Millburn Splash is a weekly robotics class taught by members of the Millburn High School Robotics Team, including members of the VEX Worlds qualifying team. Our goal is to teach problem-solving and creative thinking through Robotics, giving students a unique skill set to approach higher-level robotics competitions or any other projects they may undertake.
Classes will be hosted weekly for 3rd to 8th graders at any level of experience, sign up for spring classes starting February 2025!
What classes are offered?
Build I — Grades 3-5 — 11:00AM – 12:00PM — In this class, students will be introduced to some additional build techniques and mechanisms. Throughout this class, we will focus on problem solving, using innovative challenges to display usages for their newfound knowledge.
Build II — Grades 5-8 — 9:30AM – 10:30AM — Throughout these weeks, we will focus on building linkages and holonomic drives, while also learning the programming necessary to control these designs. We will also teach different types of manipulators and intake, along with more complex gearing and movement mechanisms.
Code I — Grades 3-5 — 9:30AM – 10:30AM — This class is a student’s introduction to sensor usage to control their robot. Throughout the class, students will gain experience with the gyroscope, distance sensor, and line following. Although this class is mostly taught in a graphical environment, the knowledge students gain is easily transferable to any other programming language.
Code II — Grades 5-8 — 11:00AM – 12:00PM — In this programming class, we encourage analytical thinking for our students. We use a text-based programming environment for this class to provide additional control over the robots for the students. Instead of teaching algorithms, students will learn how to imagine and design their own control algorithms for their robots. By the end of this course, students will be prepared to code any competition-ready robot’s autonomous routines.
Python — Grades 7-8 — 9:30AM – 10:30AM — In this course, kids become familiar with one of the most widely used general-purpose programming languages and the various tools associated with it, allowing them to collect, analyze and present data as well learning about automation and interacting with real-world services. An introduction to all of these concepts builds the foundations necessary for a student to create their own projects in the future.
Web Development — Grades 6-8 — 11:00AM – 12:00PM — Learn to code your own personal website portfolio over an eight-week course using HTML and CSS. The program will explain the basics of HTML, advance to CSS by the 4rd week, and finish up with basic JavaScript in the 6th and 7th week. By the end of the 8th week, each student will have a personal website created with images, buttons, and animations.
Build 3 — Grades 6-8 — 11:00AM – 12:00PM — As one of our advanced courses, Build 3 is specifically designed to immerse participants in sophisticated construction methodologies, emphasizing the acquisition of elevated-level building techniques. Our primary objective is to empower students with the skills and knowledge required to excel as autonomous builders in their respective pursuits.
- We ask that your child has already taken Build 2 prior to taking Build 3.