Learning Standards:
PK.AL.1 (Approaches to Learning - Initiative and Curiosity): Campers will engineer robotic assistants equipped with gesture sensors that respond to commands, fostering initiative and curiosity as they explore how technology can be used to create magical effects.
PK.AL.3 (Approaches to Learning - Engagement and Persistence): Campers will learn and practice fun magic tricks, integrating their robotic assistants seamlessly, demonstrating engagement and persistence as they refine their tricks and work towards perfecting their performance.
PK.CLL.1 (Communication, Language, and Literacy - Speaking and Listening): Campers will perform an enchanting magic show for family and friends, developing their public speaking and listening skills as they present their tricks and respond to audience reactions.
PK.CKW.2 (Cognition and Knowledge of the World - Science Concepts): Campers will understand the basics of how gesture sensors work and how they can be integrated into robotic assistants, enhancing their scientific knowledge by exploring cause and effect relationships in technology.
PK.CA.1 (Creative Arts - Drama): Campers will express their creativity by performing magic tricks, incorporating their robotic assistants, which helps them engage in imaginative play and develop their dramatic expression.
PK.SED.1 (Social and Emotional Development - Self-Concept and Self-Efficacy): Campers will build confidence and self-efficacy by successfully creating and performing with their robotic assistants, reinforcing their belief in their ability to achieve their goals through effort and creativity.
PK.PDH.1 (Physical Development and Health - Fine Motor Skills): Campers will enhance their fine motor skills by assembling robotic components and manipulating their assistants during their magic tricks.
Product Design Studio: Invent, Prototype, and Create Value!
Have you ever been drenched in the rain, and wished an umbrella could sprout from your head to keep you dry? These types of inventions don’t exist… yet! With your ingenious, bubbly creativity, the NORY product design studio will help turn the most ridiculous ideas into purposeful, powerful inventions that solve everyday problems. From Wallace & Gromit’s automatic Good Morning Machine to Dyson’s iconic vacuum, you’ll invent, prototype, and create any commercial (or silly!) products from scratch. Inventors will take their creativity to the next level, learning how to bring ideas to life and share the value of their inventions with our friendly “Shark Tank” Investors. Whether the idea is hilarious, helpful, or both, every Inventor gets the chance to step into the Demo Day and show how their silly imagination could be tomorrow’s brilliant invention.
Campers Will:
- Invent original products by spotting everyday problems and imagining creative, funny, or helpful solutions.
- Prototype their ideas using robotic sensors and simple mechanisms to test how their product works and improve it.
- Present their invention at Demo Day as they explain its value to friendly “Shark Tank” investors and celebrate their design journey.
6/12-6/16
