Robotics Expert - Foundational robotics learning for kids.

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A beginner-friendly robotics course for kids to learn how robots work through hands-on activities, basic electronics, and fun projects. No prior experience required.

Course Content

Spark Lab

1. The Spark Starters: Learn to light up your first LED by creating a simple circuit.
2. Paper Touch Power-up: Learn to build a glowing paper torch while understanding LED polarity.
3. Magic Foil Touch Switch: Learn to make a touch-activated circuit using foil as a switch.
4. Double Glow Adventure: Learn to connect two LEDs and explore the difference between series and parallel circuits.
5. Motor Motion Magic: Learn to spin a motor and change its direction using battery polarity.
6. Breezy Mini Fan Maker: Learn to create a working mini fan by connecting a motor to a propeller.
7. Wiggly Robot Buddy: Learn to build a vibrating robot that moves using a tiny motor.
8. Bottle-Cap Speed Car: Learn to make a motor-powered car using wheels and axles built from everyday materials.
9. Light-Up Greeting Surprise: Learn to design a glowing greeting card using a hidden paper circuit.
10. Solar Shine House: Learn to power an LED using sunlight by building a mini solar house.
11. Rainbow Lantern Maker: Learn to craft a colorful LED lantern and understand how light spreads through different materials.
12. Hologram Magic Pyramid: Learn to create a hologram viewer that makes images appear to float in the air.
13. Switch-On Cooling Fan: Learn to operate a mini fan using a switch to control the circuit.
14. Walking Stickbot: Learn to build a simple walking robot that moves using a motor mechanism.
15. The Big Spark Challenge: Learn to combine all your skills to design and build your own final creation.

Electronics Lab

1. Electronic Light Board: Learn to build a neat breadboard circuit that powers LEDs correctly.
2. Safe Night Lamp: Learn to protect an LED using resistors while creating a stable light model.
3. Control Switch Panel: Learn to control different lights using multiple switches in one circuit.
4. Light & Sound Alert: Learn to create an alert system using LEDs and a buzzer together.
5. Speed Control Machine: Learn to control motor speed smoothly using a potentiometer.
6. Solar Light Builder: Learn to power an electronic circuit using energy from sunlight.
7. Smart Solar Alert: Learn to design a circuit that activates only when light energy is available.
8. Precision Motion Model: Learn to control exact movement using a servo motor.
9. Smart Machine Builder: Learn to combine light, sound, and motion into a single working system.
10. Electronics Inventor: Learn to design and build your own electronic project.

Code Lab

1. Meet the Magic micro:bit: Build a custom LED badge by coding images on the micro:bit display.
2. Hello Code World: Build a scrolling message board that displays text and symbols using code.
3. Button Boss Challenge: Build a button-controlled display game where different buttons trigger different actions.
4. LED Animation Studio: Build a looping LED animation show using sequences and repeat blocks.
5. Shake It Like a Game: Build a shake-activated game that responds to movement using the accelerometer.
6. Lucky Number Machine: Build a digital dice / random number generator using randomness in code.
7. Counting Like a Computer: Build a digital counter system that increases, decreases, and resets values using variables.
8. Step Tracker Pro: Build a step-counting fitness tracker using motion detection and logic.
9. Find Your Direction: Build a digital compass display that shows direction after calibration.
10. Light Detective: Build a light-sensing indicator that changes output based on brightness levels.
11. Temperature Watcher: Build a temperature monitor that displays and reacts to changing temperature values.
12. Music & Sound Playground: Build a sound and melody generator using music and sound blocks.
13. Wireless World Simulator: Build a radio message sender and receiver to understand wireless communication.
14. Smart Sensor Brain: Build a multi-sensor smart system that makes decisions using light, motion, buttons, and logic.
15. 15. micro:bit Inventor Showcase: Build an original micro:bit invention designed and coded independently by the student.

