Meet Your Instructors
Liz
Hey Explorers! My name is Liz and I am going into my 3rd year studying Industrial Design. I enjoy dancing, arts and crafts, puzzles, and designing things of course! I am super excited to meet you all at camp this summer :)
Aleksey
Hello! My name is Aleksey and I am starting my 4th year as a Computer Science student at Carleton. I enjoy biking, swimming, robotics, and camping. We've got many great things planned for you, so check it out below. Hope to see you all soon!!
Sarah
Hello everyone! My name is Sarah and I will be going into my 3rd year of Mechanical Engineering this coming September. I love to play the cello, read, and (weather permitting) go out for runs. Looking forward to meeting you all!!
Weekly Schedule
Activity Descriptions
Light Bright
From small to big, go from putting together your own mini lamps to creating a large-scale light drawing with coloured containers!
Green Screenplay
It’s greener than grass! Explore the world of greenscreens where we will take pictures with a green backdrop and swap it out for fancier ones.
Pintroductions
As part of introductions, we will be making custom pin buttons with our button maker! It’s as swift and easy as two presses and voilà, you’re done, with a pin to your shirt.
Velocity Ventures
A race against nothing but time! Build your own car and send it down a ramp while a sensor calculates the speed of your car as it barrels down.
Slithery Critters
No arms? No legs? No problem! Learn about the movement of slithering and make your own slithering creature.
Makers "R" Us
Vacuum form a mold from Lego and a silicone version straight from your design shall be granted and placed right into your hand!
Chromatic Collage
CMY? What do Cyan, Magenta, and Yellow have to do with each other? Discover colour theory and put together a booklet of coloured sheets that produce the colour of your desire.
Techy Textiles
Not only can 3D printing form solid objects, but it can create flexible ones too! Explore this by designing your own fabric using TinkerCAD and seeing how they print!
Day/Night DeLight
Light during day, dark during night...discover the day and night cycle by observing a simulation of revolving planets.
Grounding Lightning
BOOM! FLASH! CRACK! Come see a live demonstration of how lightning gets grounded by metal and the importance of lightning rods.
Mission Control
Quickly, to the left! Now to the right! Dodge all incoming asteroids by commanding a spacecraft on Scratch using Makey Makeys.
Transportension
Ready, set, go! Design, construct, and race your own zipline cart down a line as we discuss string tension and how it can affect speed.
Field of Attraction
Does it pull or push? Come join us as we learn all about magnets and their attractive (and repulsive) properties.