Today at the FIRST Champion Houston, LEGO Education and FIRST revealed two new, special space sets to motivate individuals in the 2018-2019 FIRST LEGO Organization Jr. and FIRST LEGO Organization period. The programs for the new period are themed "MISSION MOON " and "INTO ORBIT " in order to help develop students' inquisitiveness around space exploration and scientific discovery while creating their skills and experience in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Students are charged with finishing a space challenge designed in partnership with astronauts and area experts and will use a selection of LEGO Education solutions consisting of the exclusive space-themed FIRST LEGO Organization Jr. Inspire Set and FIRST LEGO League Challenge Set, LEGO Education WeDo 2.0 or LEGO MINDSTORMS Education EV3.

" At LEGO Education, our company believe the skills fostered through enjoyable, developing programs like those we create with FIRST will certainly educate our children that anyone could release their potential to introduce," said Esben Strk Jrgensen, president of LEGO Education. "We are excited to see the FIRST LEGO Organization Jr. and FIRST LEGO League projects that children around the world will produce using LEGO Education solutions and the brand-new MISSION MOON and INTO ORBIT products."

" As we celebrate the 20 th anniversary of FIRST LEGO League, we are delighted to go back to the inaugural theme of space," said Program Director Kim Wierman, of FIRST. "Our extraordinary of participants could now see their very own children participate in the happiness and discovery of STEM learning.

LEGO Education and FIRST inspire young peoples interest and participation in science
and technology

LEGO Education provides hands-on understanding that makes it possible for every student to be successful. With its partnership with FIRST, a global, K-12 not-for- profit organization established to influence youngsters's rate of interest and engagement in science and innovation, children ages 6-16 * can resolve real-world issues through innovative hands-on learning tools and theme-based challenges.

The2018-2019 FIRST LEGO League Jr. MISSION MOON Challengewill reach over 86,000 children, ages 6-10 * from 41 countries. Groups utilize the annual Inspire Ready to build a model based on the difficulty, and use LEGO Education WeDo 2.0 to configure it to relocate.

The 2018-2019 FIRST LEGO Organization INTO ORBIT challenge, will certainly welcome greater than 280,000 children, ages 9 to 16 *, from nearly 90 nations to explore, challenge and innovate in the requiring area field. Teams will design, build and code an autonomous LEGO MINDSTORMS robotic to carry out a series of space-themed objectives on a having fun area. They will additionally look into an issue they determine and design an innovative option to that trouble. FIRST teams are guided by the FIRST Core Worths, which celebrate teamwork, exploration and fun. The repetitive job required throughout the period offers an intro to the engineering design procedure. To get more information about FIRST, including FIRST LEGO Organization Jr. and FIRST LEGO Organization, see www.firstinspires.org ( * ages differ by country).

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