Mechanics Lab

1. Push, Pull & Force: Students explore how pushing and pulling forces affect movement through hands-on experiments with objects of different weights.
2. Understanding Motion: Students investigate different types of motion and observe how force and surface conditions change movement.
3. Wheel & Axle Systems: Students explore how wheel and axle systems reduce effort and make movement easier through simple rolling models.
4. Speed and Stability: Students analyze how wheel size and placement affect speed and balance in moving systems.
5. Levers and Mechanical Advantage: Students experiment with levers to understand how changing the pivot point reduces effort when lifting loads.
6. Systems of Pulleys: Students explore how multiple pulleys work together to provide mechanical advantage and lift heavier loads.
7. Introduction to Gears: Students observe how gears transfer motion and direction between rotating parts.
8. Gears: Speed and Power: Students compare different gear arrangements to understand the trade-off between speed and strength.
9. Center of Mass and Balance: Students investigate how weight distribution affects balance and stability in structures.
10. Friction and Grip: Students test different surfaces to understand how friction influences movement and control.
11. Thrust and Propulsion: Students explore how force creates forward motion through simple propulsion experiments.
12. Hydraulics Basics: Students experiment with fluid systems to observe how force is transmitted through liquids.
13. Pneumatics and Air Power: Students investigate how air pressure can be used to create movement in mechanical systems.
14. Mechanical Systems Integration: Students combine multiple mechanical components to understand how complete systems work together.
15. Junior Mechanical Engineer Challenge: Students design and test their own mechanical solution using concepts learned throughout the module.

Robotics Fundamentals

1. Robo Ready: In this session, the student is introduced to the Quarky board, its components, and PictoBlox. The robot is activated, connected, and programmed to move in different directions using basic control commands.
2. Code & Race: In this session, the student explores random number generation and conditional logic. The robot makes movement decisions based on code logic, helping the student understand how robots think before acting.
3. Light Stories: In this session, the student works with the LED display on Quarky to create and control different animations. Selection logic is used to decide which pattern appears on the robot.
4. Touch Beats: In this session, the student is introduced to touch sensors and their use as input devices. Different touch points are programmed to trigger unique sound outputs.
5. Dance Bot: In this session, the student integrates movement, sound, and light to create a dancing robot. The robot responds to touch inputs and performs coordinated actions.
6. Robo Field Challenge: In this session, the student programs the robot to navigate a field and transport objects from one zone to another. The focus is on controlled movement, direction, and task execution.
7. Shape Path Navigator: In this session, the student learns precise motion control by programming the robot to trace geometric paths. Movement accuracy and directional logic are explored through shape formation.
8. Robo Art Studio: In this session, the student uses a pencil attachment to convert the robot into a drawing machine. Code-controlled motion is used to create patterns and artistic designs.
9. Button Battle Game: In this session, the student uses tactile buttons to control characters in a game environment. Button events are mapped to actions, introducing interactive game logic.
10. Robot Pet Companion: In this session, the student is introduced to IR sensors, their calibration, and proximity detection. The robot is designed as a pet that reacts differently when a hand is detected nearby.
11. Servo Sweep Scanner: In this session, the student programs a servo-mounted ultrasonic sensor to scan the surroundings. Distance data is used to detect obstacles and understand how robots observe their environment.
12. Smart Guard Explorer: In this session, the student integrates sensors, logic, and movement to create a guard robot. The robot detects intruders and responds with alerts using sound and visual signals.

Artificial Intelligence Fundamentals

1. Motion Magic Game: In this session, students use video sensing to create a game that responds to body or hand movements, learning how AI detects motion in real time.
2. Face Detective Bot: In this session, students explore face detection using the camera and make Quarky display matching expressions on its LED, understanding how AI recognizes human faces.
3. Smart Text Reader: In this session, students use text recognition to detect and interpret letters or symbols through the camera, learning how AI reads and understands visual information.
4. Object Spotter Bot: In this session, students build an object detection system where Quarky identifies different objects and responds using lights or sounds.
5. Talking Clock: In this session, students create a speech-controlled clock that listens to voice commands and responds with time information, exploring speech recognition.
6. Smart Weather Station: In this session, students use voice commands and live weather data to build an intelligent weather station, learning how AI accesses and uses real-world information.
7. Body Music Jam: In this session, students create a music project using human body tracking and augmented reality, where body movements trigger sounds and musical effects.

