Joe StancoGaelen Hadlett

Background

Started in Fall ‘08 at PS 230 (Kensington) Expanded in Fall ‘09 to PS 24 (Sunset Park) About a dozen students per class New group of 4th graders each semester Powered by volunteers and faculty

Robotics

Experimentation with sensors Interactive creatures Musical instruments Competitions

Lego Mindstorms

Video Game Design

Program Gaelen to make a sandwich Control and tween sprites Respond to user events Detect collisions and keep score Two player Pong Storyboard and build an original game

MIT Scratch

Techniques

Task cards Lo-fi prototypes Collaborative problem solving Hands-on experimentation

Design for balloon popping robot

Bot menagerie

Robots get hungry too

Bell and triangle instruments

Xylobot

Soldering the bristlebot

Wearable technology