Like the movie 22 Jump Street, this year’s comeback tinkering sleepover camp had more action and well-defined activities. Unlike most sequels, Tinker Camp 2017 did justice to the phrase “New is better”.
Higher facilitator to campers ratio allows each tinkerer to have their own personalised learning journey.
Campers were encouraged to express their prototyping ideas and reflections in the form of drawings or words on their prototyping books.
More tools were introduced, and campers can’t stop creating their prototypes!
Day 1: 16 June 2017, Friday
Scribble Bot
Motor + battery + weight + markers + imagination = crazy drawing robot!
Electronics fundamentals workshop
Using coper tape as conductive wiring, campers created circuits on paper.
Creative coding
With the introduction of coding through Micro:bit, campers experimented with music and the motion sensors.
Recycle, Reuse, Reimagine
One of the uses of recycled water bottle is to tinker a terrarium.
DIY Laser Maze
Working in teams, they have to create a complicated laser maze for their opponents.
Day 2: 17 June 2017, Saturday
Paper Airplane
A morning exercise for the body and mind. There is both art and science in the folding of paper airplane. Just a slight crease at a certain angle can change the flight’s course.
Chain Reaction
Dominos and electrical components were the bulk of camper’s Rube Goldberg machine. One team’s “End” is another team’s “Start”, which is all part of a huge chain reaction!
Parents Seminar
Partnering with imagin8ors, parents were encouraged to bring tinkering back home and adopt the Constructivist Theory of Learning into the lives of our junior tinkerers.
A few of the campers final comment were, “The camp should be longer!”
There will be another Tinker Camp in December 2017. Do follow us on Facebook for more updates!
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