Coding & Tech
Robotics Class - Program a Virtual Robot
Use block-based coding to begin to understand programming while coding a virtual robot along with your instructor!
Boys & Girls Clubs of Western Pennsylvania
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Completed by 8 learners
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8-11
year old learners
3-12
learners per class
$70
Charged upfront
$12 per class
Meets 1x per week
Over 6 weeks
45 minutes per class
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Description
Class Experience
In this 6-week class, students will learn how to program their robot in a virtual environment that they can practice in for days to come! Students will use VEX Code, a block based coding language that allows them to understand sequential programming, loops, decision making logic, functions, variables and some sensors. Students will practice problem-solving skills as they find solutions to weekly challenges. Students will talk about solutions, as well as where they can see robots in their...
Students will learn the basics of programming including basic movement, loops, functions, variables, decisions and sensors. They will be able to program their robot to move around and solve challenges as well understand how sensors work and applications for them in the real world.
Katrina Selavko has participated in FIRST Lego League, FIRST, VEX, and VEX IQ for over 15 years. She has been a participant, coach, mentor, and referee for many of these events. She led her Robotics team to compete nationally, and internationally. She has been teaching at the Boys and Girls Club for 6 years in STEM education, and recently graduated from Carlow University
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
45 minutes per week in class, and maybe some time outside of class.
We will be using the website vr.vex.com. This website is not able to be used on Edge, please make sure to have a different browser available.
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Boys & Girls Clubs of Western Pennsylvania We activate and advance the potential in every child by doing whatever it takes to ensure they have great futures.
176 total reviews
256 completed classes
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Boys & Girls Clubs of Western Pennsylvania is a unique organization consisting of 15 Clubhouses and our Career Works Center as well as our virtual classrooms in Outschool; seven of our Clubhouses are school-based sites and eight are stand-alone...
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