Robot Mini Golf
About This Session
Elby really wants to win a prize at the mini golf course, but all the obstacles are completely unplayable!
- Components: position servo motors, rotation servo motors
- Concepts: loops, pause blocks
- Guiding Question: What do you do with an unfair system?
How Did They Do That?
Prepare to tee off on an extraordinary educational adventure with CodeJoy's Robot Mini Golf. Born in the tumultuous summer of 2020, this innovative project combines coding, creativity, and mini-golf to teach students about tackling unfair systems. Imagine a course where the windmill spins too fast and the crocodile's mouth barely opens – that's the "Unfair Way" where our protagonist Elby faces challenges. But here's the twist: your students become the heroes, using robotics and programming to fix these obstacles. As CodeJoy's Kelsey Derringer shared with Amanda Jeane Strode, "Letting kids feel that they have the power to change broken systems and make things more fair is important." From its humble beginnings with toilet paper tubes to its current incarnation with a sturdy cardboard crocodile, Robot Mini Golf has evolved into a powerful metaphor for reshaping the world. So, are you ready to empower your students to transform the "Unfair Way" one robotic obstacle at a time?
