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About PAGE:
PAGE is a nonprofit volunteer-run organization by parents, teachers, and others interested in supporting and encouraging the development of gifted students by promoting an understanding of the characteristics and needs of gifted students and fostering local appropriate educational opportunities for them at home, school and in the larger community. For more information about PAGE, please visit our website: www.wakepage.org or email us at wakectypage@gmail.com. About 100 Black Men of Triangle East: 100 Black Men of Triangle East is devoted to improving the quality of life for African-Americans–particularly young males–through programs focusing on health and wellness, economic empowerment, mentoring and education. We work with individuals and groups throughout North Carolina, primarily in Wake and Durham counties. Through our health and wellness programs we focus on education, awareness and public policy issues that disproportionately affect African-Americans. Our trained mentors work with youth grades 6-12 and serve as role models for this age group through our Mentoring the 100 Way Program. Our educational programs seek to help youth meet their academic goals and reinforce the importance of academic success. And our economic programs seek to promote financial literacy, wealth building within families and a sense of entrepreneurship. For more information about 100BMTE, please visit our website: www.100bmte.org. |
About the Super Saturday Academy:
PAGE of Wake County and 100 Black Men of Triangle East collaborate to bring you Super Saturday Academy – a full-day of enrichment classes for our families and 100BMTE mentees. Each day will consist of 2 sessions of 2-hour STEM-focused workshops for students from Kindergarten through High School. Super Saturday Academy will also include educational resource and speakers for parents of our attendees. This event is possible due to the generous support of Fidelity Investments – offering our members the support of their knowledgeable staff and the use of their spacious RTP campus for the purposes of the event. The March 21 Super Saturday Academy will take place at 100 New Millennium Way, Durham, NC 27709 from 9:30 am to 4:00pm. Please visit (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/super-saturday-academy-2020-tickets-86286785097) for information on how to sign up for the event. Super Saturday Academy offers students a great opportunity to experience a self-contained class at minimal cost (between $25-$30/session). Financial aid is available to AG students residing in Wake County and Durham who otherwise could not attend our program. To apply for Financial Aid in Wake County, please visit wakepage.org. Durham students may apply by calling or send text message to (919) 883-5383. |
COURSE LIST
(Choose correct grade range and AM / PM session - parent sessions at end)
GRADES K-2
(AM SESSION)
Solid, Liquid, and Gas / Sherlock Holmes (Physical Sciences)
For the first part of the workshop, the students will learn about three different states of matter (solids, liquids and gases) and the concept of mass. The hands-on activities involve bagging matter, saturating solutions, creating and observing a chemical overreaction. For the second part of the workshop, the students will learn observation, memory and critical thinking skills. Students will understand how useful these skills are in real life situations and the importance of written records. Students will also talk about hard evidence that detectives use, fingerprint types and see their own fingerprints. Instructor: North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics SIDE program. Class Time: 10AM-12PM
(PM SESSION)
M&M Counting Fun/ Estimation Station & Balance and Motion (Math and Physical Sciences)
For the first part of the workshop, the students will be introduced to the basics of reasonable estimation using hands on experiments. Students will refresh addition and subtraction skills and learn how to count and graph while reinforcing their knowledge of basic colors. The student will learn to count up to 10 or more objects using verbal names and one-to-one correspondence, as well as use sets of M&Ms to represent quantities given in verbal or written form. For the second part of the workshop, students will be introduced to the basic concepts of gravity and symmetry by exploring balanced and unbalanced systems. They will also discover ways to manipulate the center of mass of an object.
Instructor: North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics SIDE program. Class Time: 1:30-3:30PM.
GRADES K-3
(AM SESSION)
Little Veterinarian School: Fantastic Felines (Life Sciences) (6 min-12 max)
Students will adopt a cat and learn how to greet a feline patient, discuss basic anatomy, and practice how to perform a physician exam. Each Future Veterinarian will receive a stuffed cat to keep at the end of the class.
