Robots, fun take over at Farmin Stidwell
EMILY BONSANT | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 3 years, 7 months AGO
Students from Kristen Buckmiller's ELP classroom create code to operate the robots in the gym.
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SANDPOINT — Farmin Stidwell Elementary put their coding skills to good use this week as part of a robotics session at the school.
The students learned about coding and programming in school as part of a grant through NASA and Northwest Earth and Space Sciences Pathways.
NESSP Science Technology Engineering and Math Access team from the University of Idaho delivered free hands-on STEM sessions for students at Farmin Stidwell, which included hands-on STEM coding sessions with Ozobots.
Students used basic color coding to create a unique pathway for Evo the Ozobot to zoom, spin, and wander along. Students discovered how a light reflectivity sensor can run a robot with a few easy steps.
In addition, students went to the gym for an introduction to Lego Mindstorms EV3 Robots. Students were tasked with EV3s around obstacles around the gym. Some even raced the EV3s. Students explored basic steps to easily program an EV3. Students then tried out their new skills in a series of challenges.
NESSP officials said that the purpose of the program and grant was to bring hands-on STEM to underrepresented areas in the state.
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