Robotics Clinics: Spring Break/Fundraiser/Outreach:
We plan to offer a 3 day robotics camp for 4th and 5th graders during one of our breaks or summer vacation. Can serve as a fundraiser as well as outreach.
Many of us participated in Enginnering day when we were in 1st and 2nd grades. We continue the tradition and bring enginnering Alive to our future engineers.
Rockwell Engineering Day
Newtonian Wind Cars: An activity that explores Newton’s Three Laws and applies basic force concepts into the construction and mechanics of a sail car.
Vocabulary:
Engineering, force, friction, gravity, Newton’s first, second, and third laws of motion
Supplies:
Bottle tops, regular bendy straws, wood axles, tape, note cards, baggies, small straws, scissors, small paper clips, electric fan.
Agenda:
Engineering Introduction & Newton’s Laws Discussion 10 min
Constructing a Wind Car discussion 5 min
Building your car 20 min
Testing Your Cars 10 min
Final Discussion 5 min
Monday June 21st
Float Your Boat or Sink Your Ship: An Activity on Density and Buoyancy
Vocabulary:
Engineering, gravity, mass, volume, density, buoyancy, force, Archimedes
Supplies:
Clay, aluminum, pennies, tubs, water, density cubes, balance, ruler, displacement apparatus, Aluminum Foil.
Agenda:
Engineering Introduction & density/buoyancy discusssion10 min
What do we know about boats and things that float 5 min
Building your Boats 20 min
Testing Your Boats 10 min
Final Discussion 5 min
Purpose: Expose kids to engineering in a fun and instructional way
Short and informal presentation on topic
Vocabulary exposure
Hands on learning activity
4 classes of 1st graders
40 min presentation and hand on activities
Discuss Newtons 3 laws of motion
Model examples
Build air cars
Mini competition
Game to review vocabulary and give prizes
4 Classes of 2nd graders
Presentation on Windmills
Model examples
Kids create turbine blades
mini competition