Instructor: Little Medical School. Class Time: 10AM-12PM
GRADES K-5
(AM SESSION)
LEGO® Engineering Explorers (Mechanical Engineering) (6 min – 20 max)
Gear Shifters! is a STEM-based enrichment program that teaches a wide range of subjects utilizing LEGO® Bricks and Technic® elements. Students will construct a working model incorporating motors and batteries with exciting themes that may include Interesting Inventions, Exploring the Everglades, Energy is Everywhere, Space Exploration, Cranium Contraptions, Amazing Animals, Factory Fun and others! Students not only gain engineering skills but learn science and fun facts about the model they build in each class. All activities are designed to enhance a child’s self-esteem and improve fine-motor skills while triggering their imagination and building their self-confidence. Students do not get to take home their model(s).
Instructor: Gear Shifters! Class Time: 10AM-12PM.
GRADES 1-4
(PM SESSION)
Little Medical School: Sports Medicine! (Life Sciences) (6 min-12 max)
Come explore the exciting world of sports medicine! Students will discuss sprains/strains, learn how to do an assessment for sports injuries, and practice how to test for common reflexes. Each Future Doctor will receive a reflex hammer to keep at the end of the class. Instructor: Little Medical School. Class Time: 1:30PM-3:30PM
GRADES 3-5
(AM SESSION)
Water Rockets and Volcano Eruptions (Mechanical Engineering, Chemistry and Earth Sciences) (– 20 max)
This workshop will provide youth with exposure to minority engineering mentors in an environment where students can envision themselves as engineers and grow an interest in engineering. Mechanics is the study of motion and forces producing motion. Blast off into the heavens with the 4M Water Rocket Kit. The 4M Water Rocket Kit uses the power of water pressure to blast its rocket up to 90 feet in the air. The kit contains all the parts required to transform a recycled soda bottle into a functioning water rocket. This kit is ideal for young science enthusiasts, especially those interested in rocketry and space flight. Chemistry is the science that deals with the composition, structure and properties of substances and with the transformations that they undergo. This fun experiment simulates the action of volcanoes and geysers. After a lot of debate, scientists are now saying that the primary cause of Diet Coke & Mentos geysers is a physical reaction, not a chemical reaction. Their explanation is this process called nucleation. All the carbon dioxide in the soda – all that fizz – is squeezed into the liquid and looking for a way out. Instructor: National Society of Black Engineers. Class Time: 10AM-12PM.
Science Math Interactive Learning Experience (Chemistry and Math) (12 max)
During this workshop, we plan to break things! We will learn about phase transformations - solid, liquid, gas -- Otherwise known as Making Nano Ice Cream and "breaking things" with liquid nitrogen.
Instructor: SMILE Camp. Class Time: 10AM-12PM.
Low Cost Stethoscope/Hydraulic Hand and Arm (Biomedical Engineering)
For the first part of the workshop, the students will learn about biomedical engineering and how heart rates change under different conditions. Students will then engineer a low-cost stethoscope. For the second part of the workshop, Students will continue the biomedical engineering theme, focusing now on prosthetics, and hydraulics. Students will learn the function and structure of prosthetics, how hydraulics work in artificial limbs and why they are used in the prosthetic hand. Students will engineer their own hydraulic arm to explore and test the concepts they learn.
Instructor: North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics SIDE program. Class Time: 10AM-12PM.
(PM SESSION)
LEGO® Junior Robotics (Mechanical Engineering) (6 min – 20 max)
Your LEGO® will respond to your every command in our Junior Robotics workshop!
Working with LEGO® Bricks and Technic® elements, you will turn mechanical models into robotic creations, coded to do exactly what you tell it to do through the use of LEGO® WeDo® software. Get to show off your new programming and design skills! Instructor: Gear Shifters! Class Time: 1:30PM-3:30PM.
Snap Circuits, Bristol Bots (Electricity and Computer Sciences) (– 20 max)
This workshop will provide youth with exposure to minority engineering mentors in an environment where students can envision themselves as engineers and grow an interest in engineering. Students will create working electronic circuits using Snap Circuits Jr (SC-100). The components snap together to create working circuit boards just like the ones found inside televisions, radios, and other electronic devices. Snap Circuits gives students a hands-on education in how electrical circuits work to run the everyday devices that they're familiar with. They'll also gain valuable lessons in building and in following instructions. Chances are, you are probably surrounded by robots right now! Your computer, your phone, the fire alarm in your house, even your car are examples of robotics you use in your everyday life. Bristlebots primary purpose is to make robotics education accessible and affordable. Bristlebots are introductory level robots assembled using everyday household materials. They are fun, simple to assemble (and re-configure) robots that move based on the transfer of kinetic energy from the motor, to vibration of the robot to the ground. The bristles vibrate and move around!
