Storytelling with Circuitry
Week 5 (July 25th - 29th)
Instructor Lauren Cage
This week, campers will learn STEM concepts while exploring their creative side through the art of storytelling. Campers will be introduced to why sharing stories and folklore are important to the human experience by exploring different kinds of STEM maker-style projects, such as creating magical light up wands through circuitry, and engineering working joints in shadow puppets.
Day 1:
Instructor Lauren Cage
This week, campers will learn STEM concepts while exploring their creative side through the art of storytelling. Campers will be introduced to why sharing stories and folklore are important to the human experience by exploring different kinds of STEM maker-style projects, such as creating magical light up wands through circuitry, and engineering working joints in shadow puppets.
Day 1:
- What are ways to experience a story?
- Paper Circuit Story boarding
- Creating Characters: Intro to Soft Circuits
- (camp day photos) (additional photos)
- Choose Your Own Adventure Group Activity
- Circuit Wands
- Hobbit Holes and Fairy Houses
- (camp day photos) (additional photos)
- Introduction to Shadow Play
- Constructing articulated shadow puppets
- Soldering Circuits to Shadow Puppets
- (camp day photos) (additional photos)
- 100 Word Horror Stories
- Soft Circuit Monster Masks
- Group Performance Planning Time
- (camp day photos) (additional photos)
- Group Performance Planning Time
- Organizing group performances and Rehearsal
- End of camp week Showcase
- (camp day photos) (Shadow Puppet Theater)
