In effort to support parents everywhere and provide access to hands-on STEM activities, the American Society for Engineering Education’s P-12 Commission is proud to announce online summer camps!

• When: Monday through Thursday, one hour of any week you choose from June 15 – July 31
• Who: Students currently in grades K-8.
• Size: Each camp will host a maximum of 6 to 8 students, depending on their age.
• Instructors: Each camp will be staffed by one professional lead instructor and one undergraduate engineering student.
• Materials: All camps rely upon materials readily found around the house. We will not be offering kits.
• Registration: Use this hyperlink to register for the camp and date you choose below. You will need to create an account on ASEE’s website if you do not already have one. Should you wish to register more than one child for the same week, please use a second e-mail address.
• Fees: $60 for each one-week camp.
• Questions? Ask ASEE P12 Commission Chair, Stacy Klein-Gardner. stacy.klein-gardner@vanderbilt.edu Learn more about ASEE at https://asee.org

CAMPS OFFERED:

Read a Book, Solve a Problem: Literacy-Inspired Creations for Young Engineers  (Grades K-1)

• Weeks Offered: June 29-July 2, July 27-30
• Time: 10:00-11:00 eastern
• Professional Lead Instructor: Pamela Lottero-Perdue, Ph.D., Towson University

Description: In this camp, each day will begin with a read-aloud of a book (or of part of a book) that will inspire children to solve a problem. The design challenges will include designing: a tower to give a toy a better view after reading Building Up by Christy Hale, an instrument after reading part of Oscar and the Bat by Geoff Waring, a boat after reading What Floats in a Moat by Lynne Berry, and a protective shell for a favorite stuffed animal (after reading Turtles by National Geographic Kids).

Let’s Fly… Into Engineering  (Grades 2 – 4)

• Weeks Offered: June 29 – July 2
• Time: Noon-1:00 p.m. Eastern
• Professional Lead Instructor: Keith Hargrove, Ph.D., Tennessee State University

Description: This camp will use the engineering design process to design things that will fly! All projects will use materials found around the house. Join us to see how far and how high your designs can go.

Creative Engineering  (Grades 2 – 5)

• Weeks Offered: July 6-9, July 13-16, July 20-23
• Time: Noon-1:00 p.m. Eastern
• Professional Lead Instructor: Alison Baranowski, Harford County Public Schools (Maryland)

Description: This camp is designed for the engineer who loves the arts. Music, visual arts, dance, storytelling, beatboxing, sculpture, improve… who knows what your daily challenge will involve? What you do know is you will use household items and recyclables to solve problems in the world of the arts.

Energy Camp (Grades 3 – 5)

• Weeks Offered: June 22-25, June 29-July 2
• Time: 11:00 to noon Eastern
• Professional Lead Instructor: Lynn Albers, Ph.D., Hofstra University

Description: Recycling at its finest! Learn how everyday waste is collected, sorted, and converted to electricity through a virtual tour of Covanta. Students will be challenged to take everyday household items, and sort them through the use of a mechanical device.

Project Aqua – Engineering for Water Fun (Grades 1 – 5)

• Weeks Offered: July 6-9
• Time: 10:00-11:00 a.m. Eastern
• Professional Lead Instructor: Mindy Zarske, Ph.D., University of Colorado Boulder

Description: Summer can be hot outside – the perfect time to combine engineering and water fun! This camp will focus on water innovations – including water balloon launchers, model water slides, and heating of water with the sun to make lemonade. Participants use materials found around the house for their designs.

Tinkercad Taster (Grades 4-8)

• Weeks Offered: July 6-9
• Time: noon-1:00 p.m. Eastern
• Professional Lead Instructor: Jennifer Taylor, Ph.D., University of Colorado Boulder

Description: Calling all future engineers! Join us for an interactive camp to learn the basics of computer-aided design (CAD) and circuits using the Tinkercad online app. Create your own 3-D designs, and save them as STL files that can be 3-D printed later. Explore electronics with the Arduino microcontroller simulator to build and code circuits.

Let’s get tinkering! Computation Thinking-Genetics Week-DNA – (Grades 4- 8)

• Weeks Offered: July 13-16
• Time: 2:00-3:00 p.m. Eastern
• Professional Lead Instructors: Henriette Burns and Matt Johnson

Description: In this camp, kids first learn about how complicated information can be encoded using binary code and then the four DNA bases. Kids are taught how to send and receive coded messages using DNA. They then extract DNA from cells in a form that they can see.

OTHER VIRTUAL SCIENCE & ENGINEERING CAMPS

California Science Center’s Virtual Hands-on Camps (Grades K-8) Weeklong sessions with STEM Park or nano-size technology themes run from June 22-July 31.

Jefferson Memorial Forest (Kentucky) Virtual Camps (ages 7-10) Wilderness survival and nature camps run weekly from June 22-July 31.

Louisiana State University Virtual Engineering Camps (Grades 9-12) July 12-17

NC State’s Engineering Place Virtual Back Porch Camps (grades K-12)

Stanford University Math Camp (SuMaC) Online (rising 11th and 12th grade students)

• Program 1: Abstract Algebra & Number Theory June 22-July 10
• Program 1 or Program II: Algebraic Topology July 13-31

University of Arkansas College of Engineering Phillips 66 Virtual Camps (Grades K-8) Weekly sessions: Helping Everyone Realize Opportunities in Engineering and Science (H.E.R.O.E.S.) (K-4) July 6-10; Plight of the Bumblebees (3-6), July 13-17; Engineering Entertainment (5-8) July 20-24

University of St. Thomas Playful Learning Lab’s The Playground (K-8) is an 8-week virtual summer engineering + art camp for students who are deaf or hard of hearing.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s LAUNCH program (Grades 9-10) Apps for Good, Biology, and Robotics are among the courses being offered online this summer. August 3-7, 2020

Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s FRONTIERS program (rising 11th and 12th grade students). High school students can earn college credit in subjects ranging from calculus to robotics in these five-week online courses. July 13 – August 14, 2020 (Orientation on July 12) 

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