Students will be introduced to the Engineering Design Loop, steps all engineers use to solve problems.  They will explore simple machines (wheel and axel) and how air resistance affects motion.  They will be presented with the problem of the day - Can you build a wind powered car that moves, using common household materials? 

 Each lesson will begin with a review of the Engineering Design Loop. This lesson focuses on aerospace engineering, and will include principles of forces on Earth, how NASA must design rockets to escape Earth's gravitational pull.  They they will build a rocket, using straws and paper. Each student will use the scientific method to test their rocket's flight, and change variables to see if they can make it go as far as possible. 

 Continuing with our exploration of flight, students will explore how the design of airplanes affects their speed and distance.  We will collaborate on which design will fly farthest, and students will build their first plane.  After testing their planes, they will explore how changing variables might change the direction or speed of the flight path. 

 We return to our exploration of simple machines in this final day of camp.  This challenge will center of using levers, but campers may choose to use any of the six simple machines in their design.  They will be tasked with building a working, moving trap to catch insects, using common household materials.