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3D Printing & CAD Grade 2 - 6Youth STEM(Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math)3D Printing & CAD Grade 2 - 6 New Projects this semester! This 3D printing camp takes students through the 3D printing process from start to finish. Students will design 3D objects using TinkerCAD (an online web app), and use the 3D slicing program Cura to bring their creations to life. This course serves as an excellent introduction to 3D printing and is ideal for students who like to draw, design, imagine and see their creations come to life. Students will be designing 1-2 objects, and the 3D print will be mailed home. No experience is necessary, but familiarity with doing common tasks using a computer and keyboarding is required. Fees listed include printing fee for one project. Home Technical Requirements For all Classes include: personal computer (Windows XP or later) or Mac (OSX) with at least a 2GHz processor and 4GB of RAM. Internet: Broadband internet, Webcam, Microphone and Speakers, Google Meet. Additional Technical Requirements; Minecraft Java Edition, PC. Chromebooks, tablets, or phones will not work.2023 Winter/Spring
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tonechootero (flickr) (CC BY 2.0)CODE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT-VIRTUAL COMPUTER CODING COMPETITION GR 3-9Youth STEM(Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math)Code Championship Tournament Series | Virtual Computer Coding Competition Build a computer bot to play head-to-head against other coders! Whether this is your first Code Championship event, or if you've been competing for years, this is the perfect way to explore the competitive coding world of Code Championship. No previous coding experience necessary. The Fall 2022 Code Championship Series is a series of six tournaments in six weeks (it's ok to miss one or two). These tournaments will be hosted online using Google Meet and the Code Championship website. If you have a modern browser like Chrome or Firefox, no additional download is required. Please come to know how to navigate the internet (basic typing and mouse control). The link to the Google Meet event will be emailed two days before the tournament. Grades 3-9 TECH ACADEMY CLASSES- TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL CLASES LISTED BELOW. Home Technical Requirements For all Classes include: personal computer (Windows XP or later) or Mac (OSX) with at least a 2GHz processor and 4GB of RAM. Internet: Broadband internet, Webcam, Microphone and Speakers, Google Meet. Additional Technical Requirements; Minecraft Java Edition, PC. Chromebooks, tablets, or phones will not work.2023 Winter/Spring
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Escape the Ender Dragon: Escape Room Grades 1-6Youth STEM(Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math)Escape the Ender Dragon: Escape Room Grade 1 - 6 Unleash your creativity as you work collaboratively! Create a world with others in multiple unique, themed Escape Room Adventure Map. Our mission to race through the end and escape the Ender Dragon. Students will get a copy of the world to continue development at home. Home Technical Requirements For all Classes include: personal computer (Windows XP or later) or Mac (OSX) with at least a 2GHz processor and 4GB of RAM. Internet: Broadband internet, Webcam, Microphone and Speakers, Google Meet. Additional Technical Requirements; Minecraft Java Edition, PC. Chromebooks, tablets, or phones will not work.2023 Winter/Spring
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Game Coding Grade 1 - 4Youth STEM(Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math)Game Coding Don’t Just PLAY games. CREATE them! All new games and characters! Create and learn to modify our arcade-style games using Scratch. Scratch is a programming language, developed by MIT. Basic computer skills needed (basic keyboarding and using a mouse). Home Technical Requirements For all Classes include: personal computer (Windows XP or later) or Mac (OSX) with at least a 2GHz processor and 4GB of RAM. Internet: Broadband internet, Webcam, Microphone and Speakers, Google Meet. Additional Technical Requirements; Minecraft Java Edition, PC. Chromebooks, tablets, or phones will not work.2023 Winter/Spring
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Game Coding: Mario KartYouth STEM(Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math)Game Coding: Mario Kart In this class, we introduce students’ programming concepts using Scratch. Scratch is a drag-and-drop creative coding platform developed by MIT. Students will be instructed to make a Mario Kart-style game. Then pick custom characters, track to customize their games. Basic computer skills needed (basic keyboarding and using a mouse). Home Technical Requirements For all Classes include: personal computer (Windows XP or later) or Mac (OSX) with at least a 2GHz processor and 4GB of RAM. Internet: Broadband internet, Webcam, Microphone and Speakers, Google Meet. Additional Technical Requirements; Minecraft Java Edition, PC. Chromebooks, tablets, or phones will not work.2023 Winter/Spring
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Game Coding: MultiplayerYouth STEM(Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math)Game Coding: Multiplayer In this class, we introduce students’ programming concepts using Scratch. Learn to create multiplayer games. Scratch is a drag-and-drop creative coding platform developed by MIT. Basic computer skills needed (basic keyboarding and using a mouse). Home Technical Requirements For all Classes include: personal computer (Windows XP or later) or Mac (OSX) with at least a 2GHz processor and 4GB of RAM. Internet: Broadband internet, Webcam, Microphone and Speakers, Google Meet. Additional Technical Requirements; Minecraft Java Edition, PC. Chromebooks, tablets, or phones will not work.2023 Winter/Spring
