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STEM Activities for High School Robotics Programming

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Programming Robots Activity Booklet cover: a toy chat bot robot, with CodeSpeak Labs and Leader Connecting Leaders logos
Booklet cover to introduce the coding and computing unit
Charles Babbage and human computers: students read about early calculating and answer questions on the steam engine idea
Opening history reading for Activity 1
Inventions for mental work: students match five devices to tasks, then explain sensing, memory, process, output
Applying the four-step model to everyday devices
Ada Lovelace and the Fibonacci sequence: students fill in blanks and write step-by-step instructions for a sequence
Intro to algorithms as written instructions
Debugging JavaScript: students learn var, console.log and semicolon rules, then find 5 bugs in a short code snippet
First hands-on coding practice; try it on repl.it
Cyberbullying prevention: students read about forms of cyberbullying and Megan's Law, then answer two opinion questions
Discussion starter on tech ethics and responsibility
Social media startup scenario: students brainstorm communication, functionality and policy fixes for cyberbullying
Small-group design brainstorm
Using binary: flashlight on/off messages explain 1s and 0s, then students write their name using a letter-to-binary chart
Personal hook for binary encoding
Binary to decimal conversion: worked examples with powers of 10 and 2, then students fill in binary numbers 0 to 30
Pattern-finding practice after the binary intro

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This activity booklet is your one-stop shop for diving deep into robotics programming! Whether you're working toward earning the Girl Scout Ambassador Programming Robots Badge, tackling similar badges with your troop, or want to explore on your own (teachers and homeschoolers welcome!), this activity booklet will equip you with the skills to become a coding whiz.

  • Cracking the Code: Unravel the mysteries of binary and understand how computers use 1s and 0s to operate.

  • Meeting a Programming Legend: Learn about Ada Lovelace, the visionary who paved the way for modern programmers.

  • Becoming a JavaScript Debugging Detective: Master the basics of JavaScript and develop your problem-solving skills by fixing tricky code.

  • Coding for Kindness: Brainstorm innovative ways to use programming to prevent cyberbullying and create a more positive online environment.

  • Building Your AI Opponent: Discover the secrets behind creating computer competitors in games and design your own game with a challenging AI foe.

Heads up: Some of these activities will need an internet connection and a computer.

This is a PDF booklet that each kid can use. It has 17 pages.

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