10 Days Online Activities
Learning activities created with kids encouraging complex problem solving, critical thinking and creativity at home.
DAY 1 PLATONIC SOLIDS
Create a set of geometric building blocks from the platonic shapes and use them to construct something new!
DAY 4 ROBOT WALKER
Build a robot that walks and /activity/create-a-robot-racer then try to make it run
DAY 10 MECHANICAL CRANE WITH QUIRKBOT
Use Quirkbot to automate the mechanical movements of a crane.
Programming Projects
Project Based Classroom Lessons
Lesson Plans (Ages 5-7)
The First Little Pig’s Straw House
Build a new straw house for the first little pig to protect from the Big, Bad Wolf.
Shaping Stories
From your imagination design a tool to help a character find their way out of a forest and back home.
Lesson Plans (Ages 8-9)
Light-Up Wearables
Incorporate LED lights to Strawbees program them to blink on wearables!
Balance Challenge
Keep a rolling ball on a Strawbees track and maintain balance using Quirkbot coding.
Musical Instruments
Rock out programming a keyboard with conductive materials and play music on the computer.
Light-Up Wearables
Incorporate LED lights to Strawbees program them to blink on wearables!
Balance Challenge
Keep a rolling ball on a Strawbees track and maintain balance using Quirkbot coding.
Musical Instruments
Rock out programming a keyboard with conductive materials and play music on the computer.
Building Bridges
Engineer a bridge strong enough to span between two surfaces holding a weight.
Lesson Plans (Ages 10-13)
Light-Up Wearables
Incorporate LED lights to Strawbees program them to blink on wearables!
Building Bridges
Engineer a bridge strong enough to span between two surfaces holding a weight.
Balance Challenge
Keep a rolling ball on a Strawbees track and maintain balance using Quirkbot coding.
Musical Instruments
Rock out programming a keyboard with conductive materials and play music on the computer.
Lesson Plans (Ages 14-19)
Light-Up Wearables
Incorporate LED lights to Strawbees program them to blink on wearables!
Building Bridges
Engineer a bridge strong enough to span between two surfaces holding a weight.
Balance Challenge
Keep a rolling ball on a Strawbees track and maintain balance using Quirkbot coding.
Musical Instruments
Rock out programming a keyboard with conductive materials and play music on the computer.
Lesson Plans (All Ages)
Sustainability Station
Collect, repurpose and manufacture materials from the waste bin into upcycled connectors.
Sierpinski Triangle
Collaborate and build a large, modular fractal called a Sierpinski triangle.
Bridge Basic – Truss
Build a truss bridge and test the structural integrity weight challenge.
Mechanical Arm
Construct an extending grabber to pick up different objects for a challenge.
Afraid of Dark Pig Part 1
Part 1 of 2: Build the pig’s body with pipes and electronics then program to react to light and dark with a sensor.
Afraid of Dark Pig Part 2
Part 2 of 2: Experiment with the mechanics of the body and create a shivering pig.
Musical Instruments – Upcycled Xylophone
Use materials from the trash bin to construct a musical instrument make music from the computer.
Musical Instruments – Piano & Drums
Make a 2D piano or drum and connect to a computer for playing sound.
Introduction to Quirkbot: Robot Race
Introduction to Quirkbot: build your first moving robotic creature for a race.
