Intermediate STEMbotics - Block Coding Robotics Workshop (Y4-Y9)
Description:
An incredible opportunity for students to design, code and engineer their own robots from the ground up!
Our Intermediate STEMbotics workshop challenges students to design, build and code LEGO robots to meet a range of age appropriate challenges.
These robotics sessions will include use of our bespoke challenge mats, with students using motors, sensors and different mechanisms to solve problems. We can tailor sessions to meet school objectives from the Computing, Design Technology or Science curricula.
Students can code their robots in an interface that is very similar to Scratch, reinforcing and extending prior learning from the computing curriculum. We can cover core coding principles of sequencing, selection and iteration, with the possibility of using functions and variables in longer session formats.
We want to ensure all learners have a great time building and coding their robots and ensure all our sessions are inclusive. These workshops are fantastic for encouraging teamwork, problem-solving and resilience in the students; there is a huge sense of achievement when a tricky challenge is met!
We deliver many versions of Intermediate STEMbotics, catering for different age groups and themes.
All our workshops are run by experienced instructors, and we can tailor sessions to include all children, including those with SEN, so that the children can access all activities. When you make any additional needs of your group known, our team can explain how they can encourage, support, and motivate each and every child.
Workshop Aims:
Work in teams to design and build a LEGO robot to solve an engineering challenge, linked to real-world problems
Structure programs to control their robot in a block-based environment
Test, debug and modify their robot design and programs to improve challenge solutions
“Our Year 3s and 4s LOVED the Intermediate STEMbotics workshop. Richard was brilliant and extremely knowledgeable. We particularly liked how he managed the class and had them hanging off every word.
The workshop itself reinforced a lot of what we had done in Computing lessons so it was great to see the children applying this to their fairground rides.
We will definitely be inviting Hyett back next year!”
Intermediate STEMbotics Workshop Formats
Intermediate STEMbotics can be delivered to up to 32 students in a classroom setting, or up to 60 students per session in a hall or similar.
We can deliver to up to 40 students per session working in pairs, or up to 60 students per session working in threes.
We highly recommend that students in KS3 receive their experience working in pairs in maximum group sizes of 40 students per session. Feedback from sessions with this age group overwhelmingly supports this approach for the best experience.
Best experience for all options would be in a hall space. Classroom content options are available but opportunities are limited in comparison.
Taster Experience:
4 x 1hr sessions/day
Up to 160 students/day working in pairs
Up to 240 students/day working in threes (Y4-7 only)
Students build a vehicle robot from instruction, modify it, and code it around a challenge mat course
Standard Experience:
3 x 90 min sessions/day
Up to 120 students/day working in pairs
Up to 180 students/day working in threes (Y4-7 only)
Taster experience plus opportunity for students to code additional motors and sensors
In-Depth Experience:
2 x 2 hr sessions/day
Up to 80 students/day working in pairs
Up to 120 students/day working in threes (Y4-7 only)
Recommended experience plus options to re-design robots to complete engineering/coding challenges linked to real-world problems. i.e pick-up and move nuclear waste barrels, rescue stranded astronauts, remove ocean waste etc.
Possibility of more bespoke content
All Day Experience:
1 x 4 hr session/day
Up to 40 students/day working in pairs
We do not recommend this format for working in threes
In-Depth experience plus additional coding concepts and challenges. Possibility to include gearing and multiple sensors.
Possibility of more complex challenges and bespoke content
A recommended Intermediate STEMbotics setup for the best experience.
Intermediate STEMbotics Space Requirements
A hall or similar space provides the best experience for students.
In a hall or alternative large space we can set up our bespoke coding challenge mats, with various routes and tasks, catering for a wide range of abilities; some routes are simple, others are much more complex.
Each mat requires 4m x 2m and we typically set up 4-6 mats per session.
Each team will require a double-space table (or two joined exam tables).
Classroom versions of this workshop are possible. This typically involves two options: building fairground rides or building the upper half of a humanoid robot, using motors for arms, and sensors to enable to robot to interact. Challenge mats are not typically available in a classroom setting.
Cost:
Please use our Enquiry Form to get accurate pricing for this workshop.