One Day Academy

This robot programming course will help prepare a student for Advanced Robotics by building on Middle School Robot Programming. The student will program the robot in Scratch and Python.

The Makeblock mBot Neo will be the robot we use. Makeblock mBot Neo Programming Robot, Coding Robot is compatible with Scratch and Python and supports WiFi, IoT and AI Technology.

This programming robot allows children to learn programming in scratch and python, to intuitively do electronics assembling, and gain robotics knowledge. It will enhance a children's hand-eye coordination, concentration, logical thinking, and creativity from building to playing. The basic functions include line-follow, obstacle-avoidance, object follow, and mobile app. Voice commands are supported.

The main computer is the CyberPi. The robot has a built-in ultrasonic sensor, obstacle sensors, buzzer sensor module, receiver & transmitter, and WIFI module.  Neo can connect with the Internet and let children experience the Internet of Things (IoT).

This course will provide the environment for the student to learn programming while working with robots.

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In the course we will using the Sphero RVR. This is a robot that builds on what the student has learned in the Robot Programming course.

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In  the course we will be adding a Raspberry Pi to the RVR. We will be teaching the Python programming language. Each student will be adding sensors and devices to the RVR through the Raspberry Pi. The students will learn how to integrate the Raspberry Pi and the RVR. The students will be taught basic electronic circuit design.

The year will finish with a team project.

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Team development is encouraged and required.  Students will work in teams of 2 or 3.

We have all seen robots. In the future robots will be used throughout society. Do you want to learn about the world of robots and what they can do?  This is the course for you!

This is our entry level course. It is aim toward elementary age students. We will be using the Ozobot EVO robot, the same robot NASA uses at their visitor center to introduce students to robotics. As a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) course the activities will integrate STEM subjects with robotics. The student will have fun but will be learning some very important skills. All projects will be done in groups or 2 or 3. In the world of technology it is so important to learn how to work with your peers.

The student will learn to code with color commands and with OzoBlockly. This course will give them the confidence to do their own programming.

Here are some of the projects we will be doing:

• Coding a story

• Create your own world for Evo

• Write Your Name in OzoCodes

• Hungry, Hungry Evo

Do you want to solve problems? Do you want to learn how computers work? Do you want to learn about programming? Would it be fun to learn how to control a robot through a program you have written? This is the course for you!

This is an introductory course in computer science and programming. You will study programming concepts, computational thinking, and digital citizenship.  At the end of the course you will create your own game, story or robot activity you can share.

You will learn foundational concepts of programming using drag and drop blocks rather than a programming language. Blocks are an easier way to get started and many top Universities today begin their classes with block-based programming.

The course is based Code.org’s Computer Science Fundamentals – Express online course along with the Sphero Edu robot labs. But independent exploration is encouraged.

Have your child be prepared for the jobs of the 21st century. All are not going to be programmers as a profession, but computers will be very much a part of their lives.