Instructor: National Society of Black Engineers. Class Time: 10AM-12PM.
Curve Your Curiosity: Fun with Parabolic Curves (Art for the Math Lover Series) (-15 max)
For this popular Super Saturday “Art for the Math Lover” workshop, we will study parabolic curves. A parabolic curve is the creation of curved shapes using intersecting straight lines. In this course, we will use straight, two-dimensional lines to create beautiful curved drawings on coordinate grids. Students will explore different patterns and designs, and we will discuss optical illusions and perspective. We will also create a piece of wall art using parabolic curves that students can take home.
Instructors: Melissa Myers (Triangle Math and Science Academy). Class Time: 1:30PM-3:30PM
GRADES 6-8
(AM SESSION)
Electronic Piano & Circuit Bending (Electrical Engineering) (- 10 max)
Students will learn to do the following: 1) build an electronic piano kit, 2) play music on the kit, with time to recreate popular tunes or songs they like, and 3) spend time "circuit bending" music-making toys, opening them up to see how they work and (safely) altering their sounds & functions with a damp sponge over the internal electronics. This workshop is a make-and-take workshop which will allow the students to bring the item home to further explore and expand on.
Instructor: Kramden Institute. Class Time: 10AM-12PM.
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens and Public Speaking and Leadership for Teens/ The Internet of Things: Being a Global Problem Solver (Leadership and Technology) (- 20 max)
Based on Sean Covey's best-selling book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens, utilizing relevant interactive exercises, plus humor and videos, students will laugh while they learn how to gain greater control of their lives and build relationships high in trust by being proactive; beginning with the end in mind; putting first things first; thinking win-win; seeking first to understand, then to be understood; synergizing; and sharpening the saw. The class will also consist of a series of mini-lessons that build proficiency and confidence in public speaking and leadership. Practical ideas from Toastmasters International are introduced in each lesson and reinforced by students actively participating as a prepared speaker, an impromptu speaker, or as one of the functionary roles (evaluator, timer, grammarian, table topics master, etc.,)
For the Internet of Things (IoT) section of the workshop, students will more deeply explore how people, processes, data, and things connect through the Internet of Things to teach the next generation of global problem solvers through combing technology and social change. Students kick-off their work in small groups of either 2 or 4 brainstorming about objects or items in their homes and lives that already connect to the internet and those that do not yet. Students deepen their thinking by working together to propose a mobile application solution to a global problem scenario using a design thinking framework.
Instructor: Cisco. Class Time: 10AM-12PM.
Foldscope: Build your own research grade microscope to take home (Life Sciences) (- 12 max)
Come join us in a hands-on workshop that will extend your learning beyond this event! Students learn briefly about the history of microbiology and microscopy in the beginning of the class and how these studies changed our understanding of life as well as improved our quality of life. We move onto making our own research-grade microscope origami style! Lastly, we take our handmade microscopes to the test and see what we can find on the cellular level.
Instructor: Kate Price (Moore Square Middle School) Class Time: 10AM-12PM.
LEGO® Drone Aero Cars with Gear Shifters! (Mechanical Engineering) (6 min – 16 max)
Working with components usually used to create flying drones, design, build and race Aero Cars powered by high-speed propellers and utilizing proprietary motors and circuit boards. Participants will also learn the basic of aeronautical theory to gain an understanding of how to control your finished racer. Please note that while participants are encouraged to design as far as their imaginations will take them, they do not take home their builds.
Instructor: Gear Shifters! Class Time: 10AM-12PM.
(PM SESSION)
Build a Lightwave Communicator (Electrical Engineering) (- 10 max)
Build an electronics kit to send and receive Morse code messages. Explore the tech behind sending signals with light, from fiber optic Internet lines to laser tag games. Pair up to transmit and decode secret messages. Learn about circuitry components hands-on and take home the kit of parts to rebuild and experiment.
Instructor: Kramden Institute. Class Time: 1:30-3:30PM.
