HOW TO STEM

STEM IN CODING 

LOWER ELEMENTARY: Gain mastery with draw function and the movement and lights and sounds programming

UPPER ELEMENTARY & MIDDLE SCHOOL: Gain mastery with more of the advanced programming aspects

WHAT CAN I DO WITH THE SPHERO?
*Free time, have students play games on the Sphero app.
*Create a maze for the Sphero to complete by driving or by programming
*If using multiple Spheros, play tag by changing the color of whichever Sphero is "it".
*Engineering Design challenges:
      -Long Jump challenge
                - drive up a ramp and jump into a box of rice
                - create a ramp of different sizes, angles, and
                  materials 
      -Bridge challenge
               - create a freestanding bridge to support a
                 Sphero's weight
      -Chariot challenge
               - create an object to be successfully driven
                 around by the Sphero by dragging, pushing, or
                 carrying
               - turn this into a chariot race using the loop 
                 function to go in a certain shape a certain
                 number of times without losing their chariot
               - turn into a balloon pop challenge, securing a
                 pin, skewer, or another sharp object to the 
                 chariot, start at one side of the room and have                   a race to see who is the first to pop a balloon
                 across the room
       -Rover challenge
               - create a rover driven by the Sphero on the
                 surface of Mars that can carry as many
                 astronauts (ping pongs) to safety as possible
       -Paint challenge
               - cover the Spheros in plastic wrap, dip in some
                 paint, and create a specific picture

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