{"id":279,"date":"2021-01-18T22:34:44","date_gmt":"2021-01-18T22:34:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mediaonabicycle.com\/?page_id=279"},"modified":"2021-03-01T11:39:34","modified_gmt":"2021-03-01T11:39:34","slug":"cool-stuff","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/mediaonabicycle.com\/?page_id=279","title":{"rendered":"Cool stuff"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Games, projects and educational cool stuff for you to do. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Check here for cool stuff <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Stop Disasters Game<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-11d3be35-ff87-455d-882a-09004a1251e0\">Your mission is to develop communities, build housing and save lives. There are five disasters, with each disaster you receive a scenario, money and a list of resources to provide defences against the disaster. It&#8217;s great fun, so why not have a go!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-43a8ea85-f3e2-4729-b715-2cb23180ec84\">(Stop Disaster opens via your browser and we take no responsibility for you playing the game on your device). Stop Disasters is a game created by&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/playerthree.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">playerthree<\/a> for the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\" id=\"block-e2e1c625-bc77-4183-92a6-99399d36cf1e\"><img src=\"http:\/\/mediaonabicycle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Stop-disasters.png\" alt=\"This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is Stop-disasters.png\"\/><figcaption>https:\/\/www.stopdisastersgame.org\/ playerthree and UNDRR<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Solar System Kits <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Got this fantastic solar system kit from Amazon. Assembled and painted by myself and my 6 year old lab assistant. Great fun researching the planet sizes, colours and order from the sun. Not overly expensive and the pack comes with two solar system kits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-container-2 wp-block-gallery-1 wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/mediaonabicycle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/83130A68-D2DE-4232-9C96-D5F23B4D5205-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/mediaonabicycle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/83130A68-D2DE-4232-9C96-D5F23B4D5205-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"520\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/mediaonabicycle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/83130A68-D2DE-4232-9C96-D5F23B4D5205-scaled.jpeg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/mediaonabicycle.com\/?attachment_id=520\" class=\"wp-image-520\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mediaonabicycle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/83130A68-D2DE-4232-9C96-D5F23B4D5205-768x1024.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/mediaonabicycle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/83130A68-D2DE-4232-9C96-D5F23B4D5205-225x300.jpeg 225w, http:\/\/mediaonabicycle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/83130A68-D2DE-4232-9C96-D5F23B4D5205-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, http:\/\/mediaonabicycle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/83130A68-D2DE-4232-9C96-D5F23B4D5205-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, http:\/\/mediaonabicycle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/83130A68-D2DE-4232-9C96-D5F23B4D5205-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Little Alchemy game<\/strong> &#8211; One of pupils in class today asked to play on <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/littlealchemy.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">LittleAlchemy.com<\/a>. I was interested by the name and found an interesting simulation game which allows the user to use two elements to make a third. The user starts with some basic elements and combines them to make interesting new elements. The pupil in question was shouting &#8220;I&#8217;ve made a dragon&#8221; and &#8220;I&#8217;ve made a skyscraper&#8221;. Browser version available and play at own risk. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/littlealchemy.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"337\" height=\"243\" src=\"http:\/\/mediaonabicycle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/LittleAlchemy.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-450\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mediaonabicycle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/LittleAlchemy.png 337w, http:\/\/mediaonabicycle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/LittleAlchemy-300x216.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 337px) 100vw, 337px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Little Alchemy <a href=\"https:\/\/littlealchemy.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/littlealchemy.com\/<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ticket to Mars<\/strong> &#8211; Get your ticket and your name will go to Mars on the next flight. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/mars.nasa.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/mars.nasa.gov\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\" id=\"block-b7fe6e26-945b-4ce8-945e-2d5998f2be06\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mars.nasa.gov\/participate\/send-your-name\/future\"><img src=\"http:\/\/mediaonabicycle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Ticket-to-Mars.png\" alt=\"This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is Ticket-to-Mars.png\"\/><\/a><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/mars.nasa.gov\/participate\/send-your-name\/future\">https:\/\/mars.nasa.gov\/participate\/send-your-name\/future<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Make a Paper Mars Helicopter<\/strong> &#8211; Another great project from <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpl.nasa.gov\/edu\/learn\/project\/make-a-paper-mars-helicopter\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.jpl.nasa.gov\/edu\/learn\/project\/make-a-paper-mars-helicopter\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How to start <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/XWCYsF7qM3g\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/XWCYsF7qM3<\/a> and below sizes in Mm to draw your own helicopter with a pencil, ruler and paper.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mediaonabicycle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/68D48F93-B6F6-49C4-947E-95F98B8D5127-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"543\" src=\"http:\/\/mediaonabicycle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/68D48F93-B6F6-49C4-947E-95F98B8D5127-1024x543.