Workshop Provider: Hyett Education

Workshop themes & Tags: Wide variety of themes - speak to us to see if we can help or create a bespoke session

Age Suitability: Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4 and Key Stage 5

Delivery Locations: England, Scotland, Wales

Workshop Summary:

Our Advanced STEMbotics workshops challenges students to design, build and code LEGO robots using text-based code via Python.

Depending on time allocated, students will build and code a quizzing humanoid robot or a vehicle robot with options to take on additional robotics coding/engineering challenges linked to solving real-world problems.

The sessions include use of our bespoke challenge mats, with students using motors, sensors and different mechanisms to solve problems. Alternatively, we can tailor sessions to meet school objectives from the Computing, Design Technology or Science curricula.

Students code their robots using Python, reinforcing and extending prior learning from the computing curriculum. This is a great workshop for challenging competent block coders and introducing them to text-based code. 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!

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.

Additional Information: 

Workshop Aims:

•  Work in pairs to design and build a Lego robot to solve an engineering challenge or create a humanoid quizzing robot

• Structure programs to control their robot in a python text-based environment

• Test, debug and modify their robot design and programs to improve challenge solutions

Tech we use:

• Python text-based coding with either LEGO Spike Prime, LEGO Robot Inventor Mindstorms or LEGO EV3 Mindstorms

Curriculum Objectives:

• Computing

• Design technology 

• Engineering 

• Science 

Advances STEMbotics Workshop Formats

The Advanced Python STEMbotics workshop can be delivered to up to 30 students per session working in pairs.

We do not deliver this version of the workshop to bigger teams.

Standard Python Experience:

- 2 x 2 hr sessions per day
- Up to 60 students/day
- Students will build and code either a quizzing humanoid robot or a vehicle robot capable of navigating our bespoke challenge mats.
- Additional use of motors and sensors is possible depending on students' abilities and/or progress
- Session covers sequencing and selection, with possibility of including iteration and functions depending on students' abilities and/or progress.

In-Depth Python Experience:

- 1 x 4 hrs session/day
- Up to 30 students/day
- Students will build and code a quizzing humanoid robot and a vehicle robot with options to take on additional robotics coding/engineering challenges linked to solving real-world problems.
- Additional use of motors and sensors will be included within this session.
- Session covers sequencing and selection, iteration and functions.

Cost:

Please enquire for cost of workshop.