CTRL+ALT+Create: Decibel Detectives!
Apr
14
5:00 PM17:00

CTRL+ALT+Create: Decibel Detectives!

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Join us in the IdeaLab for some hands-on high-tech crafting using the principles of computing. This week, we're creating a visual noise meter using a neopixel light strip. Electric guitar not included!

Tuesday April 14 from 5-6:30pm
$40 per participant. For creative kids in grades 4 to 8.

NOTE: This class uses a neopixel strip (included) and a Micro:Bit microcontroller. Already have a Micro:Bit from a previous session? Great, bring it along! Need to get one? You can purchase one for $25 at check-out or at the museum when you arrive for class.

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CTRL+ALT+Create: Digital Orienteering!
Apr
28
5:00 PM17:00

CTRL+ALT+Create: Digital Orienteering!

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Join us in the IdeaLab for some hands-on high-tech crafting using the principles of computing. This week, we're finding true north using the amazing properties of the Micro:Bit. Next stop: Alaska!

Tuesday April 28 from 5-6:30pm
$25 per participant. For creative kids in grades 4 to 8.

NOTE: This class uses a Micro:Bit microcontroller. Already have a Micro:Bit from a previous session? Great, bring it along! Need to get one? You can purchase one for $25 at check-out or at the museum when you arrive for class.

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CTRL+ALT+Create: Tic Tac Toe!
May
5
5:00 PM17:00

CTRL+ALT+Create: Tic Tac Toe!

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Join us in the IdeaLab for some hands-on high-tech crafting using the principles of computing. This week, we're coding everyone’s favorite game, Tic-Tac-Toe, on the Micro:Bit’s LED matrix. Deceptively simple!

Tuesday May 5 from 5-6:30pm
$25 per participant. For creative kids in grades 4 to 8.

NOTE: This class uses a Micro:Bit microcontroller. Already have a Micro:Bit from a previous session? Great, bring it along! Need to get one? You can purchase one for $25 at check-out or at the museum when you arrive for class.

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CTRL+ALT+Create: Space Invaders!
May
12
5:00 PM17:00

CTRL+ALT+Create: Space Invaders!

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Join us in the IdeaLab for some hands-on high-tech crafting using the principles of computing. This week, we're coding another classic game, Space Invaders, on the Micro:Bit’s LED matrix. Take me to your leader!

Tuesday May 12 from 5-6:30pm
$25 per participant. For creative kids in grades 4 to 8.

NOTE: This class uses a Micro:Bit microcontroller. Already have a Micro:Bit from a previous session? Great, bring it along! Need to get one? You can purchase one for $25 at check-out or at the museum when you arrive for class.

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CTRL+ALT+Create: Towering Trig!
Apr
7
5:00 PM17:00

CTRL+ALT+Create: Towering Trig!

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Join us in the IdeaLab for some hands-on high-tech crafting using the principles of computing. This week, we're deploying the Micro:bit plus a dash of trigonometry to measure the height of the museum building. The sky’s the limit!

Tuesday April 7 from 5-6:30pm
$25 per participant. For creative kids in grades 4 to 8.

NOTE: This class uses a Micro:Bit microcontroller. Already have a Micro:Bit from a previous session? Great, bring it along! Need to get one? You can purchase one for $25 at check-out or at the museum when you arrive for class.

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CTRL+ALT+Create: Lip Synching Characters!
Mar
31
5:00 PM17:00

CTRL+ALT+Create: Lip Synching Characters!

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Join us in the IdeaLab for some hands-on high-tech crafting using the principles of computing. This week, we're animating our own lip synching characters using servo motors. Move over, Karaoke!

Tuesday March 31 from 5-6:30pm
$35 per participant. For creative kids in grades 4 to 8.

NOTE: This class uses servo motors (included) and a Micro:Bit microcontroller. Already have a Micro:Bit from a previous session? Great, bring it along! Need to get one? You can purchase one for $25 at check-out or at the museum when you arrive for class.

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CTRL+ALT+Create: Firefly Jars!
Mar
10
5:00 PM17:00

CTRL+ALT+Create: Firefly Jars!

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Join us in the IdeaLab for some hands-on high-tech crafting using the principles of computing. This week, we're making winking, blinking firefly jars. No fireflies needed!

Two sessions to choose from: Tuesday March 10 or Thursday March 12
$45 per participant. For creative kids in grades 4 to 8.

NOTE: This class requires a neopixel light strip (included) and a Micro:Bit microcontroller. Already have a Micro:bit from a previous session? Great, bring it along! Need to get one? You can purchase it for $25 at check-out or at museum when you arrive for class.

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CTRL+ALT+Create: Animated Badges!
Mar
3
5:00 PM17:00

CTRL+ALT+Create: Animated Badges!

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Join us in the IdeaLab for some hands-on high-tech crafting using the principles of computing. This week, we're making animated fabric badges that scroll your name or message. Hello, world!

Tuesday March 3 from 5-6:30pm
$25 per participant. For creative kids in grades 4 to 8.

NOTE: This class uses the Micro:Bit microcontroller. Already have one from a previous session? Great, bring it along! Need to get one? You can purchase one for $25 at check-out or at the museum when you arrive for class.

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