Friday 13 July 2012

junkbots in northampton

Last Wednesday (11th June 2012) junkbots returned home. During the Inspiring Girls into Engineering event held at the School of Science and Technology, University of Northampton a junkbots session was held.

Two groups of girls from two local primary schools built a drawing junkbots remarkably quickly (going to have to think of ways to extending it!) that
- drew patterns without anyone touching it;
-carried the battery pack (4 AA batteries)




Details of the work developed and a case study can be found at: http://www.hestem-sw.org.uk/project?id=16&pp=540


Details of the case study can be found at: http://projects.hestem-sw.org.uk/upload/Junkbot_june_northampton.pdf

Details of an in-school session plan can be found at: http://projects.hestem-sw.org.uk/upload/Planning_Process_junkbots_KS3_4_longer.docx

Details of an STEM club session plan can be found at: 
http://projects.hestem-sw.org.uk/upload/Planning_Process_junkbots_primary_short8.docx




If you would like to know more about the Junkbots project contact scott.turner@northampton.ac.uk