{"id":12749,"date":"2026-04-13T21:35:46","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T21:35:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.makewonder.com\/?p=12749"},"modified":"2026-04-13T21:35:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T21:35:50","slug":"more-earth-day-with-dash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.makewonder.com\/cs\/blog\/more-earth-day-with-dash\/","title":{"rendered":"Den Zem\u011b s Dash"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"12749\" class=\"elementor elementor-12749\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0711bd9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0711bd9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-904e5d3 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"904e5d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Celebrate Earth Day by turning Dash into your class\u2019s eco\u2011hero with these hands\u2011on coding challenges that bring recycling, plant power, clean\u2011up missions, the water cycle, and wildlife rescue to life. Each activity weaves environmental science and block\u2011based programming into a fun, meaningful experience for young learners.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3555e35 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3555e35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. Recycle Relay (Gripper Kit) <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-511423d exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"511423d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.makewonder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Dash-gripper-recycle-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12754\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.makewonder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Dash-gripper-recycle-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.makewonder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Dash-gripper-recycle-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.makewonder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Dash-gripper-recycle-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.makewonder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Dash-gripper-recycle-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/www.makewonder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Dash-gripper-recycle.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29de5e1 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"29de5e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Objective<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Teach students about sorting recyclables.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Activity<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Place different small objects (paper, plastic, aluminum) around the room.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Program Dash to pick up and place each item into the correct category using the Gripper Kit.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Discuss why sorting recyclables is important.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d32b23 elementor-align-center exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6d32b23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/store.makewonder.com\/products\/gripper-building-kit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Shop Gripper<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-243f3aa e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"243f3aa\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32b8842 elementor-widget-divider--view-line exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"32b8842\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50a2ad0 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"50a2ad0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. Draw a Flower (or Honeycomb) (Sketch Kit)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-054f94e exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"054f94e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.makewonder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Dash-Sketch-Kit-Draw-a-flower-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12753\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.makewonder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Dash-Sketch-Kit-Draw-a-flower-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.makewonder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Dash-Sketch-Kit-Draw-a-flower-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.makewonder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Dash-Sketch-Kit-Draw-a-flower-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.makewonder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Dash-Sketch-Kit-Draw-a-flower-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/www.makewonder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Dash-Sketch-Kit-Draw-a-flower.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b95e87 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b95e87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Objective<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Thinking about the importance of plants for converting CO2 into Oxygen or the the importance of Bees for pollination.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Activity<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use the Sketch Kit to draw a tree, plant, flower, or honeycomb on the Sketch Mat or paper.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/15nwpuSYeCSNrZCeN6sAAZuoUNEkcP7E6\/view?usp=drive_link\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This Sketch Kit card can be helpful when drawing a honeycomb or flower<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\">You can use the Blockly program key on it (zpwr) to shortcut your way to the required code.<\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Discuss the importance of plants and how they help convert carbon dioxide into oxygen, provide homes for animals, and serve as a source of food for nearly all creatures.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Discuss how bees move pollen to the right spot in a flower so the flower can grow seeds that will later end up inside a fruit. \u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-330d8eb elementor-align-center exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"330d8eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/store.makewonder.com\/products\/sketch-kit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Shop Sketch Kit<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecfdb1f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ecfdb1f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fdea88 elementor-widget-divider--view-line exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4fdea88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7c67e4 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e7c67e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3. Earth Defender Bowling (Launcher)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7111d2f exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7111d2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.makewonder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Dash-Launcher-Bowling-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12752\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.makewonder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Dash-Launcher-Bowling-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.makewonder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Dash-Launcher-Bowling-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.makewonder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Dash-Launcher-Bowling-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.makewonder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Dash-Launcher-Bowling-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/www.makewonder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Dash-Launcher-Bowling.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-754f1c9 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"754f1c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Objective<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Demonstrate how pollution affects Earth and how we can &#8220;clean up&#8221; the planet.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Activity<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Set up bowling pins or paper cups decorated as pollutants (plastic bottles, oil spills, trash). You can have students decorate these!\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Program Dash to launch balls from the kit or soft objects like pom-poms at the &#8220;pollution&#8221; to &#8220;clean up&#8221; the Earth.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Discuss ways we can reduce pollution.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84ed2d7 elementor-align-center exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"84ed2d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/store.makewonder.com\/products\/launcher#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Spou\u0161t\u011b\u010d obchodu<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aaa0335 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"aaa0335\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1cf531 elementor-widget-divider--view-line exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d1cf531\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45c1d50 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"45c1d50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4. Water Cycle Drawing (Sketch Kit)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07059fd exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"07059fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.makewonder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Dash-Water-Cycle-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12751\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.makewonder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Dash-Water-Cycle-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.makewonder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Dash-Water-Cycle-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.makewonder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Dash-Water-Cycle-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.makewonder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Dash-Water-Cycle-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/www.makewonder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Dash-Water-Cycle.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd1d3d3 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dd1d3d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Objective<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Illustrate the water cycle while programming Dash.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Activity<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Program Dash to move through a water cycle path (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection).<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use the Sketch Kit to draw the cycle as Dash moves.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dfac5c elementor-align-center exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3dfac5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/store.makewonder.com\/products\/sketch-kit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Shop Sketch Kit<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89b4cd2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"89b4cd2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa27769 elementor-widget-divider--view-line exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"fa27769\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39ce307 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"39ce307\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5. Save the Animals (Gripper Kit)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dac6c6d exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dac6c6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.makewonder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Dash-Save-the-Animals-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12750\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.makewonder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Dash-Save-the-Animals-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.makewonder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Dash-Save-the-Animals-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.makewonder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Dash-Save-the-Animals-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.makewonder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Dash-Save-the-Animals-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/www.makewonder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Dash-Save-the-Animals.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-864f66c exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"864f66c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Objective<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Learn about how pollution affects animals and how we can help.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Activity<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Place small stuffed animals or images around a designated &#8220;polluted area.&#8221;<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Program Dash to carefully pick up and transport them to a &#8220;safe habitat.&#8221;<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Discuss how pollution impacts wildlife.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6868be6 elementor-align-center exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6868be6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/store.makewonder.com\/products\/gripper-building-kit#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Shop Gripper<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Celebrate Earth Day by turning Dash into your class\u2019s eco\u2011hero with these hands\u2011on coding challenges that bring recycling, plant power, clean\u2011up missions, the water cycle, and wildlife rescue to life. 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