Scratch Code 4 Kids…

Engineering / Robotics / coding club.

suited to KS1 and KS2 – kids 5 to 11

These lessons are free to the local community.

Remember please: –

Our Rules:-

The kids need to enjoy themselves, frustration is discouraged.

Kids do the work… not the parents!
kids need to learn one new thing each session…
project book is maintained.

booking is essential!

Contact: Click here for the contact page

we are a physical computing

“engineering code club”

we currently operate:-

Bradley Stoke – Bristol – (Mautravers Cl, Bristol BS32 8EE )

North Hall Crist the King Church.

Winterbourne Library Tuesday 15:30 till 17:00 ( please get your “open access from them”)
Small groups – children KS1 KS2 (6 to 8 kids ) per session.

A taster is offered and if a place is unavailable a waiting list is maintained.

typically we try to enrol all kids immediately in session S0

Note Sessions are not graded by ability, age or membership.S0 does, however, give immediate access to the club resources, avoiding a waiting list.

These are short progressive courses lasting 6 to 12 weeks.

Booking is essential… Please send an Email to us.

What we do…

STEM-based activities including very basic kid electronics.
Introduction to Physical computing using the GPIO and Raspberry Pi’s credit card-sized computer.
Introduction to a PC – Hand to eye coordination using a mouse and keyboard.
“Robotics” understanding that you are in control using PiBrella, Bee-Bot and Blue Bot.
Learn about helicopters and drones introduction to (Apple) SWIFT PLAYGROUNDS.(iPad)
Scratch JR. ( works only on a Tablet or iPad) you may bring your own…
Build your own “iRobot II” (Coming soon)

Please take note:

“LEGO®is a trademark of the LEGO Group and Scratch of scratch.mit.edu neither of which, sponsor, authorize or endorse code4-kids.com “

Project Themes:

Lego Engineering

Lego WeDo is a primary education resource developed for younger primary school pupils as an introduction to control technology and programming using robotics. It’s a fantastic, simple-to-use tool that enables pupils to learn by constructing their own models and bringing them to life.

Electronics & Electricity

What is an electrical or electronic circuit?

Switch.
Battery.
LED’s (Light-emitting Diodes).
Switching with GPIO ( General purpose In Out port of Raspberry Pi Computer).
RGB colour mixing.
PWM (Pulse width modulation).
Electronics.
Robotics.

Saturday Mornings: REVISED TIMING (2018 – 2019)

Session 0 08:30 till 9:30 Beginners and Tasters (no formal lesson plan.) We are also setting up at that time.
Session 1 09:30 till 11:30 Raspberry Pi with Pibrella robotics, Lego We do Educational builds, Scratch 1.4 GPIO Code.
Session 2 11:30 till 13:30 As above includes Basic Electronics, scratch editor, 3d printing, customized projects.

Session 1 and 2 are 2-hour sessions, younger kids might not engage for this time and may depart when ready.

Starting with an introduction to the lesson ( 5 min). Students work through the lesson plan for the session on a Lego build and PC, followed by a “Show and Tell” where the students display what they have learnt.

We encourage kids to then modify or experiment with their project.A project book is maintained where notes and the day’s work is recorded.

We cover Lego engineering and code from basic to advanced, scratch and introduction to Python3. Topics may include an introduction to Raspberry Pi, RPi GPIO and early electronics.

Scratch Code 4 kids – Lego Engineers BS32 Bristol

KS1-KS2 5 years up (small groups)

Urgent Safety Message:

Please limit your child’s “Screen Time” have a look at related “musculoskeletal injury“