C-STEM Youth Summer Camps, 2015
June 22nd-August 7th
UC Davis C-STEM Center
C-STEM Youth Summer Camps emphasize logical and computational thinking with hands-on fun and exciting computing activities for campers to explore real-world applications of computer programming and mathematics. Campers gain problem solving, effective communication, and teamwork skills. These self-sustained summer camps are held on school campuses and colleges through our partners.
Computer Programming with Math Applications
One-week camp for middle school students from grades 6 to 8.
Tentative Instructor: Jeremy Waddell, Granite Oaks Middle School, Rocklin Unified School District
Date: June 22 – 26, 2015
Code like an engineer! This coding camp uses the UC Davis C-STEM Youth Summer Camp Curriculum to introduce campers to the working principles of computer programming. Campers start with the basics of how a computer works and then learn computer programming with a user friendly C/C++ interpreter Ch. Campers learn programming constructs, data types and declaration of variables, expressions and operators, plotting for visualization, selection statements, repetition with patterns, random numbers, and applications in math. The weekends with student teams presenting on how their comprehensive programs are developed to solve practical real-world, game, or math problems.
Computer Programming with Robotics
One-week camp for middle school students from grades 6 to 8.
Tentative Instructor: Jeremy Waddell, Granite Oaks Middle School, Rocklin Unified School District
Date: July 6 – 10, 2015
This camp uses the UC Davis C-STEM Youth Summer Camp curriculum to introduce campers to the working principles of computer programming and robotics with applications. First, campers then learn how to program a robot with a user friendly C/C++ interpreter Ch. Then, campers learn to design, construct, and program their own robotic system with a single controller.Afterwards, campers extend the knowledge to create complex robotic systems with multiple controllers for various different applications and challenges, such as robot dance. The weekends with a mock-up C-STEM RoboPlay Challenge Competition.
Do It Yourself Computing with Arduino
One-week camp for middle school students from grades 7 to 8, 8 to 9.
Tentative Instructor: Parto Aram
Date: July 13 – 17, 2015
This camp uses the UC Davis C-STEM Youth Summer Camp curriculum to introduce campers to electronics and sensors using Arduino. Campers learn how to program Arduino with a userfriendly C/C++ interpreter Ch and Arduino IDE. Campers also learn basics of electronics andhow Arduino responds to sensors using enlightening and simplest examples. Then, campers design and build more fun stuff based on their imagination as team projects. The week ends with student teams presenting their projects.
Robotics and Digital Media
One-week camp for middle school students from grades 6 to 8.
Tentative Instructor: Carmen Wright, Elkhorn Village Elementary School, Washington Joint Unified School District
Date: July 27 – 31, 2015
This camp uses the UC Davis C-STEM Youth Summer Camp curriculum to introduce campers to the working principles of computer programming, robotics, digital media, and video editing.Campers start with the basics of how a computer works and then learn computer programmingin the C/C++ interpreter Ch to control a single robot and multiple robots for robot dance.Campers explore video editing and film production by creating a script, artwork, musical score,and robotic choreography to be combined in a short video which can be submitted to the C-STEM RoboPlay Video Competition. The week ends with student teams presenting their projects and videos with robotics in the context of global problems.
Exploring Mathematics with Robotics
One-week camp for elementary school students from grades 5 to 6.
Tentative Instructor: Carmen Wright, Elkhorn Village Elementary School, Washington Joint Unified School District
Date: August 3 – 7, 2015
Curious about the applications of mathematics? This robotics camp uses the UC Davis C-STEMYouth Summer Camp curriculum for campers to explore mathematical concepts through practical applications with hands-on and fun robotics activities. Campers learn how to program a robot with a user friendly C/C++ interpreter Ch. Through hands-on robotics activities, campers learn and reinforce the algebraic thinking with arithmetic operations in whole and decimal numbers, number line, fractions, measurement, variables, data conversion, angles, ratios,proportions, and linear relationships. The week ends with student teams presenting on how the above math concepts are used in real-world applications such as controlling a robot.
Registration:
Registration is through UC Davis Campus Recreation. Details about the camps can be found here.
Early Bird Registration and Open House:
Sunday, February 8, 1–4 p.m., UC Davis Conference Center
Online registration begins March 16 at noon, but you can register even sooner at the Early Bird Registration Day and Open House on February 8. Sample the C-STEM summer camps, then register online from the comfort of home.
