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Parachute Parade
Parachutes catch air and create a drag which help give skydivers safe landings. In this activity, patrons design a parachute to give a toy figure a safe landing 0
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Blowing in the Wind
This engineering and design challenge has patrons building a windmill that lifts weight while learning about using wind for energy 0
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Create a Face: Programming an Emotional Robot
Patrons explore conditional programming language using a robot face made out of cards and other props 0
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The Emotion Machine
Patrons learn about coding by creating a 2D robot that can be "programmed" to show different emotions 0
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The Red Black Mind Meld
Patrons learn about algorithms in a card game that appears to be magic, but is actually a mathematical model! 0
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Happy Maps
Patrons learn what an "algorithm" is by playing a game on paper to "program" a character to find fruit using arrows 0
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Team Hardware vs. Team Software
Through an illustrated children's story, patrons learn the difference between hardware and software 0
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My First Computer
This activity is an introduction to the amazing and complicated machine that is the computer. Patrons learn about the different components of computers, then design their very own out of construction paper and templates! 0
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Teen Coder Camp
Want to start a Coder Club for teens and tweens but don't know where to begin? This bundle of resources includes materials that will help you successfully facilitate a multi-week coding program for teens, along with five great activities! 0
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Ozobot Activities
This bundle of activities contains resources and materials for successfully implementing Ozobot programs, including facilitated programs or for kits that patrons can check out and take home 0
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Quiet Block Building Challenge
Patrons build computational thinking skills through play by recognizing patterns and building a tower out of shapes 0
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World's Slowest Computer
In this "unplugged" activity, patrons use a "sponge computer" to learn about different computer science concepts and how the hardware of computers work 0
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