We were able to purchase some beebots with our grant money. The students at our school started coding with the online beebot program, then switched to coding the real thing. They engineered pathways for the beebots to follow with coding, then problem solved solutions when the coding did not work. A family coding night is in the works when we return to school in the fall.
We are planning an hour of code week at the end of the school year, which will culminate with a play day station activity where kids can code buzz bots for some hands on coding. We will use online hour of code games and online buzz bot practice before having the kids try their coding skills on the buzz bots. The grant money will help us purchase a station of 6 rechargeable buzz bots to use with this project. To help with Covid safety precautions, no more than 2 students at a time will work with one buzz bot, maintaining social distancing. Buzz bots will be sanitized between use. We will also be using the buzz bots as a play station for a family STEM night event. We are hoping to foster interest for future coders in our community when they see how fun coding can be, along with some hands on applications.
