Description:
In the Level 1 Robotics & Programming course, students build robots and use the computer programming language Scratch to “train” the robot to perform specific tasks (like chase your cat or dog) and complete challenges. Students learn about programming logic, loops, conditional statements, variables and more. In addition to using the graphical programming interface students are given some exposure to the Arduino text based programming language. Students upload the programs they write to their computerized robots. We are always referencing the hardware, including the components that make up the controller board and various sensors. Students learn about hardware & software and how they work together to make computerized devices work. Students learn how to troubleshoot issues and work through solutions using trial and error techniques. The class is fun, hands on and involves lots of getting up and down out of your seat to test your robot.
Course Details:
- Course Options
- Online Self Paced = Any Grade/Age (1 Year Access, Over 90 Videos)*
- Online Instructor-Led (Live via Zoom) = Grades 3 – 5 (Every Tues Sep 3 – Nov 12 9-10:25AM EST)* **
- Online Instructor-Led (Live via Zoom) = Grades 6-12 (Every Tues Sep 3 – Nov 12 10:30-11:55AM EST)**
- Co-op or group pricing contact homeschoolstemkids@gmail.com
- Semester Long Course
- Prerequisites: None
- Homeschool Classification/Credit: Typically counts as an elective: STEM, Computer Science, Programming/Coding Course. 1/2 Credit Per Semester
- Includes robot to keep
*Parent Participation Required For Younger Students
**If you miss a class session, we can record it for you to watch at a later time.
General Info:
- Computer Requirements: A Mac or Windows Computers. Chromebooks are not recommended.
- Software Requirements: Included (Free). The software does not expire after the class concludes and can continue to be used after the completion of the course.
- Supplies Needed (not included): 2-3 Balloons, 1 Safety Pin, Blue Painter’s Tape (or Masking Tape), AA Batteries
Instructor Bio:
Francie Black has a twenty year progression through technology product training, project management, software development management, and business development. She was the manager of Internet Development for a fortune 500 company in the Los Angeles area. Later, as a Sr. Management Consultant, she worked with other Fortune 500 companies as well as early stage tech startups. For six years Francie hosted the weekly ABC WLOS News “Tech Time” Segment and syndicated her tech Segments to over 100 television stations across the country. You can see hundreds of her TV segments by searching her name on YouTube. In 2014 she founded Home Hacker Camp (now Homeschool STEM kids), which offers Robotics & Programming Classes, Camps and Curriculum to youth. Francie has an undergraduate degree from UNC Charlotte and an MBA from Pepperdine University.
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