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Sun Prints: Exploring Cyanotypes, ages 7-13 yrs CKICK-5278-CR02D
with Josie Woodrome
Ages: 7 - 13
Discover the magic of cyanotypes! Print flowers, leaves, other natural objects, and drawn images with sun-sensitive paper. Students will have the opportunity to gather objects, create compositions, and watch their print develop when exposed to UV light. Once dry, students have the option of creating a mixed media cyanotype, adding to their print with watercolor, paint pes, and other drawing materials. Students will leave the camp with their own unique prints.
Camping STEM Challenges, ages 6-12 yrs CKICK-5040-CR01D
with Carla Chesnek
Ages: 6 - 12
Get ready for an unforgettable adventure at our Summer STEM Camping Workshop! Young explorers will dive into hands-on challenges that combine creativity, teamwork, and problem-solving. Campers will construct their own tents, engineer a marshmallow zipline, take on the exciting paper stool challenge, design glowing paper cup luminaries to light up their campsite creations and more. Along the way, they’ll discover how science, technology, engineering, and math come together in fun and surprising ways!
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Robotics 101 with LEGO® WeDo Education, ages 6-13 yrs CKICK 5135 TR01D
with Diane Fefferman
Ages: 6 - 13
Students will build LEGO® creations from WeDo® Education, turning them into a robot, programmed to do exactly what they tell it to do. Robotics 101 uses drag and drop icon-based programming and offers an introduction into the fun of building with LEGO® Bricks. Additionally, the students will face the challenge of computer programming some pretty awesome robots that will equip them to succeed in a technology-based marketplace. They will also have fun playing camp style games and a few LEGO® building challenges. Get your student ready for a fun, action-packed week that combines real-life skills with real-kid fun! Each student will also take home a LEGO® mini figure.
LEGO® is a registered trademark of the LEGO® Group of companies which does not sponsor, authorize or endorse these programs.
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Worms at Work!, ages 8-13 yrs CKICK-5068-NS01E
with Offered in partnership with U of I extension
Ages: 8 - 13
Get ready to meet the real MVPs of the garden—worms and bees! In this fun, hands-on 4-H workshop series, youth will build and care for a worm composting bin and watch as worms turn everyday food scraps into rich, natural fertilizer. Then, they’ll put those powerful worm castings to work by planting their own herbs and vegetables to take home and grow. But that’s not all—participants will also help pollinators by creating their own bee hotel, learning how these important insects support the plants we grow.
Youth will learn how to care for worms, reduce food waste, support pollinators, and grow healthy plants—all while getting their hands a little dirty. It’s a perfect mix of science, gardening, and real-life skills they can use at home long after the workshop ends!
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Stop Motion Animation with LEGO® Bricks, ages 8-13 yrs CKICK 5139 TR01D
with Diane Fefferman
Ages: 8 - 13
Ready on the set! Action! Students learn how to develop a storyboard, then put that to use in designing their movie set using LEGO® bricks to tell their story, complete with music, special effects and all their favorite LEGO® mini- figure characters! In this fun and creative camp, students will plan, script, stage, shoot, and produce their own mini-movie using Stop Motion Animation. Students work in a small production team of 3-4 people, use LEGO® components to build the set and props, then shoot their movie using a web camera. Teams will use movie-making software to add special effects, titles, credits and more. When the movie is complete, students will have a premiere screening party on the last day of camp. Don't let your kid miss their chance to be a movie producer! They will also have fun playing camp style games and a few LEGO building challenges throughout the week. Students will receive a copy of the movies the whole class created as well as a LEGO® mini figure.
LEGO® is a registered trademark of the LEGO® Group of companies which does not sponsor, authorize or endorse these programs.
LEGO® MineCrafting World with LEGO® Bricks, ages 6-13 yrs CKICK 5134 NS01D
with Diane Fefferman
Ages: 6 - 13
Explore the challenging world of Minecraft by using LEGO® Bricks to build some of the popular game figures, construct motorized LEGO® models, 3D, and mosaic builds inspired by the game. Campers will be given new challenges each day to craft elements in the game to build upon their gaming/coding skills too. They will also build and take home a personalized LEGO® mini figure.
LEGO® is a registered trademark of the LEGO® Group of companies which does not sponsor, authorize or endorse these programs. “Minecraft” is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation which does not sponsor, authorize or endorse these programs.
Robotics 101 with LEGO® WeDo Education, ages 6-13 yrs CKICK 5135 NS01D
with Diane Fefferman
Ages: 6 - 13
Students will build LEGO® creations from WeDo® Education, turning them into a robot, programmed to do exactly what they tell it to do. Robotics 101 uses drag and drop icon-based programming and offers an introduction into the fun of building with LEGO® Bricks. Additionally, the students will face the challenge of computer programming some pretty awesome robots that will equip them to succeed in a technology-based marketplace. They will also have fun playing camp style games and a few LEGO® building challenges. Get your student ready for a fun, action-packed week that combines real-life skills with real-kid fun! Each student will also take home a LEGO® mini figure.
LEGO® is a registered trademark of the LEGO® Group of companies which does not sponsor, authorize or endorse these programs.