The new Green City set and activity pack center on the theme renewable energy and are ideal as a beginner competition set.

Students are introduced to the world of robotics by first exploring basic programming maneuvers utilizing three training mats.

Each training activity focuses on one of four main LEGO sensors - light, ultrasonic, touch, and sound - and enables students to explore and enhance their programming and sensor knowledge.

When students have completed the training phase and are confident in their robotic building and programming skills, they are presented with the Green City Challenge.

The challenge consists of a number of missions simulating real-life challenges, each environmentally focused and conducted on the Green City Challenge mat.

These innovative Green City Challenge missions replicate the excitement of FIRST® LEGO League, integrating this engagement into the classroom in the form of a step-by-step introduction to LEGO MINDSTORMS Education.

As students complete each mission, they are awarded an energy brick. When all missions are complete, students use their collected energy bricks to power the Green City.

Each of the challenge missions is designed in three skill sets: beginner, moderate, and advanced. This enables teachers to select a level most appropriate for their students based on class progress or individual understanding of robotics. The three levels can also be used to offer extension challenges to further expand classroom curricula.

The Green City Activity Pack offers  hours of class instruction within seven easy-to-follow training activities plus challenge missions.

The set and activity pack are designed for use with the LEGO MINDSTORMS Education NXT Base Set and software and will also be used with RXC and RoboLab.