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Sphero Coding and Engineering
Develop your students' coding, maths, and problem-solving skills in these fun workshops!
Workshop
Develop your students' coding, maths, and problem-solving skills in these fun workshops!
In these workshops, your students will learn about the engineering that goes into either the Sphero Bolt or Sphero RVR+ (rover). They will also gain an understanding of how engineering solves problems faced in the world around them.
Sphero Coding and Engineering centres round a core activity that develops students' coding skills and knowledge of engineering. Additional options or themes then allow you to tailor the workshop to the most appropriate for your students needs or interests.
Using block-based code all students conduct tests to ensure the robots are working logically. Following this, they apply logic and maths to test code a simple shape using distance, speed, time and headings in degrees. They then build on their observations to make the outcomes more accurate, adding lights and sounds to their code to express their creativity. With Bolt they can also use or develop their own animations on the LED matrix.
With basics covered, there are several separate options to choose from:
Capacity
Minimum of 10 participants, maximum of 32 participants.
Cost
From £499 for a full day's session. Contact the provider for a full quote tailored to your requirements.
Dates and location
Skill Supply does not charge travel costs on top of their workshops if the location is within one hour of their office in Sandbach, Cheshire. For travel times over this, they will charge mileage, and for over 2 hours they may need to add accommodation costs on top. Full quotes can be offered before purchase.
Duration
The workshops can be a half (around 2.5 hours) or a whole day (around 5 hours) and fit in with a normal school day's break and lunchtime.
Improve engagement, interest or enjoyment in STEM subjects
Improve attainment and progress in STEM subjects
Develop engineering employability skills
Improve awareness and aspirations for STEM-related study and careers
Challenge stereotypes by showing the diversity of disciplines, people and skills involved in engineering
Whichever curriculum your school follows, pupils should have the opportunity to carry out practical investigations in science that help them to develop their scientific skills. This experience builds the following enquiry skills:
The essential skills every young person needs to succeed in education and their future career. Find out more at the Skills Builder Partnership. This experience builds the following skills:
Planning - Setting goals and designing routes to achieve them
Creativity - Using imagination and generating new ideas
Leadership - Supporting, encouraging and motivating others to achieve a shared goal
Listening - Receiving, retaining and processing information
Problem solving - Finding solutions to challenges
Speaking - Transmitting information or ideas
Adapting - Overcoming challenges and setbacks to achieve goals
Teamwork - Working cooperatively with others to achieve a shared goal
What the teachers sayLog in to write a testimonialWe would love to read all about your time with this experience!
The pupils of Westbourne Primary had a great time during their Sphero session, with their host Dom. With hands-on experiences which were well structured, the pupils were soon sending their robots on errands to explore mountains and on a search for alien life. The coding skills that they worked on will continue to be invaluable to them as they progress on their learning journey. A great experience!
This was a fantastic workshop and all of our children loved it. Some said it was the best day of their lives! We asked for the workshop to be delivered from Reception right though to Year 6 and nothing was too much trouble. Dom was very friendly and helpful and the children listened well to his instruction but if they had missed something, he was always on hand to help them out. I will definitely look to run this workshop again in the future
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