Minds in Motion Summer Workshops
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Forklift Robots
Experience the best of robotic technology by assembling and taking home your very own Forklift Robot! Using the wired controller, you can command the robot to move forward, backward, turn, grip, lift, and lower. This amazing robot is like a mini industrial fork lift, with the ability to lift up to 100 grams in weight! Using a cardboard pallet, you will create your own material to move to your desired location. You can compete with your classmates on who can transfer it the quickest! This 3 in 1 robot kit also allows you to create and recreate. Put your robot together and take it apart to create the other two modules, the rover and the gripper. Just like a real engineer, you will put your mind in motion with intelligent thinking!
Robotic Arm Technology
Experience the best of robotic technology by assembling and taking home your very own Robotic Arm Edge! The Robotic Arm Edge consists of five motors used to move its wrist, elbow, and base. Using the five-switch remote, you can learn how to lift and drop items with an amazing vertical reach of 15 inches and horizontal reach of 12.6 inches. Command the gripper to open and close and use your robotic arm to lift a capacity of 100 grams! WOW! Added features include a search light design on the gripper and a safety gear audible indicator on all five gear boxes to prevent any potential injury or gear breakage during operation!
Electricity & Magnetmania
Learn all about electronics, magnetism, and more in this fun and educational hands-on workshop! Take part in our Minds in Motion electronic lab and take home your very own circuit kit. With the aid of your instructor, simply follow the colorful pictures in your manual to build up to 100 exciting projects such as a flying saucer, alarm, and doorbell! All parts are mounted on plastic modules and snap together with ease. You will also take part and witness many cool magnetic experiments including making and taking home the World’s Simplest Motor! See a mysterious spinning top that never stops and witness a cool magnetic sand timer. Watch electricity being produced by a hand held generator and take part in a cool activity involving a very powerful magnet. Behold a special magnetic top levitating and much much more!
100 in 1 STEM Lab
Learn about basic circuit connections as you construct four initial units, Maze Challenge, Flying Disc, Turbo Air, and Alarm System! With Maze challenge, you can build a carnival classic hand eye coordination game where a metal loop is maneuvered around a metal wire. Flying Disc allows you to launch a disc spinning into the air! With Turbo Air, you can use air flow to create a bubble machine, vacuum cleaner, or a floating foam ball! Alarm system allows you to build a functioning spinning LED light with a beeping audio display! As future electrical engineers, the 100 in 1 STEM lab will teach you how to comprehend a schematic diagram, build the circuit, and interpret the flow of electricity! Design your own diagrams and watch your confidence soar as you transform wires, springs, and plastic parts into fully functioning circuits! 100 in 1 STEM Lab will continue to entertain and challenge you for years!
**If you register for both programs children will have a supervised lunch. (each child must bring their own lunch)
COVID GUIDELINES
-Masks are no longer required at this program for the participant or the instructor. (effective 5/29/21, if this changes we will follow any new state guidance)
-If you want your child to wear a mask for the program they are more than welcome to do so.
Registration and Refund Information
- Registration: Student is only considered registered (and spot reserved) in a program once payment is received. Online registration & payment is the quickest and easiest way to secure a spot in a program. Registration is also accepted in our office and by mail on a first-come first-served basis.
- Refunds: There will be a $10 processing fee for all refunds/credits and all requests must be made at least 5 business days prior to the start of the program. (There are no refunds for activities that require a uniform or jersey after it is ordered).
- Age Requirement: Participants must be the minimum age for the program on the first scheduled day of class.
- Proof of Age: A document showing date of birth (birth certificate, passport, physical form or other official document) must be provided for each child when registering for their first program with us.
- Non-Resident Fee: There is a $10 per participant per program surcharge for non-Plymouth residents. (This $10 NR fee is non-refundable unless the Recreation Dept. cancels the program before it starts. If the program runs and is then cancelled the $10 NR is non-refundable. If you withdraw from the program the $10 NR fee is non-refundable and the $10 cancellation fee is still applied)
- Confirmations: Please keep a record of your registration. Confirmations are emailed as soon as your registration is processed; no further confirmations or reminders are provided.
- Registration: Student is only considered registered (and spot reserved) in a program once payment is received. Online registration & payment is the quickest and easiest way to secure a spot in a program. Registration is also accepted in our office and by mail on a first-come first-served basis. SPOTS ARE NOT HELD FOR PROGRAMS UNLESS PAYMENT IS RECEIVED.
- Refunds: There will be a $10 processing fee for all refunds/credits and all requests must be made at least 5 business days prior to the start of the program. (There are no refunds for activities that require a uniform or jersey after it is ordered).
- Age Requirement: Participants must be the minimum age for the program by the first scheduled day of the program. (Effective Fall 2018)
- Proof of Age: A document showing date of birth (birth certificate, passport, physical form or other official document) must be provided for each child when registering for their first program with us.
- Non-Resident Fee: There is a $10 per participant per program surcharge for non-Plymouth residents. (This $10 NR fee is non-refundable unless the Recreation Dept. cancels the program before it starts. If the program runs and is then cancelled the $10 NR is non-refundable. If you withdraw from the program the $10 NR fee is non-refundable and the $10 cancellation fee is still applied)
- Confirmations: Please keep a record of your registration. Confirmations are emailed as soon as your registration is processed; no further confirmations or reminders are provided.
- Outdoor Programs: Due to any weather cancellations, programs could be scheduled a make class that extends beyond the original end date, or at an indoor location. No refunds or credits will be given for make up dates.
- Cancellations: Due to any cancellations, programs could be scheduled a make class that extends beyond the original end date. No refunds or credits will be given for make up dates