Each workshop is standalone. Students do not need to have participated in a previous workshop.
Audience
Students should be comfortable using a computer and doing some typing. Students will be grouped by age/ability.
Schedule
Workshops will be held at our Science Center (directions). Workshops are either 2 or 3-hour sessions.
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Workshop |
Grades |
Price |
Dates |
Description |
|
Stop Motion |
1st-6th |
$49 |
Tuesday, 1/29 |
In this all new workshop, students will produce their own movie using digital cameras and stop motion video creation software. We will apply our creativity in story-telling, while learning to use stop motion capture software and studying animation techniques. As part of the movie production, we’ll introduce chroma key compositing- a common movie and television technique where a greenscreen or bluescreen image is digitally fused with another image. We’ll also learn how to combine video and sound, while learning about how video and audio information is stored. |
|
Interactive Design with Microcontrollers |
5th-8th |
$49 |
Tuesday, 1/29 1 pm - 4 pm |
Design, build and program interactive devices as we explore the field of computer science using a hands-on, discovery-based approach. We’ll learn to fuse our creativity with technology. Similar to robotics, we’ll learn to program a microcontroller to sense the environment and interact with it. This workshop introduces basic electronics, programmable microcontrollers, and even have the students learn to use a soldering iron. Students will gain a greater understanding of the depth of computer science, see patterns and strategies that transcend computing environments, and achieve a deep sense of satisfaction by using their hands to create a device that can interact with its environment. A truly unique experience where we transform a simple table light into an interactive, computer-controlled, rainbow lamp. Prerequisite: Students should be comfortable using a computer and doing some typing. |