2023 Digital Arts & Science Camps

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REGISTRATION OPENS MONDAY, MARCH 27 

JUNE 

EFK: Digging for Dinos | 5 - 7 years 
There has been an amazing discovery! Paleontologists have just uncovered a million-year-old dig site that is Full of Fossils! These fossils include dinosaur bones, imprints, eggs, and more. Your help is needed to excavate these fossils and move them to museums for kids all over the world to learn about. In these lessons, students will learn about engineering, mathematics, dinosaurs and fossils, while advancing their literacy skills through a variety of read aloud activities. They will work as paleontologists and engineers while using the EFK, Engineering Design Process to design and build solutions to a variety of engineering challenges.
Instructor: Engineering for Kids
Mon. - Fri.           6/26 - 6/30          9:30am - 12:30pm
Resident: $240 / Non-Resident $288

EFK: Zany Zoo Engineers | 5 - 7 years 
There is a big problem at your local zoo… the animals are very unhappy! They have outgrown their cages and are bored by their basic, concrete surroundings. In these lessons students will learn about engineering, mathematics, animals, and habitats while advancing their literacy skills through a variety of read alouds.They will work as zoo engineers and zoologists while using the EFK Engineering Design Process to design and build solutions to a variety of engineering challenges.
Instructor: Engineering for Kids
Mon. - Fri.           6/26 - 6/30          1:00 - 4:00pm
Resident: $240 / Non-Resident $288

JULY 

The Science of Theater | 7 - 13 years * 3 DAY CAMP
Come enjoy learning about the ancient partnership of Science and Theater! Experiment with sound and light effects. Create your own mini theater using machines, light and color to help set the atmosphere. Use music and choreography in order to put on your own finger puppet show.
Instructor: Janis Wulgart
Wed - Fri              7/5 - 7/7               9:30am - 12:30pm
Price: Resident $108 / Non-resident $130

Exploring Energy | 7 - 12 years
Join us for this fun, STEM based science camp where we will use relevant, hands-on experiments to understand different types of energy! We will explore potential and kinetic energy, solar energy, mechanical energy, wind energy, thermal energy and electrical energy. Students will engineer windmill blades, build their own batteries, construct working circuits, and more!
Instructor: Dave Beatley
Mon. - Fri.           7/10 - 7/14          1:00 - 4:00pm
Resident: $180 / Non-Resident $216

Rocket Launch Camp | 7 - 13 years
A rocket a day keeps the boredom away! During this camp, students will construct and take home multiple rockets. Come learn all things ROCKET! Become part of a launch team, assisting with daily successful launches. With the help of their teammates, students will learn to assemble a launch pad and dress a rocket for launch. Work together with friends or siblings in a rewarding camp for all!
Instructor: Janis Wulgart
Mon - Fri              7/17 - 7/21          9:30am - 12:30pm
Price: Resident $180 / Non-resident $216

Engineering for Kids: Lego EV3 Robotics: Robo Battles | 7 - 12 years 
LEGO® EV3Robotics Program is designed to introduce students to both robot building as well as programming. The students will build robots to accomplish a specific task while using their imagination to make their robot better than the basic robot. Throughout this camp students will explore different ways in which a robot could be utilized to engage in various battle challenges.
Instructor: Engineering for Kids
Mon. - Fri.           7/24 - 7/28          9:30am - 12:30pm
Resident: $240 / Non-Resident $288

Engineering for Kids: Aerospace Engineering: Orbiters & Landers | 7 - 12 years 
During this class, students will take a comprehensive look at NASA’s landers and orbiters that are currently conducting important research on Mars. We will examine the anatomy of various orbiters and landers in order to gain a deeper understanding of how they assist in the work of NASA’s scientists and engineers. Students will learn about the technology and innovation that is required for aerospace engineers to be able to, one day, safely transport human beings to the surface of Mars. Each day, classes will use EFK’s Engineering Design Process to engage in exciting, hands-on STEM challenges with real-world connections to NASA and aerospace engineering.
Instructor: Engineering for Kids
Mon. - Fri.           7/31 - 8/4            9:30am - 12:30pm
Resident: $240 / Non-Resident $288

Engineering for Kids: Hardware Engineering: Get Wired with Makey Makey | 7 - 12 years
Imagine designing a piano using celery or creating a custom digital training program. Now, envision playing video games using just your body, a bit of wire and your own imagination. In our hardware engineering program, students engineer their own customized video game controllers using a Makey-Makey device and materials that can be found in just about any kitchen. Through application of circuitry, acoustical engineering and video game design, students discover new ways to interact with technology, all while creating unique designs in a fun collaborative environment.
Instructor: Engineering for Kids
Mon. - Fri.           7/31 - 8/4            1:00 - 4:00pm
Resident: $240 / Non-Resident $288

AUGUST

Engineering for Kids: Master Machines | 7 - 12 years 
Gear up for an exciting week of mechanical engineering! In this camp, students will explore several of the mechanical forces that create movement in various machines. Students will work as mechanical engineers using EFK's Engineering Design Process to create exciting, hands-on projects that spin, cascade, launch, pivot, dig, and race. These projects will demonstrate fascinating concepts, such as hydraulics, friction, velocity, aerodynamics, acceleration, and mechanical advantage.
Instructor: Engineering for Kids
Mon. - Fri.           8/7 - 8/11            9:30am - 12:30pm
Resident: $240 / Non-Resident $288

Mini World in a Bottle | 6 - 12 years
Create a magical garden for your room by combining a mini ecosystem with plants. Plant your own seeds and watch them grow. Make a grass head just for fun! Learn about earth cycles and enjoy the wow factor of your own egg carton geodes. Experience a worm container and live pet worms. Pick plants, mix soil and use tools to create you own mini world – also known as a terrarium.
Instructor: Janis Wulgart
Mon - Fri              8/7 - 8/11            9:30am - 12:30pm
Price: Resident $180 / Non-resident $216

Engineering for Kids: Robo Games: Lego Spike Game | 7 - 12 years
Welcome to the Robo Games Carnival:a  place where robots can have fun, compete, and go on exciting adventures. In this camp, students will build their own robot using the LEGO Spike Prime robotics kit. They will learn the basics of block coding and learn to wire and program touch sensors, color sensors, and distance sensors. Finally. they will use the EFK Engineering Design Process to complete exciting, carnival-themed challenges and competitions.
|Instructor: Engineering for Kids
Mon. - Fri.           8/7 - 8/11            1:00 - 4:00pm
Resident: $240 / Non-Resident $288

Creative Engineering | 7 - 12 years 
Design and test earthquake resistant structures from spaghetti. Create marble roller coasters and other fun, creative machines and devices. Design with LEGO and other materials to solve real problems!
Instructor: Dave Beatley
Mon. - Fri.           8/14 - 8/18          9:30am - 12:30pm
Resident: $180 / Non-Resident $216

The Art of Science | 7 - 12 years
Use science to make art! Create a print using a real fish! Make art with bubbles and chemical reactions. Learn about polymer and characteristics of polymer clay while using it to make sculptures. Make sun prints, learn about density with the rainbow, create robots that draw and more!
Instructors: Dave Beatley
Mon. - Fri.           8/14 - 8/18          1:00 - 4:00pm
Resident: $180 / Non-Resident $216

Engineering for Kids: Chemical Engineering MIX IT UP! | 7 - 12 years 
Students use the Engineering Design Process to design, create, test, and refine various mixtures and solutions with different chemical properties. They will develop solutions to clean up an oil spill, synthesize their own rocket fuel, and investigate the secrets behind color pigmentation
Instructor: Engineering for Kids
Mon. - Fri.           8/14 - 8/18          9:30am - 12:30pm
Resident: $240 / Non-Resident $288

Engineering for Kids: Video Game Design – Tower Defense | 7 - 12 years
A tower defense game is one in which the programmer creates towers to defend a base which fires at passing enemies. In our game we will defend a medieval kingdom from an army of knights, a garden from ravenous ghouls, or monkeys from wandering balloons. Students will use the Engineering Design Process to create a storyboard to outline the rules of play and characters for our game. Then, we will use Clickteam Fusion 2.5® to bring our storyboard to life with programming. At the end of the class, everyone takes home a working Windows-compatible game! Each genre has three possible example games.
Instructor: Engineering for Kids
Mon. - Fri.           8/14 - 8/18          1:00 - 4:00pm
Resident: $240 / Non-Resident $288