Learning Standards:
Scientific Inquiry and Reasoning
PK.S.1.1: Campers will be encouraged to ask questions about kitchen ingredients and predict what will happen during CO2 sensory experiments, fostering curiosity.
PK.S.1.3: Campers will test predictions through active exploration with hands-on experimentation with everyday kitchen ingredients, understanding the science behind CO2 bubbles.
Engineering Design Process
PK.S.6.1: Campers will identify simple problems, such as detecting harmful gas in the kitchen, and brainstorm solutions through the design process.
PK.S.6.2: Campers will explore multiple solutions to design challenges by actively experimenting with different approaches while building a gas-detecting robot.
Physical Development and Health
PK.PDH.1: Campers will use their senses to guide learning by touching, smelling, and tasting ingredients during food sensory games and treat-making.
Social-Emotional Development
PK.SED.4.2: Campers will work together to solve problems and will be encouraged to collaborate while building the gas-detecting robot.
PK.SED.3.2: Campers will demonstrate self-regulation by managing their feelings appropriately during experiments, practicing patience, and enjoying a bubbly celebration feast.
Approaches to Learning
PK.AL.4: Campers will exhibit curiosity and willingness to learn new things through magical CO2-infused treat-making activities like Fizzy Lemonade and risen bread, cultivating a sense of wonder.
Inventing the Future of Transportation
What if bikes could travel on water, or cars could fly in the sky? You’ll need to buckle in as we visit the new NORY City, a metropolis filled with vehicles zooming, flying, and diving all around you. We won’t just be watching these machines move, instead you’ll be the one engineering them! Whether you want to build a car that can grow wings, or a bike equipped with floaties, each vehicle is only limited by your imagination. Using microelectronics and early engineering skills, we’ll explore fundamental physics principles through playful pilot tests and exhilarating races. This city is where imagination meets innovation, turning every idea into the inspiration for futuristic vehicles and smart cars!
Campers will:
- Create futuristic transportation inventions by building wheels, propellers, and simple rail systems that help people travel in imaginative new ways.
- Test how their smart vehicles move by rolling, floating, and pushing their designs to discover how speed, balance, and motion work through playful experiments.
- Race across NORY City together in a citywide adventure where campers send their vehicles on exciting journeys through streets, paths, and challenge zones they helped design.
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