'Eureka!' Camp
Daily topics
Rock, Paper, Scissors
Inventing means curiosity! Leonardo da Vinci started as an artist and made many scientific observations that he recorded in his notebooks over the course of his lifetime. Children learn about his many discoveries and try their hand at some his experiments; writing notes backwards, measuring human proportions, building a self-supporting arch bridge and building catapults.
Whiz Kids
Inventing means practicality! Inventions and patents to protect an invention were very popular in the late 1800's. Inventors Alex Graham Bell, Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla were locked in several battles over electrical inventions of their era. Children work together to form circuits and recreate Tesla’s bright atmosphere for the 1893 World’s Fair.
Shipwrecked
Inventing means necessity! Archimedes and Benjamin Franklin both created devices to make their societies function smoother. This day puts children on a deserted island in which they must work together to invent a means to collect food and water, build shelters and construct bridges. They use the tools at hand to write messages to send in a bottle and witness a volcanic eruption.
Think Fast
Inventing means cooperation! Orville and Wilbur Wright worked together to develop the first self-controlled motorized flying machine. Their team efforts also lead to improved bicycle pedals and faster sleds. Children review technological advances in flight and work together to produce improved paper plane designs. They will work as a group to put historical flight events in chronological order.
Science Fiction
Inventing means dreaming! Jules Verne and Isaac Asimov wrote about things that would be available in the future. These science fiction writers developed the reality of their current technology into future possibilities. The children join the Sci-Fi greats as they create their own futuristic idea. The children develop submarines that rise or sink and wind-up space stations.
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