| Date: | December 10, 2016 |
| Time: | 10:15 - 11:45 AM |
| Venue: | Science Museum of Western Virginia |
| Cost: |
Free with regular museum admission.
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| Description: |
Learn To Program, Roanoke! presents the Kids Class titled "Programming Programming a Virtual Robot" on Thursday, December 8, 2016 at the Science Museum of Western Virginia as part of Computer Science Education Week. Designed for students grades 2-6, this instructor lead Hour of Code will help them learn the basics of programming by controlling their own virtual robot with drag-and-drop blocks. The online course is fully self-contained with short presentations, videos and hints to help with the programming exercises. This Hour of Code session is free for Science Museum members and included in the regular price of admission. This is one of four regional "Hour of Code" workshops that is being done in Roanoke and Blacksburg as a part of the "Computer Science Education Week" initiative (Dec 5th - 11th). In conjunction with local STEM leaders and code.org, we have worked with regional businesses, organizations and STEM leaders to offer these coding workshops for kids, parents and STEM educators. For more information and to register for the event, visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/29761135357. |