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Course Content

Spark Lab

1. The Spark Starters: Learn to light up your first LED by creating a simple circuit.

2. Paper Touch Power-up: Learn to build a glowing paper torch while understanding LED polarity.

3. Magic Foil Touch Switch: Learn to make a touch-activated circuit using foil as a switch.

4. Double Glow Adventure: Learn to connect two LEDs and explore the difference between series and parallel circuits.

5. Motor Motion Magic: Learn to spin a motor and change its direction using battery polarity.

6. Breezy Mini Fan Maker: Learn to create a working mini fan by connecting a motor to a propeller.

7. Wiggly Robot Buddy: Learn to build a vibrating robot that moves using a tiny motor.

8. Bottle-Cap Speed Car: Learn to make a motor-powered car using wheels and axles built from everyday materials.

9. Light-Up Greeting Surprise: Learn to design a glowing greeting card using a hidden paper circuit.

10. Solar Shine House: Learn to power an LED using sunlight by building a mini solar house.

11. Rainbow Lantern Maker: Learn to craft a colorful LED lantern and understand how light spreads through different materials.

12. Hologram Magic Pyramid: Learn to create a hologram viewer that makes images appear to float in the air.

13. Switch-On Cooling Fan: Learn to operate a mini fan using a switch to control the circuit.

14. Walking Stickbot: Learn to build a simple walking robot that moves using a motor mechanism.

15. The Big Spark Challenge: Learn to combine all your skills to design and build your own final creation.

Electronics Lab

1. Electronic Light Board: Learn to build a neat breadboard circuit that powers LEDs correctly.

2. Safe Night Lamp: Learn to protect an LED using resistors while creating a stable light model.

3. Control Switch Panel: Learn to control different lights using multiple switches in one circuit.

4. Light & Sound Alert: Learn to create an alert system using LEDs and a buzzer together.

5. Speed Control Machine: Learn to control motor speed smoothly using a potentiometer.

6. Solar Light Builder: Learn to power an electronic circuit using energy from sunlight.

7. Smart Solar Alert: Learn to design a circuit that activates only when light energy is available.

8. Precision Motion Model: Learn to control exact movement using a servo motor.

9. Smart Machine Builder: Learn to combine light, sound, and motion into a single working system.

10. Electronics Inventor: Learn to design and build your own electronic project.

Code Lab

1. Meet the Magic micro:bit: Build a custom LED badge by coding images on the micro:bit display.

2. Hello Code World: Build a scrolling message board that displays text and symbols using code.

3. Button Boss Challenge: Build a button-controlled display game where different buttons trigger different actions.

4. LED Animation Studio: Build a looping LED animation show using sequences and repeat blocks.

5. Shake It Like a Game: Build a shake-activated game that responds to movement using the accelerometer.

6. Lucky Number Machine: Build a digital dice / random number generator using randomness in code.

7. Counting Like a Computer: Build a digital counter system that increases, decreases, and resets values using variables.

8. Step Tracker Pro: Build a step-counting fitness tracker using motion detection and logic.

9. Find Your Direction: Build a digital compass display that shows direction after calibration.

10. Light Detective: Build a light-sensing indicator that changes output based on brightness levels.

11. Temperature Watcher: Build a temperature monitor that displays and reacts to changing temperature values.

12. Music & Sound Playground: Build a sound and melody generator using music and sound blocks.

13. Wireless World Simulator: Build a radio message sender and receiver to understand wireless communication.

14. Smart Sensor Brain: Build a multi-sensor smart system that makes decisions using light, motion, buttons, and logic.

15. 15. micro:bit Inventor Showcase: Build an original micro:bit invention designed and coded independently by the student.

