Teaching kids about electronics and robotics

Each year in March, Brother Gary Sawyer invites me to Loyola Catholic School (http://www.archden.org/schools/list/loyola.htm) to teach his third grade class about electronics and robotics. In fact, in February when I visit the school for their Annual Science Fair, the third graders are already asking me, "When are you coming for the electronics workshop?", having heard about it from the fourth graders.

We start out learning some vocabulary ...



Then we design a couple of basic circuits using batteries, wire, alligator clips, light bulbs and buzzers... Then we build our circuits. The buzzers are the most popular indicator of a successfully-built circuit!









We talk about college, engineering, inventing, and patents. We talk about faith, God, and prayer -- I usually give examples of how prayer has helped me keep going when the going gets tough.



Then we assemble and play with a Sony robot who knows how to dance!


It's always lots of fun. And, maybe some of these children will become engineers or scientists!



Peace,
Donna Auguste
www.leavealittleroom.org