STEM Camp 2018

My name is Andrew McDonald and I have taught 3rd grade at Willow Brook Elementary School for 10 years.  I have been the STEM coach at my school for the last 3 years.  Teaching children through real world tasks has been a passion of mine for years.  I love working Science, Math, creating, and presenting together and I see the benefits when students start making deep connections between subjects.  This week is an opportunity for your children to learn about STEM through 5 themed days.  Hands on projects, games, and group tasks expose students to different aspects of STEM and how these skills are connected with real world jobs. Young STEM Camp- 6-12 Year Olds: $55 each.   2:00-3:30pm. Monday: Intro to Engineering Concepts. Main work with Gears, Gears, Gears and Magnatiles. Building challenges and teamwork.  Students will learn about Gravity, Bases, and Balance. Tuesday: Force. Building simple Angry Birds catapults. Study friction with clothespin racers.   Wednesday: Gravity/Friction. X-Wing Paper rocket group challenge. Marble Mazes.   Thursday: Electricity. Snap circuits. Create a simple circuit to light a bulb and a LED card.   Friday: Explore Coding with Bee Bots (Programmable Robots). Hour of code. Code based games.