Not shown Sophia. Zontians prepared a special "party" for the girls to celebrate another year of girls robotics on May The girls are always anxious to start the sessions, and this was no exception. They jumped right in to help set up, put dessert on trays, pour lemonade and set the table. During the party each girl was asked what was easy and what was hard for them during the year. Most of girls said building their robot was the hardest.
Lots of very small parts to pick from and so many looked the same, even though they were not. The instructions are just a picture drawing of where the part should go. Sometimes it is hard to decide. But they all got them built. Programming was both hard and easy, depending on who was asked. Most of them liked programming once they understood it. Then we asked what they wanted to do when they are out of college. There was everything from a singer to President of the United States and she had her Vice President sitting next to her!
Also was a chemist, graphic designer for Pixar, astrophysicist, paleontologist and the normal "I don't know". The girls serenaded us with piano playing and singing. All had a good time. The party ended with all the girls receiving a gift card as a Thank You from Zonta. Yazmin, age 8. Yasmin is new to robotics for the session. She joined only in Nov and has already completed her robot build and learned to program lesson one. Her first lesson was to make a rectangle and return to where she started.
Sounds easy? You can see her program on the Chromebook next to her. The lesson requires the girls to learn how many degrees are in a turn and how to back up, beside going straight. Much to our surprise, Yazmin also discovered how to make sounds and a happy face on her robot. The picture shows both "happy" faces. When asked how she found the sounds and happy face, her comment as "its called programming! Now on to lesson 2, which is a lot more difficult. She is going to team with Maddie on the next and future lessons.
On Dec 12, Zonta held our annual Holiday Party for the girls in robotics. The girls were thrilled that it was only for them. The afternoon started with the girls each selecting a holiday headband. It was a hard choice for some of them to decide on which one. Then the party continued with cookies and brownies, lots of them.
