Robot kits can help children learn to build as well as to code. Based on our testing, here are the best kits for every age and skill level.
An unintimidating, user-friendly guide to learning robotics with the LEGO Spike Prime Set. Kids can learn to program sensors to make real robots.
Help your child learn how to code with 19 easy and fun coding activities for kids, including preschoolers, Kindergarten, and elementary, too.
Create a love for computer programming with this collection of 17 super fun coding activities for kids in elementary and middle school!
Getting started with coding in the classroom doesn’t have to be scary or intimidating! You don’t have to have a background in computer science to teach it, and you don’t even need expensive robots or technology to get started! WHY Teach Coding?
Use this free printable robots themed I spy activity for a fun indoor activity while trapped inside with kids due to bad weather or Covid.
Aerobotics Global offers Robotics After school program for kids. Our after school activities help your child to learn robotics and coding.
Fun acid/base experiment for kids of all ages. Uses only common household ingredients. No heat required.
The future will be full of robots and automation. Who will design, build, manage, and repair the advanced technology we will depend on? Northridge Robotics is training those future scientists, business leaders, and engineers -- helping them to decide what career in STEM to pursue. This camp is one of a two part series: Robotics II: Programming is designed for campers who complete this camp successfully. Week One: Mechanics: Driver-Controlled Competition The first week of camp will focus on creating great robotic design. Campers learn: Basic Theory of Physical Mechanics Application of Physical Mechanics Usage of FIRST Tetrix Robotics System Construction & Design Why Robotics? In this two week camp, campers will design, construct, and pilot their own robots using computer code. Campers are divided into teams; each designing their own robots to compete against each other in FIRST Tech Challenge Robotic Competitions. Campers will develop skills in: Planning & Design Mechanical Intuition Teamwork Programming Camp Counselors Camp Counselors consists of robotics team veterans -- both current members and alumni members. They are role models who are passionate both about STEM and helping students. And many are pursuing STEM careers themselves in college.
Guide George through his science lab in this hand-drawn isometric maze for kids. Perfect as a warmup for science class, teaching kids about lab safety, or just for fun! Includes both color and black and white version. This maze features a few of my recurring characters. The boy at the top is named G...
Getting started with coding in the classroom doesn’t have to be scary or intimidating! You don’t have to have a background in computer science to teach it, and you don’t even need expensive robots or technology to get started! WHY Teach Coding?
Stop motion is an easy and fun way to get kids using their tablets to learn and create. These 5 activities and 6 tools are perfect for getting you started.
If you're a homeschool parent, and you want to add Robotics to your child's education, then you'll want to read this article!
Kids learn valuable skills by actually practicing them.
Coding Activity for Kids - Teaches kids the fundamentals of computer programming without using a computer. Optionally uses LEGOS or build a maze.
A review of the new book The Wild Robot and its connections to Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the implications for today’s young learners.
Babies to Bookworms provides a review of the new coding book for kids, "How to Code a Sandcastle" and pairs it with family friendly coding activities!
Watercolors, crayons, and paper are all you need to bring for The Wild Robot art project inspired by Peter Brown's incredible read aloud.
In this lesson we will learn about David’s relationships with Saul and Jonathan. The sin of jealousy. Friendship and trusting God. Free printable preschool Bible lesson.
Our kids can have a huge advantage if they start learning how to code at an early age. Here are 10 resources for kids to start coding.
The Wild Robot by Peter Brown opens up a whole new world with themes of friendship, family, motherhood, nature vs. technology, bullying, helping others, and more. Dive deep into exploring these…
This section contains coding activities for kids. Coding for kids is gaining attention nowadays, in order to cope up with the upcoming demand for computer
Robots. It’s a concept that has fascinated children and adults alike. My son went through a huge robot phase. He danced like a robot, watched robot
Binary is a code that represents numbers using a series of 0s and 1s. Codes are like a secret language that computers, apps, and phones speak. You may think the computer is the smartest thing
Check out these teaching activities to use with the novel The Wild Robot by Peter Brown including book unit samples.
