bet365亚洲官网’s 营的发明 给s Kids Freedom to Dream, Create

2018 营的发明 attendees were able to work with robotic dogs and learn about 工程 and biology along the way. 营的发明 helps kids discover the fields of science, 技术, 工程, and math through building things like this mini mansion equipped with smart 技术.

VALDOSTA — The sounds of excited elementary schoolers filled classrooms in Nevins Hall June 11-15 as Valdosta State University hosted its seventh 营的发明, a weeklong summer program that gives students in kindergarten through sixth grade the chance to dream, 创新, and create in the areas of science, 技术, 工程, 和数学(STEM).

在一个教室里, participants built mini mansions equipped with smart 技术 and cutting-edge gadgets. One room over the young campers acted as futuristic veterinarians, working with robotic dogs and learning 工程 and biology principles along the way.

“This camp makes them think outside of the box,” said Alisha Sirmans, a Lanier County pre-k teacher who has taught at 营的发明 for the last five years. “It exposes them to a variety of different subjects and lets them do things that they normally wouldn’t get to do in a regular classroom.

“Here things are 亲自动手的. They get to learn, and they get to be free. They’re not confined to a chair or stuck taking a test. They get to take things apart and put things together. They get to come up with ideas and then bring those ideas to life.”

Dr. 丹尼斯•里德, professor of mathematics and coordinator of bet365亚洲官网’s 营的发明, said the program’s activities are essential to future growth in STEM fields. 

“The world is changing, and we need to be able to move forward with it. If you want to have people who can design this 技术 in the future and build these things, you need to have kids who are interested in it, and you need to foster that and nurture it early on.” 

营的发明 becomes a family affair for many as kids and their siblings attend year after year, ready to discover new worlds of creativity and 创新.

里德的女儿, 丽娜, 17, 和卡莉, 15, both attended 营的发明 for many years and now participate as counselors, 和她儿子雅各, 12, attended for all seven years and was a counselor-in-training this summer. 此外,博士. 里德的丈夫, 拉马尔, who is a teacher at Atkinson County Middle School, has volunteered to help direct the camp for the past seven years. 

Jacob said that even after all his years with the program, “there’s still so much more to explore at 营的发明.”

bet365亚洲官网’s Department of Mathematics hosts 营的发明 annually in partnership with the National Inventors Hall of Fame. It is the only nationally recognized nonprofit elementary enrichment program inspired by the brightest thinkers around — the National Inventors Hall of Fame inductees. All activities are designed to be fun, 亲自动手的, 具有挑战性的, and age-appropriate, with a focus on encouraging problem-solving, 团队合作, 创新, 和企业家ship.

营的发明 attendees invent something new every day, from a dancing dinosaur to a cupcake catapult, and explore fun realities, such as the chemistry of magnetic slime, as they experience what it is like to be a physicist, 工程师, 和企业家. Through collaboration, 发现, and invention prototyping, they are able to solve real-world issues.

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