Botley is a great tool for teaching the basics of coding and programming. Students from preschool- to high school have had fun using different levels of interaction with Botley. It comes with mats to help understand block coding steps; attachment accessories to increase programming challenges; and higher function abilities with obstruction detection, loop coding options, and "if then" pathways. Our team has had a lot of fun teaching with this tool that is received well at our teaching events.
Snap Circuits is a fun way to teach kids the basics of engineering, electronics, and circuitry. It is fun for any age and gets kids interested in the idea of how the circuits work once put together. You can build circuits to make a sound with the speaker attachment, make wind with the fan, or even make things light up with the different light bulbs.
This summer, the FRC Team 7454 had the privilege to work with amazing students entering the 3rd grade all the way to 7th grade. These kids, mentors, and team members all had a phenomenal time making friends and being able to teach AND learn so many wonderful/useful skills.
Everything we did is as follows:
Kodu Game Labs, Tinker CAD
Drone Coding, Big Orange(Drone)
3D Scanning/Printing, Meshmixer(3D Object Creator)
Botly 2.0(Coding Robot), Gear & Sumo Bots, Robot Demolition Hockey
Snap Circuits
Go Kart, Tank, Cannon, Pocket Tanks Tourney, Races
Google Earth(Scavenger Hunt)
Virtual Trebuchet
Here the kids were learning to create a video game map with the Kodu Game Lab.
Here, team member, Kaiser was watching and teaching a group of students about coding a specific sequence for a drone.
Here the kids got to be tought about 3D Printing and got to be scanned to have a 3D print of themselves to take home with them.
Here, team member, Alyssa is teaching the kids how to code their botlys to run a sequence.
Here team members are observing the kids fight with their sumo bots that they created.
The kids made robots and took them out to the commons to race each other.