By Adriana Gutierrez Galicia | Project Manager
Girls in Science and Technology
Project Reminder:
The Girls in Science and Technology Project promotes opportunities for girls from public schools to engage in science and technology, aiming to inspire and encourage future vocations. Designed for students aged 12 to 18, it offers workshops, classes, field trips, and lectures, culminating in tournaments and technological art exhibitions. The project seeks to develop creativity, technological awareness, and to identify talents in order to support and prepare them for the job market.
Although the project is primarily aimed at female participants, boys also take part in the activities, albeit in smaller numbers. We believe this interaction is essential for both groups to understand the dynamics of the job market, where everyone, regardless of gender, is interconnected and contributes in various ways.
In recent months, the project participants carried out the following activities:
Physical Concepts and Fundamentals of Robotics
Structures
Simple Machines
Introduction to simple machines and their applications, with a focus on mechanics and functionality.
Construction of Robots with WeDo 2.0
Using the knowledge acquired in previous workshops, participants built several robots with mechanisms based on simple machines.
Programming
Scratch and App Inventor
Introduction to block-based programming in Scratch and App Inventor, including multiple exercises using the blocks of Motion, Looks, Sound, Events, Control, Sensing, Operators, Variables, and Extensions.
Robots with LDR and App Inventor
Activity involving the assembly and operation of a robot that moves using an LDR (light sensor) and a mobile app created by the students.
Robotics with Programming
Block Programming with Dash and Cue Robots
Hands-on activities using block-based programming with Dash and Cue robots.
Text Programming with Dash and Cue Robots
Activities using text-based programming (JavaScript) to control Dash and Cue robots.
Robotics with Micro:bit and Block Programming in MakeCode
Introduction to robotics concepts such as energy, communication, chassis (mechanics), motors, and motor control.
Robot Construction / Programming / Testing
Robotics with 3D Design and CAD (TinkerCAD)
Activities using 3D design, 3D printing, and programming on the ESP32 platform with BLE communication integrated with a Playstation 4 gamepad.
Challenge
Construction of a Neon Lamp
Application of the knowledge gained throughout the course to build a neon lamp.
Competition of Tasks Using the Robots Built During the Course
A competition featuring the robots developed by the students.
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