Minis: Coding and Robotics
Mini coders have the opportunity to explore, express themselves, and manipulate the physical world around them through very simple block-based coding. Whether it’s robotics, animations, or mini-games, Mini coders get immediate physical and visual responses to their simple coding alongside building important digital literacy skills.
Why BlueShift Clubs?
Our Minis students love our clubs for many reasons- whether it's the supportive and creative environment, our amazing team of teachers, or the fun they have creating with technology, one thing is for certain: no matter the age, technology can be fun!
By starting students along their coding journey at a young age, they're developing critical thinking, problem solving, and creative skills alongside technical ability that will help them accelerate their learning in the future across many subjects.
By starting students along their coding journey at a young age, they're developing critical thinking, problem solving, and creative skills alongside technical ability that will help them accelerate their learning in the future across many subjects.
Robotics: Dashbots
One of the robotics kits that our student love to use is the Wonder Workshop Dash Robot. Packed with both programming power and personality, Dash is a fantastic teaching tool for Algorithms, Inputs and Outputs, and Computational Thinking. This powerful little machine is programmed through a block-based coding app. Students can make use of a variety of lights, sensors, and movement when programming!
Other robotics kits we use include Robo Wunderkind and LEGO Spike Essentials
Other robotics kits we use include Robo Wunderkind and LEGO Spike Essentials
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Coding: Scratch Jr.
Scratch Jr. is a block-based coding platform that helps young students learn how to code on touch-screen devices. Through using Scratch Jr. to create original games, animations, and digital tools, students gain confidence using and creating sequences, loops, coding events, and algorithms. There are so many possibilities with Scratch Jr!
Check out this interactive example of a student project!
Check out this interactive example of a student project!
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Beach Cleanup Project
One example of a Minis project from Summer 2023 was the Beach Cleanup Project.
Students learned about beach pollution and what kids like them are doing to help keep our beaches clean. They designed their very own Beach Cleaning Robot, then built and coded a prototype.
Through projects like this, students will gain skills in robotic design, prototyping, and gain confidence presenting their original ideas to their classmates.
Students learned about beach pollution and what kids like them are doing to help keep our beaches clean. They designed their very own Beach Cleaning Robot, then built and coded a prototype.
Through projects like this, students will gain skills in robotic design, prototyping, and gain confidence presenting their original ideas to their classmates.
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