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Writing Code that is “Out Of This World”

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This week the children in Year 5 have been taking part in an international event which is quite simply “out of this world”!.

Astro Pi is a fantastic event run by Code Club and the European Space Agency whereby school children can write a computer program to be run on a modified Raspberry Pi computer on the International Space Station.  Yes, IN SPACE!

Each child in Year 5 has worked in a team to design and code their programs, which will display messages, pictures and the current temperatures to the astronauts onboard the ISS.  The children then decided on their team names before finally submitting their error-free code into space.

As soon as their program has been run on the Space Station the children will receive a certificate which will show the exact time and location of the International Space Station from when their code was run.

Download your AstroPi Certificates

Class 11 Team Photos

Space Dust
Shining Stars
Team Pink Dogs
TMS
CakeCat Kingdom
Super Penguins
Bestie Squad
Team OH
Sputnik 3
The Computer Boys

Class 12 Team Photos

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