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Crazy Circuits

Learn how to troubleshoot and fix broken circuits.

June 24 – June 29

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Cool Character Creations

Learn how to illustrate and animate your own unique pixel-art game characters.

July 1 – July 6

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1 Million Pound Cloud

Can you build the tallest balloon structure without the use of tape?

July 8 – July 13

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Summer Gliders

Using basic materials and high-tech equipment, come design and test your own flying glider.

July 15 – July 20

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Sunny Sundials

Make time with the Sun!

July 22 – July 27

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1,2,3 Animate Me
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1, 2, 3 Animate Me

Learn how to quickly and easily turn your drawings into amazing animations.

July 29 – August 3

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One to Rule Them All

Learn how to design and build your own custom ruler using our laser engraver.

August 5 – August 10

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Monster Truck Math

Delve into this exciting engineering lab!

August 12 – August 17

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Botball

Use a Ganker Robot to compete in an epic game of T-ball!

August 19 – August 24

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Robotic Child's Play

Learn about robotics using a robotic arm to help us complete a puzzle.

August 26 – August 31

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Puzzling Puzzles

Make a custom STEM puzzle in the Creativity Lab!

September 3 – September 7

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Illustration of a robot stacking dominos for the DoBot Domino Run Creativity Lab
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DoBot Domino Run

Learn how to code a robotic arm to initiate a domino chain reaction!

September 10 – September 14

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Illustration of three astronauts in the sky, falling with parachutes attached. From left, one parachute is blue, the middle is red and the one on the right is yellow.
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Falling for Science

Effectively design a parachute to slow down the descend of an action figure.

September 17 – September 21

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This is What We Trained For

Utilize the power of an Ozobot to tow as much freight possible!

September 24– September 28

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