HuckleBerry
Center for Creative Learning
HuckleBerry's
Lego Robotics & Engineering!
HuckleBerry partners with Play-Well Teknology to provide our suite of Lego Engineering classes! These are extremely hands-on classes with no homework and no paperwork from the class itself;
it's ALL building, experimenting, re-building, re-experimenting!
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In each class, instructors are teaching STEM concepts & vocabulary with an emphasis in physics and engineering. Students learn how gears work, where fulcrums should be placed, trajectories, energy displacement, tower / shape strength and so much more through their projects and experimentation. Lessons are learned through team and solo play and experimentation.
These classes tend to fill fast!
9:30-11:00am
Minecraft Engineering using LEGO® Materials
for new and continuing students!
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9:30 - 11:00 - Ages 6-9
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Minecraft Engineering using LEGO® Materials
Venture into the world of Minecraft in our unique LEGO® experience. Get ready to build your base, craft your tools, use your Minecart to harvest raw resources, and battle to stop the Ender Dragon from ending the world. Come explore the endless possibilities of LEGO® with a trained Play-Well instructor.
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Some of our project concepts include:
Creeper - Pullback Motors
Survival Shelter - Overlapping
Steve with Pickaxe - Torque, Spinning
Farm Box - Hand Powered Cranks
Smelter - Conveyor Belts
Pickaxe - Eccentric Motion, Reciprocating Motion
Nether Portal - Hinge, Pivoting Connections
Mineshaft Elevator - Friction
Ender Dragon Ball Joint Modeling
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And so much more!
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Explore Minecraft Coding using the LEGO® Spike Prime System
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11:15 - 12:45 - Ages 9-12
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Rise to the challenge to build and program robots using the LEGO® Spike Prime system! Learn about mechanical and software design, loops, conditional statements, problem solving, and teamwork skills. Design and construct your robot to avoid obstacles, pick up and carry objects, and play sounds. Projects are structured so that students work in an open-ended, investigative environment while having fun! This class will continue to have Robotics projects for the Winter and Spring session! Some of our projects and concepts include:
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Lava Trap Software Introduction, Single Motor Function
Nether Portal - Sounds & Displays
Ocelot Loops & Wait- For Commands
Sliding Door Loops & Wait-For Commands Reinforcement
Mob Target - Practice Motor Precision, Sensor Coverage
Conveyor Belt Sensor - Coverage Reinforcement
Claw Crane - Motor Coordination
Ender Dragon Motor - Coordination Reinforcement
Chicken Jockey - Sounds and Displays, Motor Movement
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Beginning Minecraft Coding using the LEGO® Spike Prime System
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1:15 - 2:45 - Ages 6-10
Build and program robots in this introductory Robotics class using the LEGO® Spike Prime® system. Learn basic programming skills using a simple and visual block coding system that will allow kids to grasp new and diverse coding challenges. Join us as we build a variety of different robots using motors, sensors and lights that will make for a fun experience that incorporates both building with LEGO® and coding. This is a great way to prepare young Robotics enthusiasts for our more advanced Robotics programs.
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Lava Trap Software Introduction, Single Motor FunctionNether Portal - Sounds & DisplaysOcelot Loops & Wait- For CommandsSliding Door Loops & Wait-For Commands ReinforcementMob Target - Practice Motor Precision, Sensor CoverageConveyor Belt Sensor - Coverage ReinforcementClaw Crane - Motor CoordinationEnder Dragon Motor - Coordination ReinforcementChicken Jockey - Sounds and Displays, Motor Movement
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