2009
Engineering Design Summer Camp For High School Students
(Must have completed at least Grade 9)
Session I: July 27-31, 2009 (full)
*Session II: August 10-14
9:00 am - 4:00 pm daily
$375.00
*Tentative: Minimum of 18 students required after the July session fills.
Experience a fun and creative teamwork challenge by participating in a week of hands-on, authentic engineering design practices. This summer design curriculum is based on CSM's unique college-level EPICS program, which integrates technical, team and communication skills to solve an open-ended problem.
Examples of proposed challenges might include designing a self-propelled vehicle, robot games, flying machines, throwing devices, or pumps.
The first session, the Apple Launch, challenges team to construct a device to feed the deer with apples. The session runs from July 27-31 for the first 25 students who apply. The second session, Rocky Mountain Spring Water Lift, challenges teams to construct a device to lift water 10 feet in the air. This session runs from August 10-14. We will begin taking registrations for this session only after Session I fills.
The camp's schedule will follow these steps toward project completion:
- Identify key design issues and brainstorm options
- Develop a design plan
- Construct and test prototype components
- Assess product value to create a marketing strategy
- Showcase your work in competition and celebrate team success
CSM faculty members will guide your team through the design process and help you develop skills in
- sketching and solid modeling
- acquisition of data via research and inquiry
- computer graphics
- soldering and foam core construction
To register, click here and submit the form with your credit card information and full payment.
On-campus lodging is no longer available. Click here for a list of accommodations in the area.
For registration questions, please contact:
K-12
Programs
SPACE Office
Colorado School of Mines
Golden CO 80401
Phone: 303/273-3995
Fax: 303/273-3314
Email: rdvornak@mines.edu
For more information about workshop activities or expectations, contact:
Dr.
Robert Knecht
EPICS Director
Colorado School of Mines
Phone: 303/273-3592
Email: rknecht@mines.edu
Visit the "Design EPICS - Engineering Practices Introductory Course Sequences" page here.