockets, water-fuelled bottle rockets and solid-fuel rockets. Along the way, they learn about centre of gravity, types of variables, design, apogee measurement, basic trigonometry and much more.


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STEM FOR BRIGHT FUTURES Founded in 2003, Horizon Fuel Cell Technologies began the sale of miniature fuel cells to demonstrate the technology to schools and students around the world. In 2013, Horizon Educational Group was formed as a division of Horizon Fuel Cell dedicated to the deployment of a complete range of STEM solutions. Having started with clean energy solutions, plans are to expand into 3D printing and robotics to support a fast-evolving STEM education solution for future classrooms. Horizon markets educational kits and content that are focused on opening young minds to the wonder of renewable energy science. With a global reach of over 80 countries, Horizon’s experiment kits have an international reputation for quality, educational content and award-winning design. Together with clean energy experts and specialised educators, Horizon has developed high-value educational content and teacher manuals that bring renewable energy science activities to the classroom. All Horizon products include a comprehensive textbook (CD-ROM and online) covering renewable energy science experiment manuals, teacher notes and classroom guides, animated flash demonstrations and more. The quality content complements award-winning educational kits developed over eight years of sustained improvement and product evolution.

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Experiment Kits

introduce primary and secondary school students to the amazing science of renewable energy

technology. Here, they can discover key principles that are essential for a comprehensive understanding, not just of solar, wind and fuel cells, but also of electrochemistry, physics and engineering. Electrolysis, energy conversion, electrical circuits, mechanical energy, all of which are STEM concepts that are integral to learning about future energy.

Understand energy like never before

Renewable Energy Science Kit FCJJ-37

10+ yrs

$411.30

The Renewable Energy Science Kit demonstrates the workings of a clean energy technology system on a miniature scale. Power an electrical circuit by solar panel or a wind turbine with profiled blades based on NASA aeronautics. Generate hydrogen through water electrolysis and convert it into electricity using a PEM fuel cell. Whichever combination of technologies you want to explore, this science kit is a comprehensive introduction to the principles behind renewable microgrids. This kit contains small-scale wind turbine, solar cell, fuel cell, electrolyzer and more.

Renewable energy curriculum that: Combines laboratory hardware and user-friendly software for engaging and informative lessons Sets the stage for small group collaborative work and communication

Experiments & Activities Solar Energy Experiments 1. The Effect of Heat on Solar Panels 2. The Effect of Shade on Solar Panels 3. The Effect of Tilt Angle on Solar Panels 4. Finding the Solar Panel’s Maximum Power Point

Energy from Hydrogen Experiments 1. Electrolysis Mode Generating H2 and O2 2. Fuel Cell Mode Generating Electricity from H2 and O2 3. Determining the Minimum Water Decomposition Voltage 4. Polarization States for Hydrogen Fuel Cells

Wind Energy Experiments 1. How Many Blades Are Best - 1, 2, 3... More? 2. Using Three Different Curved Blade Shapes 3. Using Blades You Make Yourself 4. How Blade Angle or Pitch Affects Output Power 5. Measuring RPM 6. Tuning For Maximum Power 7. Turbine Efficiencies 8. Generating Hydrogen


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Hydrocar FCJJ-20

10+ yrs

$151.10

Hydrocar demonstrates a complete, clean-energy system with solar to hydrogen power generation. Powered by electricity from sunlight, the reversible fuel cell illustrates the principles of water electrolysis, separating hydrogen from water and then recombining these elements to create power in an extremely efficient process. Also, the car can steer independently to avoid running into obstacles.

i-H2GO FCJJ-25

10+ yrs

$262.00

The i-H2GO is the most technologically advanced toy car on the market. Harness the power of sunlight with a solar panel in order to charge the hydrogen refuelling station. Use the station to generate hydrogen through water electrolysis, refuel the car and charge up the super capacitor. Transparent casing and LED lights are designed to highlight all these electrochemical processes — the same processes as in real-scale hybrid vehicles. Control the car using a smartphone or an electronic tablet – engage gyro-steering to turn the i-H2GO’s wheels simply by tilting the device.