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Game Coding: Star Wars (Gr. 2 - 5)Youth STEM(Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math)Game Coding: Star Wars In this class, we introduce students’ programming concepts using Scratch. Learn to create an interactive 2D video game using your FAVORITE Star Wars characters. Scratch is a drag-and-drop creative coding platform developed by MIT. Basic computer skills needed (basic keyboarding and using a mouse). Home Technical Requirements For all Classes include: personal computer (Windows XP or later) or Mac (OSX) with at least a 2GHz processor and 4GB of RAM. Internet: Broadband internet, Webcam, Microphone and Speakers, Google Meet. Additional Technical Requirements; PC needed, will not work on chromebook, tablets, or phones2023 Winter/Spring
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Hacking Java Games (Gr. 4-8)Youth STEM(Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math)Hacking Java Games (Gr. 4-8) Hack into the code of classic games! Students will learn Java coding skills while modifying games. Coding beginners and more experienced students will love this class. This fun class is our staff’s and students’ favorite codling class. We will be editing text files. No experience is necessary, but familiarity with common tasks using a computer operating system (text-editing and understanding directory structures) and good keyboarding skills is required. Home Technical Requirements For all Classes include: personal computer (Windows XP or later) or Mac (OSX) with at least a 2GHz processor and 4GB of RAM. Internet: Broadband internet, Webcam, Microphone and Speakers, Google Meet. Additional Technical Requirements; PC needed, will not work on Chromebook, tablets, or phones. BlueJay - free download, Java development Environment, will provide download instructions before class2023 Winter/Spring
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Invent & Imagine Grade 2 - 6Youth STEM(Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math)Invent & Imagine Calling all imaginative inventors! You’ll love this hands-on course filled with excitement. Design your own operable controller. Create simple circuits that spin, alarm, fly, and glow. Test conductivity of everyday items - like bananas! … and MORE! (No prior knowledge needed - just an imagination!) Grades 2-62023 Winter/Spring
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Let's Build Grade K-4Youth STEM(Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math)Let’s Build! Get ready to put your curiosity and creativity to test through exciting, hands-on, engineering-based challenges. Building Bonus: Have fun with friends during our creative free-choice build. K-42023 Winter/Spring
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Minecraft Coding: Automations (Gr. 2-6)Youth STEM(Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math)Learn to use Redstone and command blocks to make automated machines in Minecraft JavaEdition. Basic computer skills needed (basic keyboarding and using a mouse).2023 Winter/Spring
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Minecraft ModPack Development Gr. 2-6Youth STEM(Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math)Minecraft ModPack Development Grades 2-6 Learn to make Java mods for Minecraft Java Edition Minecraft using MCreator. Customize your gaming experience! MCreator is a great tool to learn Minecraft modding and to learn concepts of software programming. We will make a custom ModPack. Students should be comfortable with keyboarding, and, of course, playing Minecraft! At the end of the class, take home your Mods to share with family and friends. Basic computer skills needed (basic keyboarding and using a mouse). Home Technical Requirements For all Classes include: personal computer (Windows XP or later) or Mac (OSX) with at least a 2GHz processor and 4GB of RAM. Internet: Broadband internet, Webcam, Microphone and Speakers, Google Meet. Additional Technical Requirements; Minecraft Java Edition, PC. Chromebooks, tablets, or phones will not work. Mcreator-free downloadable software This must be downloaded and installed before class.2023 Winter/Spring
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Ready, Set, RobotsYouth STEM(Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math)Ready, Set, Robots! Do you love computers AND creating? Then this is the course for you! Enjoy design challenges with Dash, code by color with Indi, and free play game time with Sphero! (No prior robotics experience necessary!)2023 Winter/Spring
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Video Production for YouTube: Podcasting Grade 4 - 7Youth STEM(Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math)New! Video Production for YouTube: Podcasting Grade 4 - 7 Learn how to produce a YouTube - Learn the ins and out of producing your own podcast. Explore ideas, make a script map, and more. We will also go over refining your audio using Audacity. Edit your video, add transitions, insert a soundtrack. Then share your finished video with the world. Home Technical Requirements For all Classes include: personal computer (Windows XP or later) or Mac (OSX) with at least a 2GHz processor and 4GB of RAM. Internet: Broadband internet, Webcam, Microphone and Speakers, Google Meet Additional technical requirement; cell phone video camera or external webcam. Imovie (Mac) or Filmdora (Windows trial version) software. Audacity free software download2023 Winter/Spring
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Web Design Grade 2 - 6Youth STEM(Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math)Web Design Grades 2-6 Learn to create web pages! Students will learn how to create an HTML web page, learn various HTML tags, and experiment with design, javascript, and CSS. Home Technical Requirements For all Classes include: personal computer (Windows XP or later) or Mac (OSX) with at least a 2GHz processor and 4GB of RAM. Internet: Broadband internet, Webcam, Microphone and Speakers, Google Meet. Additional Technical Requirements; Minecraft Java Edition, PC. Chromebooks, tablets, or phones will not work.2023 Winter/Spring
