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Camp Invention goes virtual
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amp Invention, an innovative STEM nonprofit camp highlighting contributions from National Inventors Hall of Fame inductees, went virtual this year. In past years, it has been hosted by various Coweta County elementary schools; however, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the camp was held online this year. The virtual experience was hosted by Poplar Road Elementary School and directed by Stephen Simon, a Poplar Road REACH/gifted and advanced content teacher. Accompanying Simon as camp coaches were Alicia Porras, Poplar Road counselor, and Mary Thompson, Ruth Hill Elementary School REACH/gifted and advanced content teacher. This year, 46 campers participated in grades K-5. Yamaha Motor Manufacturing Corporation awarded 13
campers scholarships for free tuition. Yamaha has been a longtime Coweta County community partner with Camp Invention, according to Thompson. Last year, Yamaha awarded scholarships, and employees visited the camp and shared some of their robotic experience and technology. This year’s scholarship recipients were from a wide range of elementary schools in Coweta. One Yamaha scholarship recipient, Chloe Duck – a second-grader at Ruth Hill Elementary School, said it was her first time ever attending a camp. She said she enjoyed the experience of inventing, creating and designing. Duck said her favorite part was experimenting and decorating with hot glue. When asked what her biggest takeaway from the experience was, Duck said, “Learning that your invention doesn’t have to be like everyone else's.” Camp Invention is a week-long experience with a different curriculum each year. This year’s curriculum included:
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Champions – campers designed and decorated their own sports complexes. Design Thinking Project – campers moved through the design process of a prototype, learning to identify, explore, sketch, prototype, protect and pitch, including learning how to patent and commercialize an idea. Rescue Squad – campers were given three eco-missions to complete for the day, using materials from a kit. Flight – campers learned the principles of flight, lift, weight, thrust and drag through experiments and two robots. One robot was used for the experiments and the PHOTO COURTESY MARY THOMPSON other was used to take apart Ann Marie Harlan designs a sports complex on Champions day. and study. As they took apart the robot, campers compared from the week and highlight and supplies that corresponded with its features to the principles of their favorite inventions with each day’s lesson. Supplies includflight. each other. ed: duct tape, painter’s tape, maskShowcase – the campers were Each camper received a Camp Inable to share their experiences vention box in the mail with a T-shirt CAMP . 7
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