March 27, 2026
This week, Mrs. Dannelly's 4th-grade students engineered custom courses for their Sphero RVR robots in Mrs. Spurgin's room. This project-based learning activity required students to blend physical engineering with digital coding.
Using block-based coding, teams had to program their RVRs to navigate courses they built using everyday items like cups, foam noodles, and even beach balls. Students had to utilize color/ light-sensing blocks, program at least five turns, and design a physical "chain reaction" within the course. They even were able to practice our March character trait of Cooperation to make sure team member's ideas were represented in the final code.
Using block-based coding, teams had to program their RVRs to navigate courses they built using everyday items like cups, foam noodles, and even beach balls. Students had to utilize color/ light-sensing blocks, program at least five turns, and design a physical "chain reaction" within the course. They even were able to practice our March character trait of Cooperation to make sure team member's ideas were represented in the final code.