Little Bot Builders: Motors & Makers
Description:
Little Bot Builders is a busy, bouncy robotics and maker lab where our youngest engineers, ages 5-6, build, tinker, test, and discover how things work.
First quarter, students will explore the basic parts that make robots and machines work. Students will investigate components such as gear motors, LED lights, battery packs, motion sensors, and simple circuits while learning that engineering begins with curiosity and creativity.
Through guided projects and playful problem-solving, students will learn how to break big challenges into smaller steps and use everyday materials to create simple moving machines. Along the way, they will begin developing a "maker mindset" as they discover that boxes, batteries, motors, and imagination can become cars, elevators, and other beginner robot creations.
There is a $25.00 supply fee due payable to the instructor on/before the first day of class. Topics in this series include: Motors & Makers (Quarter 1), Power & Prototypes (Quarter 2), Circuits & Controllers (Quarter 3), Waves & Wonders (Quarter 4).
