Workshops

Workshops are short, fun, introductory sessions to robotics

Level: Beginner, For Key Stage 2-5 (Scotland P4-S6), with the content pitched accordingly

Based around the RoboStarter concepts

Numbers of students: 6-30 per session

Time required: approximately 1 or 2 hours, allowing time for the lesson change over

Location: ideally a large room such as a drama studio, PE hall or school hall

Cost: £500

As a non-profit, STEMpura seeks funding to reduce the cost to schools and colleges. Please ask to see if we have subsidies available

Learning outcomes:

At the end of the workshops the students should have been introduced to the following concepts, and have sufficient knowledge to then be able to apply it to participating in an after-school club or commence developing a basic entry for a WRO Regional Tournament:

·       Understand some ways in which industry uses robots

·       Understand what is meant by a robot

·       Know some of the key components of a robot and what they contribute to the robot function e.g. sensors, actuators etc.

·       Know some basic ways of coding a robot/robotic components

·       Have an introduction to what roboticists (and engineers) do

·       Have a go at putting together the components to make the robot do something

·       Have a go at coding the components to make the robot do something

·       Adjust the parameters of the coding to alter how the robot behaves

·       Understand that robots don’t always behave as anticipated due to user instruction, environmental factors or component condition