DUNE STEM class «Lego train: a journey into the world of engineering!»

On February 28, at a STEM class at the Children’s and Youth Scientific University of the Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic National University, students became architects and engineers of a new city. They built it from scratch: they designed the infrastructure, invented original stations on the train route, where they loaded and unloaded the necessary materials and products. Each team created its own vision of a modern, comfortable city — with well-thought-out logistics and a convenient transport system.

The students designed a bookstore, a beauty salon, a bank, a fire station, a pharmacy, and photo zones — everything needed for a comfortable life for residents. The teams built loading stations, warehouses, container cranes, and thought about how to make the structures stable and functional. They tested the strength of the structures, improved the solutions, and took into account the needs of their city.

Next came math: they had to plan delivery routes, measure track lengths, determine travel times, and calculate train speeds. Students analyzed transportation efficiency and thought about how to optimize logistics between different stations in the new city.

The automation stage was no less exciting: the children started the train, stopped it at the necessary stations, controlled the speed and simulated various situations during movement. And at the end, each team presented its project, talked about the created objects, logistical solutions and the best engineering findings.

The classes were conducted by associate professors of the Department of Electric Drive and Automation of Industrial Plants Olena Nazarova and Volodymyr Osadchy.

Thanks to active cooperation with the Educational Space «Dii» of the Department of Education of the Energodar City Council, the STEM Center of DYUNU was able to conduct exciting classes with a new automated LEGO set, which opens up even more opportunities for practical learning and the development of students’ technical skills.

Find even more invitations to classes for schoolchildren here: https://t.me/diunu_nuzp