Junior 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 Junior Engineers in grades K-2.

Junior (Grade K-2)

Cost:  $100/ monthly + $15 Initial Supply Fee

Schedule: Tuesdays at 9:00 AM – 10:00AM over Zoom Video

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

Lessons:

8 SEP – Airborne Engineers (Aerospace Engineering) - In the introductory 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.

15 SEP – Up Up and Away (Aerospace Engineering) - In the lesson extension of Airborne Engineers, Up, UP and Away, students build their very own flying airplane.

22 SEP – Look Out Below (Aerospace Engineering)  During the extension to Kites, students apply the same principles of aerodynamics to create a parachute that can safely deliver a passenger to the ground.

29 SEP – Columns (Civil Engineering) - In this lesson, students work to create their own column structure that can hold their own weight.

6 OCT – Tunneling (Civil Engineering) - Thomas the Train and Disney’s movie Cars highlight how mesmerizing transportation is to children. Tunneling explores how civil engineers work together to plan and build roads and tunnels across various terrains.

13 OCT – Over the River (Civil Engineering) - During the Over the River lesson, students will examine attributes of two types of bridges: beam and truss. Students will attempt to build a strong truss bridge using some delicious materials! During the lesson extension, students will take the bridges they created in the previous lesson and test their strength.

20 OCT – Catapulting Marshmallows (Mechanical Engineering) - It’s not a bird, it’s not a plane, it’s a flying marshmallow! During this Junior Mechanical Engineering activity, students will learn about the design and physics of a catapult. They will create a basic catapult using a spring-style clothespin, a craft stick, and a plastic bottle top to launch a large marshmallow at a target!

27 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.

3 NOV – Rolling Rambler (Mechanical Engineering) - During the Rolling Rambler activity, students will construct a model of a car using a toilet paper tube and other household items. They will learn about the car’s wheel and axle system. And they will explore the principles of speed and acceleration as they test-drive their Rolling Rambler on different inclined surfaces.

10 NOV – Coding with Scratch I (Software Engineering)

17 NOV - Coding with Scratch II (Software Engineering)

24 NOV - Coding with Scratch III (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: $315.00 Taxes included

Required age: 5 - 8 on the day of the activity

Notes: Classes will take place over Zoom Meetings. Parents are responsible to provide a safe working environment during class.

Prerequisites: None

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