Superhero Engineering using LEGO

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Today at camp we made Batman-influenced LEGO designs, like Wayne Manor and the Batmobile!

Gymnastics

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Today at camp we practiced our straight jumps, pencil jumps, cartwheels, front rolls, rope swings, and beam walks! We’re on our way to learning the essentials of gymnastics!

Cooking Around the World

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Today at camp we learned how to properly hold a knife for safe cutting! We pulled leaves off the stems of cilantro and mint to put in the meal we made, which was vegetable curry with a side of cucumber!

Intro to Animation

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Today at camp we made a storyboard with our partners! We did this to better understand the making of a stop motion animation and to plan out our animations!

Food Truck Challenge

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Today at camp we learned how to safely hold a knife while chopping up ingredients like cabbages and carrots! We cried while chopping the onions, but our tears were soon forgotten after we finished making a black bean burger with a side of coleslaw!

3D Animation

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Today at camp we learned what timelines, tools, layers, and frame rates are in animation, and how to use them! Then we started making a five second animation with 120 frames, changing movements every 6th frame with our partners. We then created a new ten second animation, each of us with our own layer using two shapes! Finally, we created an animation with deliberate movements.

Splish Splash

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Today at camp we started by playing the Tarp Name Game so we could learn each others’ names and get to know one another! Then we played a bunch of games using pool toys before having a nice swim in the pool!

Hip Hop Dance

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Today at camp we started by stretching to warm up! We began learning our first Hip Hop routine to “Hey Ya” by Outkast!

Soccer

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Today at camp we started with soccer drills and dribbling! Then we played Sharks and Minnows and Ghostbusters to prepare for more advanced drills to come later in the week!

It’s All Experimental

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Today at camp, we had a demo with fire. We learned what the word flammable means, and how to properly respond to a fire, how to respect fire, and how it needs oxygen! We also got to make slime!