We had a fantastic session in week 2 and I was so impressed with how well everyone worked together and joined in the learning.

The first week is always a set up week , learning about the equipment, looking at the coding software and of course getting to know our EV3 robot.

By the end of the session in Week 2 : 

• Everyone was coding their robots to move forward/backwards, 
• Experimenting with different coding parameters and meeting the 4 levels of challenge presented.
• Understand the difference between 'Move Steering' and 'Move Tank' Block : Figure of 8 challenge completed

In Week 3/4:

• Maze Challenge - Utilise knowledge from previous weeks to navigate the mat
• Charles -- Will be embarking on the Gripper challenge (fondly known as "Bomb Disposal challenge")

In Week 5/6:

• Robot Wave Challenge - Students will have to organise and display team communications skills to achieve this.  I will attempt to capture a video of their effort (Just the robots).
• Introduction to Loop and Data wires
• Charles -- Gripper Challenge and Switch coding extension programs

In Week 7/8:

• Dance Challenge - Students will work together to create coding for the robot to dance.  The chosen song will the, "Hokey Pokey".
• The coding challenge in this involves understanding the flow process,  knowledge of the coding blocks and trying to synchronise to the beat. 

The key in this program is for the student to utilise their knowledge and navigate challenges successfully by exploring, experimenting and refining their coding.

I have attached a website below, if you are interested in virtual robotics.

https://www.virtualroboticstoolkit.com

Morgan

Robokids Director