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Engineering using LEGO® Education Sets (Ages 7-10) - NEW!Summer - Experiment with E-STEMTake your LEGO building experience to the next level engineering awesome designs using the latest LEGO® education sets that are programmed using kid friendly block coding. You’ll not just build super cool machines, you’ll also connect to motors, sensors and awesome light-up bricks to create designs that will blow your mind! (No LEGO® is taken home)CE Youth Summer 2023
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Candy Lab (Ages 5-9)Summer - Experiment with E-STEMCreate the sweetest memories this Summer in this exhilarating STEAM camp! It’s time to have delicious fun as you discover the amazing science behind your favorite sweets as we mix up totally awesome sugary mixes and design packing for your creations. Have a blast as we create tasty Gummy Bears, mix up yummy edible slime, and so much more! As you do, learn about the science and chemistry of food as well as super interesting STEAM concepts. We’ll make it even sweeter with other exciting activities. Not for kids with food allergies. Wear cloths that can get messy.CE Youth Summer 2023
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Engineering: Crazy Action Contraptions and Building (Ages 5-7) - NEW!Summer - Experiment with E-STEMUnleash your imagination as you journey through the wide-ranging world of LEGO® building. Students working in pairs will build models and discuss the engineering science behind each. This fun, hands-on class shows students how engineering can be fun and silly yet still educational. Students will then be challenged to improve the model and customize their creations. Possible models include the never-look-back machine, skittletops, do-nothing machine, coat hanger daredevil, trapdoor cable car parachute machine, rubber band racer, balloon-powered car, and other crazy action contraptions.CE Youth Summer 2023
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Video Production for YouTube: Podcasting (Ages 8-12) - NEW!Summer - Experiment with E-STEMWaitlistLearn how to produce a YouTube video podcast! You will become familiar with the ins and outs of creating your podcast. Explore ideas, make a script map, and more. We will also go over refining your audio using Audacity. Edit your video, add transitions, and insert a soundtrack. Then, share your finished video with the world. Bring a USB drive (at least 8 GB) to save your games on the last day.CE Youth Summer 2023
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Glow in the Dark Engineering (Ages 6-9) - NEW!Summer - Experiment with E-STEMIlluminate the light this summer with awesome STEAM projects. Have fun as we explore glow in the dark pigments and learn the difference between fluorescent vs luminescent. We’ll also use LED lights to create a handy flashlight, light up under water sea monsters, engineer a cool night lamp, and more! Full of fun STEM and art projects (STEAM). Take home a light-up project every day!CE Youth Summer 2023
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X-treme Build & Race! RC Cars using LEGO® (Ages 5-8) - NEW!Summer - Experiment with E-STEMIf building with LEGO® is your thing (perhaps you are a master LEGO builder?!), this will be an unforgettable camp for you as you take your building skills to next level! 1. On your marks: Thinker and design the fastest RC car. 2.Set: Build a remote control car using LEGO®. 3.GO! Race your car against friends! Besides building amazing RC cars this camp includes other super fun activities! (No LEGO® is taken home).CE Youth Summer 2023
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Coding 3.4: Micro:Bit Robotics (Ages 9-13) - NEW!Summer - Experiment with E-STEMBuild It! Code It! Move It! all with the Micro:Bit robot and coding platform. Students will construct and code robots to move, sense their environment, participate in challenges, and more using Micro:Bit. Designed for 21st Century learners in grades 4-8. If your son or daughter is interested in robotics, sign up for Coding Micro:Bit® Robotics today to THINK, LEARN and PLAY WELL with {YEL!}. Micro:Bit® is not affiliated with {YEL!} nor does it endorse this program.CE Youth Summer 2023
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Camp Invention (Ages 5-12)Summer - Experiment with E-STEMThis year is designed to ignite WONDER, encourage confidence, and build essential STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) skills through collaborative, creative problem-solving. As campers join their friends in hands-on fun and excitement, they will be blown away by their discoveries and STEM successes! Catching Air™ takes students on a ride through physics, engineering, invention and the art of design as they build their own mini skate park — complete with ramps, bowls, rails and jumps! In MimicBot, students transform their very own robot into a one-of-a-kind and use their creativity. Along the way they explore the science of genetics and biomimicry! In Pop-Up Venture™ they discover how to attract customers, make strong financial decisions and develop marketing strategies. They get creative and incorporate green energy into their pop-up design and invent a unique way to distribute their products. In Invention Celebration™, students take on the role of event planners as they prepare for a grand celebration! They exercise their creativity by designing the lights, sounds, and mood for the party. Children engineer light-up party hats, build a musical instrument, and explore the science of color to make bubble art banners. Register before May 26 to be guaranteed a camp t-shirt. Visit www.invent.org/campinvention to learn more about Camp Invention®CE Youth Summer 2023
