Sponsor Boys Scouts Chattahoochee Council STEM SPHERO Classroom

The Meriwether County Rotary Club sponsored a Boy Scouts STEM SPHERO classroom at 4th and 5th grade classes at Mountain View Elementary in Manchester. With this gift, the Elementary School has the ability to provide lessons in the SPRK program that teach math, physics and computer science concepts using hands-on, engaging activities with a SPHERO, a robot ball. Students work in small groups to write computer programs that control how the SPHERO rolls and appears. They are designed as lessons primarily for 4th and 5th graders that will take approximately one hour. Touching over 150 students.

These lessons start with an introduction and then list the Common Core Math Standards that are relevant to the lessons. They contain a teacher guide, a worksheet for the student to fill out and a student guide.

The CORE lessons cover:

Math: Percentages, division, geometry and patterns

Physics: Speed, time, and distance

Computer Science: Program flow, variables, conditional, and reading sensors.

SPHERO is the world's first app-enabled robotic ball and a sophisticated companion for your smartphone or tablet. Learn, play, and explore with this awesome robot.

Designed to inspire curiosity, creativity, and invention through connected play and coding, SPRK+ is far more than just a robot. Powered by the Lightning Lab app, you can easily learn programming, complete hands-on activities, and share your creations with the community. Navigate a maze. Program a painting. Mimic the solar system. Swim across the water. Have a dance party… The only limit is your imagination.

This project touches over 100 students.