Cutchogue East fourth-grade students prepare their robots for competition. (Credit: Tara Smith)
Dozens of brightly colored robots whirred around the cafeteria floor at Cutchogue East Elementary on Wednesday as fourth grade students put their coding skills to the test.
The room was transformed into a robotics arena where students split into two teams, competing against each other to score — or steal — the most points.
“It’s really a cumulative celebration of all the code we’ve learned,” said STEAM coordinator Meghan Tepfenhardt, who helps lead a district-wide initiative to expand science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics activities for K-6 students.