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"Hungry Hungry Dot" Friday, November 20th, 2020 5:00 - 7:00 PM Make the micro:bit into a tiny, handheld game with Hungry Hungry Dot. The Dot will move around the display when you tilt the micro:bit. When the Dot touches food you gain a point! How fast can you move the Dot to eat all of the food? $25 Workshop/$36 Workshop+micro:bit for ages 9 and up Register Here

"Bumper Boats!"
Friday, November 13th, 5:00 - 7:00 PM
Create a carnival ride in Minecraft. Learn the code to create small explosions all around your Minecraft boat. Bump everything out of your way as you row - blocks, mobs, and even other players!
$25 for ages 9 and up
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“Keepsake Container” Friday, November 6, 5:00 - 7:00 PM
Keepsake boxes are a fun way to store your most important items and keep them safe. In this workshop, learn to design a small container with a matching lid. Use your creativity to design and personalize the container for yourself, or as a gift for someone.
$40 for ages 9 and up
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“One in the Chamber” Game
Friday, October 30th, 5:00 - 7:00 PM
One Arrow - One Chance! Create a tag game where players only get one bow and one arrow each. If you hit your target, you get a new arrow. If you miss your shot … you better be good at dodging arrows!
$25 for ages 9 and up
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You know a few methods in Roblox Studio, so create your own adventure-style game. Map, make a custom tool to harvest and collect with and sell those in the store for upgrades. Build obstacles and puzzles into the game, then see how they work when you play with other students. Age Range: 10-14

Learn the basics of programming by creating your own Roblox games using Roblox Studio. Begin with starter projects and learn to create game environments and items and learn Lua code by modifying existing scripts to improve the starter games. Age Range: 10-14

This class builds on what students learned in previous classes by creating more complex Minecraft games and developing code for more interesting game play. Age Range: Ages 10-14

Introduction to Minecraft Modding, or coding changes to the basic Minecraft game using Java. Students will use a drag-and-drop version of Java to create mini-games and learn about methods and variables, conditionals and loops. Age Range: Ages 10-14

This week has me thinking again about some of the historical impediments to Black inventors, although in a modern context, that has very little to do with civil rights. Remember that historic rules requiring inventors to state their citizenship were...

The U.S. legal system has both helped and hindered racial justice through our history, including the Supreme Court rulings that have ranged from horrifically racist mistakes to iconic civil rights victories.  On the one hand, there's the notorious Dredd Scott decision,...