This three and half hour taster session, which will include a break for a drink and snack, will introduce the children to some of the very basic principles of electronics.
Each child will have their own set of components to use and to takeaway with them. During the session each child will also be working at their own work station which will include a soldering iron and some basic hand tools.
Children will learn about simple circuits which will include a battery, resistor, LED, switch and a small motor.
Children will learn how to build and test a small circuit before learning how to solder as they make a small battery tester and a vibrating bug.
The best way to start learning about electronics is to start building circuits. At first, you do not need to know how the circuits work or what specific components do.
This short introductory course over 6 sessions will introduce some of the basic tools, components and concepts by the end of which, the participant's knowledge and understanding will be greatly improved.
We live in an increasingly digital world with computers playing a part in almost everything we do. You do not need to know how computers work to be able to start to program what they can do.
This short introductory course over 6 sessions in Python will introduce some of the basic functions of this powerful programming language.
More and more design and development work in the world of manufacturing is now carried out using computer-aided design (CAD).
In this introductory course over 6 sessions you will learn how to create your 3D designs using some simple software before watching them come to life in 3D on the printer bed.
The BBC micro:bit is a pocket-sized computer for use in computer education. It has a light display made up from 25 LEDs, two programmable buttons, sensors and many programmeable features. It can be powerey by either an external battery or direct from a USB.
This short introductory course over 6 sessions will introduce some of the basic functions of this powerful pocket-sized computer including how to program it, download files and use it in some fun and interesting ways.
Specific details about what each activity session comprises can be found by looking at each of the individual activity pages using the links above.
At the moment we have only posted specific information about the Practical fun with electronics sessions but more details will follow very soon about the Fun taster session.
The cost of the activity sessions depends on the length of the session and the number of sessions.
Some of the sessions also include some kit that the children take away and keep such as the BBC micro:bit and the projects they make in the electronics and 3D printing sessions for example.
Practical fun with electronics has a total of six sessions, each lasting 90 minutes. The children will get to take away and keep what they make during the sessions.
The Fun taster session is three and half hours and runs as a single session. The children also get to take away and keep what they make.
Specific costs are listed on the respective activity pages.
The sessions are all based in Cheltenham at the moment but we are looking to be able to offer sessions in surrounding areas.
If you are not local to Cheltenham and would like to have sessions run in your area, do contact us.
If you think you might like us to run an event at a birthday party or Cub scouts for example then do contact us and we can tailor something to meet your needs.