Lego Dacta.....toys without limit

The versatility of the Lego Dacta building system makes it the perfect companion for your computer. With Lego Dacta the possibilities are practically limitless.

Lego Dacta can easily instruct a motor to turn on and off, go forward or reverse, and change directions of the moving wheels. If you add gears, pulleys and sensors that can enable your ‘vehicle’ to detect touch and light, and have this controlled by a Smart Brick, (a Lego brick equipped with a micro-computer) you have an idea or two about the possibilities.

Metacognitive teaching was developed by Seymour Papert, the cofounder of MIT’s Artificial Intelligence Laboratory. In 1984 his association with Lego Group personnel lead to establishing a pilot project to teach young children in the US primary schools to learn basic computer programming skills. Children found they could quickly learn complex theories brainstorming ideas collectively. They learned to plan, be patient, to observe and to find new solutions, with creativity and confidence. With Lego Dacta they found it was all great fun in a new and exciting differentiated learning environment.

Lego Dacta has now evolved so you can easily build a creation or creature, then using RCX Code, create a program, download the program to the onboard RCX ‘brain’ and using a special infrared transmitter (remote), control your creation’s actions.

Begin your own Constructionism Learning with Lego Dacta today!

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Roy Marples is a successful author and regular contributor to http://www.roys-toys-link.com. Roy has many years experience with toys and is devoted to passing on this enjoyment to kids of all ages.