Pneumatics Add On Set

The LEGO Pneumatics Set is designed for use in middle school and junior high school classrooms. Focusing on grades six through eight, the pneumatics curriculum can easily be adapted and used at the high school level as well. 

Teacher materials provide step-by-step guidance to effectively relate pneumatic principles to students through a variety of hands-on activities and class-lead discussions. Student materials use instruction, investigative questioning, and helpful hints to ensure progress and provide scientific understanding. Both you and your students will be successfully guided through the curriculum as you explore the world of pneumatics. 

What is it for? 

LEGO Education science and technology solutions enable students to behave as technical investigators by providing them with tools and tasks that promote scientific inquiry. By using LEGO solutions, students are encouraged to pose ‘What if...?’ questions. They make predictions (hypotheses), test behaviors of models, and record and present findings. 

The ‘Pneumatics’ curriculum pack presents scientific and technical concepts in a motivating and exciting way that will encourage creativity and teamwork among students. These activities allow for the integration of a wide range of science, design, technology, and mathematical concepts, thus supporting a highly efficient learning experience. These activities also enable teachers to partially cover the following Crosscutting Concepts and overall Science and Engineering Practices, which have been set forth in the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). 

Science and Engineering Practices:  

• Asking questions (for science) and defining problems (for engineering)
• Developing and using models
• Planning and carrying out investigations
• Analyzing and interpreting data
• Using mathematics and computational thinking
• Constructing explanations (for science) and designing solutions (for engineering)
• Engaging in argument from evidence
• Obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information.

Crosscutting Concepts: 

• Patterns
• Cause and Effect (Mechanism and explanation)
• Scale, Proportion, and Quantity
• Systems and System Models
• Energy and Matter (Flows, cycles, and conservation)
• Structure and Function
• Stability and Change

What is in it? 

The set consists of 31 elements including pumps, cylinders, and valves – many of which are unique to this product. All of the elements and the building instruction booklets fit into the bottom section of the storage box.  

The activity pack consists of 14 principle model activities, four main activities, and two designing and making activities. The set is both easy to use and easy to manage within a classroom setting, providing the ideal tool for effective hands-on learning!