Saturday, May 23, 2015





WE NEED "ROBOTEERS" (students)...

Please contact Mr. Johnson via email to reserve your spot or send questions.

Make checks out to: North Idaho STEM Charter Academy.
If you wish to pay the $125 fee at the door on the first day, you may - you may also mail your fee to North Idaho STEM's office but only for the first two weeks of June (the office will be closed for the summer but I will be in and out the second week of summer break).


Sign In... 


Zero Robotics, hosted by MIT, uses GOOGLE for signing in to the game and training.
IF YOU OR YOUR PARENTS DO NOT WANT YOU TO USE GOOGLE TO SIGN IN, let me know - MIT has a workaround to get you logged in.

To get started, go to the main website:

http://zerorobotics.mit.edu/tournaments/19/info/92/0/
  • You will need a GOOGLE account to sign into the game. If you do not have one, you can create one on MIT's site. No need for another password or username. 
  • If you want to start messin' around with things - go to the IDE drop down at the top and create a New Project - those of you who are familiar with Zero Robotics will love the new interface! 

RESOURCES ~


2015 Game Overview
Click Here


2015 Game Manual
Click Here

2015 Game Functions
Click Here


The BIBLE on C Programming
Click Here



More details will follow! 




Come join us in space... 

Thursday, May 7, 2015




Imagine...

You are a scientist with a problem.
You have a billion dollars of NASA hardware that will be using your code - and you really don't have a billion dollars to replace NASA equipment in case you did something wrong.


What you do?

How could you "test" your code in REAL SPACE before trying yours, making a horrible, horrible mistake, costing NASA (and you) countless of dollars, making you blush redder than a sunburned tomato, causing your mother to cry horribly, disowning you as her child...


...maybe if we could try it out first...


ZERO ROBOTICS is back!

ZR is a robotics programming competition. You and your team will be programming robotic SPHERES satellites that work on the International Space Station.
Come join us in the race...


  • PARTICIPANTS: 6th - 8th grade
       (5th graders going into 6th grade AND/OR 8th graders going into 9th grade are eligible)
  • COST: $125 for 5 weeks ($25 per week)
    Make checks out to North Idaho STEM Charter Academy
  • TIMES: 9:00 am - 1:30 pm, M-Th (we will not be meeting on Fridays)
  • DATES:  Monday, July 6 - Thursday, August 6



MORE DETAILS TO FOLLOW...