Monday July 22nd through Friday July 26th 2024
Monday – Thursday 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM & Friday 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM
A 4.5-day Youth Robotic Camp will be conducted for middle school students. The primary goal is to promote excitement for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. Goals of the camp are learning concepts of programming, engineering practices, and teamwork. LEGO Mindstorms EV3 Education Kits and program development environment will be used for hands-on building and programming activities.
Participants will build several robots during the camp, modifying and programming one for a BattleBot competition. The first four days will be allocated to learning basic LEGO robot build techniques and programming commands for movement, turning, sensing, decision-making along with combining the commands into sequences for solving problems. For the fifth day, participants will run a robot of their own design and build in the competition. Parents are encouraged to attend the competition on the final day.
Intended grade level: Rising 6th grade through 8th grade
Students should bring a water bottle, lunch, and drink daily.
Students should also bring a USB flash drive daily.
LEWISBURG CAMPUS
980 Ellington Parkway Lewisburg, TN
When registering, please use your child's name and information where possible.
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