LEGO® Stop Motion Animation Workshop (Visual Arts and Communication) (6 min – 20 max)
“Everything is Awesome!” when you are the director and producer of your own Lego® Movie adventure in which you script, stage, produce and shoot your own mini-movie using stop action animation techniques and LEGO® Bricks. Working as a team, you will use LEGO® components to build the set and props, then shoot your movie using laptops and web cams as well as adding special effects, titles, credits and more. Join us for a week of film making adventure! A DVD of all the movies created by the class will be mailed to you.
Instructor: Gear Shifters! Class Time: 1:30PM-3:30PM.
Graph Paper Computer Programming/ Cybersecurity: Phishing (Computer Science/Coding)
In the first part of this workshop, students will understand how computers can both identify and misunderstand ideas. We will practice communicating ideas through codes and symbols. For the second part of this workshop, students will be introduced to the concept of cybersecurity. We will learn the difference between White Hat and Black Hat Hackers and the importance of having and protecting a password. Student will leave with a good understanding on how to be an effective digital citizen and the value of internet safety.
Instructor: North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics SIDE program. Class Time: 1:30PM-3:30PM.
Science Math Interactive Learning Experience (-12 max)
During this workshop, we plan to break things! We will learn about phase transformations - solid, liquid, gas -- Otherwise known as Making Nano Ice Cream and "breaking things" with liquid nitrogen.
Instructor: SMILE Camp. Class Time: 1:30PM -3:30PM.
***What is a Robot? Introduction to LEGO Robotics and Coding (Mechanical Engineering) (- 15 max) (GRADES 6-12)***
The year is 2020. Robots have infiltrated the human world. We built them, one by one, and now they are all around us. Soon there will be many more of them, working alone and in swarms. One is no larger than a single grain of rice, while another is larger than a prairie barn. Will these take jobs? No, these robots will create new jobs that need a different skill set. Introduction to block coding using the LEGO Mindstorms Ev3 bot and the LEGO programming language.
Instructor: Aisymmetry LLC. Class Time: 1:30PM-3:30PM.
GRADES 9-12
(AM SESSION)
Introduction to Coding (Computer Science) (- 15 max)
What are Programming Languages? What is Coding? What are Software Engineering Careers like? How to create a website page? Basic HTML commands and Basic CSS commands. Students will participate in creating a web page based on the commands that they will learn.
Instructor: Instructor: Whole Scholars Development Program. Class Time: 10AM-12PM
(PM SESSION)
Foldscope: Build your own research grade microscope to take home (Life Sciences) (- 12 max)
Come join us in a hands-on workshop that will extend your learning beyond this event! Students learn briefly about the history of microbiology and microscopy in the beginning of the class and how these studies changed our understanding of life as well as improved our quality of life. We move onto making our own research-grade microscope origami style! Lastly, we take our handmade microscopes to the test and see what we can find on the cellular level.
Instructor: Kate Price (Moore Square Middle School) Class Time: 1:30PM- 3:30PM.
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens and Public Speaking and Leadership for Teens/ The Internet of Things: Being a Global Problem Solver (Leadership and Technology) (- 20 max)
Based on Sean Covey's best-selling book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens, utilizing relevant interactive exercises, plus humor and videos, students will laugh while they learn how to gain greater control of their lives and build relationships high in trust by being proactive; beginning with the end in mind; putting first things first; thinking win-win; seeking first to understand, then to be understood; synergizing; and sharpening the saw.
The class will also consist of a series of mini-lessons that build proficiency and confidence in public speaking and leadership. Practical ideas from Toastmasters International are introduced in each lesson and reinforced by students actively participating as a prepared speaker, an impromptu speaker, or as one of the functionary roles (evaluator, timer, grammarian, table topics master, etc.,) For the Internet of Things (IoT) section of the workshop, students will more deeply explore how people, processes, data, and things connect through the Internet of Things to teach the next generation of global problem solvers through combing technology and social change. Students kick-off their work in small groups of either 2 or 4 brainstorming about objects or items in their homes and lives that already connect to the internet and those that do not yet. Students deepen their thinking by working together to propose a mobile application solution to a global problem scenario using a design thinking framework.
Instructor: Cisco. Class Time: 1:30PM-3:30PM.
