Entering Grades 3 & 4

Creative Contraptions

Rather than simply turning a page with your finger, wouldn’t it be way more fun to knock over a line of dominoes, which causes a ball to roll…  that turns on a hair dryer… that blows a hammer… that taps a board… that triggers a catapult… that launches a ball… that hits a piece of rubber hanging over the page… that turns the page? In this camp, participants will explore engineering concepts and learn how engineers use these concepts to solve problems. Together, we will investigate how things roll, fly, slide, and collide while we utilize gravity, levers, pulleys, magnets, and more. During this camp, your young engineer will design creative machines of their own, including a marble run and a Rube Goldberg machine. They will gain a basic understanding of force, trajectory, magnetism, and motion! This camp is perfect for inventors entering 3rd and 4th grade who want to make their own moving machines!