Solar Hydrogen Science Kit FCJJ-16

10+ yrs

$136.70

Invent your own clean energy applications using fuel cells and the power of the sun. Generate hydrogen in a completely sustainable process by using a solar panel to power water electrolysis. Convert hydrogen into electrical energy with the PEM fuel cell and power your applications. As a starting-off point for would-be inventors, the kit comes with a small electric motor and propeller blade.

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Salt Water Fuel Cell Science Kit FCJJ-34

10+ yrs

$129.20

Now you can demonstrate a cutting edge fuel cell concept: combine a saltwater electrolyte with magnesium plates to generate electrical energy. This kit enables you to investigate the science behind saltwater fuel cell technology, either by powering the included mini-turbine or creating your own power applications.

Ethanol Fuel Cell Science Kit FCJJ-42

10+ yrs

$258.20

Discover the workings of a direct ethanol fuel cell and the principles behind the conversion of ethanol into electrical energ y through oxidisation. Begin the process in the ethanol/water mix container, then transfer this solution into the fuel cell via silicon tubing where it will be converted into electrical energy to power a mini turbine.

Thermal Power Science Kit FCJJ-38

10+ yrs

$299.00

Now you can generate electricity using nothing more than a combination of hot and cold water and a special conversion cell. As the temperature evens out between the two containers of water, the power level drops. LED and mini turbines demonstrate the variance in the electrical power being generated. Also, there are two thermometers to keep track of the temperature levels.

Horizon Energy Monitor FCJJ-24

10+ yrs

$261.00

Voltage, current, power, joules, resistance and even RPM speed become available at the touch of a button displayed either on the LCD screen of the monitor itself or as graphical data on your PC. The Energy Monitor helps bring lab and field experiments back into the classroom, making it the ideal tool to complement the Renewable Energy Science Kit (FCJJ-37).


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HYDROFILL PRO

On-Demand Hydrogen Supply For Classrooms FCH-020

10+ yrs

$999.50

This is the world’s only on-demand hydrogen supply system for refilling HYDROSTIK PRO metal hydride cartridges. By generating hydrogen through water electrolysis, Hydrofill enables homes and classrooms to become energy self-sufficient. Perfect for next generation science kits and engineering projects such as EDUSTAK PRO and EDUSTAK Junior (FCSU -32 and FCSU-33), Horizon Fuel Cell Developer Kits (FCDK1.5, FCDK-12 and FCDK-30), the Electric Mobility Experiment Set (FCJJ-30).

HYDROSTIK PRO

Secure & Versatile Hydrogen Storage LWH22-10L

10+ yrs

$48.40

Hold the latest hydrogen storage technology in the palm of your hand. Rather than compressing hydrogen gas, the safe and reliable HYDROSTIK binds hydrogen with a metal alloy to form a solid metal hydride. The HYDROKSTIK PRO is included with all of Horizon’s Education’s advanced educational kits and can be refilled with the HYDROFILL PRO refueling station.

Electric Mobility Experiment Set FCJJ-30

10+ yrs

$349.95

Measure the superior energy density and power of the super capacitor. Compare different kinds of fuel cell technology – the saltwater fuel cell and two types of micro-PEM fuel cells that exploit the energy efficiency of hydrogen fuel stored in the HYDROSTIK PRO metal hydride cartridge – all of which convert elements into electrical energy. Plus, you can demonstrate the power of sunlight with the solar panel and generate electricity with the hand crank.

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Advanced Kits are based around Horizon Fuel Cell Technologies’ groundbreaking HYDROSTIK metal hydride cartridges that store hydrogen in solid state. This incredible innovation has led to the production of complex integrator sets that convert electrical devices into hydrogen hybrids. HYDROSTIK also powers the Horizon mini fuel cell stacks that give students an in-depth insight into the working of hydrogen fuel cell technology.

