Holiday Rescue Maker Camp
A hands on tech experience for kids
Date: 14th & 15th of January 2021.
Time: 10AM – 2PM.
Location & Venue: MOTAT Hanger,
805 Great North Road, Western Springs, Auckland 1022, New Zealand
$39/day (PB Tech sponsored)
Who Is This
Holiday Camp For?
- Student campers years 5-8 (as of 2021)
What's On?
- Themed days of “Land and Air Rescue!”
- Day 1: Is all about LAND RESCUE. We're joined by the Fire Department plus MBots and a design challenge
- Day 2: Is all about AIR RESCUE. We're joined by Auckland Rescue Helicopters. Plus Tello & Makeblock Drones and a navigation course
Venue: Motat Hanger, Auckland
Times
Land Rescue: Day One
Air Rescue: Day Two
10am - 2:00pm
(Lunch at 12:30pm)
Meet real life Fire Department workers and see all their gear.
Experience a real world fire emergency.
Get hands on and design your own STEM robotics solution for a rescue challenge.
Meet real life Air Rescue Personal and see what they do to serve our community from the air.
Get hands on with real drones and design a solution to an 'Air Rescue' challenge using coding and robotics.
Times
Land Rescue:
Day One
Air Rescue:
Day Two
10am - 2:00pm
(Lunch at 12:30pm)
Meet real life Fire Department workers and see all their gear.
Experience a real world fire emergency.
Get hands on and design your own STEM robotics solution for a rescue challenge.
Meet real life Air Rescue Personal and see what they do to serve our community from the air.
Get hands on with real drones and design a solution to an 'Air Rescue' challenge using coding and robotics.
10:30am
Forming teams of 3
Team building games
Forming teams of 3 (Makeblock team, Tello Team)
Team building games
11am
Morning Tea
11:15am
Challenge 1:
Building your MBot Rescue Craft
- Assemble MBot
- Design and build a device to transport ‘refugees’
Challenge 1:
Tello basics
- How to code demo and practice
- How to connect Tello / makeblock and automate flight
- How to fly manually with iPad controls
12:30pm
Lunch
12:50pm
Challenge 2:
Navigation
- Automate your Rescue craft to navigate a course that delivers your ‘refugees’ to safety
Challenge 2:
Navigation
- Automate through a course to collect the injured person
- Manually fly them back to base.
1:30pm
Showcase: Teams demonstrate their automation one by one.
- Prizes for team work, achievement, creativity
Showcase: Teams demonstrate their automation one by one.
- Prizes for team work, achievement, creativity
1:55pm
Pack up, debrief activity then home
Pack up, debrief activity. Attendee loot bags handed out and home
Meet your Trainer: Mark
Mark is a digital learning specialist and a full-time trainer at Using Technology Better. Based in New Zealand with over 10 years experience as a digital learning leader in schools, Mark understands what it takes to structure digital learning programmes that flow. He is known for demonstrating creative learning approaches for maximum learning outcomes.
Mark is an Apple Learning Specialist, a Google Certified Educator, and experienced with STEM education initiatives and strategies for the new digital curriculum for schools.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. If registering 3 or more teachers from your school, use the code utb3off to receive a 10% discount. If registering 5 or more teachers, use the code utb5off to receive a 20% discount
Yes. The Boot Camp is fast-paced and pitched at educators who already use and are familiar with common G Suite for Education tools.
Morning tea and lunch are provided. After you register we will ask you about any dietary requirements.
You bet! Please bring a charged laptop or Chromebook with you. This is essential as you won’t be able to take the test on a tablet.
After you register we will email you all the information you need for the day, including an invoice or receipt and information on letting us know about any dietary requirements.
We will also send you instructions on how to register to take the exam.
Please feel free to contact us here.
