SUMMER CAMPS. theworks.org

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1 SUMMER CAMPS theworks.org

2 REGISTRATION January 29: February 1: February 5: Innovators Club* registration begins. Member registration begins. Public registration begins. Two Ways to Register: Pre K 1 Register online at theworks.org. 2 Download a printable registration form at theworks.org; bring in person or mail to The Works Museum. *HINT: If you're registering for 2 or more camps, an Innovators Club membership could save you money. See details at theworks.org/support-us/innovators-club/ COMBINED CAMPS Combine A.M. and P.M. camps for a full day. Lunch supervision is provided free of charge. Add a Friday Fun Day to create a 5-day camp experience. DROP-OFF, PICK-UP, AND AFTERCARE Drop-off: 8:30-9:00 a.m. & 12:30-1:00 p.m. Pick-up: 12:00-12:15 p.m. & 4:00-4:15 p.m. Aftercare is available from 4:15-5:00 p.m. for campers attending a P.M. camp for $7 per day. Add during registration or during your camper s week. Campers attending a morning camp only can add aftercare from 12:00 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. for $7 per day. LOCATION Camps are held at The Works Museum: 9740 Grand Ave. S., Bloomington, MN REFUNDS/CANCELLATION If you cancel: 30 or more days before camp start date, 50% of camp fee will be refunded OR you can receive a voucher for the full amount to be used for future camps days before camp start date, you will receive a voucher for the full amount. 13 or fewer days before camp start date, no refunds or vouchers will be issued. If The Works Museum must cancel a program, we will refund the full fee. MORE DETAILS 2 You will receive confirmation of your registration. Camper to staff ratio is 10:1 or lower. Meet our teachers and staff at theworks.org. Limited scholarships are available; call , ext. 212 for details. Camps fill quickly; sign up on the waitlist and watch our Facebook page and e-newsletter for added sessions if the camp you want is full. If you have questions about registration, call , ext Pre K CAMPS START YOUR ENGINEERS! For children entering Kindergarten or High-Five programs in Fall NEW! MAKE IT WITH COOL TOOLS! Work with real tools such as saws, hammers, and drills as well as a variety of cool tools that squish, cut, and connect things. MAKE IT FLOAT, MAKE IT SINK! Have fun engineering with water. Design and create bubble wands, a water cleaning factory, and boats. MAKE IT GO! Push, pull, lift, bounce. Different forces make things go! Make a car and other projects that move. M-Th, August 6-9, 9 a.m.- 12 p.m. MAKE IT SUPER POWERED! Machines give us super powers. Move mighty objects with a crane, use levers to leap tall buildings, move at super speeds with wheels and axles, and even make a force field! "We love the science-based experience that the kids enjoy." Visit theworks.org for updates on additional offerings and camp availability. 3

3 CAMPS FOR AGES year-olds must have completed Kindergarten. ARTISTRY IN MOTION Construct tools, machines, and materials for creating art, including an electric doodle pen, a spin-art machine, and paint you formulate yourself. M-Th, June 25-28, 1-4 p.m. BUILD IT BIGGER? BUILD IT BETTER! Design and build geodesic domes, skyscrapers, and other buildings with all kinds of materials. Build a bridge to take home. M-Th, August 6-9, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. CONSTRUCT AND CRASH Design, build, and test different kinds of cars. Spend some time building and testing K Nex cars on our special ramp. Make a cool car to take home. M-Th, June 25-28, 1-4 p.m. 4 CREATE WITH CARPENTRY: FOOSBALL GAME Use carpentry skills such as measuring, hammering, clamping, and sawing as you build a tabletop foosball game. NEW! CREATE WITH CARPENTRY: GUMBALL MACHINE Use carpentry skills to build a machine that dispenses gum or candy. M-Th, June 18-21, 1-4 p.m. FLING, FLOAT, FLY Investigate how things move as you construct hovercrafts, mini-catapults, flying saucers, and rockets. M-Th, July 16-19, 1-4 p.m. JULY 4TH WEEK: One-day Camps for ages 6-12 available on Monday and Tuesday. See page 15. JUNIOR ROBOTICS Explore robotics concepts through games, wiring, and building. Make a maze for Bee-Bots and program them to navigate it. Bring home your own Wigglebot that you design and wire. M-Th, June 11-14, 1-4 p.m. M-Th, July 16-19, 1-4 p.m. M-Th, July 30-August 2, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. M-Th, August 13-16, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. M-Th, August 20-23, 1-4 p.m. LEGO ENGINEERING Build elevators, wind-up cars, and catapults with specialty LEGO pieces. Explore with gears, pulleys, and other moving parts. M-Th, June 11-14, 1-4 p.m. M-Th, June 18-21, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. M-Th, July 16-19, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. M-Th, July 23-26, 1-4 p.m. "Science made fun! Engineering is fun for my kids at The Works Museum!" LEGO ENGINEERING FOR GIRLS Same great LEGO Engineering camp, in a section for girls. Build elevators, windup cars, and catapults with specialty LEGO pieces. Explore with gears, pulleys, and other moving parts. M-Th, August 13-16, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. NEW! LEGO PIXEL PICS Combine creativity and math. Use a grid to turn images into pixels, then re-create your image using LEGO bricks. M-Th, July 30-August 2, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. 5

