Inuvik Robotics and Engineering Club

Hi All!

We have moved robotics sessions from Wednesday to Tuesday afternoons!

Swing by room 414 on Tuesdays after the school day to learn more!

In just under 2 hours, AuroraSat should be launched to the ISS. IREC played a huge role in the development of AuroraSat starting 4 years ago when the idea behind the satellite was first put to paper.

We're now at the point where we can sit back and enjoy. So grab some popcorn and catch the launch via this live-stream:

NASA Live NASA launches, landings, and events. Watch live broadcasts from NASA Television and NASA's social media channels, and a schedule of upcoming live events including news briefings, launches and landings.

We're building towards making some cool handheld games using the Meowbit and Arduboy. First we need to cover the basics.

Want to get ahead? Why not watch this video from our 2020 online challenges where we check out gaming on the Micro:bit!

Challenge #5 Office Hours #1

Are you a student at E3? Come to our weekly meetings to learn more about what we do!

If you missed us at community sign up night, or if you are interested to learn more about the NASA & CSA Space App challenge -> Check out the poster below!!

You can register for the challenge using the link in the poster.

Link again for convenience: https://2022.spaceappschallenge.org/locations/inuvik/welcome

NOTE:
- You will have to make an account to register.
- This link is specific to registering for the Inuvik session

Hi All!

We are going to be at Community Sign Up night this Wednesday (14th) from 6:30 to 8:30 at the MSC! Swing by to learn about the club and get on the mailing list!

Interested in learning about programming and robotics? - Come chat to our coaches about what you would be interested in learning about!

Interested in helping out with the club? - There is room for you too!

Interested in Satellites and Space? - Contribute your own artwork to AuroraSat and have it displayed in space! Or learn about the Space Apps Challenge event in early October! More information at this link: https://www.spaceappschallenge.org/

We are busy planning for 2021! Keep an eye on this space!

Challenge Week 5 is here: https://www.roboticsnwt.ca/challenge5

We still have Micro:bits available if you know youth that would like to participate. Also - we will be sending out the handheld game hardware this week - contact us if you want to try and participate to earn one (GameZip - ArduBoy - MeowBit).

https://www.kitronik.co.uk/5626-game-zip-64-for-the-bbc-microbit.html
https://arduboy.com/
https://www.kittenbot.cc/products/meowbit-codable-console-for-microsoft-makecode-arcade

Challenge week 3 is here, join us in CodingVille(.ca)!

https://www.roboticsnwt.ca/challenge3

We will annouce the results of Week 2 3D printing challenges this week!

Week 3 - Challenge 3 | NWT Robotics Ever been to CodingVille? Now you have the chance! Join our classroom (see instruction on how to do it below, and see the classroom code in your email) at this site (https://codingville.ca/) and work through their challenges. There are three levels to work through, and the more and harder the advent...

We are now our second Spring STEM Challenge: https://www.roboticsnwt.ca/challenge2

Big news for our Inuvik participants - if you are in grades 7-12 and participate you will be eligible to earn CTS credits towards graduation! If you are not in Inuvik - we would be happy to talk with your school about this too, point them to this post :).

Finally - if you know youth who would like to participate in this but do not have a computer or internet access please let them know we can help with the kind support of Computers for Schools NWT and the Internet Society!

Week 2 - Challenge 2 | NWT Robotics It is your job to design a 3D model of something! We are going to have two challenges - a quick challenge due on Wednesday and then a number of challenges you can compete in for Friday.

The Inuvik Robotics & Engineering Club will make these ear reliefs available to anyone that wants them. We will prioritize giving them to essential workers required to wear a masks.

This is the information that went out today for everyone taking part. If you haven't signed up yet you still can at any point over the next 10 weeks:

Hello Challengers!

Welcome to the first challenge of the Robotics NWT’s Spring Online STEM Challenge program! The challenge is now posted, you can find the details of the challenge using the following link:

https://roboticsnwt.ca/weekly-challenges

The challenge will end on Friday, April 24th, so make sure you start working on your idea quickly. We will be sending out an email in the coming week regarding how to submit your work.

We have attached the permission forms - please have these filled out by your parent / guardian for each participant. Please reply to this email with the completed forms as soon as possible. We have attached the form as PDF a (for printing) or as a JPG (so that if you don't have access to a printer you can sign on your phone).

We will be hosting virtual office hours throughout the challenge. Please keep an eye out for emails outlining when and how to join. The first one will be tomorrow (April 16th) at 2PM. We will send a reminder before the session. If you have a question that just can’t wait, please email us at [email protected]. If you are waiting for a computer or an internet connection, sit tight. We are working to ensure that all registrants have what they need to compete, but it will take time.

Good luck!

~Robotics NWT Team

Challenges | NWT Robotics    - Make sure you know how to save and reload your projects - practice it and save often! (This link explains more: https://en.scratch-wiki.info/wiki/How_to_Save_a_Project