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Week 1: STEAM Smorgasbord
June 20 - June 23
Instructor: Various


This week will provide a different theme and instructor each day to introduce campers to a variety styles and projects. ​
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Tuesday (June 10th): Circuitry Day
Instructor: Lauren Cage

9:00 am            Housekeeping and intros
                          ● Introductions
                          ● Classroom expectations
                          ● Rundown of activities for the day

9:10 am            Ice Breaker activity: Circuits are Everywhere​
                          ● Campers will call out what items in their homes need power (plug-ins, batteries, etc).
                          ● Compile a list on the board.
                          ● Ask campers what these items have in common (they all use a circuit to give the item power)

9:20 am            Slides: Intro to Circuitry

9:35 am            Interactive Storyboarding
                          A storyboard is a visual map or layout. Many kinds of storytellers (filmmakers, etc.) use storyboarding to organize and                                  plan out the structure of their story.
                          Our storyboard is going to go a step further by being interactive. Punch an LED through the storyboard where you want a                            light and follow the instructions on the back to build your copper tape circuit.
                          Materials: Interactive Storyboards (on cardstock, both sides), pencils, markers/colored pencils, copper tape, LEDs, coin                                batteries

​10:15 am                                     BREAK
 
10:30 am          Activity: Circuit Wands​
                          ​Material: copper tape, electrical tape (multiple colors), coin batteries, 3/8" x 12” wooden dowels and gumdrop LEDs,                                    assorted decorative items, scissors, glue guns and sticks, rulers, styrofoam balls

11:30 am                                     LUNCH

12:15 pm          Continue morning activity

12:45 pm          Transition into Tinker Time: brief reflection in Maker Journal

​1:00 pm            TINKER TIME Intro to Tinker Journal
 
2:15 pm            ​Snack
2:30 pm            Review of day and Camper assessment of activities
2:45 pm            Clean Up
3:00 pm            Camper Pick Up
Photos
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​Wednesday (June 21st): Starting to Draw
Instructor: Josue Cruz

9:00 am            Housekeeping and intros

9:30 am            Warm Up: Draw Yourself/ Neighbor/ Instructor
                          Materials: Markers, Worksheet 1
                          Right Hand (10 min, 5 min, 2 min, 45 sec, 15 sec, 5 sec)
                          Left Hand (10 min, 5 min, 2 min, 45 sec, 15 sec, 5 sec)
                          Discussion

10:15 am                                     BREAK

10:30 am          Short Lecture: Draw for clarity, not perfection.

11:00 am          Activity: Detective Sketch Game
                          Materials: Whiteboard and Whiteboard markers

11:30 am                                     LUNCH

12:15 pm          Activity: Fax Machine Collaborative Exercise
                          Materials: Any mark-making tool, Sticky Notes
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12:15 pm          Continue morning activity
 
12:45 pm          TINKER TIME
 
2:15 pm            ​Snack
2:30 pm            Review of day and Camper assessment of activities
2:45 pm            Clean Up
3:00 pm            Camper Pick Up​
Photos

​Thursday (June 22th): Costume Creation
Instructor: Dennis Chan & Alyssa Winans     

9:00 am            Housekeeping and intros

9:10 am            Activity: Helmet Origami
                          Fold a helmet out of paper together.
                          Materials: Origami paper
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9:30 am            Activity/Lesson: Gauntlet Project
                          Build a gauntlet from a provided kit out of cardboard, brads, and rubber bands.

10:15 am                                     BREAK
10:30 am          Activity/Lesson: Helmet project
                          Build a helmet from cardboard, glue, and decorations.

11:30 am                                     LUNCH

12:15 pm          Continue morning activity
 
12:45 pm          TINKER TIME
 
2:15 pm            ​Snack
2:30 pm            Review of day and Camper assessment of activities
2:45 pm            Clean Up
3:00 pm            Camper Pick Up​
Photos 


​Friday (June 23rd): Building a Story
Instructor: Josue Cruz


9:00 am            Housekeeping and intros

9:00 am            Warm Up: Mix ‘n Match
                          Images (funniest, scary, boring/mundane, something you saw, dreamed)
                          Phrases (overheard, said, slogan/catchphrase, question, interjection)
                          Materials: Any mark-making tool, Index cards

9:30 am            Short Lecture: Building a Story a Panel at a Time

10:15 am                                     BREAK

10:30 am          Activity: Jam Comic
                          Materials: Any mark-making tool, Worksheet 2

11:30 am                                     LUNCH

12:15 pm          Continue morning activity
 
12:45 pm          Activity: Sharing our Jam Comics

1:00 pm            TINKER TIME – ONLY if weekly project is complete

2:30 pm            Daily Camper Assessment
                          Weekly Camper Survey
2:45 pm            ​Snack
3:00 pm            Clean Up and Prep for Showcase

3:30 pm            Student Showcase

4:30 pm            Camper Pick Up
​Photos

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