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STEM at Cunningsburgh

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P6/7 had a fantastic day out on Wednesday 4th March, taking part in a a STEM day focusing on Maths and Robotics, hosted by Eleanor Hutcheon from UHI.

Using our previous learning on measuring perimeters of shapes, we looked at finding the circumference of a circle. This helped us to work out one rotation of a wheel and how far the robot would travel for one rotation, which then helped us to investigate how many rotations would be needed to travel a set distance.  A wide range of Maths skills being developed!  There was also lots of problem solving and talking about all the different approaches used to find the answer.

Eleanor had some super challenges for the class to try, one of which involved the winners receiving their choice of LEGO figure.  P6/7 are a competitive bunch and were all determined to do well!

It was also great to get out in the sunshine and enjoy the play areas at Cunningsburgh Primary.  Thank you to the children and staff at Cunningsburgh who invited us share their play areas with them.  There was a very important and intense CPS v DPS football match in the multicourt too!

Thank you again to Eleanor Hutcheon from UHI and our parent helpers. who came with us  We are very grateful that you were able to support us on the day.

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P6/7 have been enjoying  some STEM sessions with Eleanor Hutcheon , a STEM Engagement Officer from Science Skills Academy.

On Monday, we had fun exploring how to use Microbits.  We learned about binary code and worked in groups to create different cup patterns, with each pattern representing a different letter of the alphabet.  The patterns were using 1s and 0s, just like binary.

Then we pretended to be robots and followed instructions given to us on a grid.  We tried hard to think about the most efficient route to get from A to B and how our instructions need to be very clear.

We had so much fun learning how to use the Microbits, we took them out again on Tuesday during our Playful Minutes session.

We spent Tuesday afternoon we welcomed Eleanor back to our class and we had fun programming Sphero robots.  We pushed back the tables, got into pairs and soon the classroom was busy with everyone exploring the capabilities of their tiny robot.

It was great fun to see the team work, creativity and problem solving going on.  We learned so much from each other and wish we had more time to see what else these robots were capable of!

Later in the term, we will work with Eleanor again at another STEM event, held in Cunningsburgh.   Details of this will be sent out nearer the time.

The possibilities were endless!

 

If at first you don’t succeed…
Coding the robot using the Ipad. It was a bit of trial and error to work out the correct speed and distance to move as well as which angle to turn.