T-Botz Tue – Term 2 2022

Both our classes are 1 hour and run at the same time:

• β-Botz (Beta-Botz) – Pre-Primary – Year 3+
• ζ-Botz (Zeta-Botz) – Year 4 – Year 8+ – Scroll Below
  

β-Botz (Beta-Botz)

Students are grouped into pairs and progress together through the various 10-week lessons:

• 01 Introduction – Students complete the introductory projects, learning about Milo the Science Rover before progressing on to the first Guided Projects.
• 02 Guided Projects 1 – Students complete several Guided Projects including building and programming a frog that metamorphs through its various stages.
• 03 Guided Projects 2 – Students complete several more Guided Projects including building a Luna Rover that moves forward and turns using a single motor.
• 04 Open Projects 1 – Students complete the last guided projects before progressing onto completing Open Projects like the Animal Expression.
• 05 Open Projects 2 – Students complete more Open Projects like Space Exploration and Cleaning The Ocean.
  • 06 Open Projects 3 – Students complete more Open Projects like Moving Materials and Emotional Design.
  • 07 Open Projects 4 – Students complete the last Open Projects before progressing onto CityCAMP Projects Mine Railway and Pump.
    • 08 Scratch City 1 – Students are introduced to Scratch 3.0 and use it to make robots like the Windmill and Deep Sea Explorer that improve life in a modern city.
    • 09 Scratch City 2 – Students continue to make Scratch 3.0 robots like the Airplane, Helicopter, and Firetruck that improve life in a modern city.
    • 10 Scratch City 3 – Students complete the Scratch 3.0 City projects and start using Scratch to program the Star Projects like the Satelite and Astronomical Model that take us to the stars!
    • 11 Scratch Star 1 – Students complete Scratch 3.0 Star Projects like the Space Battle and Mars Rover to explore how robots take us to the stars.

ζ-Botz (Zeta-Botz)

Our new ζ-Botz (Zeta-Botz) class runs at the same time as the Beta-Botz classes. In Term 2, Zeta-Botz students are grouped into pairs and progress together to develop computational thinking skills using the Kickstart a Business projects. All are welcome!

• 01 Introduction – The children will learn and master the Scratch 3 programming interface and are introduced to Python as well.
• 02 Life Hacks – Children create a breakdancer, a personal trainer that counts, a life hack that helps you see the wind, and much more.
• 03 FIRST® LEGO® League – 2021 Cargo Connect℠ Challenge – In Terms 3 and 4 of 2022, we will enter a new challenge.
• 04 Kickstart a Business – Children develop computational thinking skills including decomposing a problem, debugging programs, recognising patterns and much more.
• 05 Training Trackers – Children develop models to help understand the relationship between different types of energy (metabolic, potential and kinetic).

Please note that children need to bring their own device to program the robots, either a:
Windows laptop with Bluetooth 4.0+ running Windows 10 version 1803+
Mac laptop with Bluetooth 4.0+ running Mojave 10.14+
iPad / iPad mini running iOS 11+
Android Tablet with Bluetooth 4.0+ running Android 7.0+
For more information review the WeDo 2.0 Software Requirements (off-site link) for Beta-Botz (PrePrimary – Year 3+) and the  SPIKE™ Prime Software Requirements (off-site link) for Zeta-Botz (Year 4 – Year 8+)

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Also Note:

• We have returned to the newly renovated Bull Creek Community Centre.
• If you are enrolling children in both the Beta-Botz and Zeta-Botz classes, we now use a single form for both.
• Concession discounts are available – See FAQ for more information.
• In the unlikely event that there are insufficient numbers, our classes may be cancelled at our discretion with a full refund.