Class
Description
Objective
LEGO® Crazy Maniacs
Make wacky and exciting machines using LEGO® elements. Learn how
these machines interact with the world around them. Your machine
may be pitted against another machine, or you may work with a
teammate to develop a solution to a real world problem.
Explore engineering concepts to improve problems solving skills.
Follow step-by-step instructions and work in groups to design a
variety of interactive LEGO® devices. Projects are amusement
themed and include simple machines that teach core engineering
concepts such as levers, motion, gears and energy transfer.
LEGO® Goofy Gizmos
Make wacky and exciting machines using LEGO® elements. Learn how
these machines interact with the world around them. Your machine
may be pitted against another machine, or you may work with a
teammate to develop a solution to a real world problem.
Explore engineering concepts to improve problems solving skills.
Follow step-by-step instructions and work in groups to design a
variety of interactive LEGO® devices. Projects are themed as
small fun devices that teach core engineering concepts such as
levers, motion, gears and energy transfer.
LEGO® Mindstorms:
Apprentice Droids
Come to the dark side of the Force and serve the Dark Lord by
carrying out special projects as his apprentice. Create new droid
machines powered by LEGO® Mindstorms® to accomplish your
missions. Use a computer to program your creations and seek
revenge on the Jedi Knights!
Introduction to robotics engineering. Use simple drag-and-drop
style programming to autonomously control creations to solve
“Star Wars-themed” problems and tasks. Engineering concepts
include, logic, basic programming, control systems and problem
solving skills.
LEGO® Mindstorms:
the Tron Experience
Use LEGO® Mindstorms® to program Light Cycles, Battle Tanks and
Recognizers and compete on the game grid!
Introduction to robotics engineering. Use simple drag-and-drop
style programming to autonomously control creations to solve
“Tron-themed” problems and tasks. Engineering concepts
include, logic, basic programming, control systems and problem
solving skills.
LEGO® Super Car Rally
Take cars to the next level in Super Car Rally. Build classic, concept,
and solar cars and race them all against the clock and against each
other. Rubber band, wind sail and even flying cars! Learn more about
the mechanics of cars using LEGO® building bricks.
Explore automotive engineering skills using the basic
construction principles behind building and operating different
types of cars. We investigate engineering concepts such as
chassis design, power sources, gear ratios, potential and kinetic
energy. This class replaces both LEGO® Car Rally: Full Throttle
and Overdrive.
Class
Description
Objective
LEGO® Universe Online
Venture on a quest as you and your classmates team up to battle evil
and other guilds. Build your fortress and to defend and your cars to
race - all online with LEGO® Universe. This supervised, multi-player
online game is LEGO®'s newest creation. Incredible graphics and
animation bring your characters to life. Configure your own
minifigures and build anything you want in this fantastical world while
you learn strategy and teamwork.
Students improve 3D modeling, visualization and team work skills
by working on engineering problems in a virtual world. The
virtual world of LEGO® Universe Online enables students to
execute more creative solutions to common engineering
problems by providing almost limitless building supplies. In
addition this virtual world simulates modern-day global aspects
of work distribution and teaches children to work collaboratively
online to solve problems.
Movie Makers
Create movie magic with movie making software. Combine video and
stop-action shots and your imagination to bring your movie story
ideas to the big screen, or even to YouTube. You will learn about the
techniques of the trade to create distinctive lighting, camera angles,
and special effects. Home Internet access is required to retrieve your
movie.
Investigate the engineering of movie making through stop-action
film production. This class makes use of home-pc hardware and
software to teach the basic concepts in computer and graphics
engineering. Story-boarding and task outlining are used to
illustrate project management and large scale production skills.
Lighting concepts and different types of visual special effects are
explored to understand optics, light and perception. Engineering
concepts include optics, light, computer science, project
management and work breakdown structure. Students create at
least one full movie with sound and video.
Extended Day Option
(all sections)
Extended Day is ideal for busy parents who need to bring their kids a
little earlier in the morning and/or leave them a little later in the
afternoon. The Extended Day option offers supervised activities and
fun from 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM and
supervision through the lunch period, but students must be registered
in classes for the entire day and bring their lunches.
During all extended day sections, students continue their
education in engineering principles. Instructors are present and
available for help on self-guided efforts to carry on work started
in other engineering sections. All engineering concepts are
reinforced while students extend the reach of their projects.