During this class students will have an opportunity to work with LEGO WeDo 2.0 as well as LEGO Story Starter sets to create a moving scene made out of LEGO! Students will work in small, mixed-age groups in order to achieve a combination of robotics and storytelling.

LEGO WeDo/Story Starter

Age Range

Age 10, Age 6, Age 7, Age 8, Age 9

Duration

6 weeks
Start Date Stop Date Day(s) of Week Class Time
May 23, 2017 June 30, 2017 Tuesday 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

In this class students will use a variety of upcycled, reclaimed and new materials to complete engineering challenges! Some of the challenges include egg drops, bridge-building, the bungee challenge and a top-secret art challenge!

Loose Parts STEM Challenge

Age Range

Age 10, Age 11, Age 8, Age 9

Duration

6 weeks
Start Date Stop Date Day(s) of Week Class Time
July 11, 2017 August 18, 2017 Thursday 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM

Makey Makey is an invention kit for the 21st century! Students will turn everyday objects into touchpads and combine them with the internet. It’s a simple Invention Kit for Beginners and Experts doing art, engineering, and everything in-between.

Makey Makey Lab

Age Range

Age 10, Age 11, Age 8, Age 9

Duration

6 weeks
Start Date Stop Date Day(s) of Week Class Time
July 11, 2017 August 18, 2017 Thursday 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM

A Rube Goldberg machine is a contraption or apparatus that is deliberately over-engineered to perform a simple task in a complicated fashion, generally including a chain reaction. Students will work together to create a chain reaction machine that will do something awesome in the most complicated way!

Rube Goldberg Devices

Age Range

Age 10, Age 11, Age 8, Age 9

Duration

6 weeks
Start Date Stop Date Day(s) of Week Class Time
May 23, 2017 June 30, 2017 Thursday 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

During this class we will learn about the power of the sun! Some of our activities will include building a solar oven, a solar-powered car and creating solar art.

Solar Experiements

Age Range

Age 10, Age 11, Age 12, Age 7, Age 8, Age 9

Duration

6 weeks
Start Date Stop Date Day(s) of Week Class Time
July 11, 2017 August 18, 2017 Tuesday 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM