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 Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK

Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area is one of 30 counties in Alaska. 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 · Alaska · West

Engineering Summer Camp — Ellis Abel Learns STEM summer camp materials used in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK

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

Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK — what applies locally

Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area is one of 30 counties in Alaska.
Every public school district inside Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area is eligible for the district licensing terms.
State: Alaska · Region: West

Questions we get from Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK

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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