1.5W Fuel Cell Developer Kit FCDK-1.5

10+ yrs

$970.50

This fuel cell developer kit is a basic, hands-on introduction to the principles of hydrogen hybrid technology, enabling users to turn battery and mains-powered devices into more efficient and more sustainable applications. Build a whole range of basic hydrogen hybrid applications – temperature sensors, timing devices and many other electronic systems improved with hydrogen range extension. The kit also comes with the Arduino development board. 12W and 30W Fuel Cell Developer Kits are also available.

EDUSTAK Junior

Build It Yourself Fuel Cell Stack FCSU-32

10+ yrs

$2178.20

Introduce fuel stack technology without using compressed hydrogen. Investigate the power potential of hydrogen technology by constructing your own 4W fuel cell stack. HYDROSTIK PRO metal hydride cartridges provide instant hydrogen fuel and no tools are required to make the stacks. Create your own hydrogen-powered devices that can be completely self-sufficient with the optional addition of the HYDROFILL PRO (FCH-020) hydrogen station.

EDUSTAK PRO

Build It Yourself Fuel Cell Stack FCSU-33

10+ yrs

$3114.20

Discover the fuel stack technology that is powering cutting edge transport solutions and generators. Assemble your own 20W fuel cell stack of individually connected cells, then power up with the refillable HYDROSTIK PRO metal hydride cartridges. The cells do not need any tools to assemble into stacks so you can concentrate on creating your own hydrogen-powered applications. For a truly self contained energy system, add the HYDROFILL PRO (FCH-020) On-demand hydrogen supply.


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Do Engineering Since 1976, National Instruments (NI) has equipped engineers and scientists with tools that accelerate productivity, innovation and discovery. NI industry products have been employed by more than 35,000 companies to solve some of the world’s greatest challenges. To prepare today’s students to solve tomorrow’s grand challenges, NI has developed educational hardware products that are built on the same industry-standard data acquisition (DAQ), reconfigurable I/O (RIO), and software defined radio (SDR) platforms. To deliver industry-standard technology to the engineers of tomorrow, NI pairs theory with hands-on learning to create real-world experiences that prepare students to ‘do engineering’. By integrating intuitive software and adaptable hardware to abstract complexity, students can design and test systems faster. Whether students graduate with a degree in mechanical, biomedical or electrical engineering, it is certain they will be system designers. And with an array of best-in-class industry and educational hardware and graphical software, NI is the company that provides the tools for the future of system design.

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Controllers & Software NI myDAQ 781329 - 01

15+ yrs

$354.00

Extend learning beyond the lab and lecture with NI myDAQ an affordable, student-ready measurement and instrumentation device. With NI myDAQ, students have the ability to measure and analyse live signals anywhere, anytime. It is compact and portable, USB-powered and built to last so students can extend hands-on learning outside of the lab environment using industry-standard tools and methods. NI myDAQ includes multiple instruments on one low-cost DAQ platform. It addresses student needs with instant relevance, programmability and project-readiness. Learn more at www.ni.com/mydaq/.

NI myRIO 15+ yrs

$685.00

Explore the power of limitless student design potential with NI myRIO – an embedded hardware device that introduces students to industry proven technology and allows them to design real, complex engineering systems more quickly and affordably than ever before. NI myRIO places dual-core ARM® Cortex™-A9 real-time processing and Xilinx FPGA customizable I/O into the hands of students. With its onboard devices, seamless software experience, and library of courseware and tutorials, NI myRIO allows students to program onboard devices and connect third-party sensors. They get to design real engineering systems faster than ever before. As a single device for teaching controls, robotics, mechatronics, and embedded concepts, NI myRIO allows educators to teach with a multi-concept tool. Learn more at www.ni.com/myrio/.

