Year 8 Pupils Engage in STEMbotic and Drone Coding Workshops
This week, Year 8 pupils participated in two dynamic workshops—STEMbotic and Drone Coding—designed to enrich their computing curriculum and as part of their Leavers’ Programme.
The STEMbotics workshop introduced pupils to the principles of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) and its real-world applications. Pupils built robots equipped with sensors to detect colours and then enhanced their creations by customising their designs. They developed coding skills to navigate their robots within a grid and applied their knowledge of science and mathematics to solve a pressing real-world problem: the safe removal of nuclear waste. To achieve this, they engineered a motorised mechanical arm with a magnetic function, triggered when their robot detected the colour red.
In the Drone Coding workshop, pupils explored the fascinating uses of drones in fields such as wildlife conservation, film production, and public events. They began by learning basic coding to ensure safe take-offs and landings, progressing to algorithms for directional movement. Once confident with these skills, they tackled mathematical challenges, coding drones to fly in specific polygonal patterns by calculating precise angles. The session concluded with pupils coding their drones to perform impressive flips.
These workshops offered a stimulating blend of creativity, problem-solving, and technical skill development. We extend our thanks to Mr Barclay and Mr Anderson from Hyett Education for delivering such an enriching experience.
In all, a thoroughly enjoyable and inspiring morning was had by all!
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