Summer STEM & Innovation Camps

Camps will be hosted at the Rootstown Campus of Bio-Med Science Academy located at 4211 St. Rt. 44, Rootstown, Ohio. To ensure a safe experience for campers and instructors, face coverings are required

at all times. Families are asked to practice social distancing when dropping off and picking up their child from camp.

Presented by Kent State University’s Research Center for Educational Technology & Bio-Med Science Academy

Full STEAM Ahead with LEGO® SPIKE™ Prime

(Grades 6+)June 21-24, 9-11:30 a.m. Instructor: Robert Lane

LEGO® SPIKE™ Prime is LEGO’s new go-to STEAM learning tool that provides hands-on building and programming with

an intuitive drag-and-drop coding language based on Scratch. Campers will not only learn block programming, but also have

opportunities to explore text-based coding with Python to program their SPIKE Prime models. Campers will have

the opportunity to build various models throughout the camp. In compliance with health and safety guidelines for COVID-19, campers will build and

program individually with a SPIKE Prime set.

Programming & Robotics with LEGO®

WeDo 2.0 (Grades 3+)

June 21-24, 1-3:30 p.m. Instructor: Thomas McNeal

Campers will develop STEM skills for engineering and robotics as they build & program LEGO

models to have movement and special effects using the LEGO® WeDo™ 2.0 system. In

compliance with health and safety guidelines for COVID-19, campers will

build and program individually with a LEGO kit.

Register online: https://www.kent.edu/cde/summer-stem-innovation-camps-2021

Registration fee: $125 per camp through May 31; $150 per camp after May 31

When registering, please use your child’s enrolling grade for 2021-2022.

Cancellations must be made 5 business days prior to camp start date to receive a refund.

Questions? Please email rcet@kent.edu

Introduction to JavaScript with Bitsbox

(Grades 3+)July 12-15, 9-11:30 a.m.

Instructor: Thomas McNealCampers will design their own digital games

with Bitsbox, an online application that uses a simplified version of the JavaScript

programming language. In compliance with health and safety guidelines for COVID-19,

1:1 devices will be provided to campers for programming.

Build and Program Your Own mBot Robot (Grades 4+)

July 19-22, 9-11:30 a.m. Instructor: Thomas McNeal

Campers will explore robotics and develop logical thinking and design skills as the instructor leads them step-by-step to build and program the mBot robot. During the construction process, campers will learn about robotic machinery including motors,

sensors and “The Brain”/control board. Campers will learn visual and text-based programming as they work with free

apps to control their robots. In compliance with health and safety guidelines for COVID-19, campers will build

and program individually with an mBot device.

Video Game Design with RPG Maker MV

(Grades 4+)July 26-29, 9-11:30 a.m.

Instructor: Thomas McNealRPG Maker MV is a game engine used by artists and gamers to create animated digital games. Campers

will apply their artistic abilities within the RPG Maker MV platform to create their own worlds, characters

and adventures as they build their own digital game. In compliance with health and safety guidelines for COVID-19, 1:1 devices will be

provided to campers for programming.

Tynkering with LEGO WeDo Robotics

and Drones (Grades 3+)

July 26-29, 1-3:30 p.m. Instructor: Thomas McNeal

Campers who have completed a previous LEGO WeDo™ camp will learn to use the Tynker app to program drones and LEGO WeDo models.

In compliance with health and safety guidelines for COVID-19, 1:1 devices

will be provided to campers for programming.

Register online: https://www.kent.edu/cde/summer-stem-innovation-camps-2021