- Let imaginations run wild as students discover the exciting applications of mechanical engineering! Starting with step-by-step builds to introduce each of the simple machines, learners eventually advance their way to constructing creations of their own. They investigate levers, pulleys and inclined planes, and enhance critical thinking skills while building upon existing knowledge every day of camp.
- Participants learn the importance of engineering and how it influences today’s society while being amazed at the structures designed and created during Simple Machines Camp!
- The camp comes with a bound Instructor Guide, 8 bound Student Build Books, a digital curriculum download and all the supplies needed for 12 days of activities:
- Tubs with lids: 4
- Inserts for organizing parts: 8
- Rubber bands: 1⁄4 lb
- Universal II fischertechnik® kits: 8
- Print curriculum includes 1 Instructor Guide and 8 Student Build Books. Digital curriculum download comes with Instructor Guide only, which includes master copies of all student pages.
- Digital curriculum download comes with Instructor’s Manual only, which includes master copies of all student curriculum pages.
- Includes:
- Curriculum for 12 activities. Each activity can accommodate a 1 hour segment, or can be adjusted for different time blocks
- Scientific tools for measurement, data collection, demonstration, and experimentation
- Advanced fishertechnik building manipulatives for engineering challenges
- Design booklets and step-by-step building instructions
- Storage containers
- Instructor guide
- Camp background information
- Collaboration and discussion tips
- Lesson extensions for differentiation
- Activity/assessment materials
- Each Activity Guide Includes:
- Schedule
- Opening & Closing Discussion Topics
- Step-By-Step Activity Instructions
- Topic Background & Vocabulary
- Materials List
