It seems as though your children had quite a restful weekend since they jumped right into their first activity... literally. The morning started off with one of our lead counselors, Charles, facilitating a morning warm-up. A few stretches, jumping jacks, and a banana and shoe search relay proved to get everybody ready for the day!
Today the students learned about electrical circuits and creating and communicating designs.
Through a PowerPoint presentation, they grasped the key components to what makes a circuit functional and its purpose in powering a device. After they learned what cords attached where, it was their turn to recreate their very own circuits. Using a Snap Circuit kit, in teams of two the students built, tested, and troubleshot their circuits. Circuits created ranged from simple to simple parallel, some even consisting of switches and resistors. Disassembling and reassembling various circuit designs, they were able to explore electricity and the key role simple circuits play in it.
Last Thursday the students were able to test out the brand new nano-based video game "Geckoman." Today, it was time for them to construct a Legoman. In pairs, instructions were given to create a structure out of Legos that could act as a business-card holder. The students could be as creative as they wanted, however they would then have to communicate how to construct their design without the use of technology (only using pencil and paper). This proved to be a challenge for some of the students. How can one instruct someone on assembling an entire structure in only 10 minutes? Some students realized that a picture is worth a thousand words and began sketching their structure using a legend to indicate where each color belonged. They were then given fellow classmates' instructions at random and replicated the other team's Legoman. The most detailed, written instructions proved to be less efficient than the more direct, illustrated instructions. Through this lesson, students not only learned to produce creative designs, but more importantly learned how to communicate them to the manufacturer.
Tomorrow, students will have the chance to explore the vast world of Biology.
~ Ivana : )
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