Splash of Math-Walk This Way

All Day
Highland Township Public Library

Event Details

The Big Idea: It’s one thing to take a walk. It’s another to follow someone else’s instructions telling you where to walk! Today we’ll take turns writing “code” for “robots” (kids and adults) to follow. Let’s see what funny robot moves the coders have in store!

The Math Behind the Scenes: We’ve all seen robots, but what exactly is a robot? It’s a programmable machine, meaning people write a set of instructions, or a program, that tells it what to do. Robots only understand actions that are listed step by step in specific “code,” which is a special set of words and symbols that a computer can understand. You may have heard the term “coding.” That’s another way of saying that you’re writing a program. 

Splash of Math: Activity Link

To learn more about coding check out one of our Cubetto robots. Catalog Link for Cubetto

Event Type(s): Youth
Age Group(s): School Age (Ages 5-12 years)