Professional Day - Option B - Introduction to NXT-G Programming language
GearBots will be providing a 5 hour introductory session for the grade 6 students at Ecole Andre-Piolat in North Vancouver, BC, Canada. Students will be introduced to the basic motor blocks (measured distance, degree turns), wait for blocks (calculating thresholds), and completing a introductory challenge to test their skills.
Robotics engineering resources are now an affordable, fun, highly engaging platform that reinforces core skills contained within our standard curriculum. While robotics integrates core science, technology, engineering and math skills (STEM), it also reinforces key employability skills such as the importance of effective teamwork, project management, problem solving, and decision making skills needed for successful life long learning in the 21st century.