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We will also provide LEGO Spike Prime kits to the classes and free CPD sessions to the teachers to support the teaching of the new curriculum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The workshops will take place in the Spring term and cover three topics:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Unplugged Computational Thinking<br><\/strong>In this workshop, pupils will learn the 4 strands of Computational Thinking through fun and engaging activities and why they play an important part in everyday life, through fun and engaging activities.<br><\/li><li>Choose between:<br><strong>The White Feather<\/strong><br>Learn all about World War I and try out different methods for writing and breaking coded messages, and use these skills to defuse a virtual bomb.<br><strong>Modelling Zombies and Other Diseases<\/strong><br>Have you ever wondered what would happen if a Zombie virus began spreading across the nation? Is it possible to stop the spread, how would you predict how many people might get infected and what measures could you put in place to slow the spread? As part of this workshop, pupils will learn about the concept of disease modelling through a variety of fun activities and explore their links to the on-going global pandemic cause by COVID-19.<br>OR<br><strong>The Butterfly Hunter<\/strong><br>Learn all about Alfred Wallace and Machine Learning in this workshop which was developed to accompany Theatr na n\u00d3g\u2019s play \u201cThe Butterfly Hunter\u201d.<br><\/li><li><strong>Robotics<\/strong><br>An introduction to Lego Robotics programming. 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