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Robotic Pet Lab (Ages 6-9) - NEW!Summer - Experiment with E-STEMWe all love our pets! But what about creating your very own family of robotic pets?! Whether you like your robotic pet to be cute and cuddly, or playful and naughty – you’ll have motors, batteries, and other supplies at your disposal to create them as you want! Create a fun robotic or non-robotic project every day. We’ll top it off with other mindboggling engaging activities.CE Youth Summer 2023
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Drone Racing and Rocket Launching (Ages 7-11) - NEW!Summer - Experiment with E-STEMGet your adrenaline running this summer with this super exciting camp. Are you intrigued by Drones? Would you like to learn more about this amazing technology? What about learn to fly them and participate in areal races? Learn the science behind flight? Then is camp is for you! Not only will you race drones against your friends, you’ll also learn about model rocketry and pick up how to shoot rockets up to 300 feet and more up into “space”! The camp also includes a “swarm” of fun STEAM projects.CE Youth Summer 2023
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Minecraft Mod Development: Portals & New Dimensions (Ages 8-12) - NEW!Summer - Experiment with E-STEMDig deeper into Minecraft with this Minecraft Modding class! Create a new custom dimension and design a portal in this exciting new class! to make Java mods for Minecraft: Java Edition using MCreator. MCreator is an excellent tool for learning Minecraft modding and software programming concepts. Students should be comfortable with keyboarding and, of course, playing Minecraft! At the end of the class, take home your mods to share with family and friends.CE Youth Summer 2023
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RC Robotics (Ages 8-12) - NEW!Summer - Experiment with E-STEMMaking it move is the name of this game! Students will love seeing their creations in motion using IR remote control Lego Mindstorm Components. Learn more about science, engineering, and technology while having FUN through hands-on projects. Students will explore robotic concepts in small teams by working through step-by-step projects and example programs. They will then have the opportunity to modify the builds and programs.CE Youth Summer 2023
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Fairytale E-STEM Challenge! (Ages 7-8) - NEW!Summer - Experiment with E-STEMDo you love to build and create things? Do you love listening to stories? Join me in helping a few well known fairytale characters solve some tricky problems by following the ESTEM process! We will explore the stories of Jack and the Bean Stalk, Little Red Riding Hood, The Three Little Pigs, and Three Billy Goats Gruff.CE Youth Summer 2023
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Intro to Roblox Game Development (Ages 8-13) - NEW!Summer - Experiment with E-STEMExperience the world of Roblox game creation! Students learn Roblox game development, programming, and design through an exciting project-based curriculum. In 1 week, they’ll learn to build their own obstacle course using Roblox Studio, a free Roblox game editing software, and Lua coding language. We’ll also touch on fundamental Lua programming concepts to enhance their game design. At the end of camp, students will have a fully developed obstacle course project and the skills to create their own Roblox games.CE Youth Summer 2023
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Destination Mars: Rocketry (Ages 7-10)Summer - Experiment with E-STEMLaunch and watch your very own rocket speed 300 feet into the air! Then it is yours to take home! Students will make and take home multiple rockets of varying difficulty throughout this session. We will use these rockets and airplanes to investigate basic aeronautical concepts including: propulsion, thrust, lift, drag and more. We will also hypothesize about travel in outer space, how to get a United States astronaut to Mars and life on Mars. NOTE: Parents will be asked to contribute two, 2 liter soda bottles (empty) for 2 different experiments. Fee includes $18 materials fee.CE Youth Summer 2023
