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Electronics & Circuits Summer Camp in Washington, DC

Parents in Washington, DC book summer in February and regret it in July. The Washington–Arlington–Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area has about 6,465,724 residents, ranking 7th in the country. What separates a week worth repeating is whether the child was ever genuinely stuck and then unstuck.

Ages 8-14 · For families · Washington, D.C. · South

Electronics & Circuits Summer Camp — Ellis Abel Learns STEM summer camp materials used in Washington, DC
Electronics & Circuits Summer Camp — Ellis Abel Learns STEM summer camp materials used in Washington, DC

What the week actually is

Circuits are the cleanest lesson in cause and effect a child can hold in their hands. Wire it wrong and nothing happens; there is no arguing with it, and no partial credit. Children who struggle with abstraction often come alive here.

Day by day

  1. Current, resistance, and a lightbulb
  2. First circuit that works
  3. First circuit that does not, and why
  4. Design your own build
  5. Showcase: it lights up or it does not

Washington, DC — what applies locally

  • The Washington–Arlington–Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area has about 6,465,724 residents, ranking 7th in the country.
  • Metro area: Washington–Arlington–Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
  • State: Washington, D.C. · Region: South

Questions we get from Washington, DC

Is soldering involved?
Only for older campers, supervised, and never as a requirement.
What do they take home?
A working circuit build of their own design.
Any prior knowledge needed?
None.

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