4 OPEN BUILD Free build using your creativity and our materials and tools. Complete engineering challenges with our variety of building toys including K Nex, Geomags, and more. M-Th, August 27-30, 1-4 p.m. ONCE UPON AN ENGINEER Take on challenges found in favorite stories. Rescue characters from high towers and make escape machines to flee fire-breathing dragons. Build a huffand-puff wind-proof house, and a box to hide treasure. M-Th, June 18-21, 1-4 p.m. M-Th, August 13-16, 1-4 p.m. ROBOCODING Work in pairs to build little robots using special LEGO WeDo 2.0 pieces. Program your creations using ipads and programming software. M-Th, July 9-12, 1-4 p.m. M-Th, August 13-16, 1-4 p.m. M-Th, August 27-30, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. ROBOCODING FOR GIRLS Same great Robocoding Camp, in a section for girls. Work in pairs to build little robots using special LEGO WeDo 2.0 pieces. Program your creations using ipads and programming software. M-Th, August 20-23, 1-4 p.m. NEW! MORE ROBOCODING For those who ve completed Robocoding and kids who are new to LEGO WeDo 2.0, a technology that teaches robotics to younger engineers. Make a robotic hand and other projects using LEGO pieces, then work in pairs to program your creations using ipads and programming software. M-Th, July 16-19, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. 6 ROSIE REVERE, ENGINEER This camp for girls is inspired by Andrea Beaty s bestselling book, Rosie Revere, Engineer. Learn about cool female inventors and engineers. Make lightup post cards with circuits and LEDs. Create marvelous machines. M-Th, June 18-21, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. M-Th, July 23-26, 1-4 p.m. NEW! TOOL TESTERS Practice using real tools that squish, connect, and cut materials. Make a mystery project each day to show off your new skills. M-Th, July 9-12, 1-4 p.m. M-Th, August 6-9, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. "I really like the combination of creativity and engineering. I love that kids discover at an early age that engineering is fun." TOY DESIGN LAB Take toys apart to see what s inside. Make a marble game. Build and play with tops. Mix up and test different kinds of slime and a bouncy ball. "There's an exciting variety of topics in The Works summer camp program. Something for every child." 7

5 All PreK PAGE CAMP NAME June June June *July 2-3 July 9-13 July July July 30- Aug Friday Fun Day/One-Day Camp* 6/15 6/22 6/29 7/2 7/3 7/13 7/20 7/27 8/3 8/10 8/17 8/24 8/31 15 Code Savvy Camps, Ages PM PM PM PM 3 Make it With Cool Tools AM AM 3 Make it Float, Make it Sink! AM 3 Make it Go! AM AM 3 Make it Super Powered! AM 4 Artistry in Motion PM AM AM 4 Build it Bigger? Build it Better! AM AM 4 Construct and Crash PM 4 Create with Carpentry: Foosball Game PM 4 Create with Carpentry: Gumball Machine PM 4 Fling, Float, Fly PM AM 5 Junior Robotics PM AM PM AM AM PM 5 LEGO Engineering PM AM AM PM PM 5 LEGO Engineering for Girls AM AM 5 LEGO Pixel Pics AM 6 Open Build PM 6 Once Upon an Engineer PM PM 6 Robocoding AM PM AM PM AM 6 Robocoding for Girls AM PM 6 More Robocoding AM PM 7 Rosie Revere, Engineer AM PM 7 Tool Testers PM AM 7 Toy Design Lab AM PM 10 Amusement Park Design PM AM 10 Architecture: Houses AM PM AM 10 Carpentry 101: Foosball Game AM 10 Carpentry 101: Gumball Machine AM 10 Make an Arduino Game PM 10 Make an Electronic Instrument AM 10 Make an Amp PM 10 Circuit Benders for Girls AM 11 Code Camp I AM PM AM PM AM 11 Code Camp I for Girls AM AM 11 Code Camp Level Up: Hardware Challenge PM 11 Code Camp Level Up: Weather Challenge PM 12 Design and Build Mini-Machines PM 12 K'Nex Mechanical Moving Models PM PM 12 LEGO Chain Reactions AM PM 12 LEGO Robotics I AM AM PM 12 LEGO Robotics I for Girls AM 13 LEGO Robotics 2 PM AM 13 Machine Mash-Up PM AM 13 Origami Engineering AM AM PM 13 Slingshots and Hydrauli-bots PM AM Aug 6-10 Aug Aug Aug All PreK

