Items
(21 Total)
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| Bridge Building Challenge | Families with children ages 0-12 will be given the opportunity to pick up a bridge kit that will be provided to them. They will try to build the strongest bridge with the supplies provided. The children will submit their results, and the ones with the strongest bridges will win a prize. The age groups are 0-5, 6-9, 10-12. | Katie Park | Both | Jan 19, 2021 | Low | $ 0 | - | 12 | |||
| Squishy Circuit STEAM kit | Squishy Circuits uses conductive and insulating play dough to teach the basics of electrical circuits in a fun, hand-on way. Make your own dough with the provided recipes. Let your creations come to life as you light them up with LEDs, make noises with buzzers, and spin with the motor. | Penworthy | Oct 15, 2020 | Low | $ 50 | 8 | - | 100 | |||
| Hot Air Balloons | Make hot air balloons with household materials. | Jennifer Bell | Both | Oct 2, 2020 | Low | 30 | $ 1 | 4 | - | 10 | |
| Paper Plate Hover Craft | Make a hover craft out of household materials. This is a great extension activity to use with Rosie Revere, Engineer by Andre Beaty | Jennifer Bell | Both | Oct 2, 2020 | Low | 15 | $ 1 | 5 | 3 | - | 5 |
| Create a Digital Escape Room with Youth | Work with youth in your community to create a digital Escape Room | Stacy Paull | Virtual | Sep 29, 2020 | Mid | 60 | $ 0 | 30 | 8 | - | |
| Easter Egg Rockets | Explore chemical changes by creating a rocket using Alka Seltzer tablets and plastic Easter eggs. | Jennifer Bell | Both | Sep 24, 2020 | Low | 20 | $ 1 | 10 | 3 | - | 8 |
| Vinegar and Baking Soda Bottle Rockets | Explore thrust and chemical reactions using recycled materials and vinegar and baking soda. | Jennifer Bell | Both | Sep 24, 2020 | Low | 20 | $ 4 | 5 | 5 | - | 14 |
| Extending Grabber | Explore simple machines and scissor mechanisms by creating an extending grabber. This lesson can be used as a precursor to a hydraulics lesson. | Jennifer Bell | In-Person | Sep 24, 2020 | Low | 30 | $ 1 | 10 | 7 | - | 12 |
| MakeCode Micro:bit STEAM kit #9 | Micro:bit STEAM kit #9 is programming the processor to detect dry soil and then turn on a pump for irrigation. The patron will be learning how to turn the micro:bit into a soil moisture detector and learn how to wire it to turn on a water pump to irrigate the soil. These projects are intended to give people an introduction to computer coding in a fun interactive way that they can do at home. | BBC and Katie Park | Virtual | Sep 17, 2020 | Mid | $ 35 | 8 | - | |||
| MakeCode Micro:bit STEAM kit #8 | Micro:bit STEAM kit #8 is learning how to use the built-in Anaglog-to-Digital converter of the micro:bit processor. The patron will learn how the micro:bit converts the analog input into a multi-bit digital number that can be read by the processor.These projects are intended to give people an introduction to computer coding in a fun interactive way that they can do at home. | BBC and Katie Park | Virtual | Sep 17, 2020 | Mid | $ 35 | 8 | - | 98 | ||
| MakeCode Micro:bit STEAM kit #7 | Micro:bit STEAM kit #7 is working with programming LED lights. It includes two projects to complete. The first project will have the patron programming a tri-color LED light. The second one will have them programming three LED lights to turn on and off like a traffic light. These projects are intended to give people an introduction to computer coding in a fun interactive way that they can do at home | BBC | Virtual | Sep 10, 2020 | Mid | $ 35 | 8 | - | 100 | ||
| MakeCode Micro:bit STEAM kit #6 | Micro:bit STEAM kit #6 is a lesson on how to program the micro:bit chip to create audio tones. It includes two projects. The patrons will be creating audio tones using a piezo speaker and gummy candy. These projects are intended to give people an introduction to computer coding in a fun interactive way that they can do at home | BBC and Katie Park | Virtual | Sep 10, 2020 | Mid | $ 35 | 8 | - | 100 | ||
| MakeCode Micro:bit STEAM kit #5 | Micro:bit STEAM kit #5 will teach how to program the micro:bit chip to turn a DC motor on and off. These projects are intended to give people an introduction to computer coding in a fun interactive way that they can do at home | BBC and Katie Park | Virtual | Sep 10, 2020 | Mid | $ 35 | 8 | - | 98 | ||
| Take Home Kit Series: Catapult | Popsicle stick and rubber band catapult | Heather Inczauskis | Both | Sep 3, 2020 | Low | 20 | $ 0 | 20 | 8 | - | 11 |
| MakeCode Micro:bit STEAM kit #4 | The MakeCode Micro:bit was created by BBC to teach computer programming to people of all ages. In this kit the patrons will learn how to program the micro:bit into a compass. | BBC | Virtual | Sep 3, 2020 | Mid | $ 35 | 8 | - | 100 | ||
| MakeCode Micro:bit STEAM kit #3 | The micro:bit was created by BBC to help teach coding to people. This kit is set up as an introduction to electronics. The patrons will learn how to program the micro:bit to control a LED light, and learn how to wire the micro:bit and light together correctly. These kits are a fun interactive way to introduce STEAM concepts at the comfort of our patron's home. | BBC | Virtual | Sep 3, 2020 | Mid | $ 35 | 8 | - | 100 | ||
| LEGO® Mindstorms® EV3 Programming Basics | LEGO Mindstorms EV3 tutorial series produced by the Washington State Library. These videos and accompanying written instructions touch on the topics covered by the in-person library staff trainings offered by WSL during the initial launch of the LEGO® Mindstorms® Robotics: Coding and robotics kits circulating program. | Washington State Library | Virtual | Aug 31, 2020 | Mid | $ 0 | 11 | - | 111 | ||
| MakeCode Micro:bit STEAM kit #2 | The micro:bit was created by BBC to help teach coding to people. This kit is set up to teach about the different sensors on the micro:bit chip. There are three projects for the patrons to learn in this kit. These projects are: temperature sensor, shake sensor, and tilt sensor. The patrons will learn how to program the micro:bit chip to use these sensors. These micro:bit kits were set up to allow patrons to learn computer coding in a fun, interactive way in the safety of their own home. | BBC | Virtual | Aug 25, 2020 | Mid | $ 35 | 8 | - | 100 | ||
| MakeCode Micro:bit STEAM kit #1 | Micro:bit STEAM kit #1 is an introduction to the micro:bit chip. It includes three projects to complete. These projects include: Display a string of characters, Push Buttons, and LED Display. These projects are intended to give people an introduction to computer coding in a fun interactive way that they can do at home. | BBC and Katie Park | Virtual | Aug 21, 2020 | Mid | $ 35 | 8 | - | 100 | ||
| Salmon Spheros | Using coding as a tool to study salmon ecosystems | Heather Inczauskis | In-Person | Apr 21, 2020 | Mid | 45 | $ 0 | 9 | - | 12 | |
| Pom Pom (Paper) Cannon | Build a paper air cannon that can launch a pom pom | Jennifer Bell | In-Person | Apr 12, 2020 | Low | 60 | $ 7 | 60 | 7 | - | 12 |