With the help of my friends and guardian, what we planned to do was a fun introduction to coding for kids, and I think that was really successful in the end.
First, we decided the location, date, and time. This part was pretty simple so then we planned what we were going to do during the workshop. We decided on a showcase for robots, a section for coding, and a Kahoot! to wrap things up. We started on making a robot dog for the showcase, but we were not going to finish in time. Fortunately, we had some friends with robots, so we were able to use those for the workshop. My friends brought those robots before the workshop so we could see how they worked.
For the hands-on coding experience, we planned on doing the ESA mission zero. We prepared for that project, but then we realized that the project might be too hard for the kids, who were aged 9-11. We looked for an easier project to do, and my friend mentioned a catch the dots game they could make. We settled on that, but the problem was, nobody knew how to use scratch, so I tried the game on my own. It ended up being good for the age group, though some parts were tricky to figure out because I had no idea what the instructions were talking about when it named things only in scratch. To ensure the people who were new to scratch during the workshop did not have the same problem I did, I created a map of what each part of the program was called and how to use it.
The workshop was great in my opinion, with 30 coming. I learned that teamwork is very important because I would not have been able to do this workshop without them. I also learned important skills, like problem-solving, teaching, writing, and communication. This whole experience was great and has inspired me to do other workshops like this.
