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 Orange County, IN

Orange County is one of 92 counties in Indiana. 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 · Indiana · Midwest

Engineering Summer Camp — Ellis Abel Learns STEM summer camp materials used in Orange County, IN

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

Orange County, IN — what applies locally

Orange County is one of 92 counties in Indiana.
Every public school district inside Orange County is eligible for the district licensing terms.
State: Indiana · Region: Midwest

Questions we get from Orange County, IN

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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Engineering Camp elsewhere in Indiana

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