**March 21 Super Saturday Academy FREE PARENT SESSIONS
(AM SESSION - SPEAKER)
“STEM Student Success: building capacity and opportunities for curious learners with NCSSM and beyond”
Young students are intrigued by nature, curious about how the world works, brave in their calculations and hypotheses, and willing to create and try new ideas and even to fail. By high school these same students say they are “not interested in computers,” “not good at science” or “can’t do math”. What happened to discourage students in STEM and how can we as parents and educators mitigate the “leaks” in the STEM Pipeline? Come to this session to learn more about building and maintaining interest and enthusiasm for STEM and specific programs and opportunities provided by the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics.
Presenter: Dr. Melissa Thibault, Vice Chancellor for Distance Education and Extended Programs, NCSSM
Time: 10AM-12PM (Presentation and Q&A)
(PM SESSION – PANEL)
Medical Practitioners Health Care Panel
Panel of minority women medical professionals discussing health care careers and personal journeys.
Presenter: Duke Hospitals Health Care Professionals
Time: 1:30PM-3:30PM (Presentation +Q/A)
(Choose correct grade range and AM / PM session - parent sessions at end)
GRADES K-2
(AM SESSION)
Solid, Liquid, and Gas / Sherlock Holmes (Physical Sciences)
For the first part of the workshop, the students will learn about three different states of matter (solids, liquids and gases) and the concept of mass. The hands-on activities involve bagging matter, saturating solutions, creating and observing a chemical overreaction. For the second part of the workshop, the students will learn observation, memory and critical thinking skills. Students will understand how useful these skills are in real life situations and the importance of written records. Students will also talk about hard evidence that detectives use, fingerprint types and see their own fingerprints. Instructor: North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics SIDE program. Class Time: 10AM-12PM
(PM SESSION)
M&M Counting Fun/ Estimation Station & Balance and Motion (Math and Physical Sciences)
For the first part of the workshop, the students will be introduced to the basics of reasonable estimation using hands on experiments. Students will refresh addition and subtraction skills and learn how to count and graph while reinforcing their knowledge of basic colors. The student will learn to count up to 10 or more objects using verbal names and one-to-one correspondence, as well as use sets of M&Ms to represent quantities given in verbal or written form. For the second part of the workshop, students will be introduced to the basic concepts of gravity and symmetry by exploring balanced and unbalanced systems. They will also discover ways to manipulate the center of mass of an object.
Instructor: North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics SIDE program. Class Time: 1:30-3:30PM.
GRADES K-3
(AM SESSION)
Little Veterinarian School: Fantastic Felines (Life Sciences) (6 min-12 max)
Students will adopt a cat and learn how to greet a feline patient, discuss basic anatomy, and practice how to perform a physician exam. Each Future Veterinarian will receive a stuffed cat to keep at the end of the class.
Instructor: Little Medical School. Class Time: 10AM-12PM
GRADES K-5
(AM SESSION)
LEGO® Engineering Explorers (Mechanical Engineering) (6 min – 20 max)
Gear Shifters! is a STEM-based enrichment program that teaches a wide range of subjects utilizing LEGO® Bricks and Technic® elements. Students will construct a working model incorporating motors and batteries with exciting themes that may include Interesting Inventions, Exploring the Everglades, Energy is Everywhere, Space Exploration, Cranium Contraptions, Amazing Animals, Factory Fun and others! Students not only gain engineering skills but learn science and fun facts about the model they build in each class. All activities are designed to enhance a child’s self-esteem and improve fine-motor skills while triggering their imagination and building their self-confidence. Students do not get to take home their model(s).
Instructor: Gear Shifters! Class Time: 10AM-12PM.
