{"id":1606,"date":"2014-08-20T12:41:53","date_gmt":"2014-08-20T12:41:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/?p=1606"},"modified":"2014-08-20T20:30:35","modified_gmt":"2014-08-20T20:30:35","slug":"georgia-kids-stem-day-at-the-museum-of-aviation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/georgia-kids-stem-day-at-the-museum-of-aviation\/","title":{"rendered":"Georgia Kid&#8217;s STEM Day at the Museum of Aviation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Facebook Like Button v1.9.6 BEGIN [http:\/\/blog.bottomlessinc.com] -->\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Finspiredtoeducate.net%2Finspiredtoeducate%2Fgeorgia-kids-stem-day-at-the-museum-of-aviation%2F&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=false&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height: 30px; align: left; margin: 2px 0px 2px 0px\"><\/iframe>\n<!-- Facebook Like Button END -->\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/gaStemDayKids.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1608\" src=\"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/gaStemDayKids.jpg\" alt=\"Kids STEM DAY\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/gaStemDayKids.jpg 500w, https:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/gaStemDayKids-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>To help inspire the next generation of scientists and technology professionals, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.moaeducation.com\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\">Museum of Aviation<\/a> in Warner Robins organized the Georgia Kids STEM Day on 8\/16\/2014. It was a pleasure to see the museum education team and volunteers across middle Georgia come together to help kids from 2nd to 5th grade experience the fun and excitement of science, technology, engineering, creativity, and math.<\/p>\n<p>I had the opportunity to attend the event this past weekend as a volunteer. The event attracted over 100 students. \u00a0I think everyone had a fun time tinkering, building, and experimenting. In one workshop, students engineered model rockets from paper, straws, and tape. It was neat to see their excitement launching their rockets into the sky. In another room, students learned lessons about electronics using <a href=\"http:\/\/www.snapcircuits.net\/\" target=\"_blank\">Snap Circuits<\/a>. In yet another space, students had the opportunity to tinker with robotics using <a href=\"http:\/\/www.modrobotics.com\/cubelets\/\" target=\"_blank\">Cubelets<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to the Museum of Aviation team for putting this event together. \u00a0It was so much fun! \u00a0You can learn more about this story at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.13wmaz.com\/story\/news\/local\/warner-robins\/2014\/08\/16\/museum-of-aviation-hosts-stem-camp-for-kids\/14176809\/\" target=\"_blank\">13WMAZ<\/a>\u00a0 and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.macon.com\/2014\/08\/20\/3257141\/students-have-fun-with-stem.html\" target=\"_blank\">Macon.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sparkmacon.com\" target=\"_blank\">SparkMacon MakerSpace community<\/a> was excited to support the Georgia Kids STEM Day. As a newly formed community, this was our first community service event. We had a blast! Two of my friends from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.merc-mercer.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mercer Engineering Research Center<\/a> helped kids invent cool musical art and crafts using <a title=\"Engaging Young and Old Inventors with MakeyMakey: Re-invent the World!\" href=\"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/?p=1404\" target=\"_blank\">MakeyMakey<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/20140816_094536.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1609\" src=\"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/20140816_094536.jpg\" alt=\"Mentors\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/20140816_094536.jpg 500w, https:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/20140816_094536-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The <a title=\"Pi-Bot: A Great Kit for Learning Arduino Robotics!\" href=\"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/?p=1551\" target=\"_blank\">PiBot <\/a>was a big hit with the young makers at the event. We loaded the robot with an obstacle avoidance program and let the kids \u201cbounce\u201d the robot across the conference area. For the curious students, one of our team members helped the kids make basic code changes to the <a href=\"http:\/\/mercergdg.blogspot.com\/2014\/07\/art-and-tech-hacking-using-arduino.html\" target=\"_blank\">Arduino <\/a>robot. We were surprised to find a few 5th graders who felt very comfortable with editing and uploading C code. (I wasn\u2019t doing C at 10 years old!)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/20140816_094555.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1610\" src=\"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/20140816_094555.jpg\" alt=\"PiBot\" width=\"197\" height=\"197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/20140816_094555.jpg 197w, https:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/20140816_094555-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/20140816_094555-144x144.jpg 144w, https:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/20140816_094555-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>To help the kids get into 3D modeling and computer programming, we introduced the kids to <a title=\"Simple Minecraft Programming Using ScriptCraftJS\" href=\"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/?p=1079\" target=\"_blank\">ScriptCraft<\/a>, <a title=\"3 Tutorials on 3D Modelling with TinkerCAD.COM\" href=\"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/?p=1557\" target=\"_blank\">TinkerCad<\/a>, and <a title=\"3D Modeling with 123D Sculpt\" href=\"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/?p=1599\" target=\"_blank\">123D Sculpt<\/a>. \u00a0<a title=\"How to use Minecraft in teaching\" href=\"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/?p=566\" target=\"_blank\">Minecraft <\/a>is always a hit with kids. Kids were empowered to build anything they could imagine. To enhance the building process, the kids were introduced to a few JavaScript commands to help automate large building tasks. One command automates the process of building a rectangular space of blocks. To learn more about <a title=\"Simple Minecraft Programming Using ScriptCraftJS\" href=\"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/?p=1079\" target=\"_blank\">ScriptCraft <\/a>and <a href=\"http:\/\/minecraftedu.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Minecraft in Education<\/a>, check out our review here.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/stemDay.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1611\" src=\"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/stemDay.jpg\" alt=\"ScriptCraft\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/stemDay.jpg 500w, https:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/stemDay-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Some of the students who visited us especially enjoyed blowing things up with \u201cTNT\u201d blocks. With this in mind, I taught them a few variations on JavaScript commands that would enable them to automate the distribution of \u201cTNT\u201d in the space. I never imagined that blowing things up could help motivate kids to code. \u00a0I think they learned about chain reactions from the activity too.<\/p>\n<p>The Museum of Aviation provides a wealth of STEM events to kids, home schooling communities, and teachers through the year. Make sure to check out their website to learn more about their events, lesson plans and teaching resources (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.moaeducation.com\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.moaeducation.com<\/a> ) \u00a0To our community from Brent Lanford, Robert Betzel, Stephen Finney, Tanya, and Melissa, Thanks for volunteering and helping to inspire the kids.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/20140816_074432.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1612\" src=\"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/20140816_074432.jpg\" alt=\"Museum of Aviation 1\" width=\"390\" height=\"219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/20140816_074432.jpg 390w, https:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/20140816_074432-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/20140816_074152.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1613\" src=\"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/20140816_074152.jpg\" alt=\"C-130 at Sunrise\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/20140816_074152.jpg 500w, https:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/20140816_074152-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #555555;\"><strong>Join the\u00a0<a style=\"font-weight: inherit; 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