Virtual Animation and Video Game Design Using Scratch
Location: SDPL Virtual Branch | Level: Elementary School (Grades 3-5)
Make zombies, princesses and flying carpets come to life as you develop your own online game! Using Scratch software, students will learn about character and storyboard design as you use basic animation to design games. This is a virtual workshop.
Slimy Sea Creatures
Location: North Clairemont | Level: Elementary School (Grades 3-5)
How do octopuses change color and why do oysters make pearls? Students will investigate how slimy sea creatures live and thrive in their underwater homes, then create an artwork inspired by what they have learned. This is an in-person workshop.
Walking on Wind: Intelligence Beyond the Electronics
Location: Rancho Peñasquitos | Level: Elementary School (Grades 3-5)
They walk on wind, they breathe, they hunker down in the wind, robots without batteries, chips, just a system of levers highly attuned to the environment they inhabit. This workshop explores the mechanics and philosophy behind Theo Jensen’s “Strandbeests” and other artistic creations that interact with the elements. With these concepts, students will work together to design and construct a moving creation. This is an in-person workshop.
Ever wonder how to make batteries out of vegetables? In this workshop, students will work together in small groups to create their own vegetable batteries. After learning about how batteries work, students will use hands-on problem-solving techniques to figure out how to assemble components into a working battery and how to measure the voltage created. This is an in-person workshop.
Virtual Slimy Sea Creatures
Location: SDPL Virtual Branch | Level: Elementary School (Grades 3-5)
How do octopuses change color and why do oysters make pearls? Students will investigate how slimy sea creatures live and thrive in their underwater homes, then create an artwork inspired by what they have learned. This is a virtual workshop.
Space Out
Location: Valencia Park/Malcolm X | Level: Elementary School (Grades 3-5)
Buckle your seatbelt and get ready to blast off as you plan your own mission to space! Explore our Earth and then move on to other planets, solar systems and faraway galaxies. This is an in-person workshop.
Envisioning a Sustainable City of the Future
Saturday, June 17, 2023 | 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
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Location: University Heights | Level: Elementary School (Grades 3-5)
What will the city of the future look like? In this hands-on workshop, students will consider principles of urban design, user experience, climate and sustainability as they design and model a futuristic city. Dynamic, fast-paced activities will encourage students to generate solutions to real-world challenges through creative expression and brainstorming. This is an in-person workshop.
Virtual Introduction to Internet Programming: Web Design
Saturday, June 17, 2023 | 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
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Location: SDPL Virtual Branch | Level: High School (Grades 9-12)
Ever wanted to design your own website? In this workshop, students will get famiiar with HTML and CSS as they use templates to build a website highlighting a topic of their choice. This is a virtual workshop.
Fire and Ice
Location: Tierrasanta | Level: Middle School (Grades 6-8)
Learn fascinating and wacky facts, play silly games and become an Earth science genius! Students will get up close and personal with erupting volcanoes and frozen icebergs – all without burning or freezing themselves. This is an in-person workshop.
Inflatable Architecture
Location: Paradise Hills | Level: Elementary School (Grades 3-5)
Engineering, art and nature intersect as students conduct amazing experiments with bubbles and learn how to turn simple bags into pillows and architectural structures! Together, students will turn ordinary materials into giant inflatable forts and construct an imaginative public art display. This is an in-person workshop.
Virtual Introduction to Internet Programming: Web Design
Location: SDPL Virtual Branch | Level: High School (Grades 9-12)
Ever wanted to design your own website? In this workshop, students will get famiiar with HTML and CSS as they use templates to build a website highlighting a topic of their choice. This is a virtual workshop.