LEGO WeDo Hungry Alligator Challenge:

Source: Learn Quebec: Hungry Alligator Challenge

Lewis Chew demonstrating LEGO WeDo robotic software

Lewis Chew modified the LEGO Education WeDo "Dancing Birds" model to "Ninjago Lasersaber swordfight" by replacing the dancing birds with Ninjago characters together with laser sounds:

Lewis built first Lego Education WeDo model - Alligator

Lewis has successfully constructed all by himself without help from parents nor grandpa, his very first WeDo model, the Hungry Alligator:

And here is another photo of the Hungry Alligator connected to a laptop computer loaded with the WeDo software:

LEGO Education Simple Machines preliminaries

Have purchase online the LEGO Education Simple Machines Set and now awaiting collection from US. In the meantime some links to reviews and videos to prepare for its arrival:

Learning Simple Machines with LEGO Education by Featured Teacher

HomeSchooler LEGO Education Simple Machines Kit

LEGO Education Simple and Motorized Mechanism: 10% off

LEGO Education is offering a 10% off till end of this month (August 2013) for the LEGO Education Simple and Motorized Mechanism and all related products like:

Introducing Simple and Motorized Mechanisms Activity Pack
Advancing with Simple and Motorized Mechanisms Activity Pack
Pneumatics Add-On Set

Some Reviews:
LEGO Education–Simple Machines Kit Review

LEGO LEARNING WITH SIMPLE & MOTORIZED MECHANISMS

The Lego story - failures to success: get inspired

Watch the video below to learn how a huge success, LEGO, started and get inspired how the founders of LEGO never let adversities stop them from turning failures into success: