| Preparing kids for a high-tech future!
The EcoBot Challenge is an opportunity for students in grades 5-8 to develop critical problem-solving skills in real-world situations that will help prepare them for 21st century jobs.
Teams must integrate math, physics and computer skills from the classroom to design and build robots that perform real-world environmental tasks. The Challenge not only reinforces the skills students learn in school, it shows them how improving those skills could help them lead productive lives.
| Dec 18 |
Game Training (See Teachers Tab for details) |
| Jan 1 |
Challenges and Curriculum Released on Teachers Tab |
| Jan 10 |
Webinar (Welcome to 2013 Season, All Topic Q&A) |
| Jan 12 |
First-year Teacher Training @ HCDE |
| Jan 12 |
Game Training (See Teachers Tab for deatils) |
| Jan 25 |
Webinar (Resource Review, All Topic Q&A) |
| Feb 15 |
Webinar (Event Details, All Topic Q&A) |
| Feb 23 |
Practice Day at HCDE (2.5 hour session at 8:30, 11:30 or 2:30) |
| March 2 |
EcoBot Challenge for schools in Harris County and throughout Texas |
| March 23 |
EcoBot Challenge for Humble ISD Teams (Registration closed!) |
| April 13 |
Invitational Bot-Off for winning teams from Mar 2 and Mar 23 events |
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Training for all teachers will be provided. Traning dates will be posted soon, so click on Teachers under the Participate Tab to learn more.
We have exciting new challenges in development for the 2013 EcoBot Missions. The missions will be detailed in their entirety on January 2, 2013.
Please view the 2012 Photo Gallery to see hundreds of photos from the event!
Harris County Department of Education is pleased to be a sponsor of the All-Earth EcoBot Challenge. |