GRADES 1-4
(PM SESSION)
Little Medical School: Sports Medicine! (Life Sciences) (6 min-12 max)
Come explore the exciting world of sports medicine! Students will discuss sprains/strains, learn how to do an assessment for sports injuries, and practice how to test for common reflexes. Each Future Doctor will receive a reflex hammer to keep at the end of the class. Instructor: Little Medical School. Class Time: 1:30PM-3:30PM
GRADES 3-5
(AM SESSION)
Water Rockets and Volcano Eruptions (Mechanical Engineering, Chemistry and Earth Sciences) (– 20 max)
This workshop will provide youth with exposure to minority engineering mentors in an environment where students can envision themselves as engineers and grow an interest in engineering. Mechanics is the study of motion and forces producing motion. Blast off into the heavens with the 4M Water Rocket Kit. The 4M Water Rocket Kit uses the power of water pressure to blast its rocket up to 90 feet in the air. The kit contains all the parts required to transform a recycled soda bottle into a functioning water rocket. This kit is ideal for young science enthusiasts, especially those interested in rocketry and space flight. Chemistry is the science that deals with the composition, structure and properties of substances and with the transformations that they undergo. This fun experiment simulates the action of volcanoes and geysers. After a lot of debate, scientists are now saying that the primary cause of Diet Coke & Mentos geysers is a physical reaction, not a chemical reaction. Their explanation is this process called nucleation. All the carbon dioxide in the soda – all that fizz – is squeezed into the liquid and looking for a way out. Instructor: National Society of Black Engineers. Class Time: 10AM-12PM.
Science Math Interactive Learning Experience (Chemistry and Math) (12 max)
During this workshop, we plan to break things! We will learn about phase transformations - solid, liquid, gas -- Otherwise known as Making Nano Ice Cream and "breaking things" with liquid nitrogen.
Instructor: SMILE Camp. Class Time: 10AM-12PM.
Low Cost Stethoscope/Hydraulic Hand and Arm (Biomedical Engineering)
For the first part of the workshop, the students will learn about biomedical engineering and how heart rates change under different conditions. Students will then engineer a low-cost stethoscope. For the second part of the workshop, Students will continue the biomedical engineering theme, focusing now on prosthetics, and hydraulics. Students will learn the function and structure of prosthetics, how hydraulics work in artificial limbs and why they are used in the prosthetic hand. Students will engineer their own hydraulic arm to explore and test the concepts they learn.
Instructor: North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics SIDE program. Class Time: 10AM-12PM.
(PM SESSION)
LEGO® Junior Robotics (Mechanical Engineering) (6 min – 20 max)
Your LEGO® will respond to your every command in our Junior Robotics workshop!
Working with LEGO® Bricks and Technic® elements, you will turn mechanical models into robotic creations, coded to do exactly what you tell it to do through the use of LEGO® WeDo® software. Get to show off your new programming and design skills! Instructor: Gear Shifters! Class Time: 1:30PM-3:30PM.
Snap Circuits, Bristol Bots (Electricity and Computer Sciences) (– 20 max)
This workshop will provide youth with exposure to minority engineering mentors in an environment where students can envision themselves as engineers and grow an interest in engineering. Students will create working electronic circuits using Snap Circuits Jr (SC-100). The components snap together to create working circuit boards just like the ones found inside televisions, radios, and other electronic devices. Snap Circuits gives students a hands-on education in how electrical circuits work to run the everyday devices that they're familiar with. They'll also gain valuable lessons in building and in following instructions. Chances are, you are probably surrounded by robots right now! Your computer, your phone, the fire alarm in your house, even your car are examples of robotics you use in your everyday life. Bristlebots primary purpose is to make robotics education accessible and affordable. Bristlebots are introductory level robots assembled using everyday household materials. They are fun, simple to assemble (and re-configure) robots that move based on the transfer of kinetic energy from the motor, to vibration of the robot to the ground. The bristles vibrate and move around!
Instructor: National Society of Black Engineers. Class Time: 10AM-12PM.
Curve Your Curiosity: Fun with Parabolic Curves (Art for the Math Lover Series) (-15 max)
For this popular Super Saturday “Art for the Math Lover” workshop, we will study parabolic curves. A parabolic curve is the creation of curved shapes using intersecting straight lines. In this course, we will use straight, two-dimensional lines to create beautiful curved drawings on coordinate grids. Students will explore different patterns and designs, and we will discuss optical illusions and perspective. We will also create a piece of wall art using parabolic curves that students can take home.
Instructors: Melissa Myers (Triangle Math and Science Academy). Class Time: 1:30PM-3:30PM
GRADES 6-8
(AM SESSION)
Electronic Piano & Circuit Bending (Electrical Engineering) (- 10 max)
Students will learn to do the following: 1) build an electronic piano kit, 2) play music on the kit, with time to recreate popular tunes or songs they like, and 3) spend time "circuit bending" music-making toys, opening them up to see how they work and (safely) altering their sounds & functions with a damp sponge over the internal electronics. This workshop is a make-and-take workshop which will allow the students to bring the item home to further explore and expand on.
Instructor: Kramden Institute. Class Time: 10AM-12PM.
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens and Public Speaking and Leadership for Teens/ The Internet of Things: Being a Global Problem Solver (Leadership and Technology) (- 20 max)
Based on Sean Covey's best-selling book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens, utilizing relevant interactive exercises, plus humor and videos, students will laugh while they learn how to gain greater control of their lives and build relationships high in trust by being proactive; beginning with the end in mind; putting first things first; thinking win-win; seeking first to understand, then to be understood; synergizing; and sharpening the saw. The class will also consist of a series of mini-lessons that build proficiency and confidence in public speaking and leadership. Practical ideas from Toastmasters International are introduced in each lesson and reinforced by students actively participating as a prepared speaker, an impromptu speaker, or as one of the functionary roles (evaluator, timer, grammarian, table topics master, etc.,)
For the Internet of Things (IoT) section of the workshop, students will more deeply explore how people, processes, data, and things connect through the Internet of Things to teach the next generation of global problem solvers through combing technology and social change. Students kick-off their work in small groups of either 2 or 4 brainstorming about objects or items in their homes and lives that already connect to the internet and those that do not yet. Students deepen their thinking by working together to propose a mobile application solution to a global problem scenario using a design thinking framework.
Instructor: Cisco. Class Time: 10AM-12PM.
Foldscope: Build your own research grade microscope to take home (Life Sciences) (- 12 max)
Come join us in a hands-on workshop that will extend your learning beyond this event! Students learn briefly about the history of microbiology and microscopy in the beginning of the class and how these studies changed our understanding of life as well as improved our quality of life. We move onto making our own research-grade microscope origami style! Lastly, we take our handmade microscopes to the test and see what we can find on the cellular level.
Instructor: Kate Price (Moore Square Middle School) Class Time: 10AM-12PM.
LEGO® Drone Aero Cars with Gear Shifters! (Mechanical Engineering) (6 min – 16 max)
Working with components usually used to create flying drones, design, build and race Aero Cars powered by high-speed propellers and utilizing proprietary motors and circuit boards. Participants will also learn the basic of aeronautical theory to gain an understanding of how to control your finished racer. Please note that while participants are encouraged to design as far as their imaginations will take them, they do not take home their builds.
Instructor: Gear Shifters! Class Time: 10AM-12PM.
(PM SESSION)
Build a Lightwave Communicator (Electrical Engineering) (- 10 max)
Build an electronics kit to send and receive Morse code messages. Explore the tech behind sending signals with light, from fiber optic Internet lines to laser tag games. Pair up to transmit and decode secret messages. Learn about circuitry components hands-on and take home the kit of parts to rebuild and experiment.
Instructor: Kramden Institute. Class Time: 1:30-3:30PM.
LEGO® Stop Motion Animation Workshop (Visual Arts and Communication) (6 min – 20 max)
“Everything is Awesome!” when you are the director and producer of your own Lego® Movie adventure in which you script, stage, produce and shoot your own mini-movie using stop action animation techniques and LEGO® Bricks. Working as a team, you will use LEGO® components to build the set and props, then shoot your movie using laptops and web cams as well as adding special effects, titles, credits and more. Join us for a week of film making adventure! A DVD of all the movies created by the class will be mailed to you.
Instructor: Gear Shifters! Class Time: 1:30PM-3:30PM.
Graph Paper Computer Programming/ Cybersecurity: Phishing (Computer Science/Coding)
In the first part of this workshop, students will understand how computers can both identify and misunderstand ideas. We will practice communicating ideas through codes and symbols. For the second part of this workshop, students will be introduced to the concept of cybersecurity. We will learn the difference between White Hat and Black Hat Hackers and the importance of having and protecting a password. Student will leave with a good understanding on how to be an effective digital citizen and the value of internet safety.
Instructor: North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics SIDE program. Class Time: 1:30PM-3:30PM.
Science Math Interactive Learning Experience (-12 max)
During this workshop, we plan to break things! We will learn about phase transformations - solid, liquid, gas -- Otherwise known as Making Nano Ice Cream and "breaking things" with liquid nitrogen.
Instructor: SMILE Camp. Class Time: 1:30PM -3:30PM.
***What is a Robot? Introduction to LEGO Robotics and Coding (Mechanical Engineering) (- 15 max) (GRADES 6-12)***
The year is 2020. Robots have infiltrated the human world. We built them, one by one, and now they are all around us. Soon there will be many more of them, working alone and in swarms. One is no larger than a single grain of rice, while another is larger than a prairie barn. Will these take jobs? No, these robots will create new jobs that need a different skill set. Introduction to block coding using the LEGO Mindstorms Ev3 bot and the LEGO programming language.
Instructor: Aisymmetry LLC. Class Time: 1:30PM-3:30PM.
GRADES 9-12
(AM SESSION)
Introduction to Coding (Computer Science) (- 15 max)
What are Programming Languages? What is Coding? What are Software Engineering Careers like? How to create a website page? Basic HTML commands and Basic CSS commands. Students will participate in creating a web page based on the commands that they will learn.
Instructor: Instructor: Whole Scholars Development Program. Class Time: 10AM-12PM
(PM SESSION)
Foldscope: Build your own research grade microscope to take home (Life Sciences) (- 12 max)
Come join us in a hands-on workshop that will extend your learning beyond this event! Students learn briefly about the history of microbiology and microscopy in the beginning of the class and how these studies changed our understanding of life as well as improved our quality of life. We move onto making our own research-grade microscope origami style! Lastly, we take our handmade microscopes to the test and see what we can find on the cellular level.
Instructor: Kate Price (Moore Square Middle School) Class Time: 1:30PM- 3:30PM.
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens and Public Speaking and Leadership for Teens/ The Internet of Things: Being a Global Problem Solver (Leadership and Technology) (- 20 max)
Based on Sean Covey's best-selling book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens, utilizing relevant interactive exercises, plus humor and videos, students will laugh while they learn how to gain greater control of their lives and build relationships high in trust by being proactive; beginning with the end in mind; putting first things first; thinking win-win; seeking first to understand, then to be understood; synergizing; and sharpening the saw.
The class will also consist of a series of mini-lessons that build proficiency and confidence in public speaking and leadership. Practical ideas from Toastmasters International are introduced in each lesson and reinforced by students actively participating as a prepared speaker, an impromptu speaker, or as one of the functionary roles (evaluator, timer, grammarian, table topics master, etc.,) For the Internet of Things (IoT) section of the workshop, students will more deeply explore how people, processes, data, and things connect through the Internet of Things to teach the next generation of global problem solvers through combing technology and social change. Students kick-off their work in small groups of either 2 or 4 brainstorming about objects or items in their homes and lives that already connect to the internet and those that do not yet. Students deepen their thinking by working together to propose a mobile application solution to a global problem scenario using a design thinking framework.
Instructor: Cisco. Class Time: 1:30PM-3:30PM.
**March 21 Super Saturday Academy FREE PARENT SESSIONS
(AM SESSION - SPEAKER)
“STEM Student Success: building capacity and opportunities for curious learners with NCSSM and beyond”
Young students are intrigued by nature, curious about how the world works, brave in their calculations and hypotheses, and willing to create and try new ideas and even to fail. By high school these same students say they are “not interested in computers,” “not good at science” or “can’t do math”. What happened to discourage students in STEM and how can we as parents and educators mitigate the “leaks” in the STEM Pipeline? Come to this session to learn more about building and maintaining interest and enthusiasm for STEM and specific programs and opportunities provided by the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics.
Presenter: Dr. Melissa Thibault, Vice Chancellor for Distance Education and Extended Programs, NCSSM
Time: 10AM-12PM (Presentation and Q&A)
(PM SESSION – PANEL)
Medical Practitioners Health Care Panel
Panel of minority women medical professionals discussing health care careers and personal journeys.
Presenter: Duke Hospitals Health Care Professionals
Time: 1:30PM-3:30PM (Presentation +Q/A)
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