Load-bearing structures, simple machines, catapults, water filters — physical things that either work or fall over.

Do they work alone or in teams?

Both. Solo build first, then a team build where they have to defend a design choice out loud.

Engineering Summer Camp in Blaine County, OK

Blaine County is one of 77 counties in Oklahoma. Somewhere in it are children who would love engineering summer camp and have never been offered one within driving distance.

Ages 7-14 · For families · Oklahoma · South

Engineering Summer Camp — Ellis Abel Learns STEM summer camp materials used in Blaine County, OK

What the week actually is

Engineering week is constraints week. A bridge that must hold a weight, with a fixed pile of materials and a deadline. Children who have never been told no by a problem before meet one here, and learn that the answer is a redesign, not a tantrum.

Day by day

Constraints and a materials budget
First build, first collapse
Redesign from what failed
Load test to destruction, record the number
Showcase: defend the design choice

Blaine County, OK — what applies locally

Blaine County is one of 77 counties in Oklahoma.
Every public school district inside Blaine County is eligible for the district licensing terms.
State: Oklahoma · Region: South

Questions we get from Blaine County, OK

What do they build?: Load-bearing structures, simple machines, catapults, water filters — physical things that either work or fall over.
Is it messy?: Yes. That is not incidental.
Do they work alone or in teams?: Both. Solo build first, then a team build where they have to defend a design choice out loud.

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