Kids First Coding & Robotics Experiment Manual

CODING

& ROBOTICS

EXPERIMENT MANUAL

Lesson Plan and Experiment Manual

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION

ASSEMBLY TIPS

Safety Information

Warning! Not suitable for children

under 3 years. Choking hazard —
small parts and small ball may be
swallowed or inhaled.

Keep the packaging and instructions
as they contain important
information.

Warning. Do not discharge an object
other than the projectile provided
with this toy.

This product requires the Kids First
Coding & Robotics base kit. Refer
to the safety information on the
packaging and in the instructions for
that kit.

Store the experiment material and
assembled models out of the reach
of small children.

WARNING:

ANCHOR PINS AND CONNECTORS

Take a caref ul look at the dif ferent assembly
components. Blue anchor pins, pink shaft
plugs, blue joint pins, and gray long joint pins
all look pretty similar at fir st glance. When you
assemble the models, it’s important to use the
right ones.

CONNECTING
FRAMES AND RODS

Use the anchor pins to
conne ct frames and r ods.

AXLES

The building system contains
axles (also called shafts)
of various lengths. When
assembling the model, always
be sure that you’re using the
right one.

PART SEPARATOR TOOL

If any of the building pieces are stuck together
and too hard to separate with your bare hands,

use the part separator tool like a crowbar

to pry them apart. Us e the narrow end

of the lever to remove the anc hor

pins. You can use the

wide end to

pry out shaf t

plugs.

CHOKING HAZARD — Small

parts. Toy contains a small ball. Not
for children under 3 yrs.

PULLEYS AND GEARS

If pulleys or gears are mounted too tightly
agains t other components, they can be hard
to turn. If you leave a gap of about 1 mm
bet ween the gear or pulley and an adjacent
component, it will turn easily.

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Coding & Robotics: Challenge Pack 1

INTRODUCTION TABLE OF CONTENTS

Dear Parents, Teachers,
and Other Supervising
Adults,

This kit offers additional parts for
models and coding challenges for
the Kids First Coding & Robotics
Kit, which is required to build all
the models and perform the coding
activities.

Together with the base kit, this kit is
designed to teach children the basic
principles of programming in a fun,
interactive, and experimental way.
This kit picks up where the base kit
leaves off, offering more challenging
builds with more technical features.
The coding lessons are presented
as challenges that the child must
attempt to solve before the answers
are given.

We recommend you use this kit after
your child has mastered the lessons
in the base kit, or for children who are
ready for a more difcult challenge.

Safety Info ........Inside front cover

Introduction ...................... 1

Kit Contents ...................... 2

Challenges

Forklift ....................... 3

Claw .......................... 5

Catapult ...................... 8

Walker ........................11

Bulldozer .....................13

Scissor Lift ....................15

Hammer .......................17

Plow ..........................19

Possible Solutions to the

Challenges ..... Inside back cover

With your help, children will build
robots and program them to
complete a specic challenge.
Children will likely need help from
a parent or adult while using this
product. They may need your help
interpreting terms that are new to
them. They may need your help
assembling difcult models or
programs. And they may need your
help explaining what the robot is
doing and why.

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KIT CONTENTS

What’s inside your experiment kit:

1 2 3 7 854 6 9 10

11

12

17 18 2419 2520

26 27

13 14 15

21

28

Checklist: Find, Inspect, Check off

No. Description Qty. Item No.

1 Shor t anch or pin 20

2 Shaft plug 6

3 Joint pin 12

4 Long joint pin 2

5 90-degree converter X 2

6 3- hole cross rod 1

7 3-hole wide rounded rod 4

8 7-hole wide rounded rod 4

9 7-hole flat rounded r od 4

10 5-h ole rod 2

11 5 -hol e cross rod 2

12 9- hole ro d 2

13 11- hol e r od 2

14 Square frame 2

15 Trapezoidal plate 2

16 Trapezoidal cover 1

17 Motor axle 2

7344-W10-C2B

7026-W10-H1K

7413-W10 -T1B

7413-W1 0-U1S

7061- W10-X1S2

7026-W10-X1S2

7404-W10-C1S

7404-W10-C2S

7404-W10-C3S

7413-W1 0-K2 S1

7413-W1 0-R1S1

7407- W10-C1S

7413-W10 -P1B1

7413-W10 -Q1B

740 8-W1 0-A1Y

7408 -W10-B 1Y

7026-W10-L1S1

Missing Parts?

If you are missing any parts, please contact
Thames & Kosmos customer service.

US: [e-mail]
UK: [e-mail]

16

22

No. Description Qty. Item No.

18 Axl e, 35 mm 2

19 Axl e, 70 mm 2

20 Small gear 6

21 Medium gear 4

22 Worm (for worm drive) 1

23 Cube block, orange 2

24 Convex block, orange 1

25 Polystyrene ball 1

26 Gripper 2

27 Part separator tool 1

28 Map cards, set of 6 1

23

7413-W1 0-O1D

7061- W10-Q1D

7026-W10-D2K

7408 -W10- D2YG

7344-W10-A1S1

880-W10-A1O3

880-W10-R1O3

K30#7366-2

7411- W10- G1D

7061-W 10-B1Y

K16#7442-A-1

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FORKLIFT

STEP 1

STEP 2

STEP 3

STEP 4

STEP 6

STEP 7

STEP 8

PREPARATION

Build this model and then
complete the coding challenge
on the next page.

1

Coding & Robotics: Challenge Pack 1

2

3

4

10

70 mm

Use the robotic base unit
from the base kit.

10

6 7 8

x2

11

5

70 mm

CONTINUED ...

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FORKLIFT

STEP 9

STEP 10

STEP OK

9

You will also need a piece of
paper raised up on a small stand.

10

11

Set up the map cards as
shown. Place a piece of
paper on the card as shown,
with a small stand under
it that will allow the forks
to slide under the piece of
paper to lift it up.

Create a program with the
code cards to move the
forklift robot from the Start
card to the event map card A,
where it will lift up the piece
of paper. With the paper
lifted, program the robot to
move to map card B.

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Forks

CHALLENGE 1 LIFT THE CARGO

Place the stand on
the map card and
put the paper on
the stand.

A

MAP

DONE

Start with
the forks
down
(not up as
shown).

Use the Start
and event
map cards and
code cards
from the base
kit. Disregard
the arrows on
the Start map
card for this

B

challenge.

Coding & Robotics: Challenge Pack 1

35 mm

CLAW

PREPARATION

Build this model and then complete the
coding challenge on page 7.

1

3 4

27 mm

Use the
robotic base
unit from the
base kit.

2

35 mm

5 6

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CLAW

8

7

x2

9

11

10

x2

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