NI LabVIEW 15+ yrs

Prepare the innovators of tomorrow with hands-on experience using LabVIEW – a graphical programming platform that helps engineers scale from design to test and from small to large systems. Used by more than 6,000 universities worldwide, LabVIEW software offers unprecedented integration with existing legacy software, IP and hardware while capitalising on the latest computing technologies. LabVIEW software is ideal for any measurement or control system, and the heart of the NI design platform. Integrating all the tools that engineers and scientists need to build a wide range of applications in dramatically less time, LabVIEW is a development environment for problem solving, accelerated productivity and continual innovation.

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LabVIEW (Single Seat License)

781851-35

$183.20

LabVIEW (10 Seat License)

781851-3510

$1136.80

LabVIEW (Site License)

781851-3599

$2130.40

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MiniSystem MyDAQ Add-ons MyTemp MiniSystem KJ38232

12+ yrs

$172.00

This multi-sensor temperature measurement and control system is used to teach applications such as temperature process control, basic sensor measurements, and data acquisition and analysis. It is great for exploring heat transfer, conduction, convection and more. myTemp uses an analog input channel to read three thermistor inputs, and another analog input can be switched among four additional thermistor inputs or an AUX input terminal. It includes an activity guide on DVD. NI miniSystems are small-scale replicas of real-world systems that connect to NI hardware and software for a powerful learning experience for science and engineering. Note: NI miniSystems require an NI myDAQ data-acquisition tool and LabVIEW for Education software, sold separately.

MyTemp Mini Pack 12+ yrs

Warm students up to the concepts of thermal conduction, insulation and other heated subjects with this Action Pack featuring the myTemp miniSystem. Following the lesson plans, students learn to measure and gather data for heat as it moves through various materials such as aluminium and wood. This pack provides the myTemp miniSystem, NI LabVIEW™ Discover Heat Transfer software, detailed lesson plans, seven thermistors, electric heating plate and heat lamp, and other materials needed to complete the investigations. It comes with a PC-based installation DVD.

MyTemp Mini Pack 2-Student Pack

Note: A NI myDAQ is required, sold separately.

A single pack serves up to three students and a 10-pack up to 25 students. Item

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myTemp Mini Pack (2-students)

KJ39745

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KJ39744

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MyQuake MiniSystem KJ37979

12+ yrs

$352.90

Using the myQuake miniSystem, students can design, construct and test structures for earthquake resistance in a dynamic way. It uses a side-to-side platform with two accelerometer inputs to measure the acceleration for the x-, y-, or z-axis. Plus, students control the motion profile and measure the resulting forces. myQuake is ideal for teaching about resonant frequencies, sensor measurement, and data acquisition and analysis. It includes an activity guide on DVD. NI miniSystems are small-scale replicas of real-world systems that connect to NI hardware and software for a powerful learning experience for science and engineering. Note: NI miniSystems require an NI myDAQ data-acquisition tool and LabVIEW for Education software, sold separately.

MyQuake Mini Pack 12+ yrs

Earth science, physics and engineering all combine in the study of earthquakes to make a dynamic learning opportunity that is captured in this pack. Students learn about seismic waves, plate tectonics and other key concepts; build simple structures to test on the myQuake; experiment with the Harmonic Highrise to see resonant frequency; and complete other activities.

MyQuake Mini Pack 2-Student Pack

The two-student pack provides materials and equipment for two students working as a team; the 10-student pack provides materials and equipment for 10 students working in teams of two. A teacher’s guide and DVD are included in this pack. Note: Requires a NI myDAQ per student team, sold separately.

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myQuake Mini Pack (2-students)

KJ39743

$519.70


KJ39742

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Idea Generators “The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do." - Steve Jobs Innovation is the driving force behind making STEM education effective. Students who practise innovation become the inventors of tomorrow, creating truly unique and useful solutions for the problems we face today. True innovation is obtained through discussion, effective communication and thinking out of the box. The tools on the following pages are designed to help students to come up with crazy ideas and discuss them with their peers, and to communicate their thoughts more clearly and effectively.

