NEWSMaker 5 - 7 June 15-19 #summeratVL@OurVentureLab

Welcome to Camp! Take a look at what we did today

We began today with an activity listing the pros and cons of the walls we built for Humpty Dumpty yester-day. Teams took into account the customer requests, the stability, and the effectiveness of the safety device. This helped each group organize themselves and plan for the day! Next we brainstormed how to improve our design.

Next, campers all gathered around to hear the story of The Three Little Pigs. After, everyone was presented with the challenge of creating a house that fit all three pigs in it! The campers quickly split into groups and brainstormed ideas. It was fantastic to see everyone’s creativity! We then began constructing our houses. Af-ter lots of trial and error everyone successfully figured out the technicalities with their houses and each team presented their creations! The houses were then put to the test by seeing if they could fit the three pigs. We are happy to say that every group passed the pig test!

Then we all hopped over two classrooms and joined the Senior Innovators. Each group of Little Innovators was paired with a group of Senior Innovators to create little critters out of toothbrushes. This was a great men-torship opportunity! Both activities were tons of fun and gave campers in different age groups a chance to get to know each other and show off their creativity when designing and building their final products!

Continue Learning:Questions to ask about today

Build, test - build again!What story was your activity today based off of?How did your group solve the problem for the characters in a story?Did you run into any challenges with your design?How is group work different than working on your own?

Little Critters made in teams!Did you enjoy working with the older students? What did you make with them?Do you like working in teams or on your own?

Announcements:The Week At A Glance

Find us on social media! Look out for contests, pictures, updates from camp, and other announcements on Instagram and FB! Find our blog and Flickr, too.

From the blog:Our newest posts include “3 Tips for Successful Brainstorming”

Thursday 6/18:Today we will work on our presentations for the Maker Showcase. Come ready to create a commercial, posters, and a slide show representing you company. Snack: Veggie chips.

Friday 6/19:We’re excited to show off what our students have been working on at the Maker Showcase! Little Innovators (5-7): 12:30 PMJuior Innovators (8-10): 1:00 PMSenior Innovators (11-13): 1:30 PM

Please park at Mission Restaurant Supply, across the street, or at the Monterrey parking lot. Snack: Oreos.

wacky wednesday:Squishy DOugh

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Squishy dough is a conduc-tive play-doh like material that is a great way to intro-duce circuitry to kids of all ages. The best part is you can make it at home!

You will need: 1 cup of wa-ter, 1 and 1/2 cups of flour, 1/4 cup of salt, 9 Tbsp of lemon juice, 1 Tbsp of vegetable oil, and option-al food coloring!

Your kids will have so much fun building dif-ferent shapes, forms, and masterpieces all while incoporating science and circuits with this hands-on fun! Find the full instructions here:http://bit.ly/1t60z9R