Learning Standards:

PK.SCI.1.1 (Inquiry and Curiosity): Campers will develop a habit of asking "why" and "how" things work by exploring the mechanisms of self-driving cars, fostering their natural curiosity.
 
PK.SCI.2.1 (Exploration and Investigation): Campers will build self-driving cars and test them through hands-on experimentation, engaging in simple experiments and making observations.
 
PK.ETS1.1 (Engineering Design Process): Campers will follow the basic steps of the engineering design process—Ask, Imagine, Plan, Create, and Improve—to build and refine their self-driving cars, enhancing their problem-solving skills.
 
PK.ETS2.1 (Understanding Technology): Campers will learn about sensors and motors, gaining a foundational understanding of how technology powers their cars and how different technologies are used in daily life.
 
PK.SEL.5.1 (Persistence and Resilience): Campers will build resilience by persisting in challenging tasks and learning from trial and error as they iterate on their car designs.
 
PK.SEL.6.1 (Collaboration and Communication): Campers will work together to solve problems and share their ideas, fostering collaboration and effective communication among peers.
 
PK.PS2.1 (Physical Science – Force and Motion): Campers will understand how forces affect the movement of their cars and the role of sensors in detecting obstacles through interactive activities.
 
PK.ARTS.3.1 (Creative Expression): Campers will personalize and decorate their cars, expressing their creativity through hands-on projects.

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Inventor's Time Travel: Innovations Throughout History

Hop inside the magic school bus, we're going to take an adventure through time! In one moment, you've warped back to the prehistoric era. A giant robotic mammoth is rampaging through the NORY village, and you'll need stone-age tools and clever problem-solving to catch it before it causes any more chaos. Blink again, and suddenly you're in the middle of the Industrial Revolution, where spinning gears and moving machines will help us set up an automated ice cream shop! Finally, we will blast off into the future to save the world from an evil alien chicken using our own advanced robotic inventions. Each stop in time holds a secret, as inventors in every era solved problems using the tools they had. Grab your seat and hold on as our time-traveling inventors break the timeline and innovate across the ages!

Campers will:

  • Explore inventions from different eras by testing how early tools, machines, and systems solved problems with limited resources.
  • Combine ideas across time by using engineering and robotics to remix ancient, industrial, and modern inventions into creative new solutions.
  • Complete time-travel themed missions: catching giant robotic mammoths in the prehistoric era, running their own ice cream shop in the Industrial Revolution, and saving the world from an evil chicken alien in the future.