The annual Pleasant Valley School District Robotics Showcase will be held on Sunday, December 6th from 3:00-5:00 pm in the PVHS Large Gym.
The event will feature students from all grade levels participating in the various PV robotics programs and it is free and open to the public.
Anyone interested in our robotics programs or getting their students involved are welcome to attend.
For questions or more information, contact Theresa Barber at rvdhrobotics@gmail.com.
Featured will be:
- Students aged 6-9 participating in the Jr. FIRST LEGO League (FLL) programs
- Students participating in the Basic Robotics classes offered to 5th and 6th graders across the district
- Students aged 9-14 participating on FIRST LEGO League (FLL) competition teams that will compete December 12th and 13th at the Putnam Museum
- Students in grades 9th-12th participating on the FIRST TECH Challenge (FTC) competition teams that compete throughout the Fall and Winter
- Also featured will be engineering students from Western Illinois who will present a drone that uses a Raspberry Pi and a heat sensor. Raspberry Pi is a low cost, credit-card sized computer that plugs into a computer monitor or TV, and uses a standard keyboard and mouse. It is a capable little device that enables people of all ages to explore computing, and to learn how to program in languages like Scratch and Python. A Raspberry Pi programming class will be piloted to 3rd and 4th graders at Cody starting in January and will roll out across the district, with the help of volunteers, next year.
