Oak Ridge Computer Science Girls

LOG: ORCSGIRLS JUNIOR To: ORCSGirls -- From: Katie Bates June 14, 2024 -- 7:30 am Hi, I'm Katie Bates, the founder of ORCSGirls Junior. Today marks the first-ever ORCSGirls Junior in-person camp! I'm super nervous, but "fake it 'till you make it", right? In case you don't know, Junior is a program I conceptualized in the summer of 2022 with the goal of reaching girls in grades 2-4 who are interested in coding and computer science. I kickstarted the program with a virtual reality camp last summer - my very first time teaching! The first day was pretty daunting, but teaching is the most incredible experience. This year's camp is about robots. Today we will use  Edison robots  ( https://meetedison.com/ ) to teach the Junior girls how sensors, block coding, and robot-to-robot communication works. I have a couple of activities for them to do; you can find the link to my slides here ( Edison Robot slides ). Wish me luck! --Katie To: ORCSGirls -- From: Katie Bate