Making a Hippogriff with Little Bits by Scarlett

Designing Our Harry Potter Scenes for the LittleBits Challenge

Our design team is making a Harry Potter scene out of Little Bits. Little Bits are circuits that stick together with magnets that can be put together to create something that works. We are creating a Harry Potter scene because we are doing a Little Bits design challenge. It is not all about winning but it is about the experience. If we do win though, we will receive a LittleBits ProLibrary. Little Bits are helpful to us because they help us make creative designs.

A Good Experience with LittleBits by Jolie

It was fun making an Oreo with LittleBits but it was hard to make the Oreo sing. It was also fun to program it to spin. I enjoyed learning how to work with a partner! It will be a great memory I will never forget.

Presentation Day, Round Two by Mrs. Brown

Today I was blown away by the innovative genius of the fourth graders! I am excited to show off what they made. They learned about the value of teamwork, the importance of a well planned design, a variety of programming skills, and how to nurture their own creativity.

Vending Machine by Zoe and Aidan

Spinning Trophy Stand by Rachel and Hayden

Finch as a Cat by Romy and Ari

Unicorn by Harrison and Ely

Lego Robotics by Ariella and Sarah

Kano with Summer and Gabby

Dancing Singing Oreo by Mac and Jolie

Soccer Game with Scratch by Avery and Cooper

Scratch Game by Noa and Zach

Fun with Finch by Romy

My project is Finch. There are several things we programmed the Finch to do. He can say many things, move backwards and forwards, and he can stop. We also made a toy for the Finch. We made a pet bird, and a bird cage. It is a colorful toy that we attached to Finch. I do not like that it only has a very long wire  and sometimes it will get stuck on the wire. I do like that there are so many useful things that the Finch can say.

Working On Our AWESOME Vending Machine by Zoe

We are making a vending machine in technology. It was a little confusing at first but then it got a little easier. We are working with Hummingbird robotics. It is so fun. We put these wires together like LED lights, motors, and vibrations.We named our vending machine Vendi. It will be like a real vending machine because it will have real snacks in it. It will be so cool. I am so excited to finish and show it to everyone else!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Irresistible Ideas by Noa

Last week in technology we switched our activities. I am doing Scratch. Scratch is an app where you create two parts of the story and use sprites or characters and you can make them say things and move. There are some other things like Little Bits, Kano, Lego Robotics, and Hummingbird. Before I did Scratch, I did Lego Robotics. I made a poodle that could bark and open and close it's mouth. For Scratch I am doing penguin football players playing against flying animals. Technology has been really fun so far.

We Did It!

We completed our first round of presentations! We showed off our tech skills and our creative inventions. From a workout gym made of magnetic circuits, a robotic poodle made of Legos, and a Coke that talks, we had a lot of fun. To see our genius at work, click here to view our playlist. For a closer look at more of our adventures, be sure to follow us on Twitter at @4thTech.