Class Descriptions
*A $50 lab fee applies to all technology classes due to technology costs
Animation Sensation*
Learn the science and technology behind animation as you create eye-catching presentations. Work with Macromedia Flash
to learn stop-motion, tweening and other techniques that make animation come to life. Create characters with realistic
movements and scenes with background sounds. Showcase your skills by developing your own animated commercial or movie
trailer, and then let the show begin!
Claymation Beginning and Advanced (NEW!)*
Combine your artistic, creative and technical skills for our Claymation classes. You'll have the chance to use iStopMotion
software and learn about the technological details of stop-motion animation and time-lapse movies. Create your own story
and characters, form them with clay, film them frame-by-frame with special effects and a soundtrack, and voila, you're on
your way to becoming the next great Claymation artist! The advanced level provides increased challenges and more
instruction on adding special effects, extra frames, and soundtracks for campers with previous Claymation experience.
Coasters and Contraptions (REVISED for 2009!)
Discover the physics and math - using your creativity and imagination! - behind roller coasters and Rube Goldberg machines.
Solve engineering design challenges, and explore the most exciting coasters and contraptions. Leverage your knowledge of
forces, machines, and Newton's laws to design, build, and test elaborate Rube Goldberg machines and thrilling roller
coasters with complex loops, twists, and angles. Be amazed by your inner mechanical engineer!
Computer Programming* (REVISED for 2009!)
Ever wonder what makes your computer programs tick? Do you love puzzles and logic? Want to understand all the letters,
numbers, and symbols in computer code? With specially designed software, unravel the mystery of a computer's language by
learning about variables, loops, conditional statements, and debugging! Write your own code and use your new skills to
design your very own games and graphics, and impress friends and family with your computer-savvy creativity.
Digital Photography*(NEW!)
Uncover your photography skills as you learn how to use digital cameras and delve into everything from the camera's many
specific components to the basics and tricks of picture composition, lighting, and perspective. Take portraits, action
shots, photos of sweeping landscapes and urban renovation, dig into Photoshop Elements, and in the process, use your
skills and discerning eye to create your very own stunning portfolio and gallery showcase by week's end!
Filmmaking* (previously Digital Video Masters)
Turn your cinematographic vision into a storyboard and script, and then direct a short movie. Or if you love music, get
creative with music and technology to direct a short music video. Learn to use cutting edge equipment and software to
record and edit your masterpiece. Take home your mini-movie or your music video on a DVD for your world premiere. We
provide all the gear and the Director's chair.
Green Design: Solar Engineering (REVISED for 2009!)
Are you interested in renewable energy and all things Green? Wonder about all the hype around alternative fuels and hybrid
cars? Learn how to harness the largest source of free power we have, that big ball of fire in the sky. Investigate the
science behind photovoltaic panels, and dig into projects utilizing solar energy by designing and building your own solar
cells, machines, and gagdets! Become a Green solar engineer, and don't forget your sunglasses!
Inventor's Workshop
Develop the skills of designers and inventors, and watch that bright light bulb glow above your head. Work with a team to
design, build and test your own new inventions. Learn how to make electricity work for you by designing circuit diagrams
and switches, dismantling appliances to see their intricate insides, and wiring your own unique lamp to take home. Before
firing up your final inventions, don't forget to patent your ideas!
Junior M.D.
Did you know that two strangers share 99.9% of the same DNA? Become a doctor at our Tech Med School, and ace your boards
by the end of the week! Join us as we explore our amazing body and physiology through medical rotations to learn about its
many systems and intricacies. Dissect an animal part or two, and discover how to use real medical instruments. Ultimately,
recognize symptoms and illness, and by week's end, you'll be able to diagnose your patients and go home as a Tech MD!
Junior Surgeons (NEW!)
Step into a surgeon's shoes! We'll uncover some biological secrets of the human body, learn how surgeries and sutures
really work, and dig into new dissections, innovative ways of surgery, and modern biotechnology. Come discover the
realities of an emergency room - triage, diagnoses, and operations! Learn about life-saving transplants and how medical
technology saves lives, and soon your surgery skills will be sharp!
Lego Robotics Beginning and Advanced*
Learn basic and advanced techniques using the latest Lego Mindstorm NXT software and Technic building pieces. Design,
build, and program robots to take on real-world design challenges while learning engineering concepts from gear ratios
to levers and pulleys. Create a robot that can survive natural disasters, retrieve objects, and navigate difficult
terrain. The advanced level provides more in-depth programming skills and extra challenges for campers with previous
Lego Robotics experience.
Lego Robotics for Girls*
Lego Robotics was a big hit with the ladies last summer, so we have reserved an entire week of Lego Robotics just for girls.
Take on the same Lego design challenges using the Lego NXT technology as in our other beginning classes, but solve them with
a team of girls who share your same science and engineering passions.
Science of Sports
Ever wonder why a curve ball curves? Discover how Newton's Laws relate to all your favorite sports. Learn the physics
behind the momentum of a soccer ball, the aerodynamics of a Frisbee, the trajectory of a water balloon and much more.
Use your imagination to create your own sport that incorporates all your new knowledge into an exciting game to play
with friends. Get ready to have fun with sports outside in the sunshine, and get a little wet along the way! For
athletes and non-athletes alike.
Tech Explorers
Become a Tech explorer as our staff leads a unique journey of discovery through The Tech Museum. Delve into the
current Tech exhibits by engaging in related design challenge activities and continue the fun and learning by exploring
the galleries. Learn what goes on behind the scenes at the IMAX Theater and see a movie on the big screen. Set out on
your own expedition through the museum on a Tech style scavenger hunt, and ultimately become a museum innovator to invent
and design your own Tech gallery.
Video Game Design Beginning & Advanced*
Do you dream of creating your own computer game world? In this computer-based class, you will develop all the characters,
the backdrop and rules of play. Learn about the basics of programming and game design by building a game with graphics and
sound effects. Master design puzzles to ultimately move your characters through multiple levels of the game world that you
have created. The advanced level provides an extra challenge for campers with video game design experience.
Web Architects*
Work with a partner to design and publish an internet site for the company of your dreams. Use Macromedia Dreamweaver to
learn the basic skills behind web page construction. Set the background, create frames and tables, insert hyperlinks and
spice it up with rollover buttons. Discover the HTML that is used at the foundation of your web page and use photo editing
software to add special touches. At the end of the week, celebrate your success with an internet launch party!
*These technology-related classes require an additional $50 lab fee, due to the high costs of technology.
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