STEM+Camp

= STEM Camp 2013 =

Monday: Welcome to STEM camp
The first two activities could easily be swapped depending on the visitors in to see the program begin.

1. What does STEM mean to you? The United States Postal Service has asked us to create some potential STEM Stamps for future use. Using what you know or think you know about STEM, get creative with your STEM Stamp design. Make sure to creatively include your name as part of your design. (40 Minutes)

2. Getting to know you activities and team building games. (40 Minutes)
 * Spagetti and Marshmellows Using dry spaghetti noodles and marshmallows, learners work in teams to build a structure taller than the others in 10 minutes.


 * Getting across the open space. Using spongy clothes, the leader has the cloths and has to throw it out far enough to step one foot. At all times the washcloth must remain with a foot on the cloth. The leader then throws a second cloth and with one foot steps onto it without leaving the first cloth unoccupied. The second player will use one foot to step simultaneously onto the cloth with the first team member as the first team member moves to the second cloth. At each point, there should be two feet on a cloth; one of the person in front and one of the person behind. At no time can a cloth be unoccupied. This continues until all members are across the open space. As the last team member comes across, they are expected to gather the cloths. Again, at no time can a cloth be unoccupied.


 * Moving a Structure Need 6 plastic cups, one rubber band, string with 4 handles per group. Connect the rubber band to the four strings. Workers are only allowed to manipulate the "string" in order to move the structure from 6 cups three across stacked 2 high to a pyramid stacked 3,2,1.



3. Introduce out STEM Project for the two weeks of Camp!
 * What is a deck?
 * What are the uses of a deck?
 * What does a person who would be thinking of putting a deck in their yard need to think about?

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How many errors does the inspector find? What are the reasons for identifying the faults?

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Handi Blocks Bring up the sales sheet on the Handi Block. Questions: What do you notice about the advertisement? (Metric measurement)

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9:45 DPW Land Survey Presentation / Frank
== 10:45 Snack break Screws vs. Nails While learners are having snack, share this interesting article on the White Board. == Cooperative Problem Solving

11:00- 1:00 Project work - [[file:Brenda`s+Deck.pdf]]
> They will then work to draw the deck to scale on graph paper. (Rulers, pencils, graph paper, clipboards)
 * == Create a simulated space outside that represents our decks. (Measuring Tools Needed) ==

**1:00 Lunch**
 * 1:30 Team volleyball**

STEM Video 2
Investigating Decking Materials






 * **Collect soil samples for experimentation.**
 * == Just a Spoonful **Lab - Sand, Cups, Teaspoons, Table Spoons** ==
 * == **A Mighty Wind Lab - Soil, Table cloth, Fan** ==

Moving the Materials - Design a way to move the materials into the working area with the least amount of strain to a person.

Copies of the Engineering worksheets to print out.

Math for the afternoon... Split into two groups. One group will use the library computers to work on math sites while the other group works on math workbook. Then the kids can switch.

Thursday:

 * Create a Cost Analysis Spread Sheet using Excel**

Monday:
Cells Brainpop: An introduction to Cells and cell parts. Children will have a worksheet to follow as they watch the video. Following the video, we will take the 10 question quiz as a group.

DNABrainpop


 * July 15: 8:30AM-12Noon**
 * Start with a tour of the Agriscience Center, green houses, small animal lab, tissue culture room, and biotechnology lab. **Students must wear closed shoes for this and for the lab activity.**
 * Split into two groups, Bob Decerbo tells me there are 23 students enrolled and our classrooms and labs are set up for groups of 15, so two smaller groups would be a safer option than one large group.
 * One group will be with me upstairs for a video/clip on cells and DNA, and then go to the lab for the strawberry DNA extraction activity.
 * The other group would be with you, either in the multi-purpose room or the floral design lab, downstairs, depending on what type of activity you will be doing with them.
 * Switch groups after 90 minutes.
 * Done at 12Noon with Agriscience activity.
 * 12Noon-4:00PM**
 * Students can eat their lunches in the multi-purpose room or outside depending on the day and weather, etc.
 * Afternoon activity can be either in the multi-purpose room or the floral design lab, depending on what you plan to do with the students. None of the Agriscience teachers will be there in the afternoon.

Tuesday:
Microscope Microscope Parts Print out and copy for each student to use prior to showing the microscope movie.


 * July 16: 8:30AM-12Noon**
 * Start with a tour of the Agriscience Farm; visit the llamas, alpacas, sheep, chickens, rabbits, and horses. **Students must wear closed shoes for this and for the lab activity.**
 * Split into two groups for laboratory activity, one group will be with me upstairs for the microscope lab, video clip/diagram/practice/make their own slides with pond water.
 * The other group would be with you, either in the multi-purpose room or the floral design lab, downstairs, depending on what type of activity you will be doing with them.
 * Switch groups after 90 minutes.
 * Done at 12Noon with Agriscience activity.
 * 12Noon-4:00PM**
 * Students can eat their lunches in the multi-purpose room or outside depending on the day and weather, etc.
 * Afternoon activity can be either in the multi-purpose room or the floral design lab, depending on what you plan to do with the students. None of the Agriscience teachers will be there in the afternoon.

Wednesday:

 * Read about the history of the Adirondack chairs.
 * Using the diagram, create chairs scaled down using cardboard.