Discover free activities for The Wild Robot. Explore the summary, lesson plans, characters, themes, plot, & more at StoryboardThat!
28 Days of STEM Activities and STEAM Activities for Kids is loaded with hands-on science, technology, engineering, art, and math projects perfect for the classroom and at home. The kids are gonna love this!
Explore Coding Through Scratch facts and information, and a collection of worksheets for use at school & in a homeschooling environment.
The latest 'Where's Wally' style challenge involves finding the toy robot hidden in the workshop where the elves are hard at work on the production line - but it's a lot harder than it sounds.
My family needed a project. Nearly a month into social distancing, it was time to figure out a way to connect with the friends that we all missed desperately. So, I recruited our two boys and my husband to create a robot hunt. I thought we could make some robots, hide them around our town, write some clues for the hidden robots, and share the Robot Scavenger Hunt with our friends. Turns out, it worked! Our friends and their families got outside, hunted down some robots, and shared photos with us along the way. We had such a great time doing it, I thought you might want to try it in your own community. (Click HERE to download the Robot Hunt template for FREE.) Here's how we put together our Robot Hunt. First, we gathered some materials. We scoured the house for bits of junk (there was plenty of that), scraps of wood, nails, screws, and rope. Then, we spent the good part of an afternoon building robots. It was so much fun! It was incredible to see how each robot seemed to get more creative or whimsical as the day went on. Here are some of the things we used: --- Wood - 2 x 4, 2 x 1, 1 x 1 --- Wooden dowels and PVC pipe --- Hardware - screws, gears, nails --- Small bits of things like golf tees, clothespins, paper clips, keys, buttons, beads Tools --- Drill --- Hammer --- Hot glue gun We also labeled each robot with a number. We used an old set of leather punches. However, you could easily designate each robot by writing numbers on them, painting them different colors, or just letting their individually differentiate them. By the end of the afternoon, we had 10 robots ready for the robot hunt. The next day, we gathered the robots and took them to our village. We brought some rope and scissors to secure the robots in place. We also brought some paper to write down clues for each robot as we went. We hid the robots in a single "loop" around the village to make it manageable for our friends. However, we also hid one off of the beaten path as a BONUS. Since we were conscious of germs, we made sure that all bots could be visible and no one would need to touch them to see the numbers or write a description. Oh, and since we have a canal in our town and bridges, you know that my boys were very into the idea of having one robot "bungee jump" off a bridge. After we hid all the robots, we typed up the robot clues for our friends. We also included some directions for our friends. These included: --- Where to begin the hunt. --- Places to write their "start" and "end" time. --- A note about recording their answers. --- Instructions to take a group selfie with at least one robot in the background (and who to share the selfie with - which was us, of course!) --- A reminder not to touch the robots. If you'd like to use the template we created, you can download it for FREE here. There are blanks so that you can customize it for your community. This was the best part! Once the Robot Hunt was ready, we couldn't wait to share it with our friends. We placed the directions and clues in some of our friends' mailboxes. We texted photos of the hunt to some other friends. We even created a PDF that we could email to some other friends. Then, the photos and texts started rolling in. As our friends completed the hunt they sent photos of their papers and their cute faces with robots. They all commented on how much fun they had. Connecting with them made our hearts burst. It was so nice to "play" together - even remotely! If this inspires you to put some robots around your town, we'd love to hear about it! Connect with us by... - Posting images on social media with #robothunt2020 - Tagging @brainwavesinstruction - Emailing updates to [email protected] - Adding comments and/or images to this blog post Thanks so much for stopping by! Mary Beth P.S. If you're looking for another way to get creative these days, check out this "Watch and Write" video. Kids can watch a short video for creative writing inspiration. My sons helped me with this too! P.P.S. Here's a quick photo of my boys, the dog, and I while we were hiding the robots. Oh, and don't forget to grab the printable Robot Scavenger Hunt materials HERE.
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