In this 5-hour professional development session, you will hear from a range of experts in their field about a range of Materials and Technology strategies.

Course Objective

Materials in the Future by Kate Finley- 90 mins

Robotics: Coding a Creature by Michael Nelson- 90 mins

Innovative Electronics with Jed Marshall- 90 mins

Community

Do take part in community discussions with other educators who are also taking this course. Community forums can be found here.

Course Content

Meet Kate
Session 1: Material Families & Properties
1 Quiz
Materials of the Future: Session 1: Material Families & Properties
Session 2 – Natural Materials
1 Quiz
Materials of the Future: Session 2 – Natural Materials
Session 3 – Biodegradable Materials
2 Quizzes
Materials of the Future: Session 3 – Biodegradable Materials
Final Course Assessment- Materials
Meet Michael
C4:S1 Prepping the Micro Servo
1 Quiz
Session 1 Preparing the Micro Servo
C4:S2 Manufacturing the Chassis
1 Quiz
Session 2 Manufacture of the Robot Chassis
C4:S3 Simple Coding with the Micro:Bit
1 Quiz
Session 3 Simple Coding with the Micro:Bit
C4:S4 Coding the Servo
1 Quiz
Session 4 Coding the Servo
C4:S5 Adapting your Micro:Bit code
1 Quiz
Session 5 Adapting the Micro:Bit code
C4:S6 Assemble your Robotic Creature
1 Quiz
Session 6 Assemble the Robotic Creature
C4:S7 Iteration of your creature: How can you improve it?
1 Quiz
Session 7 Iteration of your creature: How can you improve it?
C4:S8 Iteration of your creature: How can you further improve it?
1 Quiz
Session 8 Iteration of your creature: How can you further improve it?
C4:S9 Completion and final thoughts
2 Quizzes
Session 9 Completion and final thoughts
Final Assessment- Robotics
Meet Jed
Session 1: Electronic Innovations
1 Quiz
Session 1 Innovative Electronics
Session 2: Power in the Home
1 Quiz
Session 2 Innovative Electronics
Session 3: Curriculum Planning
1 Quiz
Session 3 Innovative electronics
Final Quiz
Final Quiz Innovative electronics