Recently, RAF Brize Norton STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) ambassadors held an event at the Carterton Library for local families.
At the event, two ambassadors, Chief Technician Conn and Air Specialist 1 Cooke led an activity showing the children and their parents how to build a scuttle bug, and then programming it to move forward and backwards. They then were able to advance their skills moving onto bikes and dancing robots.
The children quickly gained confidence with the Lego and were soon adding in extra coding such as lights and music. Some of the children started to ‘race’ their bikes and, instead of going to collect them after the race, coded them to reverse after a set distance.
Chief Technician Conn said:
"We had lots of positive comments from the parents and one even bought the same Lego kit for their child as a present, that day after using it. The library were so pleased with the attendance that they’ve requested we hold another event in February half term in 2024, and I suspect we will have a regular event thereafter."
Chief Technician Conn
STEM Ambassador
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