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LEGO® Education

BuildToExpress This is what "respect" means to me:

Express and reflect on the world around you

BuildToExpress Core Set 45110

6+ yrs

do, what's told

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$78.25

The set includes over 200 LEGO® elements in a separate storage unit. They have been carefully selected to provide a broad spectrum of ‘ready-made metaphors’. The

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colourful bricks, accessories and Minifigures inspire students and stimulate their creative thinking and imagination.

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• Encourages reflection and gives students the opportunity to express on the world around them • Develops and strengthens 21st century skills enabling students to communicate more effectively, enhancing creativity and their critical-thinking ability • Promotes cooperative learning environment and gives all students an equal voice

BuildToExpress Guide & Activity Pack king ction Spea Speaking Refle Reflection DIALOGUE Guide Teachtoer’s BuildToExpress ction Reflection INGINGRefle LISTEN LISTEN Reflection Reflection

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6+ yrs

Listening Listening

$212.38

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Topic: Environment Topic: Environment Topic: Environment

This resource contains practical guidance on introducing and working with the BuildToExpress concept. It enables teachers to hear other educators’ experiences, and includes 30 age-segmented, core curriculum based Build & Share Challenge Cards as well as plenty of engaging activities for you to work with.

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Rory’s Story Cubes® is a pocket-sized visual story generator that sparks the imagination of all ages. Our brains are great at making links between things. It is a natural way for us to learn. We communicate in words but think with images. Rory’s Story Cubes® uses this link between pictures and words to help us come up with new and exciting stories to tell and enjoy.

Rory Story Cubes® - Original RSC003

6+ yrs

$16.50

Encourage creativity, communication and collaboration! Rory’s Story Cubes® Original is a fun, non-competitive game for players of all ages. Roll the 9 cubes to make one of over a million combinations, for limitless storytelling fun. As our brain thinks in pictures, it will find ways to connect the images allowing us to create our own stories. This cooperative game is definitely an inspiration for students to express their ideas aloud based on the icons on the cubes.

Rory Story Cubes® - Voyages RSC002

6+ yrs

$16.50

The Voyages set, like the Original set, has 9 cubes to make one of over a million combinations, for limitless storytelling fun. They’re great on their own or can be mixed with any other set. Use this set to create and share tales of epic adventure. Adventures are a must-have for the fearless at heart. With this game, students are now the director of their own adventure that they have imagined.

Rory Story Cubes® - Actions RSC001

6+ yrs

$16.50

The Action set is great for engaging students in the wonderful world of language. The 54 pictograms on the cubes are based on the most frequently used verbs. They’re great on their own or can be mixed with any other set. Students can also use this set in the game of charades.

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Duck Learning STEM Academy At Duck Learning, we believe that the key to building sustainable educational programmes in schools is to equip our teachers with the necessary skills and knowledge to facilitate learning. The Duck Learning STEM Academy aims to facilitate the development of skills in educators to successfully conduct effective and engaging STEM lessons for their students. Our workshops incorporate the use of the various resources we offer for STEM education, and impart various techniques and methodologies that allow an integrated approach to teaching STEM subjects while developing 21st Century Competencies in students. In order to bring you the best professional development opportunities, Duck Learning STEM Academy has partnered with institutions such as the LEGO® Education Academy to provide accredited certification programmes. Our high-calibre teacher trainers will ensure that educators receive quality education.

Analysis

Synthesis

Evaluation

Effective Facilitation

Knowledge

Conceptual Understanding

Communication & Collaboration

21st Century Competencies Development

Critical Thinking & Problem Solving

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LEGO® Education Academy LEGO® Education Academy offers Professional Development courses for educators who want to get the most out of their LEGO® Education resources.