Mechanics Lab

1. Push, Pull & Force: Students explore how pushing and pulling forces affect movement through hands-on experiments with objects of different weights.

2. Understanding Motion: Students investigate different types of motion and observe how force and surface conditions change movement.

3. Wheel & Axle Systems: Students explore how wheel and axle systems reduce effort and make movement easier through simple rolling models.

4. Speed and Stability: Students analyze how wheel size and placement affect speed and balance in moving systems.

5. Levers and Mechanical Advantage: Students experiment with levers to understand how changing the pivot point reduces effort when lifting loads.

6. Systems of Pulleys: Students explore how multiple pulleys work together to provide mechanical advantage and lift heavier loads.

7. Introduction to Gears: Students observe how gears transfer motion and direction between rotating parts.

8. Gears: Speed and Power: Students compare different gear arrangements to understand the trade-off between speed and strength.

9. Center of Mass and Balance: Students investigate how weight distribution affects balance and stability in structures.

10. Friction and Grip: Students test different surfaces to understand how friction influences movement and control.

11. Thrust and Propulsion: Students explore how force creates forward motion through simple propulsion experiments.

12. Hydraulics Basics: Students experiment with fluid systems to observe how force is transmitted through liquids.

13. Pneumatics and Air Power: Students investigate how air pressure can be used to create movement in mechanical systems.

14. Mechanical Systems Integration: Students combine multiple mechanical components to understand how complete systems work together.

15. Junior Mechanical Engineer Challenge: Students design and test their own mechanical solution using concepts learned throughout the module.

Robotics Fundamentals

1. Robo Ready: In this session, the student is introduced to the Quarky board, its components, and PictoBlox. The robot is activated, connected, and programmed to move in different directions using basic control commands.

2. Code & Race: In this session, the student explores random number generation and conditional logic. The robot makes movement decisions based on code logic, helping the student understand how robots think before acting.

3. Light Stories: In this session, the student works with the LED display on Quarky to create and control different animations. Selection logic is used to decide which pattern appears on the robot.

4. Touch Beats: In this session, the student is introduced to touch sensors and their use as input devices. Different touch points are programmed to trigger unique sound outputs.

5. Dance Bot: In this session, the student integrates movement, sound, and light to create a dancing robot. The robot responds to touch inputs and performs coordinated actions.

6. Robo Field Challenge: In this session, the student programs the robot to navigate a field and transport objects from one zone to another. The focus is on controlled movement, direction, and task execution.

7. Shape Path Navigator: In this session, the student learns precise motion control by programming the robot to trace geometric paths. Movement accuracy and directional logic are explored through shape formation.

8. Robo Art Studio: In this session, the student uses a pencil attachment to convert the robot into a drawing machine. Code-controlled motion is used to create patterns and artistic designs.

9. Button Battle Game: In this session, the student uses tactile buttons to control characters in a game environment. Button events are mapped to actions, introducing interactive game logic.

10. Robot Pet Companion: In this session, the student is introduced to IR sensors, their calibration, and proximity detection. The robot is designed as a pet that reacts differently when a hand is detected nearby.

11. Servo Sweep Scanner: In this session, the student programs a servo-mounted ultrasonic sensor to scan the surroundings. Distance data is used to detect obstacles and understand how robots observe their environment.

12. Smart Guard Explorer: In this session, the student integrates sensors, logic, and movement to create a guard robot. The robot detects intruders and responds with alerts using sound and visual signals.

Artificial Intelligence Fundamentals

1. Motion Magic Game: In this session, students use video sensing to create a game that responds to body or hand movements, learning how AI detects motion in real time.

2. Face Detective Bot: In this session, students explore face detection using the camera and make Quarky display matching expressions on its LED, understanding how AI recognizes human faces.

3. Smart Text Reader: In this session, students use text recognition to detect and interpret letters or symbols through the camera, learning how AI reads and understands visual information.