- January 19, 2024
- Posted by: KBCF
- Category: Foundation News
Courtney Faith Nelson and Faith Denise Ariel Chapman, both 9 years old, studiously scanned their electronic tablets while sitting on the floor of Phicol Williams Community Center in Homestead Wednesday morning.
In front of them was a taped maze. The Primer Microschools students were entering calculations into the computers to help their baseball-shaped robots successfully traverse every corner of the course laid out before them.
For each move the robots made, the students had to enter a new line of code. The exercise was equal parts computer understanding and solve-as-you-go adaptation to fresh obstacles.
“My favorite part is where you can learn the calculations, and it helps you grow your brain because you’re learning the calculations of where it needs to go and where to turn and what the speed is,” Courtney explained.
The task certainly seemed difficult to many of the tech-deficient adults in the room, but Courtney, Faith and the other children, like 10-year-old Abraham Rodriguez, sure had a handle on things.
“It’s only difficult if you’re a starter,” Abraham said, as his robot scooted along the course like BB-8, the orb-like droid from the “Star Wars” movies… continue reading at Yahoo! News