Zoom your way through this studio by building a model of a sci-fi flying object! What kind of flying sci-fi object would you bring to life? How about a floating messenger seed from a thousand year old mystical tree that can whisp into the air, travel a distance, and share messages across a network of trees? How about a hovering spy machine that moves stealthily above ground, recording sounds and gathering information about alien life on Mars? Even a pair of wings that can be worn by humans to give them flying powers!

In this studio, students will be constructing a flying object with a sci-fi theme. They’ll learn about all the components that make their flying object go zoom: a lightweight body, motors, batteries, wings, propellers, radio signals, and robotic intelligence. Students will ride the waves of radio frequency and modulation, thus understanding how transmitters and receivers communicate. Other topics of discussion include methods of flight, design and engineering, and levels of robotic intelligence (automaton, remote control, teleoperation, full autonomy). Students will experience the hands-on joy of designing, prototyping, soldering, building circuits, and assembling their components to bring to life their sci-fi creation which will zoom away in their fantastical world!

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Focus Skills/Subjects/Technologies:

   Design

   Physics (Electricity, Magnetism)

   Engineering

   Programming

   Electronics

   Robotics (Arduino)

   Sensors & Actuators

   Digital Fabrication (Laser-cutting, 3d Printing)

   3d Modeling

Prerequisites:

• Enrolling students must be between the ages of 11 to 13 (or grades 6-8)

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