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Think of what we teach them during the course as tools in a toolbox. They can now use these tools to build even more complicated and interesting things.

Below are links to some great learning resources that will allow you to take what they have learnt with us much further, as well as the recommended follow-on courses at Saturday Kids.

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Explore the world of 3D Games. Build, hack and code in Minecraft, designing a whole new game that you can call your very own! Learn how to write block based code and deploy it to Servers just like Notch did to create Minecraft.
Kids are empowered to get creative using texture packs, schematics and more. They get imaginative and creative with their programming skills to create their own version of Minecraft that they can have a blast playin' with their friends!

Ideally have prior experience with Minecraft

Reinforce programming concepts

Code your own game in a 3D world

Requires Start with Scratch or equivalent block-based programming experience

Explore the world of 3D Games. Create the coolest worlds in Minecraft Education, designing a whole new game that you can call your very own! Learn how to write block based code and deploy it to Servers just like Notch did to create Minecraft.

Kids are empowered to create their own amazing Minecraft worlds, from texture packs, schematics and more. And as we code these new worlds together, we'll be learning coding concepts through creative coding. By the end, kids get to play with their friends in their own Minecraft worlds!

Learn all about Minecraft Servers.

So you've played Minecraft on your own, with friends or on popular servers but do you ever wonder how these wonderful games you enjoy playing so much are made and distributed? In this course, you will not only learn how to build these games, but also host them on servers so your friends can join in and play the game you've coded.

We will start off by exploring aspects of game development and programming within a new environment, to practise and reinforce programming concepts learnt from our introductory courses.

We'll apply the familiar concepts of loops, conditionals and events to create our games. We will also develop your understanding of what happens when games are deployed on servers for other people to access them. A brief history of Minecraft will also explored, through educational games and quizzes.

Now, get creative with Minecraft!

Minecraft provides an immersive 3D environment for kids to develop their programming and game development skills.

Kids can use code to change the way the game behaves and responds. They will learn how to create their own world, build games within a game and even have a go at playing what they created with their friends in Minecraft!

They'll build their own Minecraft worlds using a drag-and-drop block-based code editor. In the process, kids will improve their understanding of core programming and computational thinking concepts, and use their creativity and imagination to make their very own world to play in.

Minecraft and a Scratch-like block-based code editor

Learn about methods

Use game design principles to make the game more fun and exciting

Add timers and health

Increase complexity with Conditions and Variables

Going further with Boolean and Loops

Test and debug using logic and systematic reasonng

Connect your world and play in Minecraft

No lectures. No memorisation. No ONE right answer. Like real life, we're all about trying things out yourself, failing, figuring what went wrong & trying again. These are the skills & mindset that will last a lifetime and how we learn in real life. Let's get kids to learn how to learn. Because the kids who learn to learn become curious, inventive, resourceful human beings who solve real world problems to make a meaningful impact.

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Build, Hack & Code with Minecraft Education | Saturday Kids

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Explore the world of 3D Games. Create the coolest worlds in Minecraft Education, designing a whole new game that you can call your very own! Learn how to write block based code and deploy it to Servers just like Notch did to create Minecraft. Kids are empowered to create their own amazing Minecraft worlds, from ...

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wedobots: LEGO® WeDo designs for the busy teacher

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The unofficial LEGO® WeDo Blog, designs for the busy teacher

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Invent The Future with LEGO 2: Code Meets Design Thinking

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Invent The Future with LEGO 2: Code Meets Design Thinking

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In this course, children learn to create their very own product prototypes made out of LEGO and program it to move using Scratch, a block-based programming language.

Each day's lesson structure is broken down and summarized into columns so parents have a better idea of what their children learnt on each day.

We've also included 2 sections "What your child can show you" and "Questions to ask your kid" to help you learn alongside your kid and to help them share with you what they've learnt during the course!

The "Taking it further" column provides parents with information on what their children can do with the knowledge and skills they have acquired at this camp.

