Computational Thinking There are 99 items.

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  Curiosity Rover's Adventure on Mars

  Patrons code a programmable toy vehicle, such as the Code & Go Robot Mouse, to travel to different waypoints on a 4' x 5' vinyl map of Mars, while learning about NASA's Curiosity Rover and its mission to Mars. 0
  
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  Age Group 

  • Early Elementary
  • Upper Elementary
  • Tweens (9-12)
  • Teens
  • Adults

  Time to Complete Activity 

  • 20-40 minutes

  Cost associated with Activity Materials 

  • $20 and up

  Difficulty Level (by content) 

  • Medium
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  Micro:bit Heart

  Code a micro:bit to display a heart!  0
  
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  Age Group 

  • Family
  • Upper Elementary
  • Tweens (9-12)
  • Teens
  • Adults

  Time to Complete Activity 

  • 40 minutes to 1 hour

  Cost associated with Activity Materials 

  • $20 and up

  Difficulty Level (by content) 

  • Medium

  STEM Tools 

  • Required
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  Micro:bit Animated Animals

  Patrons use coding to animate their own animals on the micro:bit display. 0
  
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  Age Group 

  • Family
  • Upper Elementary
  • Tweens (9-12)
  • Teens
  • Adults

  Time to Complete Activity 

  • 40 minutes to 1 hour

  Cost associated with Activity Materials 

  • $20 and up

  Difficulty Level (by content) 

  • Medium

  STEM Tools 

  • Required
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  Micro:bit Emotion Badge

   Patrons code emojis into their micro:bit display to share how they are feeling.    0
  
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  Age Group 

  • Family
  • Upper Elementary
  • Tweens (9-12)
  • Teens
  • Adults

  Time to Complete Activity 

  • 20-40 minutes

  Cost associated with Activity Materials 

  • $20 and up

  Difficulty Level (by content) 

  • Medium

  STEM Tools 

  • Required
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  Micro:bit Get Silly

  Patrons use functions to make their micro:bit displays change to different silly faces if they press buttons or shake it.    0
  
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  Age Group 

  • Family
  • Upper Elementary
  • Teens
  • Adults

  Time to Complete Activity 

  • 40 minutes to 1 hour

  Cost associated with Activity Materials 

  • $20 and up

  Difficulty Level (by content) 

  • Medium

  STEM Tools 

  • Required
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  Micro:bit Here Comes the Sun

  Patrons create their own sun icon on a micro:bit!  0
  
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  Age Group 

  • Family
  • Upper Elementary
  • Tweens (9-12)
  • Teens
  • Adults

  Time to Complete Activity 

  • 40 minutes to 1 hour

  Cost associated with Activity Materials 

  • $20 and up

  Difficulty Level (by content) 

  • Medium

  STEM Tools 

  • Required
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  Micro:bit Name Badge

  Patrons turn their micro:bits into a scrolling name badge with just a few instructions.  0
  
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  Age Group 

  • Family
  • Upper Elementary
  • Tweens (9-12)
  • Teens
  • Adults

  Time to Complete Activity 

  • 40 minutes to 1 hour

  Cost associated with Activity Materials 

  • $20 and up

  Difficulty Level (by content) 

  • Medium

  STEM Tools 

  • Required
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  Micro:bit Rock, Paper, Scissors

  Patrons play this classic game with two micro:bits and learn coding concepts along the way! 0
  
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  Age Group 

  • Family
  • Upper Elementary
  • Tweens (9-12)
  • Teens
  • Adults

  Time to Complete Activity 

  • 40 minutes to 1 hour

  Cost associated with Activity Materials 

  • $20 and up

  Difficulty Level (by content) 

  • Rocket Scientist

  STEM Tools 

  • Required
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  Lenguaje Corporal Robótico

  En estos días los robots sociales diseñados para interactuar con las personas se venden en las tiendas como mascotas, limpiadores de casas y ¡hasta como asistentes para el cuidado de la salud! Para hacer que estos robots parezcan más 0
  
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  Age Group 

  • Family
  • Tweens (9-12)
  • Teens

  Time to Complete Activity 

  • 40 minutes to 1 hour

  Cost associated with Activity Materials 

  • $0 ("found" items)

  Difficulty Level (by content) 

  • Easy

  Additional Languages Available 

  • Español / Spanish
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  Pasión por los Píxeles

  ¿Sabías que cuando miras la foto de un planeta en el espacio, realmente estás mirando un conjunto de números? Los satélites de teledetección toman fotografías y recogen datos que son transmitidos a la tierra como señales digitales o conjuntos de números. A continuación, un programa de computación os convierte a imágenes en colores. 0
  
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  Age Group 

  • Family
  • Early Elementary
  • Upper Elementary
  • Tweens (9-12)

  Time to Complete Activity 

  • 40 minutes to 1 hour

  Cost associated with Activity Materials 

  • $0 ("found" items)

  Difficulty Level (by content) 

  • Easy

  Additional Languages Available 

  • Español / Spanish
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  La Codifacación: Los algoritmos

  Los algoritmos son una repetible serie de pasos que, al seguirlos, completan una tarea. Las computadoras usan los algoritmos todo el tiempo para resolver problemas y cumplir varias tareas. Las instrucciones que escribiste son un algoritmo para navegar el laberinto. A menudo hay más de una manera de cumplir una tarea, así que puede haber más de un... 0
  
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  Age Group 

  • Family
  • Upper Elementary
  • Tweens (9-12)
  • Teens

  Time to Complete Activity 

  • 20-40 minutes
  • 40 minutes to 1 hour

  Cost associated with Activity Materials 

  • $1-$5

  Difficulty Level (by content) 

  • Medium

  Additional Languages Available 

  • Español / Spanish
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  Calming LEDs

  Turn your micro:bit into a simple digital device to help you relax by slowing and regulating your breathing using a simple animation sequence. 0
  
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  Age Group 

  • Family
  • Upper Elementary
  • Tweens (9-12)
  • Teens

  Time to Complete Activity 

  • 20-40 minutes

  Cost associated with Activity Materials 

  • $20 and up

  Difficulty Level (by content) 

  • Medium