Lessons for the future 21st

Learning theory The LEGO® Education Academy provides professional

century learning which means providing students with

development programs for teachers who wish to

opportunities to solve problems by experimenting

acquire 21 st century teaching and learning skills. At

collaboratively and creatively with their surroundings.

the core of the Academy is the 5F methodology, which

Participants will be equipped with the skills for

forms the backbone of creating successful learning

Tools for planning and knowledge sharing Facilitators will aid participants in learning how to apply LEGO® Education resources to meet relevant curriculum objectives. Additionally, participants will have an opportunity to share their own classroom experiences as well as garner knowledge from those who are experienced in using a hands-on approach to learning.

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environments and engaging, relevant learning experiences using LEGO® Education resources.

Workshops

SCIENCE The Academy’s Science workshops are designed to help educators make hands-on science lessons more engaging and effective. Participants will be led through activities using the LEGO®Education platform and understand how the experiential learning experience can be customised and optimised for the learning of science concepts. Participants will also use the LEGO® Education platform to better understand how to apply the 5E Instructional Model (Engage, Explore, Explain, Extend, Evaluate) in their lessons.

Courses to enhance your teaching Our workshop-based programmes are delivered by certified professionals and are tailored to your specific teaching needs. They feature hands-on practical training combined with key insights into optimising

classroom

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curriculum planning.

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To find out more about LEGO® Education Academy ROBOTICS & STEM Workshops in this domain are designed to help educators

course schedules or to

understand the LEGO® MINDSTORMS® Education EV3

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platform, so that they can confidently use and operate

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Competition and Events FIRST® LEGO® League FIRST® LEGO® League (FLL®) is an international enquiry-based programme teaching students ages 9 through 16 about science, technology and collaborative working. FLL® is a partnership between the non-profit organisation FIRST® (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) and the LEGO® Group. It had its first season in 1998. Now over 230,000 students from 80 countries take part. Impact studies show that students gain an increased interest in science and technology by working with FLL®. FLL® does this by providing a practical and engaging way of involving students in the subject areas.

FLL® teaches •Coaches and teachers to lead and mentor the students to do the work

•Use of scientific process for problem-solving • Computer skills and technical vocabulary

•Experimentation and problem solving to develop viable solutions to identified problems and complete assigned missions

• Annual real-world, globally significant themes •A variety of research methods and resour ces

DIGITAL-AGE LITERACY Basic scientific, economic, and technological literacies Visual and information literacies Multicultural literacy and global awareness

INVENTIVE THINKING Adaptability, managing complexity and self-direction Curiosity, creativity and risk taking Higher-order thinking and sound reasoning

21st century skills EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION Teaming, collaboration and interpersonal skills Personal, social and civic responsibility Interactive communication

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HIGH PRODUCTIVITY Prioritising, planning and managing for results real-world tools Ability to produce relevant high-quality products

• The FLL Core Values including teamwork, collaboration, Gracious Professionalism®

• Time management and project organisation to accomplish goals in an 8-week period

• A variety of presentation methods and skills

• How to create models and prototypes to demonstrate innovative solutions

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A FIRST® LEGO® League challenge consists of three parts: • A research assignment called ‘The Project’ where students research and come up with innovative ideas for solving a defined, real-world challenge • A ‘Robot Game’ where students design and program a LEGO® MINDSTORMS® robot to solve missions on a special obstacle course • ‘Core Values’, the work process the students go through to obtain important life skills such as problem-solving, critical thinking, creativity and teamwork. Find out how to participate in this world-class programme at FIRSTLEGOLEAGUE .SG

The Project and the Robot Game are what the students do. Core Values are how they do it.

