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 to 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.
- 12 Scratch Star 2 – Students complete more Scratch 3.0 Star Projects like the Space Shuttle, Railgun, and Droid to explore how robots take us to the stars.
ζ-Botz (Zeta-Botz)
Our ζ-Botz (Zeta-Botz) class runs simultaneously with the Beta-Botz classes. Students are grouped into pairs and progress together through various projects. For Term 3 and Term 4, we are focussing on the SUBMERGED℠ Challenge. All are welcome!
- 01 Introduction – The children will learn and master the Scratch 3 programming interface and be introduced to Python.
- 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 Cargo Connect℠ Challenge – In 2021 we participated in the FIRST® LEGO® League Cargo Connect℠ Challenge and made the National Championships!
- 04 Kickstart a Business – Children develop computational thinking skills including decomposing a problem, debugging programs, recognizing patterns, and much more.
- 05 Training Trackers – Children develop models to help understand the relationship between different types of energy (metabolic, potential, and kinetic).
- 06 SUPERPOWERED℠ Challenge – In 2022 we participated in the FIRST® LEGO® League SUPERPOWERED℠ Challenge.
- 07 Python – Playing Games with Simple Conditions – Children use Python to develop different games using simple conditions with builds like a Robotic Hand, Kiki the Dog, and the Table Top Game.
- 08 Python – Testing for Bugs and Using Functions – Explore problems in hardware and programming and troubleshoot these issues. Also, create and use functions – Blocks of code in Python that can be reused multiple times in a program.
- 09 MASTERPIECE℠ Challenge – In 2023 we participated in the FIRST® LEGO® League MASTERPIECE℠ Challenge.
- 10 SPACE Challenge – Use SPIKE Prime’s advanced moving techniques whilst completing all the Space Challenges.
- 11 SPACE Challenge Part 2 – Continue to build upon SPIKE Prime’s advanced moving techniques whilst completing all the Space Challenges.
- 12 SUBMERGED℠ Challenge – In 2024 we will participate in this FIRST® LEGO® League Challenge.
Please note that children need to bring their 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+)
FIRST® LEGO® League, WeDo, SPIKE™, CARGO CONNECT℠, SUPERPOWERED℠, MASTERPIECE℠ and SUBMERGED℠ are jointly-held trademarks of FIRST® (www.firstinspires.org) and the LEGO Group of companies that do not sponsor, authorize or endorse this activity, product, or service.
Also, Note:
- We are continuing to use the 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.
Details | Price | Qty |
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T-Botz Tue - Early Bird - 9 Weeks | $169.00 AUD | Expired |
T-Botz Tue - Early - Double - 9 Weeks | $165.00 AUD | Expired |
T-Botz Tue - Early - Triple - 9 Weeks | $160.00 AUD | Expired |
T-Botz Tue - Standard - Single - 9 Weeks | $179.00 AUD | Expired |
T-Botz Tue - Standard - Double - 9 Weeks | $175.00 AUD | Expired |
T-Botz Tue - Standard - Triple - 9 Weeks | $170.00 AUD | Expired |
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Week 9
December 3, 2024
3:45 pm - 4:45 pm
Venue: Bull Creek Community Centre
Address:
24 Leichhardt Street, Bull Creek, Western Australia, 6149, Australia