South Washington County Schools Community Education

This kit will have your budding scientist exploring the Science side of STEM with engaging experiments and activities. First, learn about primary and secondary colors with Color Mixing Magic. Then, in States of Matter your scientist will investigate the three most common states in our environment with four exciting experiments. Finally, with Silly Slime, learn why slime is delightfully bouncy, stretchy and sticky as your scientist mixes up their own batch of slime and explores it's properties. This kit is more than hands-on...it’s hands in! Be prepared to have fun and get messy. Recommended Ages: Experimenting with an adult ages 4-8 . Experimenting under adult supervision, ages 8+ Kit Includes: pipette color mixing tablets color noodles bottle of bubble solution and wand blank greeting cards and envelopes powdered paint glue shaving cream craft stick 30ml measure cup bowl with lid for storage Color Mixing Magic Activity Guide States of Matter Activity Guide Silly Slime Activity Guide and more Kit Warnings: WARNING: Items in this kit are for external use only. Do not eat or drink any substance contained in this kit. Keep out of eyes, nose, and mouth. WARNING:CHOKING HAZARD--Small parts. Not for children under 3 years of age.

Join Science Explorers in a virtual laboratory as we become crazy chemists! We will investigate the Periodic Table and learn about its families with fun and exciting experiments as we discover the science side of STEM. We will break some chemical bonds, get messy with polymers and much more. Our classes are hands-on...so be ready for a mess! Crazy Chemistry Kit contains an outline and much of the materials needed to complete this pre-recorded class. A 30-day link will be provided to access a private video on YouTube Recommended Ages: Grades 2-6

Have fun with three STEM topics...chemistry, aerospace and electricity. First, your budding scientist with explore the three most common States of Matter in our environment: a solid, liquid and a gas. Next, discover the four forces that allow planes and rockets to fly: thrust, drag, weight and lift as you experiment with these forces with fun, hands-on experiments and activities while using a paratrooper to investigate drag, a disk launcher to explore lift and more. Then, you will build and test an electromagnet and learn how the electromagnetic field was first discovered. Recommended Ages: Experimenting with an adult ages 8+. Experimenting under adult supervision, ages 12+.

Have fun with two hands-on STEM topics...Slime and Catapults. In this DIY kit, you will first investigate the chemical reaction that creates slime. Mix up your own batches of Glow, Silky and Floam Slimes as you discover why slime is delightfully bouncy, stretchy and gooey. Then, build three different catapults to examine how levers, energy, and Newton's Laws of Motion all work together as you fling ping-pong balls while practicing your launching and aiming skills. This kit is more than hands-on...it’s hands in! Recommended Ages: Experimenting with an adult ages 8+. Experimenting under adult supervision, ages 12+.

Have fun with two STEM topics...engineering and chemistry with pH. Take your first steps into engineering by designing and building your own Art-Bot. These fun and silly robots are popular with both children and adults. Using the Activity Guide, with detailed picture instructions, the fun begins as you build your own Art-Bot with a motor, battery holder and more! Then, give your robot a personality with the craft supplies included in the kit. This STEM kit is not just hands-on....it is hands-in. Then, step into your own science lab to test the pH of six everyday substances. The exciting part of testing for pH is that the mixture changes color. The final color will indicate if the substance tested is an acid, a base or a neutral. This experiment will have your child excited about the science side of STEM! Plus, enough pH indicator will be provided so this experiment can be conducted again to test other items found around your home. Recommended Ages: Experimenting with an adult ages 8+. Experimenting under adult supervision, ages 12+.

Join Science Explorers in virtual laboratory as we explore three areas of STEM. First, discover the science side of STEM as we learn the difference between chemical and physical changes with sloppy, slimy, and messy experiments. Next, investigate technology as we learn if our hand is really quicker than the eye with various fun optical illusions. Then, discover engineering and math as we construct a marble roller coaster to learn about physics. This virtual class is filled with engaging experiments and activities. The kit will contain an outline and much of the materials needed to complete the pre-recorded class. A 30-day link will be provided to access a private video on YouTube.