Feedback, suggestions or any comments? Email us at hello@saturdaykids.com.

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Today your child has learnt the following:

Introduction to Automation

Building a self-driving recycling truck using scratch

Understand the different industrial revolutions, how it impacted and changed the way mankind worked

Understand the impact of Artificial Intelligence on existing jobs

Use brainstorming techniques (Figuring Storming) to come up with a solution for the scenario posed

Create an artificial intelligent cashier chatbot in Scratch

Create their own lego project to solve a problem

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His/her creations on https://scratch.mit.edu/

Pictures and videos of his/her LEGO creations

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Play around with the projects  that your child made

Ask your child what issue they were trying to tackle with the project they made today, and how it is meant to help

Ask your child to explain to you how the industrial revolutions and artificial intelligence has impacted the world

Ask your child how they feel about automation and how different groups of people may be differently affected by it

Ask you child why it is important for us to put ourselves in the shoes of the user when trying to create a product

Research on the first four industrial revolutions and discuss with your child how technology has advanced over the years

Read more about how automation is affecting the workforce at https://www.straitstimes.com/tech/robots-to-wipe-out-20-million-jobs-around-the-world-by-2030-study

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Today your child has learnt the following:

Programming a monorail in Scratch

Understand what global warming is and how it impacts the Earth and mankind.

Develop empathy for the current situation

Understand how global warming has an impact on how we live in the future

Use the brainstorming technique ("What If") to come up with a solution for the scenario posed

Create a map of colonies crops in Scratch

Independently build an object / mechanism / tool which will help us live on another planet

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Today your child has learnt the following:

Review the concepts taught over the past 3 days

Brainstorm, plan or draw out what their project might look like

Independently work on the concepts used in their Final Project

Prepare their script for their Final Project

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Final Project

Finishing and Touching Up on the Final Project

Share their prototype with the audience

Articulate how and why they designed their project in that manner

Articulate how their project incorporates the criteria listed in the briefing

Articulate what are the parameters and constraints of their Final Project

Project Presentation and Showcase

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His/her creations on https://scratch.mit.edu/

Pictures and videos of his/her LEGO creations

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Pictures and videos of his/her LEGO creations

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Showcasing new LEGO WeDo Designs for the busy teacher. After giving workshops in robotics for elementary school teachers using the LEGO WeDo kit, I realized ...

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Play around with the projects  that your child made

Ask your child what issue they were trying to tackle with the project they made today, and how it is meant to help

Ask your child to share with you the causes and effects of global warming they learnt in class

Read more on global warming and discuss the aspects mentioned in the following article with your child https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/global-warming/global-warming-overview/

Ask your child about their thoughts on Mars exploration

Read more on Mars exploration with your child at https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/space/space-exploration/mars-exploration-article/

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Play around with the projects  that your child made

Ask your child what issue they were trying to tackle with the project they made today, and how it is meant to help

Revisit the concepts that were taught in the course by asking your child to share about them

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Today your child has learnt the following:

Programming a Hazard Alarm System

Understand the evolution of home and classroom technology

Create an empathy map and definition statement based

Understand how technology impacts our daily living at home and in schools

Use brainstorming technique (Starbursting) to come up with a solution for the scenario posed

Create a digital lock for your house in Scratch and integrate it with a lego door which will open upon keying in the correct combination

Independently build a their own appliance or tool to be used in the home or school based on what they have learnt

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His/her creations on https://scratch.mit.edu/

Pictures and videos of his/her LEGO creations

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Play around with the projects  that your child made

Ask your child what issue they were trying to tackle with the project they made today, and how it is meant to help

Discuss with your child about the technologies you have at home and how they have aided in your everyday lives

Read on smart home technologies of the future with your child at https://time.com/5634791/smart-homes-future/

Share with your child how your classrooms were like when you were young, and discuss how classroom technologies have advanced