STEM CLASSES

All grade levels enjoy the same units of study. However, the depth and challenge of study vary among groups.

WEEK 1  
​(JUNE 29-July 3)

  • ​Crystals: Campers create large salt crystals, make rock candy, and learn how crystals form in nature. 
  • Guess Who? Forensic Lab: Campers analyze handwriting, dust for fingerprints, and read secret codes to solve a mystery.
  • Oculus Virtual Reality: National Geographic Explore; Mission: ISS; & Ocean Rift
    Campers use Oculus VR headsets to explore Earth’s seas and landmasses. Campers may also choose to blast off into space.

WEEK 2  
​(JULY 6-10) 

  • Lego Challenges & Free-Build: Campers solve a number of building challenges. Campers may also opt to build a creation of their own design.
  • Puppet Show Set Design: Using Makedo Cardboard Construction Tool Kits, campers design and build puppet theaters. 
  • Drones: Navigating sphere-shaped robots or flying quad-copters, campers practice drop-down programming and flying techniques.

WEEK 3 
(JULY 13-17)

  • Veggie Racers: Campers make 3D printed race cars that can carry vegetables of various weights, shapes, and sizes.
  • Kids in the Kitchen: Campers make no-bake sweet and savory treats and then conduct taste-tests.
  • Light Show: Campers make LED flashlights and design reflectors to create a unique light show. 

WEEK 4  
(JULY 20-24)

  • Breakout Boxes: Campers find clues and solve challenges that enable them to open locked boxes to discover hidden treasure.
  • Wixie Presentations: Campers use a computer application called Wixie to make a multimedia project to share. 
  • Clay Creatures: Campers make, bake, and paint clay creations. 

WEEK 5  
(JULY 27-31)

  • Carnival Game Design: Campers design and build carnival games.
  • Ozobots I: Campers program golf-ball sized robots using color markers and drag and drop coding.
  • Incredibox Concerts: Campers learn to use a computer application called Incredibox to create musical compositions.

WEEK 6  
(AUGUST 3-7)

  • Digital Diorama Ecosystems: Campers create digital dioramas of an ecosystem using Tinkercad.
  • Lego Cargo Lifts: Campers use Lego to design and test cargo lifts that can travel via zip lines.
  • Brush Ninja: Campers use the website, Brush Ninja, to create animated GIFs.
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