STEAMLabs Hackney: After School Clubs

The children used gears and cogs to experiment how they interacted with each other and how they could be used to make things turn in different directions. They added illustrations to explain the effects: bees around flowers, planets orbiting, dogs chasing cats, etc. Some very creative ideas were seen…

Using a plastic bottle and some K’Nex building blocks the children made rocket cars that we could race using our pneumatic launcher

The children split into two groups. One group built bridges and other structures with Lego. The other group got to grips with coding the Sphero Bolts to move in a square. Then, using a cup with a pen attached, they were able to draw a square on paper with the robot. Once achieved they could embellish the activity with different shapes, animated screens and vocal messages

The children could use drill puzzle sets to create pictures or Strawbees to build things… the longest tunnel, the highest tower