Robots
This is the color tile that made our indi robots dance or spin.
What is purple?
This is the first woman to have won the Fields Medal for Mathematics.
Who is Maryam Mirzakhani?
This word means to sway back and forth or be unbalanced, just like the Lego towers you all made.
What is teetering?
This is another word for coding, which just means to tell the computer how to do something in a language it can understand.
What is programming?
These are the names of your three Coaches!
Who are Coaches Brian, Lexi, and Josh?
This is the name of the company that makes our robots.
What is Sphero?
This STEAM-er invented the Hollow Flashlight when she was only 9 years old.
Who is Ann Makosinski?
This is a word that literally means "water-fearing," but is used to describe substances that do not mix well with water.
What is hydrophobic?
This is an object that we can store things in, like numbers to help keep track of our score in a game. (Hint: starts with a V)
What is a variable?
This is the name of any one of the Groundhogs that we see around camp!
Who is Gerald, Grayson, Greta, or Gracie?
These are the two types of robots that we used this week.
What are Sphero Minis and Indi Cars?
This STEAM-er creates artwork that mimics designs found in nature, often using 3D printing to do so!
Who is Neri Oxman?
This is the word for the type of electricity generated from body heat or human pressure.
What is piezoelectricity?
This is a type of coding block that checks to see if something is true, and only runs the code IF it is.
What is an If/Then block?
This is the name of the building that our classroom is in.
What is Corchaug?
This is the color tile that made the indi cars turn slightly to the right (45 degree turn).
What is Teal?
This is the name of the person who invented the SnoMotes, snowmobile robots designed to study climate change.
Who is Ayanna Howard?
This is the type of technology used in submarines and boats that sends high-speed sound out into the water to detect how far objects are from them.
What is sonar
This of the type of coding block that repeats code and never stops, at least not until the script stops.
What is a forever block? (or repeat until)
These are the type of 3D printers that we use.
What are Bambu Labs A1?
What are Perseverance and Resilience?
This STEAM-er engineered for several major movie franchises, including Star Wars and Jurassic Park, but is best known for his work on the TV show MythBusters.
Who is Grant Imahara?
This is the word for the study of mythical creatures or "cryptids," like Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster, or Mothman.
What is cryptozoology?
This is a specific type of variable that holds numbers as a way to bookmark things, but not because we care about the numbers themselves (like our variable for the obstacles). Hint: It's not a very nice name.
What is a Dummy Variable?
What are Safety, Teamwork, Attitude, Responsibility, and Sportsmanship?