Build a Better World Camp

Build a Better World Camp Grades: 4-6 Number of Students: Up to 30 Number of Lessons: 12 Contact Hours: 12+ Additional Resources:  Camp Flyer, Habits of Mind   Highlights: Building to Resist Natural Forces Take engineering design to the next level with this up-close look at natural disasters. Working to better understand the elements at play in the world around them, Build a Better World has learners collaborate on structural challenges as they model earthquake stability, hurricane winds, system integrity and so much more on their quest to understand how buildings are designed to resist outside forces. Culminating in a final world-building exercise, this camp is a STEAM lava flow at its finest.   Recommended Settings: Summer Camps Before & After-School Programs Classrooms   Each Activity Includes: Schedule Topic Background Information & Vocabulary Opening & Closing Discussion Optional Extension Activities Materials List Curriculum or Lesson Topics: Curriculum Topi