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Grades 4–6, Math, Programming & Robotics

Robotics: Race to the End

Build, program, and race — an immersive camp where math meets engineering, coding, and teamwork.

About This Camp

Build, program, and race.

This educational enrichment camp will help students navigate their way through the basics of simple programming software and building robots using accessible and fun robotics technology. Students will learn the components of programming and rules of robotic motion, solve common problems with robotics, and more.

Students will work in teams to strategically program their robots to complete each team challenge — a robot race through an obstacle course! By the end, students will have built foundational knowledge through which they will be able to gain greater insights into robotics in general.

LEGO Mindstorms EV3 Team Obstacle Course Race

See It in Action

Watch students race to the end.

Robotics Camp — Overview

What Students Experience

Five sessions. One race to the finish.

  1. 1

    Session 1

    Students will discuss the basics of programming using the LEGO Mindstorms EV3 programming software. They will go through the functions of each component of the software and how each change they make translates into movement for the robots they will build in the next session. They will practice building programs without their robots, both in the software and on paper, to make sure they understand the foundations of robotic motion from a mathematical point of view.

  2. 2

    Session 2

    In this session, students will work together in teams to build their robots using instructions provided by the teacher. Their collaboration within teams will determine how effectively their robots will be built, as the teams will be discussing the process and will need to complete the challenge. While working on building robots, student teams will also review foundational skills in programming they learned during the first session.

  3. 3

    Session 3

    Students will have a chance to review programming and coordinate mapping before learning about testing their robot’s programs. This process will take up most of their 3rd session as they refine their programs using trial and error — the team will need to create a good program for their robots. In this session, they will also be introduced to the objective of the obstacle course.

  4. 4

    Session 4

    Students will work together to continue building, testing, and refining their robot programs. Taking breaks to discuss problems, they will also collaborate on solutions as a team.

  5. 5

    Session 5

    In the last session of the Robotics camp, students will finalize their teams’ programs for their robots and complete the testing. Towards the end, student teams will take turns attempting to complete the obstacle course.

Camp in Action

See what students build.

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Grades 4–6 · Math, Programming & Robotics