Work in teams to create a parachute for water balloons using some good – not great – and some downright awful supplies. Success is a safe landing or the biggest smash possible. Build good or bad parachutes – the floor will sort out the rest.
Take turns using Oculus Go headsets for guided meditation and nature exploration during this introduction to virtual reality. During breaks participants are encouraged to journal, take a walk outside or visit another environment using video and audio explorations.
Learn to use your imagination, and some coding, to make a visual novel full of compelling characters, beautiful art, and incredible music.
Required 3…2…1… BLAST OFF! Come and explore the basics of what it takes to get into outer space as we design, build and test small scale pressure rockets. Best for elementary and tweens.
Join Richard Blake of STEMpunkEd to visit the nearly lost era of analog, hard-wired and mechanical computing. Experience first-hand how the founders and builders of the modern digital revolution learned about programming and played with computers at home. Hands-on time with a few vintage computing artifacts will get you literally plugged in to the wonders of retro computing. All ages. No registration required.
This event will take place at:
Danahy Park
Livingston Dr. & Roseanna Dr.
Northglenn, CO 80234
Join Richard Blake of STEMpunkEd to visit the nearly lost era of analog, hard-wired and mechanical computing. Experience first-hand how the founders and builders of the modern digital revolution learned about programming and played with computers at home. Hands-on time with a few vintage computing artifacts will get you literally plugged in to the wonders of retro computing. All ages. No registration required.
This event will take place at:
Reunion Recreation Center
17410 E. Parkside Dr. N.
Commerce City, CO 80022
Break into the wonderful, expansive world of podcasting by learning the tricks of the trade at Anythink Perl Mack’s new summer-long podcasting series. This month, learn best practices for recording and editing beautiful audio using affordable, intuitive equipment that is available to borrow from Anythink libraries. Best for adults. Space is limited; registration encouraged. Please visit our online calendar to register.
Use the real tools and techniques that paranormal researchers employ to observe, study and fake ghostly visitations. Record EVP’s (electronic voice phenomena) and analyze your results for messages from beyond. Then, use a variety of analog and digital trickery to make your own spirit photographs. Best for tween and teens.
Have fun with mini-motors while designing your own dancing bot from scratch. Make a circuit, solder and create with scientists from Eurekus! Best for tween and teens.
Test your engineering skills, learn new skills, battle it out and make new friends! Each participant will make their own robot, then test them out in the Battle Royale Arena – a shrinking play field. This multi-player showdown will make for nothing short of a great time! Best for upper elementary, tween and teens.
