CARE101

Objectives
– Introduce teachers to:-
– Digital Literacy
– Coding and Robotics
– Aspects of the Internet of Things
– The potential impact on the lives of our youth
– Integrating subject content into Coding and Robotics
– Initiating a pipeline for young engineers
– Creating a community of practice around the

STEM CARE program

2025

Topic #1
– Introduction to Coding
– Introduction Pedagogies of Coding and Robotics
– Digital Literacy
– Online resources and ‘Classrooms’
– LEGO Blocks Challenge – Generating code
– Tanks by Tangibl

Topic #2
-Unplugged Coding – Generating own resources
– Computational thinking
– Project-based learning
– Introduction the Digital Suitcase (Raspberry Pi)
– Coding Game  installed via APK files on Android (Google Play)
– Algorithm City Coding Algorithm City:
– The Snow Coder Algorun Coding Game
– Minecarft Hour of Code Blockly Coding Game

Topic #3
– Scratch Coding Introduction
– Scratch Interface and codes
– Scratch Drawing
– Scratch Extensions
– Using variables
– Keyboard inputs
– Drawing different shapes

Topic #4
– Scratch Story Telling
– Sounds and sound editing
– Educational resource development

Topic #5
– Robotics
– Micro:Bit Introduction Robotics
– Makecode Interface and codes
– Micro:Bit Tutorials

#6 Micro:Bit Maqueen Bot and Educational Mats

Topic #7
– Micro: Bit data gathering
– Accelerometer, Light, Temperature,
– DHT11 – external Visualising data