Join Science Explorers in a virtual preschool classroom as we explore three areas of STEM. We will investigate a tropical rainforest and its layers while learning about the unique animals that live there. Then we will examine the three most common States of Matter in our environment (solid, liquid, gas) with fun and exciting experiments. Lastly, we will use our natural curiosity to explore force with engaging activities. The kit contains an outline and much of the materials needed to complete the pre-recorded class. A 30-day link will be provided to access a private video on YouTube. Recommended Ages: Experimenting with an adult ages 3.5-6.

The Young Inventors Kit is a child's first step into tinkering and inventing. You don’t need to have gray hair and wrinkles to be an inventor. Children are natural inventors and are curious and imaginative all on their own. Did you know that a child invented the Popsicle or that a 16 year old invented the trampoline? Encourage your child's tinkering spirit with this fun and engaging kit as they build an electrical circuit and learn about pneumatics. Your child will be designing, building, and creating for hours on end. They may just invent the next "big thing". The 175+ piece kit contains tools, adhesives, building materials, craft items, and a 16 page Activity Guide. It is packed with screwdrivers, screws, pliers, 1.5 volt hobby motor, batteries and holder, scissors, wheels, clamps, and much, much more. Recommended Ages: Experimenting with an adult ages 8+. Experimenting under adult supervision, ages 12+.

New to coding? Then this camp is for you! Create an amazing Pokemon adventure in a video game of your own creation!Specially designed for beginner coders, we make it extra fun for kids to pick up coding skills in a themed camp they love.Create your own universe of magical pokemon creatures to escape an adventure map, code a catch-pokemons-game, design your own pokemon team, and create a game to duel against friends.

Learning to code is fun, especially when you are coding a Minecraft adventure of your own!Create amazing Minecraft creatures to then code and create your personalized Minecraft adventure game you can show and share with your friends. Create a treasure map where your character needs to find a diamond trove, survive lava, get away from dangerous creatures, and so much more.

Learn film editing basics and how to use Hollywood-style special effects techniques. Possible special effects learned in class include animated lasers, Harry Potter’s Invisible cloak, custom Star War-like light swords, pulp sci-fi crawl, Thor’s lightning hammer, or hyperdrive effects. Groups' final projects will be emailed to parents, or students may bring a USB jump drive on the last day. Student photography releases must be signed for this class.

This course will give you hands-on experience developing your own game using Scratch 3, a visual coding platform. Students will think like programmers and learn coding concepts while creating a 2-dimensional, arcade-style Super Mario Bros.-themed game. The first part of the class will be instructor-led; with the time remaining, students will have the opportunity to customize their games. Bring a USB drive to save your games on the last day

Unleash your creativity as you work collaboratively! Create a world with others in four unique, themed quadrants. Build different biomes, or base a section on your favorite movie or video game! Meld your quadrants together with bridges, and separate them with moats of water, lava, or even the void! Students will get a copy of the world map to take home and expand on. We will be using the PC/Java Edition of Minecraft. Bring a USB drive to save your game on the last day.

Designed by the experts at MIT, this unique system teaches children about simple machines, engineering, programming, and so much more. The LEGO® Education WeDo Robotics Builder class allows students to explore different concepts in robotics. Possible models may include Scuba Driver, Clown Fish, Bathyscope, Sea Gulls, Submarine, and more. Your students will build LEGO® models featuring working motors, tilt sensors, motion detectors, and a LEGO® USB Robotics Hub. Students will be working in pairs.

Build a picture frame, a race car, catapult and trophy display base. Builders will learn to measure, cut, sand, paint and then take home each project they build. This Youth Enrichment League (YEL) class educates students on the use of basic tools (hammers, nails, screwdriver, measuring tape, t-square and more). SAFETY IS OUR FIRST PRIORITY. No power tools will be used in class. See YouthEnrichmentLeague.com for pictures of projects and more detailsNOTE: Participants should be comfortable cutting using a small saw as well as using other hand tools. Students should wear clothes that can get paint on them.

This chess camp is for players that need the next level of challenge from their school club. Maybe you’re ready to “try” tournament play. Maybe you want to “improve” your tournament play. Standard chess and variations will be used to improve your skills. Participants should be interested in a deeper level of instruction beyond the basics.