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Science + Engineering II – Bridge Builders: Minecraft Mastery & Real-World Engineering
- Challenge: What architecture bridge marvels can we implement from the real world into the world of Minecraft to solve a problem or make something new?
- Projects Include: Island Hopping, Speed Run Bridges, Toothpick Bridge Building Challenge
- Pre-requisites: brains for thinking, hands for doing, & a positive growth mind-set
Week 2 | Aug 19-23
Maker – Minecraft Forge: 3D Printing Adventure- Design & Prototype Mob Bobbleheads
- Challenge: Can you Design & 3D Print a Minecraft model?
- Projects Include: 3D Printing- Science + Design + Fabrication of Minecraft Characters & Skins
- Pre-requisites: basic keyboard + mouse skills, ability to focus for extended periods of time
Minecraft Physical-to-Virtual is a week-long Sci-Tech Summer Boot Camp
- In-person Sci-Tech Summer Boot Camp
- Morning (9-12 pm) – OR- Afternoons (1-4 pm)
- MON-FRI
- Small Lab Sizes- 8:1 ratio
- Expert Instructors: Certified Educator & Curriculum Developer Allie Pulecio, Research Scientist/Eng Dr. J Ph.D.
Capitial District Kids!!
Newbies 6-8 yrs old
- 3-week Intro SciTech Camp
- For students who are really interested and motivated but it’s the beginning of their STEAM journey and are just learning how to read, type, etc.
Don’t hesitate to CONTACT US for more details
- MON-FRI
- Wk. 1 Aug 12-16 | Wk. 2 Aug 19-23
- Half Day | Morning or Afternoon Session
Morning 9-12 pm -OR- Afternoon 1-4 pm
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Preparation for their FUTURE not our PAST/PRESENT
- The ‘Art of Problem-Solving’
- Engineering Design Process
- Creative Design Process
- Scientific Method
- Plan and carry out investigations using:
- multiple trials
- variable manipulation
- Mathematics
- Algebra
- Geometry
- Arithmetic
- Coordinate Systems
- Physical World vs. Minecraft Virtual World
- Compare/Contrast
- Test/Analyze
- Code your Commands:
- Program in-game using/commands, and then go deeper by programming with multiple coding languages and mods
- Robotic Foundations:
- Fabrication + Assembly
- Components + Programming
- The Science + Tech of 3D Printing
- Explore and implement design elements of cloning shapes, negative space, articulation, and more
- Explore and implement key computational concepts like data types, functions, variables, and more.
- Laws of Physics (electricity, motion, forces)
- Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering
- Investigate and analyze forces
- Gravity
- Friction (drag, static friction, kinetic friction, air resistance
STEAM-Team or DreamTeam? 😉
This lab is taught by STEAMwhiz’s lead educator Allie P. She is certified in K-6th education, published STEM education work in a peer-reviewed journal, and has over 15 years of classroom experience and curriculum development. The lab is overseen by STEAMwhiz’s scientist Dr. J who holds a Ph.D. in Engineering Sciences has worked as a physicist at premier U.S. research institutions, as well as an engineer at fortune 500 companies, and authored over a dozen publications in top-tier journals. Together they are driven by their passion to empower students to develop their analytical and critical thinking, necessary to prepare them for the future.
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Each week will include 5 days of hands-on, project-based learning (PBL) STEAMwhiz labs and lessons that will empower students to Explore Up, Skill Up, and Build-Up. Each week’s curriculum has been designed with a spiral scaffold approach to build upon the prior knowledge and concepts to develop a deep fundamental understanding. This fundamental learning will then be applied to the weekly projects using tools such as Minecraft gaming, CAD + 3D printers, Scratch & Python coding languages, laser cutter/engraver, Raspberry Pi, Robotic components + programming, and much more!
Minecraft Physical to Virtual: A Sci-Tech Summer Boot Camp
As the name implies ‘Sci-Tech Boot Camp’ is not your everyday science camp. Will your child have FUN? Of course! Will your child learn more science, tech, engineering, designing, and programming in 1-month than 1-school year? Without a doubt! But that’s not what sets Camp STEAMwhiz apart. Camp STEAMwhiz has been created to be a part of the change and help empower the NextGen ‘thinkers & doers’ with the critical tools of creative problem-solving and analytical thinking to be successful!
Our Method of Success
Eliminate the fear and allow our children the time and space to fail forward and succeed. The STEAMwhiz Method will help students build their confidence in themselves and their abilities through discovery, tests, creation, and analysis. STEAMwhiz kids will be able to embrace the idea that failures lead to opportunities to learn and grow. STEM/STEAM learning experiences offer amazing opportunities to develop powerful GROWTH MINDSET attributes, which are pivotal for success!
Prior Knowledge
Each lab is built upon the other. Students will be given the time necessary to develop new connections resulting in new learning. When instruction is not jumping from one new thing to the next, students can develop goals, take on challenges, learn from mistakes, practice new skills, persevere, and ultimately create a culminating “Show-What-You-Know” PBL unit (project-based learning).
Project-Based Learning
Project-based learning empowers students to seize control over their camp and learning experiences, following their interests and passions as they address a driving question or challenge; through investigation and inquiry; student voice and choice; reflection; revision; and finally, a project to be shared and celebrated. As students work with one another to create projects to share, they become responsible for the assessment of their work. Project-based learning frees students from the anxiety of meeting the expectations of school and/or instructors while allowing them the agency to create using the meaning they’ve developed from their experiences. This is a powerful re-imagination of what is possible!
COVID-19 Safety
At STEAMwhiz we are guided by the best-known science and follow the most conservative, best practices to ensure your children and our educators are safe.
Sick/Symptomatic Guidelines – any child that shows any symptoms that are related to, been in contact with, or contracted COVID-19 please refer to the latest guidelines from the CDC. If you have any doubt please contact us before bringing your child.
HVAC system – The STEAMwhiz lab has a dedicated air handler that is constantly filtering air 24hr a day and 7 days a week. The MERV filters being used are rated eleven or better and have been tested in our labs to remove particles down to 0.1 microns (similar to N95 masks).
HEPA Filtertration System
Laboratory Decontamination – On top of the air being cleansed 24/7, the STEAMwhiz lab is decontaminated after every session. All hard surfaces are wiped down using a bleach solution and the lab is exposed to UVC radiation nightly.
Mask Policy – OPTIONAL
