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Code-BOTZ! (Coding) Level 1 Beginner 1 Targeted ages 6-14 Sphero – Through the Sphero Edu and Sphero Play app, the easy accessibility of this program allows for students of all ages to learn coding! The Sphero Bolt has many features that learners can use to become adequate programmers using blocks and java script. What is Sphero and how does it work? Sphero is an adorable, durable, interactive—you guessed it—spherebot. Don’t let its size deceive you! Its functionality is almost boundless. Let’s dig in. Students connect to provided tablets via Bluetooth, and dive into programming on day one! With a maze activity, kids learn to program their 'bots to navigate a maze—without touching the walls. Students will use the Sphero has a programmable 8x8 LED matrix, so students can code it to change colors when Sphero rolls, stops or starts, reaches a goal, or whenever else they’d like. Coding sounds hard, but our younger coders utilize what’s called block coding. This means they’re not typing out code by hand—which can be complicated for such an age group—but rather dragging visual blocks into the coding area and connecting them. What the Bot! Targeted Ages Group: 6-14 Campers will follow design instructions and build a bot to compete with other campers. Campers will participate in challenging competition bit it’s not over yet! Let’s modify Like a BOSS! with their teammates to test their robot’s structural integrity and maneuverability. Time to THINK outside the BOT! How can I make the Bot go faster? How can I make it more powerful? These are the questions the campers will be faced during their challenging competitions. Campers will use LEGO Technic pieces that come together to create movable, steerable, controlled robots. • Engineering Concepts • Structural Integrity • Gear Ratios-The need for Speed • Simple Machine to Robotics Parents to provide water, snacks and lucnh for camper.
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