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Link to Lower Elementary (1-3) Summer Camps
Campers step into the role of engineers and space explorers as they take on a series of hands-on STEM challenges inspired by real aerospace missions. Students begin by learning how ancient navigators used constellations as maps, then design their own mazes and constellation-based navigation systems to guide others through complex paths.
Next, campers become rocket engineers, designing and constructing LEGO rockets that must safely carry a fragile astronaut egg as payload. They will explore how structure, balance, and design choices affect rocket stability and performance.
In the final challenge, students design landing systems using parachutes and cushioning to safely return their rockets to Earth. Through repeated testing and redesign, campers experience the full engineering design process: plan, build, test, evaluate, and improve.
By the end of the program, students will have engaged in meaningful STEM learning across astronomy, physics, and engineering while developing creativity, resilience, and real-world problem-solving skills used by scientists and engineers today.
Non-profit organization FIRST® partners with LEGO to prepare young people for the future through FIRST LEGO League (FLL). Over three action-packed days, students will take on an action-packed FLL-style challenge and race to solve it as a team! Campers will design, build, and program their own robots using LEGO bricks and block coding. On the last day, we will put their robots to the test in a competition-style showcase!
Exciting Camp Activities Include:
Parachute Challenge — “Slowing the Fall”
Catapult Challenge
Egg Drop Challenge
Bridge Building Challenge
Camp Highlights: