CoderZ: Learning Platform
The HKU Horizons Office has lined up with CoderZ to offer opportunities for students to learn coding and STEM through robots at different levels, with minimal supervision and no special hardware needed.
Students below the age of 18 are welcome to join and learn coding and STEM through the platform.
To join the journey of CoderZ learning, please select a course/courses from the following list, and email us your name, curriculum and the course(s) you have chosen at horizons@hku.hk.
The New CoderZ Adventure with LEGO® Education SPIKE™Prime (active until 1/31/2022)
Who this course is for: Anyone without prior coding or robotics knowledge, but with an open and curious mind.
It’s time to dive into the world of STEM, coding, and robotics—no experience necessary! This intro course will take you on a journey through 10 virtual CoderZ destinations where you’ll learn how to program and navigate a virtual robot using Blockly. Lessons include CS, basic math, geometry, project development, and soft skills. Gamified missions break up the lessons into bite-sized chunks to set a comfortable learning pace.
You will learn:
- Controlling robot movements
- Creating & using smart block (functions)
- Exploring & using various sensors
- Controlling robot movements
- Creating & using smart block (functions)
and more…
Cyber Robotics 101 (active until 1/31/2022)
Who this course is for: Anyone with little to no experience in coding and robotics. Short, structured missions and flexible pacing make it engaging for a range of learning levels.
This course will guide you to discover computer science and robotics concepts by programming your own virtual robot through a series of gamified missions. In addition to discovering the nuts and bolts of coding and controlling robots, you’ll practice STEM, computational thinking, problem solving, and soft skills that include creativity and inquiry.
You will learn:
- Controlling robot movements
- Creating & using smart block (functions)
- Exploring & using various sensors
- Controlling robot movements
- Creating & using smart block (functions)
and more…
Cyber Robotics 102 (active until 1/31/2022)
Who this course is for: Anyone who hass successfully completed Cyber Robotics 101 and is looking to build on his/her foundation to discover new concepts in programming. Short, structured missions and flexible pacing make the curriculum engaging for a range of intermediate and advanced learning levels.
Put on your thinking caps and buckle up! Cyber Robotics 102 continues the gamified ride through the world of computer science and robots – this time around with an extensive focus on variables, robotics-related algorithms, and physics in a changing obstacle environment. Promotes critical thinking, investigation, and problem solving.
You will learn:
- Controlling robot movements
- Creating & using smart block (functions)
- Exploring & using various sensors
- Controlling robot movements
- Creating & using smart block (functions)
and more…
Python Gym (active until 1/31/2022)
Who this course is for: Anyone who has successfully completed Cyber Robotics 102 and wants to explore more advanced programming using Python.
Get ready to wrap your head around Python, one of today’s most popular programming languages! Python Gym helps students flex your coding muscles with text-based programming and syntax. Further exploring the concepts learned in Cyber Robotics 102, Python Gym takes you to deeper implementations of controls, p-controllers, and detection of the nth obstacle, all while navigating a changing physical environment.
You will learn:
- Controlling robot movements
- Creating & using smart block (functions)
- Exploring & using various sensors
- Controlling robot movements
- Creating & using smart block (functions)
and more…
CoderZ League: Tournament
CoderZ League runs an online, cloud based, international robotics tournament. The tournament is made for teams, each of up to 6 students aged 18 or below. Teammates will work collaboratively to program virtual robots to complete missions in a 3D environment. Teams will each pick a name and a flag design that would represent themselves in the tournament. Divided into regions based on geographic location, teams will compete to unlock new games and challenges in a quest to get their virtual robots through multiple stages to the finals.
Key events:
- Training Camp (From October 1, 2021)
- CoderZ League HK Training Webinar (October 5, 2021)
- Preliminaries (October 27, 2021)
- Group Stage (December 6, 2021)
- Playoffs: Region Final (December 13, 2021)
- World Finals (January 12, 2022)
How to register for the CoderZ League?
- Form a group of 6 members, all of whom must be aged at 18 or below at the time of registration.
- Email the group member list (with full name, home Faculty, date of birth, mobile number and email address) to horizons@hku.hk on or before September 29, 2021 (6 pm).