Today we had the first of our STEM sessions. Emma is going into schools in Shetland to promote an interest in STEM subjects (science, technology, engineering and mathematics).

We could pair up or work on our own and we had an iPad and a lego vehicle and we had to programme it to do several things. It had to move in an orbit ( just like a satellite), use a sonic sensor, react to an object (space debris) and capture and move space debris.

P6/7 we’re really quick at learning to do this and we had a lot of fun programming the vehicles 🚗. We are looking forward to Emma coming back in the summer term. Let’s hope this inspires a few of the P6/7s to think about working in some of the STEM subjects in future. 🚀  💻 👩‍🔬