Welcome to the LEGO® Education Science Summer Learning Program for grades 3–5!
Use these outlines to plan your lessons across 10 learning experiences. Lessons are designed to build from experience to experience, culminating in a design challenge experience and showcase event. Lessons include additional extensions to stretch learning across multiple sessions or a longer time period, as needed.
Don’t forget to start your journey on the LEGO® Education Teacher Portal. Additionally, you may want to reference the Build the Change: Future Without Waste introductory materials.
Full Description: Introduction to LEGO Education Science and working as a team.
Topics Covered:
Students will explain how we can use scientific ideas and collaboration as a foundation for the summer learning program.
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Full Description: Students will model ways individuals and communities use scientific ideas to protect Earth’s resources and the environment.
Topics Covered:
Communities, resource protection, environmental stewardship.
Resources:
Desert Island Community | Teacher Portal
Full Description: Students will investigate “circular economy” — designing things differently to keep products and materials in use, eliminate waste and pollution, and restore nature.
Topics Covered:
Circular economy, sustainability, reducing pollution, product life cycles.
Resources:
Introductory Lesson PDF
Full Description: Students will further investigate how we can design ways to eliminate waste and pollution to reduce negative impacts on our planet and people.
Topics Covered:
Waste elimination, pollution reduction, human impact solutions.
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Stories of Change A PDF
Full Description: Students will further investigate how we can design ways to keep products and resources in use to reduce negative impacts on our planet and people.
Topics Covered:
Resource reuse, reducing waste, sustainable design choices.
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Stories of Change B PDF
Full Description: Students will explain how communities can use scientific ideas to protect Earth’s resources and the environment.
Topics Covered:
Resource protection, community solutions, environmental responsibility.
Resources:
Twin Scoops | Teacher Portal
Full Description: Students will further investigate how we can design ways to regenerate nature and the importance of nature when creating smarter solutions for people and planet.
Topics Covered:
Regeneration, environmental solutions, planet-friendly design.
Resources:
Stories of Change C PDF
Full Description: Students will demonstrate their cumulative learning by designing their own town with a focus on the three pillars of the circular economy.
This lesson should take two days (~90 min).
Topics Covered:
Circular economy pillars, community design, applied sustainability.
Resources:
The Big Challenge PDF
Full Description: Students will demonstrate their cumulative learning by designing their own town with a focus on the three pillars of the circular economy.
This lesson should take two days (~90 min).
Topics Covered:
Sustainability, thoughtful design, cumulative application of concepts.
Resources:
The Big Challenge PDF
Full Description: Students will share their thinking and learning by showcasing their solution, then reflect on their learning.
Topics Covered:
Reflection, communication, presentation skills.
Resources:
Showcase Day PDF
Resources to support your summer learning program:
- LEGO® Education Summer Implementation Guide
- LEGO® Education Showcase Guide
- LEGO® Education Sample Summer Schedules
- Build the Change: A Future Without Waste Background & Facilitation Tips
- LEGO® Education Summer Program Evaluation - COMING SOON!
Other learning opportunities and ideas for extending the sessions: