This week Emily had the awesome opportunity to attend Camp Invention at the WSR Middle School.
Camp Invention is a national program backed by the National Inventors Hall of Fame promoting STEM activities for elementary age kids. It was five days from 9:00am-3:00pm. It's no surprise that Emily LOVED it! She was so excited to show us all of her inventions and prototypes at the end of the week.
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| Robot |
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| Money ramp |
Kaleidoscope
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| Bionic hand |
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| Paper shoes with a reinforced heel (washer covered in duct tape) |
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| Kleenex shoes made at home |
Emily won the Best Design award in her age group for her battery-operated car. Everyone got a kit and tested different designs. Emily made more modifications at home. She preferred the spinning fan version over the rubber band axle version.
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| Dream launcher |
On the first day the kids got to take apart an electronic device brought from home to observe what was inside. Emily ended up needing the help of a sledge hammer to get inside her CD player (see above)! Then the kids took components from their devices and other "invention material" to create pinball machines with a bug theme. Emily won the drawing to be able to take her group's machine home. It actually worked!
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| Pinbug machines by other groups |
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| Camp Counselor Jamie |
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| WSR Camp Invention 2014 |
We are so thankful for this amazing opportunity. Emily can't wait to go back next year! Below is a video with highlights and demonstrations.
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