Activities

Students learn the basics of programming at their own pace as they are introduced to MIT’s Scratch, which is designed specifically for ease of use by children, employs click-and-drag colored command blocks to program simple animations and games. Each week there are separate sections for new and returning students with different exercises and projects.Entering Grades 1 and up in the Fall.

Students will explore different digital arts techniques while using their creativity in a fun way: Using amazing brushes and symmetry, students will  sketch and draw beautiful artworks. Students will create short animations. Students will learn to alter images to create surreal effects. Each week there are separate sections for new and returning students with different exercises and projects. Entering Grades 2 and up in the Fall.

Students are introduced to video game design where they will combine their creativity, storytelling skills with coding and strategy in order to create their world and characters create original games that are fun to play, not too easy to win, not too hard to lose and pleasing to the eyes.  Returning students can continue to build upon their existing games or embark on new projects. Entering Grades 1 and up in the Fall.

Students progress from users to actual builders of their own fully functional apps. In our course, we use MIT App Inventor and other user-friendly software to introduce students to app development. MIT App Inventor employs a simple click-and-drag programming language that lets students develop and export various software projects as applications on different Android platforms. Because it uses a similar programming architecture, our App Development course is an excellent sequel or complement to our Scratch course. Each week there are separate sections for new and returning students with different exercises and projects. Entering Grades 2 and up in the Fall.

Students are introduced to the basics of robotics while working hands-on with various Lego® robotic systems, including Wedo, Mindstorms, Mindstorms NXT, and EV3; and VEX Robotics Systems. Students design and construct different robots and then program them to move, react, and solve various challenges. Each week there are separate Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced sections for new and returning students. Entering Grades 1 and up in the Fall.

Make SPA products and understand the science behind them: fizzy bath bombs, sugary scrubs, aromatic bath salts, soaps and more. Students entering Grades 1 and up in the Fall.

Roller Coaster Engineering
Our teams of mechanical engineers will apply basics of physics principles (Newton’s laws, force, energy, gravity, speed, friction) as they use the engineering design process to design and build their own roller coaster. Entering Grades 1 and up in the Fall.

Students will learn about environmental engineering and renewable energy through fun and engaging hands-on projects such as using the engineering design process to design and build innovative machines powered by the sun, the wind or water and engineer an oil spill cleanup solution. Entering Grades 1 and up in the Fall.

You are the detective! Use your problem solving skills and explore forensic science to solve a mystery. Students will have fun engaging in the following activities: hands-on science experiments to analyze fingerprints, DNA and clues using chromatography, fiber analysis, chemistry and toxicology to identify unknown substances and liquids. Entering Grades 1 and up in the Fall.

Explore the science behind cells, organs, muscles and bones through fun, hands-on activities.  From understanding how an apple turns into energy and experimenting with model cells, organs, muscles, brain and skeleton. Students will make their own stethoscopes or a prosthetic arm. Entering Grades 1 and up in the Fall.

3, 2, 1…Blast Off! Students will shoot for the moon this Summer applying basic physics concepts (angles, trajectory, aerodynamics, thrust, Newton’s Laws) and the engineering design process in hands-on projects such as designing, building and launching their own rockets. Entering Grades 1 and up in the Fall.

This class introduces students to different transportation modes: cars, railway or flight and aerodynamics through the lens of STEM. Students will be exposed to the transportation engineering through experimental learning and hands-on activities. Entering Grades 1 and up in the Fall.