How does it work?

REGISTER YOUR TEAM

FIRST® LEGO® League Explore is for young people aged 6-9 years (1st - 5th Class), working in teams of up to 4 students with a supporting adult coach. We have teams taking part from schools (in class and after school), volunteer groups, youth clubs and more.

COMPLETE THE CHALLENGE

Each year FIRST® LEGO® League releases a new challenge for the teams. The challenge involves teams designing and building a robotic LEGO Model using LEGO Education SPIKE Essential or WeDo 2.0 and the FIRST LEGO League Explore Set along with creating a Show Me Poster.

ATTEND A SHOWCASE

Present your robotic model and Show Me Poster to your peers and adults at one of our regional showcase events or host your own event in your school. We have lots of support to help you along your journey.

WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS?

RESEARCH THE CHALLENGE

Each year a theme related to a real word topic poses a challenge to teams. Teams will need to research the topic in order to progress through the challenge.

INNOVATION PROJECT

Teams must develop an innovative solution and present their findings (in imaginative ways!) to a team of reviewers and their peers.

DESIGN & BUILD

Teams prototype their solution using the Explore Set and LEGO Education SPIKE Essential or WeDo 2.0 sets. They code and engineer moving components into their models.

SHOW YOUR FINDINGS

Children showcase their learning journey at the end of the programme with a Celebration Event, which involves showcasing their project and innovative solution.

What you need to

take part

LEGO® EDUCATION SPIKE OR BRICQ ESSENTIAL

Each team will require a LEGO Education WeDo 2.0 or SPIKE Essential set, along with a device (tablet/laptop) to code on. WeDo 2.0 and SPIKE Essential bring STEM to life and are excellent resources for your classroom outside of FIRST LEGO League.

REGISTER FOR THIS YEAR'S SEASON

When you register your class for FIRST LEGO League Explore you will receive an Explore Set for each team of four children. Each Explore Set includes over 700 bricks and pieces along with a Team Meeting Guide containing 12 lesson plans and an Engineering Notebook for each participant. Full details can be found on our registration page.

THE EXPLORE REGISTRATION KIT

Upon registering for FIRST LEGO League Explore you will receive an Explore Set for each team, an Engineering Notebook for each student and a comprehensive Teacher's Guide. This guide will assist you with your FIRST LEGO League Explore journey and can be referenced as much or as little as you like.

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