6 CAMPS FOR AGES 9-12 AMUSEMENT PARK DESIGN Design and build your own twirling motorized amusement park ride. Add switches, resistors, or a belt to customize your ride. M-Th, June 18-21, 1-4 p.m. M-Th, August 27-30, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. ARCHITECTURE: HOUSES Design and build a wood-frame model house. Wire it with switches and lights, then customize it with other features such as a ceiling fan or a doorbell. M-Th, June 18-21, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. M-Th, July 16-19, 1-4 p.m. M-Th, August 13-16, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. CARPENTRY 101: FOOSBALL GAME Use carpentry skills such as measuring, hammering, clamping, and sawing as you build a tabletop foosball game. M-Th, July 30-August 2, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. NEW! CARPENTRY 101: GUMBALL MACHINE Use carpentry skills to build a machine that dispenses gum or candy. 10 CIRCUIT BENDERS SERIES Use real electronics chips and components to assemble cool electronics projects to take home. NEW! MAKE AN ARDUINO GAME Work with an Arduino-compatible micro-controller, LEDs, and other components to make a two-player reaction time game. M-Th, June 25-28, 1-4 p.m. CODE CAMP I Explore computer programming. Use a simple Raspberry Pi computer that fits in the palm of your hand. Use Python code to create mods for Minecraft. M-Th, June 25-28, 1-4 p.m. M-Th, July 16-19, 1-4 p.m. M-Th, July 30-August 2, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. NEW! MAKE AN ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENT Build a theremin that makes spooky sounds you control with your hands. NEW! MAKE AN AMP Construct a circuit that makes your voice and noises louder. Explore with sound and feedback. M-Th, August 27-30, 1-4 p.m. NEW! CIRCUIT BENDERS FOR GIRLS A cicuits camp for girls. Work with real electronics components to construct a project of your own design. CODE CAMP I FOR GIRLS Same Code camp, in a section for girls. Explore computer programming with other girls your age. Use a simple Raspberry Pi computer that fits in the palm of your hand. Use Python code to create mods for Minecraft. M-Th, August 6-9, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. CODE CAMP LEVEL UP: HARDWARE CHALLENGE For those who've completed Code Camp I, continue your Python learning. Investigate Raspberry Pi hardware addons that allow you to input commands and output lights and noise to make music, quizzes, and games. M-Th, July 23-26, 1-4 p.m. NEW! CODE CAMP LEVEL UP: WEATHER CHALLENGE For those who've completed Code Camp I, explore and measure the world around us with a Raspberry Pi add-on. Create a Museum weather station. M-Th, August 13-16, 1-4 p.m. "My daughter has shown an interest in computer coding. I really appreciated the opportunity for her to get a taste of what coding was about." 11

