Campamento STEM para jardín de infantes y primer grado

In this camp, learners will be exposed to the engineering and design process (plan, create, test, improve) as they complete STEM challenges. Content areas, inclusive of: reading, writing, math and social studies, will be integrated throughout the week. Students will be presented with daily challenges and will be guided through the engineering and design process (EDP) as they work to solve the challenge. Learners will share their builds live on camera. The camp classes are structured as teacher facilitated with learners actively engaged in a hands-on manner to work through each challenge. I will be the coach in each class guiding learners as they plan, create, test their ideas and make changes to improve on their thinking. My teaching style is flexible, relaxed and engaging. I see myself as part of the learning environment providing a safe space for budding engineers to give it a go and accept a fail (First Attempt at Learning). Learners will engage with each other and the teacher in a fluid manner throughout the camp. They will share success, failure, and suggestions with each other. 

Challenges will change from camp to camp to provide variety of experiences for learners who choose to enroll more than once. 

Examples of challenges for this camp:

Create a ramp that will help a toy car travel the farthest.
Create Junkbots: Robots created from recycled items.
3D Shape Build
Cup Stacking Challenge
Craft Stick Houses
Oobleck
Volcanos
Catapults
Moon Cycles
Foil Boats
Index Card Buildings

Specific challenges and material lists will be provided upon enrollment and will be posted in the classroom. Specific needs for adult guidance will be shared upon enrollment to ensure safety when materials such as scissors or pointy objects such as toothpicks are used.