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Spring Camps 2008

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ExWorks Presents: This Kid's Life
6th - 8th grades
Wednesdays, 3:45 - 5:45 (February 13 - May 7)
[ Becca Leaphart ]
$120 for Members; $135 for NonMembers

• description
  Learn to tell stories with sound! Students will create and produce original radio stories, nurturing creativity, civic awareness and technological proficiency through writing, interviewing and editing. Loosely based on Chicago Public Radio’s This American Life, our show will be centered around a common theme. Using the theme as a guide, students will be encouraged to tell personal stories as well as to cover stories at the local, regional, national, or international level, thinking about what is happening in our world right now.

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Take Flight
4th - 6th grades
Session I: February 13 - March 19
   Wednesdays, 6:00 - 8:00 PM
Session II: April 2 - May 7
Wednesdays, 3:45 - 5:45 PM
[ Kyle Hunter ]
$60 for Members; $70 for NonMembers (per session)

• description
  Take off eh!! If you dream of flying on the wind, sprouting wings, or taking to the air in a wacky man-made invention, this class is for you. Students in this class will examine the science, the fun and the mysteries of flight. Projects include walk-along gliders, stomp rockets, whirly-birds, and paper airplanes.

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Beginning RCX Robotics
4th - 5th grades
Session I: February 12, 14, 19, 21
Session II: March 11, 13, 18, 20 (canceled)
Session III: April 15, 17, 22, 24 (canceled)
3:45 - 5:15
[ Liz Gundersen & John Harrington ]
$40 for Members; $45 for NonMembers (per session)

• description
  This class is an introduction to the Lego Mindstorms RCX program. Working in teams of 2, each team will build a robot, and then use the Robolab programming language to beam their program into the Lego RCX programmable brick. The robots they create will move, blink, and play music in response to touch and light sensors. An RCX robot is easy to build and modify, and is a fun introduction to the way robots work.

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Intro to NXT Robotics
4th - 6th grades
Session I: February 26, 28, March 4, 6
Session II: April 1, 3, 8, 10
Session III: April 29, May 1, 6, 8
3:45 - 5:15
[ Liz Gundersen & John Harrington ]
$40 for Members; $45 for NonMembers (per session)

• description
  This class is an introduction to the new Lego NXT programmable brick and NXT programming. Working in teams of 2, students will build a robot, and then program it to respond to a variety of sensors, including touch, light, sound and ultrasound. The NXT robot is more difficult to build, but is sturdier and is the robot used in the First Lego League competitions.

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NEW Intermediate NXT Robotics
4th - 7th grades
April 15, 17, 22, 24
3:45 - 5:15
[ Liz Gundersen & John Harrington ]
$40 for Members; $45 for NonMembers (per session)

• description
  This class is for students who have already learned to build and program an NXT robot with sensors. We will learn more about sensors and feedback loops, and we will present ‘challenges’ that require creative building and programming.

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Roots Gardening Team
High School Students
Spring and Summer 2008
[ Becca Leaphart ]

• description
  ExplorationWorks is looking for 5-10 interns who are interested in gaining job-relevant experience in the Exploration Garden. Interns will oversee all aspects of the garden including planting, managing volunteers, assisting in classes and distributing produce. To apply, contact Becca at 457.1800 ext. 3

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