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• AC_P: Paper Engineering and Pop-up Structures

  • When
    21 Sep 2024
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    2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    Nova Labs (Classroom 2), 3850 Jermantown Rd, Fairfax, VA 22030
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    4

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  Put that geometry knowledge to work for you and get started in the art of making pop-up paper structures!

  Learn about and experiment with v-folds, parallel folds, converging creases, and more. A few basic skills are all that is needed to gain an understanding of the wonders of paper pop-up engineering, and start designing your own creations. 

  During the second part of the class we will assemble a precut pop up card to take home and celebrate  summer.

  This activity is accessible to all ages. Adult/child teams are strongly recommended for children younger than 11 or children with little experience making. An adult/child team will only build one card and pay for one registration. 

  Prerequisites: ability to use scissors, fold and crease paper. Level of difficulty: intermediate 

  Age requirement: 11+ (or with adult)

  Instructor: Fabiana Cesa is a maker educator. She has taught for the Nova Labs MakerSchool for the past three years.

  
  

  The class must have 3 participants sign up to run. If this does not happen those who have paid will be issued a full refund.

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  

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• RO_P: Intro to Robotics: Design and Build an XRP Robot

  • When
    21 Sep 2024
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    2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    Nova Labs, 3850 Jermantown Rd, Fairfax, VA 22030 (Classroom 1)
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    4

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  Explore the world of robotics and learn to build and code your own robot. Curriculum is hands-on, mentored so suitable for Adults all the way to ages 8+. Curriculum is tailored to each person's level.

  Must purchase the kit: XPR Robotics Kit $95 via Nova Labs

  Using the Experiential Robotics Platform (XRP) Kit, students will learn the fundamentals of engineering and programming. This is a beginner friendly, hands-on experience that will build confidence in a world that is increasingly more digital. Students will experience mechanics, electronics, design and programming.  This is a great entry into learning how building a robot works in a tangible way. 

  Students will build (and keep) an XRP robot and program it using Python to solve a unique game challenge. By programming their robots to perform simple tasks, students learn logic skills that translate into more difficult programming tasks.

  Students are encouraged to sign-up for additional sessions to modify and code their XRP robot to increase its capabilities. Each session will focus on solving a unique game challenge where students will expand and improve their programming skills. 

  Prerequisite: Ages: 8+ to Adult.

  *Ages 7-11 with parent/guardian. Parent/Child can share a kit or buy 2. See instructor for details.

  Instructor: Kelly Smith + Mark Smith-Guerrero 

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• RO_P: Intro to Robotics: Program Challenge Session

  • When
    28 Sep 2024
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    2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    Nova Labs, 3850 Jermantown Rd, Fairfax, VA (Classroom 2)
  • Spaces left
    4

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  Explore the world of robotics and learn to build and code your own robot. Curriculum is hands-on, mentored so suitable for Adults all the way to ages 8+. Curriculum is tailored to each person's level.

  In this follow-on lab, students learn to modify and code their XRP robot to increase its capabilities. Each session will focus on solving a unique game challenge where students will expand and improve their programming skills. 

  ==>>Prerequisite: Intro to Robotics: Design and Build an XRP Robot

  Students must bring their kit to each session: XPR Robotics Kit $95 via Nova Labs

  Instructor: Kelly Smith & Mark Smith-Guerrero 

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• AC_P: Skull Piñatas

  • When
    19 Oct 2024
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    2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    Nova Labs3850 Jermantown Rd, Fairfax, VA 22030
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    1

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  November 1^st is Día de Muertos ( Day of the Dead), a colorful Mexican holiday where people celebrate and remember their loved ones.  Come to Nova Labs to make paper maché piñatas to broaden this tradition and to learn a few paper engineering techniques.

  Everybody who signs up for this class will take home a small finished piñata (and an unfinished one, if everything goes as planned, that will be dry and ready to decorate the next day).

  Paper maché will get messy.  Please dress appropriately.  This activity is accessible to all ages, but the youngest children will need some adult help.

  Member/Non-Member Price $40/45 per piñata-making-person. 

  Classroom Two

  Maximum 6 registered attendants.

  Prerequisites: none. Level of difficulty: easy 

  Age requirement: 9+ 

  
  

  Instructor: Fabiana Cesa is a maker educator. She has taught for the Nova Labs MakerSchool for the past three years.

  The class must have 3 participants sign up to run. If this does not happen those who have paid will be issued a full refund.

  
  

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