Create N Code: Mars Mission – Habitat

GR. 4 - 8

Once a week / 10 weeks

1hr per class

About this Course

Learn about circuit-building and programming in a beginner-friendly environment! Students use hand tools and circuits to build an electronically-controlled Mars Habitat with a rotating solar panel and airlock doors.

Course Fee

$349 plus tax (includes a $50 material fee)

Course Outcomes

Throughout the course, students will work with hand tools and small circuits to build projects designed around the Micro:bit system, a beginner-friendly circuit board that can be programmed to control a variety of electronic components. Projects will progress from building a Mars Habitat (with an airlock and solar panel), to a greenhouse where students will study plant growth, and finally to building a Mars rover that they can drive. Activities will be modified to student age and ability.

Dates Available

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Key Information

Session Length: Once a week / 10 weeks
Technology Access: Our virtual programs require a computer with access to an internet connection. All software and tools needed will be provided to students.
Class Size: 10 students
Instructor to Student Ratio: 1:5

Virtual Course Needs

Any PC or Mac computer that can run Google Meets (with webcam, mic, and USB port)
iPads are not compatible. Chromebooks may experience technical difficulties.
Link to software used: https://makecode.microbit.org/
Google Chrome is the recommended browser for this course. Some browsers (eg. Safari) are not compatible with the Micro:bit