DEEP DIVE WORKSHOPS
NEW FOR FALL 2023
Has your student visited the Electronics Studio and wanted to create even more advanced circuitry? Or maybe they’ve added to a collaborative project in the Textiles Studio but wanted to design something of their own?
We’ve got a suite of exciting new workshop series to scratch that maker-itch! Dive deeper into a variety of subjects with these three-session workshops and discover something new.
Sundays, October 8 - 22, 2023
Tech Lab Studio Deep Dive Series: Space Coders
10:30 AM – 12 PM | 2nd – 4th Grade
Calling all space explorers! Get hands-on with LEGO SPIKE Prime robotics in this multi-session studio deep dive. Signing up for this workshop includes registration for all three sessions of this Deep Dive Series.
Session 1: Introduction to Scratch Coding (10/8/2023)
Learn the concepts behind robotics and coding and dive into the world of scratch coding with an introduction to LEGO SPIKE Prime.
Session 2: Spike Prime Planetary Rovers (10/15/2023)
Expand your LEGO Spike Prime knowledge by experimenting with sensors to complete a space terrain mini challenge.
Session 3: Space Exploration (10/22/2023)
Test and iterate on a LEGO SPIKE Prime planetary rover to take on more complex challenges. Friends and families are invited for the last 15 minutes to see their child’s work.
Textiles Studio Deep Dive Series: Sew Unique
1 – 2:30 PM | 5th – 7th Grade
Welcome to the world of fiber arts! Learn how to hand sew, use a sewing machine, and create custom patterns. Signing up for this workshop includes registration for all three sessions of this Deep Dive Series.
Session 1: Quilted Tote Bag (10/8/2023)
Learn basic machine and hand sewing techniques, including threading a needle, knot tying, running stitch, and the whip stitch, and then use these skills to make a patchwork tote bag.
Session 2: Pattern Makers (10/15/2023)
Design and make a custom sewing project while learning more about pattern making.
Session 3: Stitching it Together (10/22/2023)
Now that a custom sewing project has been designed, work with a facilitator to bring that design to completion. Friends and families are invited for the last 15 minutes to see their child’s work.
Sundays, November 5 - 19, 2023
Electronics Studio Deep Dive Series: Power Explorers
10:30 AM – 12 PM | 2nd – 4th Grade
Explore electricity, circuitry, and inventing in this deep dive into our Electronics Studio. Get hands-on with Little Bits circuit blocks as an entry point into the world of electronics, then apply new knowledge to design a mechanical invention that uses electricity as its power source. Signing up for this workshop includes registration for all three sessions of this Deep Dive Series.
Session 1: Motorized Launcher (11/5/2023)
Explore Little Bits circuit blocks along with other maker materials to make a catapult that can launch a ping pong ball.
Session 2: Circuit Exploration (11/12/2023)
Learn how to build a switch circuit with resistors using heat shrink and then use new skills to design an electronic invention.
Session 3: Mechanical Intentions (11/19/2023)
Build, test, and iterate! Work with facilitators to tweak an electronic invention. Friends and families are invited for the last 15 minutes to see their child’s work.
Fab Lab Studio Deep Dive Series: Laser Focused
1 – 2:30 PM | 5th – 7th Grade
Explore what can be created with a laser cutter. Learn how to use a Glowforge laser cutter, explore the materials it can cut, engrave, and score, and learn how to make a 3D digital file using TinkerCAD. Signing up for this workshop includes registration for all three sessions of this Deep Dive Series.
Session 1: Multi-layered Woodcuts (11/5/2023)
Practice spatial problem solving to create art by building shapes out of stacked layers of material. Learn how to use the laser cutter to scan and cut hand-drawn designs, bringing 2D drawings to life.
Session 2: Introduction to TinkerCAD (11/12/2023)
Learn about different materials that a Glowforge can manipulate in a mini challenge. Explore TinkerCAD as a digital design platform to design a custom clock, creating a design that can be cut and engraved with the laser cutter.
Session 3: Clock Work (11/19/2023)
Finish cutting and assembling a customer laser cut clock that was designed in the previous session. Friends and families are invited for the last 15 minutes to see their child’s work.
