The camp provides a welcoming and encouraging environment where middle school-aged students learn basic technology and skills in robotics and STEM fields through activities led by University of Minnesota Scholars.
The Minnesota Robotics Institute Tech Camp offers middle school students a hands-on introduction to robotics and STEM fields. Participants engage in activities covering programming, sensors, electronics, laser-cutting, and soldering. Students learn to program through interactive exercises like writing instructions for a peanut butter and jelly sandwich and explore simple circuits using LEDs and Play-Doh. They also gain experience with breadboarding and Arduino programming, and learn fabrication methods by designing and laser-cutting their own creations. A highlight includes safely soldering and assembling robot 'bugs' for racing. The camp culminates in student presentations where they discuss their experiences and challenges, fostering an interest in robotics and STEM.
A typical day includes morning announcements and icebreakers, followed by dedicated coursework sessions, a break for lunch, computer breaks with outdoor time or board games, and more project work before wrap-up and pick-up.
This camp is ideal for middle school students eager to explore various STEM fields, build technical skills through hands-on projects, and experience a college campus environment.
100 Union St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455
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