Learning Standards:

PK.SED.2 (Positive Relationships with Adults and Peers): Campers will work collaboratively with peers and instructors, fostering positive relationships and teamwork through group projects and activities.
 
PK.ELAL.1 (Engaging in Conversation and Collaboration): Campers will engage in conversations and collaborative discussions about their game designs, enhancing their communication and social interaction skills.
 
PK.MATH.9 (Understanding Shapes and Spatial Relationships): Campers will design and build arcade games, using shapes and spatial relationships to create detailed blueprints and game elements.
 
PK.SCI.3 (Exploring Properties of Materials and Tools): Campers will explore and use various materials and tools in their game prototypes, gaining an understanding of their properties and applications.
 
PK.ARTS.1 (Creating Art with a Purpose): Campers will create artistic elements for their arcade games, using their imagination and creativity to design visually appealing and functional game components.
 
PK.TECH.1 (Using Technology Appropriately): Campers will learn and apply basic robotic and engineering principles to their game designs, using technology appropriately to enhance their interactive experiences.

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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