Hudson Girl Scouts Build a Raspberry Pi
A Comcast Cares Day STEM Event
May 12, 2017
-
- Staff photo by Len Lathrop Back row: John Stevens, Erin Stevens, and Adam Goldstein. Front row: Calleigh Baker, Mansi Mathur, Beth Baker and Yojna Mathur.
-
- Staff photo by Len Lathrop Comcast employees, in green shirts, help participants at the technology workshop on April 22.
-
- Staff photo by Len Lathrop Mr. Goldstein (in green shirt) with the students
-
- Staff photo by Len Lathrop Girl Scouts Leah Aubin, Sophia Tobin and Abby St. Laurent look on as one of the event attendees that brought her own robot car, powered by a Raspberry Pi, wrote some additional code to make it drive around.
submitted by Beth Baker, Leader, Hudson Cadette Troop 12360
This was not the kind of pie that you eat. Instead, it was a calorie-free slice of technology that local kids could sink their teeth into. It was a Raspberry Pi without the “e.”
Hudson Girl Scout Troop 12360 joined Comcast Cares Day on Saturday, April 22 to conduct a special project targeted specifically at getting local girls and boys engaged in technology. Kids in third through eighth grade came out to learn about the components of computer networks and build a Raspberry Pi mini-computer.
This tiny and affordable computer teaches the students how to program through fun, practical projects. After putting the components of the Pi together, wiring it up, and connecting the mini-computer, the girls and boys then wrote programs. By following the instructions and making sure the commands were correct, they got to make a gummy bear “BURP” (and lots of other fun noises); learn how animated characters, such as the Minions, are given life on screen; and discover how video games are created.
