Builder's Workshop
Join us in exploring building projects designed for adolescents using household materials. Let us open the door for creative thinking and problem-solving. Students will learn to follow verbal and written instructions as they build fun projects and interactive games.
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Digital Storytelling - Hey Students - Add your video you made to Twitter @ #cartsummercamps
Bring your imagination and creativity in this easy to learn course. You will use the free Adobe app, Spark Video, to create digital stories to share with your family and friends. You will learn how to use the Spark Video app, as well as basic videography techniques, voice-over, and editing. To participate, you will use a digital camera from a laptop, smartphone, or tablet. Get ready to tell some stories!
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iRobot Simbot Hey Campers - Add any screenshots you made to Twitter @ #cartsummercamps
The future starts here! Robots are becoming integral parts of day-to-day life, and the people who understand how they work are the problem-solvers of tomorrow. In this online experience, you'll work within a web-based framework to learn to program a simulated robot, Root. No matter what level of confidence you have at the start, by day five you'll be using scripting to automate a 'bot via a variety of sensors.
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Kitchen Science - Hey Students - Add pictures of your creations to Twitter @ #cartsummercamps
Ever wonder why oil and water don’t mix, why eggs turn white when you cook them, or how healthy your favorite snacks and drinks are? Join us for CART Kitchen Science and find out the answers to these and many more kitchen questions! Several experiments will be provided and demonstrated that you can do at home in your own kitchen with simple ingredients you have on hand! This camp will also teach you fun cooking tricks such as making your own ice cream, butter, and cheese! It will be fun, educational, and delicious!
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Paper Aircraft
Starts July 13th. Feeling cooped up this summer? Ready to fly? This camp is all about designing, building, testing and revising several different forms of aircraft constructed from standard paper. You'll investigate the basic principles of flight for each form of aircraft, to learn what to design toward. Then, you'll get a chance to make the best aircraft you can, and the opportunity to try new types of paper flight!
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Science of Illusions
STARTS June 22, 2020
What happens when art and science crash into each other? Illusion confusion…in this camp you will learn how to create illusions that can be used to astonish your friends and family! Students will learn the basic anatomy and physiology behind some of the most popular illusions, including how the eyes and the brain work together to perceive the world.
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Tinkercad
Interested in turning your ideas into models to share with your friends? Want to get started on the road to being a maker, designer, or engineer? CAD it! This experience will introduce you to Tinkercad, a program for 3D - modeling designs that drive the world of invention and manufacturing. In three days, you'll start to pick up the skills and ideas which will lead to countless opportunities in the future!
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Tinkercad Circuits
Starts July 13th. It's electric! If you plan on using devices powered by electricity in your future (hint: you do), you should know more about how they work! In just a few days, you'll learn to use an online interface to design, test, and troubleshoot some of the circuits that are powering and operating the world around you. If you think you might like to work with electronics in the future, this is a great place to start!
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