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Toy Dissection Science North Take your class on an engaging trip through the rich history of computer programming, as we carefully disassemble a real clockwork toy to see how it truly functions. Using the intricate gears inside, we'll explore important coding concepts like loops and conditional logic, while learning about how a combination of code and gears drives the modern world. By harnessing the unique power of gears, students will also get the exciting chance to create the world's very first version of animation – a "Zoetrope"! Tribe Talk: Code your own translator Indigenous Futures in Engineering Meet Hillary Lanigan from Curve Lake First Nation, the Outreach Coordinator for Indigenous Futures in Engineering at Queen's University. Unlock the world of coding with this interactive workshop! Using Scratch, a beginner-friendly programming language, students will develop essential coding skills by building a translator to convert English word into your choice of Indigenous language. Secret Messages in Binary Ontario Tech University Engineering Students will learn the basics of binary code and how it has benefited the technological advancement of society. On top of binary code, students will also learn how Indigenous people have used code before in order to create secret messages. In this activity, students will learn how to code a secret message in binary. Once the students have created their secret message, they trade codes with their classmates for them to decode the message. Coding & Computational Thinking 72 Have you ever talked to a robot before? Students will "bee" given the chance to explore the differences between giving instructions to a human vs. a robot by coding a virtual bee bot to complete a series of challenges. This introduction to coding will have students writing directional algorithms using a coding language consisting of forwards, backwards, left, and right arrows. BEE BOT BOP Science World Science North also offers Micro:bit Masters, Critter Coding, and more. Science World also offers A.I Bacteria.