Apprentice Engineering Club

Description:

Virtual Engineering Club Fall 2020

Supplement your child’s STEM education this fall with our new Virtual Engineering Club.  This 12-week course will cover  Aerospace, Mechanical, Civil, and Software Engineering and will provide a fun, hand-on approach to virtual learning with a live instructor.  The club meets each week for Apprentice Engineers in Grades 3-6.

 

Apprentice (Grade 3-6)

Cost:  $150/ monthly + $15 Initial Supply Fee

Schedule: Tuesdays at 10:00 AM -11:30 AM over Zoom Video

Supplies for hands-on projects will be mailed to students in advance.

Lessons:

8 SEP – Airplanes (Aerospace Engineering) - Students will get a firsthand look at the basic mechanics of flight by constructing paper airplanes and testing the different components that allow it to remain airborne. The terminology discussed in this lesson will play in an important role in later lessons.

15 SEP – Lunar Lander (Aerospace Engineering) - Students will learn about the importance of weight distribution in aircraft design. Students will build their own custom “Lunar Lander” to protect their space cadet marshmallows from being ejected from their space craft.

22 SEP – Parachutes (Aerospace Engineering) - Students will have to engineer a functional parachute for a test jumper that must descend gracefully after being dropped from a tall height. After the testing phase, which is an important part of the Engineering Design Process, students will be able to improve upon their design. 

29 SEP – Airborne Engineers (Aerospace Engineering) - In this lesson, Airborne Engineers, students will explore the job of an aerospace engineer through discussion and active participation. They will learn that engineers perform a variety of jobs for the community and world.

6 OCT – Eggcelent Drop (Mechanical Engineering) - Packaging design and construction will be explored in the Eggcellent Drop activity. Students will learn about forces that will and will not crush an egg. They will work with partners to design a vehicle that will attempt to protect an egg from a one-, three-, and six-foot drop.

13 OCT – Balloon Car (Mechanical Engineering) - During this lesson, students will experience the challenge of building an air-powered vehicle that is incredibly aerodynamic. They will create a car shaped body which they will then redesign in an attempt to improve the efficiency of this vehicle in order to achieve the fastest dragster possible.

20 OCT – Candy Catapult Pt 1 (Mechanical Engineering)

27 OCT – Candy Catapult Pt 2 (Mechanical Engineering)

The catapult activity will provide a basic knowledge of how and why catapults were first created. Students will build a simple catapult using a spoon to power their candy projectile. Students will also explore the mechanics of catapults in order to increase precision and accuracy.

3 NOV – Coding with Scratch I (Software Engineering)

10 NOV – Coding with Scratch II (Software Engineering)

17 NOV - Coding with Scratch III (Software Engineering)

24 NOV - Coding with Scratch IV (Software Engineering)

What’s more fun than playing an interactive video game? Writing one! Video sensing allows students to design and program their own video games and then test them by interacting with the program via webcam. In this Scratch program, students work together to create their own games, art, and musical instruments while exploring coding foundations. Get up and get moving with Engineering for Kids and Scratch: Video Sensing!

Available: Full

Price: $465.00 Taxes included

Required age: 8 - 12 on the day of the activity

Notes: Classes will take place over Zoom meetings. Parents are responsible to provide a safe working space for students.

Prerequisites: None

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