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Beginner Coder - Pokemon Adventures (Ages 7-10) - NEW!Summer - Experiment with E-STEMWaitlistNew to coding? Then this camp is for you! Create an amazing Pokemon adventure in a video game of your own creation! Specially designed for beginner coders, we make it extra fun for kids to pick up coding skills in a themed camp they love. In small teams, create your own universe of magical pokemon creatures to escape an adventure map, code a catch-pokemons-game, design your own pokemon team, and create a game to duel against friends. Please bring a USB Flash drive to save your projects.CE Youth Summer 2023
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Video Game Design (Ages 8-12) - NEW!Summer - Experiment with E-STEMJoin us for an exciting week of game design! This course will give you hands-on experience developing your own game. Students will create their own version of asteroids from scratch, using construct 3, a visual coding platform that teaches students the basics and structure of programming. Computer skills are needed (this includes good keyboard and mouse skills).CE Youth Summer 2023
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Extreme Robotics: Medieval Madness (Ages 8-12) - NEW!Summer - Experiment with E-STEMLearn about medieval technology as you build drawbridges, catapults, battering rams, and crossbows. Combining the versatility of the LEGO building system with the most advanced technology Lego has ever developed, unleash the creative powers of the new LEGO MINDSTORMS to create and command robots and devices that can do anything you can imagine. Students working in small teams will build these exciting robotic models, learn how to program them into action, and then have the opportunity to experiment and modify the programs.CE Youth Summer 2023
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Minecraft YouTube Video Creation (Ages 8-12) - NEW!Summer - Experiment with E-STEMDon’t just watch YouTube, create your very own videos! Have you always wanted to create your very own gaming videos and launch your YouTube channel, but don’t know where to start? Look no more! Surrounded by like-minded friends we’ll use Minecraft as our gaming platform to teach you how to launch your own YouTube channel. With invaluable tips, learn to record, edit, mix music and upload your sessions, as well as about fair use and copyright. Learn from other gamers, and share tips and advise with your team in the coolest summer camp!CE Youth Summer 2023
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Extreme Robotics: Racing Dragsters (Ages 8-12) - NEW!Summer - Experiment with E-STEMThis camp is perfect for those who love extraordinary cars and thrilling race actions. Explore the world of robotics using LEGO®'s Systems. Build cars and dragsters with motors and sensors to explore the environment. Students working in teams will be introduced to robotics fun and learn about the programming process along the way. Every day students will explore a different car model, and on the last day, take what they learn to create their own car and compete in a racing tournament.CE Youth Summer 2023
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Web Design (Ages 9-13) - NEW!Summer - Experiment with E-STEMLearn to create web pages! Students will learn how to create an HTML web page, learn various HTML tags, and experiment with design, JavaScript, and CSS. No experience is necessary, but familiarity with everyday tasks using a computer operating system (text-editing and understanding directory structures) and good keyboarding skills is required.CE Youth Summer 2023
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Robotics 2.4 (Ages 6-10)Summer - Experiment with E-STEMBuild a rescue helicopter, a dragster, and a moon rover. Then program the ‘copter to fly, the dragster to race, and the rover to roam. {YEL!}’s Teach It! Practice It! Play It!® classroom method emphasizes 21st Century Learning skills like STEM, teamwork, and problem solving.CE Youth Summer 2023
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Crazy Concoctions and Insane Inventions (Ages 5-8) - NEW!Summer - Experiment with E-STEMMessy? Slimy? Sticky? If all this sounds super fun, this is a must take camp for you! Join us in this messy and super exciting camp and have a blast exploring chemical reactions in a fun, slimy way, creating all kinds of ooey gooey, sticky, bouncy, slimly mixtures. Kids will also be challenged to solve fun engineering problems and so much more. In this class all the mess stays behind, as fun memories and learning go home!CE Youth Summer 2023
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Spectacular Engineering Adventures (Ages 6-9) - NEW!Summer - Experiment with E-STEMSummer is a great time to discover and engineer fun new machines. In this adventure we have mixed up all-time favorite projects. You’ll have fun engineering an amazing paddle boat, create a mini rocket, build a pneumatic machine, an exhilarating pinball machine and many more extraordinary engineering contraptions. Be blown away by your engineering skills!CE Youth Summer 2023
