Week 5: Engineering for Your Environment
July 23 to July 27
Instructor: Erin Salter
Humans have settled in almost every environment on our planet, building and innovating to meet wildly different challenges. In this week campers will explore what it means to engineer solutions to these challenges. How does a building that is safe during an earthquake different from a home that floats wherever the ocean currents take it? How would you harness the power of the wind or save every drop of water in the desert? A variety of activities will encourage students to consider their environment and its features.
Monday (July 23)
9:00am Intro
9:30am Activity/Lesson: What does engineering for you environment mean?
~ Talk about different environmental challenges
10:15am BREAK
10:30am Activity/Lesson: Design and craft a rover for an alien planet.
Rovers will be made with a pull-back toy car type design so they will move when wound up
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
Photos
Tuesday (July 24)
9:00am Warm Up
9:30am Activity/Lesson: Water is life: How we filter and store our most precious resource - water.
~ Build a water filter system using simple materials like sand and pebbles.
~ What materials/setup allow for the cleanest water?
~ What setup loses the least water?
~ How well are different water contaminants (dirt, oil, etc) cleaned out by the filters?
10:15am BREAK
10:30am Activity/Lesson: Build an evaporation-resistant water reservoir. We will leave these outside in the sun all week.
We will review and choose the best deign, announcing the winner at the end of the week before the showcase.
12:00pm LUNCH
12:45pm Continue morning activity: Evaporation Resistant Water Reservoir
1:00pm TINKER TIME
2:30pm Daily Camper Assessment
2:45pm Clean Up
3:00pm Camper Pick Up
Photos
Wednesday (July 25)
9:00am Warm UP
9:30am Activity/Lesson: Earthquake forces and safety: videos and discussion
~ What does it take for a building to be stable in an earthquake?
10:15pm BREAK
10:30am Activity/Lesson: Create models of earthquake safe towns/buildings
~ Test buildings on an earthquake table
~ Revise buildings to be safer or take on more advanced challenges
12:00pm LUNCH
12:45pm Continue morning activity: Discussion about earthquakes
1:00pm TINKER TIME
2:30pm Daily Camper Assessment
2:45pm Clean Up
3:00pm Camper Pick Up
Photos
Thursday (July 26)
9:00am Warm Up
9:30am Activity/Lesson: Harnessing the wind: Wind power
~ Build pinwheels
10:15am BREAK
10:30am Activity/Lesson: Wind turbines: Students will build different blade designs for that fit on wind turbines.
~ Which designs will generate the most power?
12:00pm LUNCH
12:45pm Continue morning activity: Discussion about wind
1:00pm TINKER TIME
2:30pm Daily Camper Assessment
2:45pm Clean Up
3:00pm Camper Pick Up
Photos
Friday (July 27)
9:00am Warm Up
9:30am Activity/Lesson: Floating city - Campers will create a city that can stand the wind and the waves.
~ Campers will work individually to make the sections of a city
~ Campers will work collaboratively to connect the various parts into a whole
10:15am BREAK
10:30am Continue working on Floating City
12:00pm LUNCH
12:45pm Continue morning activity: Discussion, review, and feedback.
1:00pm TINKER TIME - Only if all projects are complete
2:30pm Daily Camper Assessment
2:45pm Clean Up and Prep for Schowcase
3:30pm Student Showcase
4:30pm Camper Pick Up
Photos
July 23 to July 27
Instructor: Erin Salter
Humans have settled in almost every environment on our planet, building and innovating to meet wildly different challenges. In this week campers will explore what it means to engineer solutions to these challenges. How does a building that is safe during an earthquake different from a home that floats wherever the ocean currents take it? How would you harness the power of the wind or save every drop of water in the desert? A variety of activities will encourage students to consider their environment and its features.
Monday (July 23)
9:00am Intro
9:30am Activity/Lesson: What does engineering for you environment mean?
~ Talk about different environmental challenges
10:15am BREAK
10:30am Activity/Lesson: Design and craft a rover for an alien planet.
Rovers will be made with a pull-back toy car type design so they will move when wound up
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
Photos
Tuesday (July 24)
9:00am Warm Up
9:30am Activity/Lesson: Water is life: How we filter and store our most precious resource - water.
~ Build a water filter system using simple materials like sand and pebbles.
~ What materials/setup allow for the cleanest water?
~ What setup loses the least water?
~ How well are different water contaminants (dirt, oil, etc) cleaned out by the filters?
10:15am BREAK
10:30am Activity/Lesson: Build an evaporation-resistant water reservoir. We will leave these outside in the sun all week.
We will review and choose the best deign, announcing the winner at the end of the week before the showcase.
12:00pm LUNCH
12:45pm Continue morning activity: Evaporation Resistant Water Reservoir
1:00pm TINKER TIME
2:30pm Daily Camper Assessment
2:45pm Clean Up
3:00pm Camper Pick Up
Photos
Wednesday (July 25)
9:00am Warm UP
9:30am Activity/Lesson: Earthquake forces and safety: videos and discussion
~ What does it take for a building to be stable in an earthquake?
10:15pm BREAK
10:30am Activity/Lesson: Create models of earthquake safe towns/buildings
~ Test buildings on an earthquake table
~ Revise buildings to be safer or take on more advanced challenges
12:00pm LUNCH
12:45pm Continue morning activity: Discussion about earthquakes
1:00pm TINKER TIME
2:30pm Daily Camper Assessment
2:45pm Clean Up
3:00pm Camper Pick Up
Photos
Thursday (July 26)
9:00am Warm Up
9:30am Activity/Lesson: Harnessing the wind: Wind power
~ Build pinwheels
10:15am BREAK
10:30am Activity/Lesson: Wind turbines: Students will build different blade designs for that fit on wind turbines.
~ Which designs will generate the most power?
12:00pm LUNCH
12:45pm Continue morning activity: Discussion about wind
1:00pm TINKER TIME
2:30pm Daily Camper Assessment
2:45pm Clean Up
3:00pm Camper Pick Up
Photos
Friday (July 27)
9:00am Warm Up
9:30am Activity/Lesson: Floating city - Campers will create a city that can stand the wind and the waves.
~ Campers will work individually to make the sections of a city
~ Campers will work collaboratively to connect the various parts into a whole
10:15am BREAK
10:30am Continue working on Floating City
12:00pm LUNCH
12:45pm Continue morning activity: Discussion, review, and feedback.
1:00pm TINKER TIME - Only if all projects are complete
2:30pm Daily Camper Assessment
2:45pm Clean Up and Prep for Schowcase
3:30pm Student Showcase
4:30pm Camper Pick Up
Photos