FLL Package The FLL Package consists of the following:

FLL Registration (Per School Team)

$150.00

FLL Challenge Kit

$320.00

LME EV3 Core Set

$668.00

Usual Price

Discounted Price

$1138.00

$1081.10

Junior FIRST® LEGO® League Junior FIRST® LEGO® League (JFLL), like the FLL, captures students’ curiosity and directs it toward science and technology. It is for children aged 6 to 9. Guided by an adult coach, students get to: Design and build a Challenge-related LEGO model with motorised parts. Create a ‘Show Me’ poster. Present their work at an event to adult volunteer reviewers. Find out how you can get young students hooked on science and technology at FIRSTLEGOLEAGUE.SG


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Robofest STEM Conference Teaching Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) in an integrated manner has become essential in today’s learning environment in order to prepare students for the economy of the future. How can we help shape tomorrow’s creative problem solvers while still teaching core curriculum in an authentic, results-oriented way? How do we ensure today’s students enter classrooms filled with opportunities to practice 21st century skills such as analytical thinking, creativity, collaboration and problem-solving? Rulang Primary School, in collaboration with Duck Learning (Exclusive Partner of LEGO® Education in Singapore), is proud to present Robofest STEM Conference an annual 2-day event that combines concurrent sharing sessions and workshops for adult participants and training cum mini-competition for student participants. For more information go to www.ducklearning.com

Educators and professionals from the education industry will have the opportunity to: Learn from the best STEM practices in schools from Singapore and around the region. Understand how educators are making hands-on learning an effective way of developing 21st Century Competencies in their students. Experience a unique LEGO® building experience and discover how hands-on learning can be integrated into multiple subject areas. Collaborate with other participants to create a shared vision and manifesto for STEM Education. Find like-minded partners from schools and within the industry to help jump-start exciting initiatives in your school. Become part of a community of hands-on STEM learning advocates.

You may choose to participate in the conference in any of the following ways: 1)

Attend the conference as a delegate.

2) Conduct a workshop/concurrent session to share best practices from your classroom. 3) Become a facilitator for a discussion session.

National Junior Robotics Competition The National Junior Robotics Competition (NJRC) is an exciting and unique event organised by Science Centre Singapore, Agency for Science Technology and Research (A*STAR) and DSO National Laboratories. This robotics competition encourages students to develop problem-solving skills, entrepreneurial skills, creative thinking skills and team spirit among the participants. The NJRC is about celebrating the process of learning through interactive, meaningful experiences. Over the past 15 years, more than 45,000 participants and 220,000 supporters have gathered for this premier robotics competition. Every year, the NJRC revolves around a specific theme and a challenge is revealed to the students on the day of the Challenge Announcement.

Format of competition Presentation Week*: Teams present their work to a panel of judges and are assessed for a number of awards. Challenge Week*: Teams need to accomplish a mission using the robots that they have created. The mission comprises of a variety of tasks which the teams need to complete to earn points.

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*It is compulsory for each team to participate in both Presentation Week and Challenge Week in order to win award(s).

Registration is done through Science Centre Singapore. For more details, go to njrc.com.sg.

Third Party Products FLL Competition Table

Customised Shelves for LEGO® Education Storage Boxes

Competition Table DLP018

Three-column Shelf DLP015

This robotics table is built according to the specifications of the FIRST® LEGO® League (FLL) competition. It can also be used for the training and challenge mats found in the LEGO® MINDSTORMS® Education EV3 Space Challenge Set (45570).

$571.00

Five-column Shelf DLP016

$380.00

$857 .00

These customised shelves are specially designed to organise LEGO® Education storage boxes of all sizes. Its slide-in design makes it an ideal storage solution in the classroom. Each three-column shelf holds 21 boxes. Each five-column shelf holds 35 boxes. Wheels are attached to the bottom of the shelves for ease of mobility.

Delivery of the above-mentioned products can be made three weeks upon confirmation of your order. To place an order, please email [email protected] or call (+65) 6747 4236.

Duck Learning 240 MacPherson Road #03-01, Pines Industrial Building Singapore 348574. Fax: +(65) 6747 9251 www.ducklearning.com For more information, email: [email protected] or call: (+65) 6747 4236

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