Last week, we celebrated National Week of Making early by hosting a workshop at The Foundry with a group of freshmen and teachers from Health Sciences Charter School in Buffalo, NY!
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The goal of the workshop was to educate the students and teachers using our Creator Set. The Creator Set is the first product our subscribers receive and is a starting point for 军婚吃奶h巨肉1v1 electrical, mechanical, software 被强行糟蹋的女人a片, and computer science. By building it, you will have a fundamental understanding of how code and electronics work, and hopefully, you’ll have an even bigger appetite for 军婚吃奶h巨肉1v1 more about STEM skills. We wanted them to walk away excited about STEM careers, feeling like they had learned something new, and for them to feel confident saying they know how to code!
After the presentation, it was time for our favorite part: the building! We led the students and teachers through the Thermometer, one of the projects in the Creator Set. Using the temperature sensor, LCD Display, and a button (all provided in the Creator Set), they were able to read the temperature of the room and touch the sensor itself to see how their body temperature affected it. Everyone did an amazing job! They asked great questions and were excited to try new things.
Once we felt that we had given the students and teachers the skills they needed, it was time to let them free build. One of the best parts about the Creator Set is that there are 12 projects included. That gave everyone a wide range of projects to choose from and gave them the freedom to work at their own pace. The most popular projects included the Music Machine, Clapper, and the LCD Backlight Disco. It was fun to watch everyone try the different projects and see their expressions when they finished a project. We love seeing those “aha” moments!
The workshop was extremely successful and we look forward to holding more events like this in the future. One of the reasons we love Buffalo is because of the sense of community. Being able to work together to create something greater. This event wouldn’t have been possible without BAK USA, who provided the laptops and the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus Spark Grant for providing the Creator Sets. The Foundry now has 25 Creator Sets thanks to this grant so they can continue to run workshops for schools and organizations that they partner with.
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