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-389\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mediaonabicycle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/68D48F93-B6F6-49C4-947E-95F98B8D5127-1024x543.jpeg 1024w, http:\/\/mediaonabicycle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/68D48F93-B6F6-49C4-947E-95F98B8D5127-300x159.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/mediaonabicycle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/68D48F93-B6F6-49C4-947E-95F98B8D5127-768x407.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/mediaonabicycle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/68D48F93-B6F6-49C4-947E-95F98B8D5127-1536x814.jpeg 1536w, http:\/\/mediaonabicycle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/68D48F93-B6F6-49C4-947E-95F98B8D5127-2048x1086.jpeg 2048w, http:\/\/mediaonabicycle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/68D48F93-B6F6-49C4-947E-95F98B8D5127-500x265.jpeg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpl.nasa.gov\/edu\/learn\/project\/make-a-paper-mars-helicopter\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/mediaonabicycle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/helo-paper-game.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-364\" width=\"469\" height=\"329\"\/><\/a><figcaption>https:\/\/<a href=\"http:\/\/www.jpl.nasa.gov\/edu\/learn\/project\/make-a-paper-mars-helicopter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.jpl.nasa.gov\/edu\/learn\/project\/make-a-paper-mars-helicopter\/<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Explore Mars &#8211; Mars Rover Game<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Explore Mars and collect rock samples as drive your rover over the tough Martian landscape. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/spaceplace.nasa.gov\/explore-mars\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/spaceplace.nasa.gov\/explore-mars\/en\/<\/a><a href=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/spaceplace.nasa.gov\/explore-mars\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"https:\/\/spaceplace.nasa.gov\/explore-mars\/en\/ noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/mediaonabicycle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Space-Place-game-pic.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-365\" width=\"340\" height=\"356\"\/><\/a><figcaption><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/spaceplace.nasa.gov\/explore-mars\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/spaceplace.nasa.gov\/explore-mars\/en\/<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mars Helicopter using Scratch<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have added a video and a page link to making your own Mars Helicopter game using Scratch. This and other great ideas are on the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/jpl.nasa.gov\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/jpl.nasa.gov<\/a> website. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Learning Space: Code a Mars Helicopter Video Game\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jmhCIxnWdEQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpl.nasa.gov\/edu\/learn\/project\/code-a-mars-helicopter-video-game\/\">https:\/\/www.jpl.nasa.gov\/edu\/learn\/project\/code-a-mars-helicopter-video-game\/<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Help<\/strong> &#8211; If you are attempting the Mars helicopter challenge and you are struggling to download files or save your work, I have made the project with backgrounds and the sprite already downloaded. Select the link here. <a href=\"https:\/\/scratch.mit.edu\/projects\/479003906\/\">https:\/\/scratch.mit.edu\/projects\/479003906\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Help<\/strong> &#8211; If you need help with the code for this project, I have added some video tutorials below.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/eQ_y-FkDeXc\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/mediaonabicycle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Movement-cover.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-432\" width=\"330\" height=\"324\"\/><\/a><figcaption>In this video I show you how to add up and down movement to your helicopter. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/eQ_y-FkDeXc\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/eQ_y-FkDeXc<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/2V-EIupovdA\" rel=\"Mars Helicopter 03\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"847\" height=\"437\" src=\"http:\/\/mediaonabicycle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Movement-02-cover.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-435\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mediaonabicycle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Movement-02-cover.png 847w, http:\/\/mediaonabicycle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Movement-02-cover-300x155.png 300w, http:\/\/mediaonabicycle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Movement-02-cover-768x396.png 768w, http:\/\/mediaonabicycle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Movement-02-cover-500x258.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 847px) 100vw, 847px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>In the first video we looked at basic instructions for coding the up and down arrow keys, to allow the helicopter to move up and down.<br>In this video I will add left and right arrow keys and code.<br>Always remember to test as you add code. <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/2V-EIupovdA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/2V-EIupovdA<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/FrpridI-nas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Mars helicopter 03 noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"865\" height=\"437\" src=\"http:\/\/mediaonabicycle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Movement-03-cover.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-436\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mediaonabicycle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Movement-03-cover.png 865w, http:\/\/mediaonabicycle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Movement-03-cover-300x152.png 300w, http:\/\/mediaonabicycle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Movement-03-cover-768x388.png 768w, http:\/\/mediaonabicycle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Movement-03-cover-500x253.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 865px) 100vw, 865px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>In this video we will look at the adding a launch site and how to add improved movement to our helicopter.<br>Always remember to test every time you add or edit code. <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/FrpridI-nas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/FrpridI-nas<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-1e30d175-0214-48da-bc01-ee88594fcc50\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Games, projects and educational cool stuff for you to do. 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