7 NEW! CODING CAMPS FOR AGES 12-14, see page 15. NEW! DESIGN AND BUILD MINIMACHINES Create a small machine an automata of your own design. Figure out the mechanics of cams and followers to make different kinds of motion. Explore the work of artists who build automata. M-Th, July 23-26, 1-4 p.m. JULY 4TH WEEK: One-day Camps for ages 6-12 available on Monday and Tuesday. See page 15. K NEX MECHANICAL MOVING MODELS Take your creativity to the next level with K Nex. Work together to construct complex machines that move, then use our vast K Nex inventory to create machines of your own design. M-Th, July 9-12, 1-4 p.m. LEGO CHAIN REACTIONS Work with others to design and create a chain reaction machine, including elements such as dominoes, pendulums, pulley systems, spinners, levers, and launchers. M-Th, July 16-19, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. M-Th, August 20-23, 1-4 p.m. LEGO ROBOTICS 1 Design, build, and program robotic creations using the LEGO Mindstorms EV3 system. Write computer programs for your robot to complete missions. M-Th, June 18-21, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. NEW! LEGO ROBOTICS 1 FOR GIRLS Same great LEGO Robotics camp,in a section for girls. Work with other girls your age to build and program robotic creations using the LEGO Mindstorms EV3 system. Write computer programs for your robot to complete missions. LEGO ROBOTICS 2 If you ve taken LEGO Robotics 1 and have the basics of the LEGO Mindstorms system down, this session is for you! Add sensors and programming to make a navigation bot and a ball-hunting rover. M-Th, August 13-16, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. MACHINE MASH-UP Take apart electronics and other machines to see how they work, then use the parts to make other machines or Frankentoys. M-Th, June 11-14, 1-4 p.m. M-Th, August 6-9, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. ORIGAMI ENGINEERING Transform paper from two to three dimensions! Create amazingly strong structures out of paper, and design pop-up books with moving pieces. M-Th, July 16-19, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. M-Th, August 13-16, 1-4 p.m. SLINGSHOTS AND HYDRAULI-BOTS Explore air power and create air cannons, slingshots, and flying propellers. Combine wood and water power to design your own hydraulic bot to take home. NEW! CODING CAMPS FOR AGES See page 15. "Building things with mind and hands. We love STEM! " 12 13

8 One-Day Camps Ages 6-12 FRIDAY FUN DAYS CAMPS FOR AGES 6-12 Add a Friday Fun Day to your camper s week or just come for the day. Museum exploration, outdoor games, activities, and pizza lunch are included. 6-year-olds must have completed Kindergarten. $77, $69.30 members CAMP FLINGALOT Spend the whole day building catapults and other launchers, then test how far you can fling things. August 31, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. EXTREME CARDBOARD CASTLES Build life-sized forts with secret rooms and other amazing features. June 29 OR July 27, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. LIGHT, LASERS, AND KALEIDOSCOPES Bounce and break light. Experiment with lasers and explore with our giant kaleidoscope. Make a kaleidoscope to take home. July 20 OR August 17, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. MYSTERY ENGINEERS Join a team of sleuths to solve puzzles and engineering challenges. Unlocking clues to a mystery in the Museum. June 22 OR August 3, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. NEW! SLIME-GINEERING Concoct your own recipes using a variety of ingredients to mix up different kinds of slime. August 10, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. WACKY WATER WORKS Experiment with hoses, pumps, buckets, and bubbles. June 15, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. LEGO CITY Join teams to design and build the elements of a city. Then, bring them all together and play. July 13 OR August 24, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. 14 Camps for Ages 6-12 and JULY 4TH WEEK ONE-DAY CAMPS FOR AGES year-olds must have completed Kindergarten. Includes pizza for lunch. $77, $69.30 members/per day NEW! SLIME-GINEERING Concoct your own recipes using a variety of ingredients to mix up different kinds of slime. M, July 2, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. CAMP FLINGALOT Spend the whole day building catapults and other launchers, then test how far you can fling things. Tu, July 3, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. NEW! CODING CAMPS FOR AGES Through a partnership with Code Savvy, we're able to offer these new half-day programming camps. NEW! CODE SAVVY BEGINNING APP INVENTOR Create mobile apps with App Inventor programming language! Explore the basics of programming, testing, and debugging by building simple apps, then design one of your own. Apps created will only run on Android devices, but owning one is NOT required for camp! M-Th, June 18-21, 1-4 p.m. NEW! CODE SAVVY MINECRAFT MOD Enhance your Minecraft skills with code! Create events, build structures, and add new items to the game. Campers with Minecraft PC accounts can test their creations in the real game; campers who don't have accounts can use an in-browser simulator. M-Th, July 9-12, 1-4 p.m. 15

9 9740 GRAND AVE. S. BLOOMINGTON, MN theworks.org REGISTRATION OPENS 1/29 FOR INNOVATOR'S CLUB, AND 2/1 FOR MEMBERS! NON-PROFIT ORG US POSTAGE PAID PERMIT NO TWIN CITIES, MN