During COVID-19, the U.S. Army’s Command, Control, Computers, Communications, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) Center in Aberdeen, Md., hosted a virtual summer STEM camp for local youth. Photo: CCDC C5ISR Center 

The American Society for Engineering Education’s P-12 Commission is proud to offer a second summer of engaging online engineering camps – taught by engineering faculty and graduate students – for kids in kindergarten through high school!

See flyer (PDF) and below for details. Click HERE to sign up.

When: Monday through Thursday, one hour per day, during the week(s) you choose, June 14 – July 15

Who: We will host camps for students currently in grades K-12. You may select from the camps offered to your current grade (2020-2021 academic year)

Size: Each camp will host a maximum of 10 -15 students, depending on age.

Teaching staff: Each camp will be staffed by one professional lead instructor and one undergraduate engineering student.

Registration: Use the SignUpGenius link below to register for the camp and date you choose. You will then receive a link to pay through the ASEE registration site. (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 email address.

Sign up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080E4EA9AF2AA4FC1-engineering

Fees: $60 for each one-week camp. Payment will be completed through the ASEE website. As you work through their system, it will appear as a “free ticket” when in fact it will show up at the end with the correct $60 fee.

Topics: Our camps feature a variety of topics, with most focusing on doing hands-on engineering design challenges.

Materials: All camps rely upon materials readily found around the house. Only the high school course will be offering kits.

Tech Platform: We will utilize password-protected Zoom conference sessions. All participants must utilize the newest version of Zoom. Participants will initially enter a Waiting Room, where the professional lead instructor can then admit them to the classroom. Each participant’s name in Zoom must match the registrant participant list and include only their first name. All sessions will be locked after all student participants have arrived. The chat box will be limited in function so
that the professional lead instructor and undergraduate engineering student can see all posts.

Safety: Every adult leader and undergraduate engineering student has completed their university or school/district level protection of minors course.

Questions: Ask ASEE P-12 Commission Chair, Mindy Zarske at mzarske@colorado.edu. Click HERE to learn more about ASEE.

Camps Offered:

Let’s Fly… Into Engineering – Grades 2, 3, 4
Weeks Offered: June 14-17
Time: 11:00-noon Eastern
Professional Lead Instructor: Stacy Klein-Gardner, Ph.D., Vanderbilt 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.

Physics and Sports: Laws of the court and field – Grades 9-12
Weeks Offered: June 14-17
Time: 11:00-noon Eastern
Professional Lead Instructors: Katey Shirey, eduKatey founder and owner, with Dr. Keith Hargrove, Tennessee State University
Description: How do hang time, Deflategate, backspin, and sports technology really work? Come learn how physics and engineering are at play in basketball and football to give you the edge in school and on the field. You will receive a free Lab4Physics app for experiments at home ($30 value) and hear from an athlete-scientist!

Energy Camp – Grades 3, 4, 5
Weeks Offered: June 21-24
Time: 10:00-11:00 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.

Read a Book, Solve a Problem: Literacy-Inspired Creations for Young Engineers – Grades K, 1
Weeks Offered: June 28-July 1
Time: 11:00-noon 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 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, a hat after reading Whose Hat is This? by Sharon Katz Cooper and Amy Bailey Muehlenhardt, a boat after reading What Floats in a Moat? by Lynne Berry and Matthew Cordell, and a protective shell for a favorite stuffed animal after reading Turtles by National Geographic Kids.

Tinkercad Taster – Grades 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Weeks Offered: July 5-8, July 12-15
Time: week 1: Noon-1:00 p.m. and week 2: 11:00 a.m.-noon 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 3D designs, and save them as STL files that can be 3D-printed later. Explore electronics with the Arduino microcontroller simulator to build and code circuits. Let’s get tinkering!

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