Week 3: Visual Storytelling     
                                                           July 9 - July 13
                                                Instructor: Lauren Cage 

This week, campers will engage in creative STEM learning through the art of storytelling.  Campers will be introduced to why sharing stories are important to the human experience through maker-style projects, such as designing magical light-up circuit wands, creating playful optical illusion toys and engineering shadow puppets with working joints. Over the week, campers will be planning their story-based showcase experience and put together an interactive experience for the showcase.
 

Monday (July 9)
9:00am           Intros
9:30am           Activity/Lesson  Introduction to visual and interactive storytelling techniques
                             ~ What are some of your favorite ways to experience a story?
                             ~ How do you tell a story without words?
                             ~ How can we use the maker mindset to design engaging storytelling experiences?
                              ~ What Makes a Hero? (TED-Ed)
10:15am                   BREAK
10:30am         Activity/Lesson: Create an interactive storyboard by incorporating copper tape circuitry
11:15am         Activity/Lesson Design and build lumos circuit wands.
12:00pm                   LUNCH
12:45pm         Review weekly projects
1:00pm           TINKER TIME: Intro to Tinker Journal
2:30pm           Daily Camper Assessment
2:45pm           Clean Up
3:00pm           Camper Pick Up

Tuesday (July 10)
9:00am           Warm Up
9:30am           Activity/Lesson: Creating Environments
                           Storytelling, shadowboxes and multimedia art
10:15am                   BREAK
10:30am         Activity/Lesson: Creating Shadow Boxes
12:00pm                   LUNCH  
12:45pm         Continue morning activity: Shadow Boxes
1:00pm           TINKER TIME         
2:30pm           Daily Camper Assessment
2:45pm           Clean Up
3:00pm           Camper Pick Up
 
Wednesday (July 11)
9:00am           Warm Up
9:30am           Activity/Lesson: Shadow Theater Around the World
                             ~ Engineering puppet joints and movement
                             ~ Light and shadow play
10:15am                   BREAK
10:30am         Activity/Lesson: Engineering Shadow Puppets
12:00pm                   LUNCH  
12:45pm         Continue morning activity: Shadow Puppets
1:00pm           TINKER TIME         
2:30pm           Daily Camper Assessment
2:45pm           Clean Up
3:00pm           Camper Pick Up
 
Thursday (July 12)
9:00am           Warm Up
9:30am           Activity/Lesson: What are optical illusions?
                            Before the time of GIFs: early
10:15am                   BREAK
10:30am         Activity/Lesson: Designing Simple Cinematographic Devices
12:00pm                   LUNCH  
12:45pm         Continue morning activity: Cinematographic Devices
1:00pm           TINKER TIME         
2:30pm           Daily Camper Assessment
2:45pm           Clean Up
3:00pm           Camper Pick Up
 
Friday (July 13)
9:00am           Warm Up
9:30am           Activity/Lesson: Visual Storytelling Showcase Planning
                        Brainstorm - What do we want to share?
10:15am                   BREAK
10:30am         Activity/Lesson: Visual Storytelling Showcase Planning
                        Design & Preparation
12:00pm                   LUNCH  
12:45pm         Continue morning activity: Showcase Design
1:00pm           TINKER TIME - Only if project is complete
2:30pm           Daily Camper Assessment
2:45pm           Clean Up and Prep for Showcase
3:30pm           Student Showcase
4:30pm           Camper Pick Up