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.

Architects' Landscaping: Building a Giant Community Garden

Imagine building a fully enhanced smart greenhouse from the ground up, where every structure, robotic system, and watering robot is optimized to produce thriving crops and flourishing plants. As Master Architects and Botanical Engineers, you’ll transform our plain classroom into a large-scale wooden greenhouse, constructing frames, beds, and pathways for a wide variety of plants. Our architects won’t settle for a simple garden, as you’ll need to program automated garden technology that controls watering, UV light, and robotic plant care for each unique garden bed. From water flow to sunlight, our Masters will transform the space into an intelligent botanical masterpiece filled with data-driven sensor systems controlling plant growth. By combining architecture, woodworking, coding, and physical computing, the Master’s garden will become a blooming community garden that can support plant life efficiently and sustainably.

Campers Will:

  • Construct a large-scale wooden garden using real woodworking tools and intentional planning to create unique structural frames, planting beds, and irrigation pathways.
  • Program digital control systems by using sensors and coded logic to manage watering, lighting, and robotic plant care across different garden zones.
  • Operate their smart greenhouse as an integrated system, analyzing how structure, data, and automation work together to support healthy plant growth.

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