Can I Make Things Move?
Explore problems and techniques encountered when attempting to make things move. A variety of materials will be used. Each of 4 sessions will introduce a 15 minute topic followed by individual constructive play.
Start any day, different projects each day.
Can I Make Things Move? Jurassic Park Mechanism
For these sessions, participants will be provided with mechanisms that were used to open and close the gates on a Jurassic Park advertisement. (motorized with cam/linkage) They will create a take home project of their own design.
Day 1: Kids will talk a bit about battery types and formats and change the form factor for the battery supply.
Day 2: Hack a power supply to power the mechanism.
Day 3: try to figure out how the mechanism worked.
Day 4: They will then visualize an action that they can use this linkage to perform.
Can I Make Things Move? Olde Fashioned Machines
For these sessions, participants will be building scenes that use motors, pulleys, gears in their very own action scene. They will create a take home project of their own design.
Day 1: Videos for inspiration, parts list, simple machines, brainstorming.
Day 2: Independent project working time.
Day 3: Independent project working time.
Day 4: Project working time and group show.
Can I Make Things Move? LEGO machines
For these sessions, participants will be using LEGO in various problems presented to he group. They will create a take home project of their own design ***on the last day only.***
Day 1: Wheelies
Day 2: What’s in the box.
Day 3: Stage Movements
Day 4: Building up. Free play with parts.
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