Using the Lego-Mindstorm kit in German Computer Science Education

Abstract

In Germany in all Region the Educational System is different and the computer science Education is different too. Computer science is obligatory at the high school in Bavaria and in Saxony, in the other Regions just selectable. In spite of the big difference between various regions, the Lego-Mindstorm is widely used at all educational level. The students are very motivated, because the movement of the Robot shows, how they succeeded in writing a good program. The Lego-Minstorms kit can be used from the 5th grade to the University level.