Technology and Computing There are 113 items.
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Catching a Whisper from Space
Patrons simulate how NASA communicates with spacecraft by playing a kinesthetic game with sounds and umbrellas 0
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Build a Satellite
Patrons learn about the use and structure of satellites and use the engineering design process to design, build, test, and improve a model satellite 0
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Hovering on a Cushion of Air
Patrons construct CD hovercrafts and investigate Newton's laws of motion, and learn about how hovercraft technology is used in training astronauts for space missions 0
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Rover Races
Participants work in teams to model the process for communicating with a rover on Mars, to build programming skills, and understand the effects of time-delay. 0
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Anomaly Adventures: Through the Eyes of a Computer
Patrons compare images to find the differences to learn about the process of "anomaly detection," and how scientists use this process to explore the Universe and study our own planet 0
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Space Forts: Exploring Computer Processing Systems
Patrons learn about parallel and serial processing computer systems by racing the clock to build a fort with stackable blocks 0
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Rover Designs: Coding with Art
Participants explore computer programming by "coding" one another to build space designs using uniform blocks, such as Keva Planks 0
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Storytelling with Scratch "Adventure on the High Seas"
Participants animate an ocean wave to create a ‘high seas’ scenery and develop a story to go with it. Event tips are provided courtesy of Maria Reguera (Development Librarian: Digital Services & Innovation) and Aruna Naresh (Senior Library Assistant), Vision Redbridge Culture & Leisure, UK. 0
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Using Fun Robots to Learn Simple Coding Techniques
Engage young children in learning very simple coding techniques, such as sequencing and instructional programming, using a range of fun educational toys. Event plan and tips provided courtesy of Nick Cave, Let’s Make Project Officer for Warwickshire Library & Information Service, Warwickshire, UK. 0
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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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Micro:bit Animated Animals
Patrons use coding to animate their own animals on the micro:bit display. 0
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