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Summer Camp Classics

Price: 1,075 USD

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STEAM-filled Arts & Crafts

In Summer Camp Classics, learners tackle creative-thinking and social-emotional learning challenges as they collaborate to construct friendship bracelets, design leaf prints and blueprint new ways to make s’mores, discovering and reflecting on their strengths with this STEAM-filled arts and crafts camp.

Whether you’re under Douglas firs or inside a gymnasium, Summer Camp Classics brings a refreshed look at the best of what summer camp can offer. This Enrichment Program contains everything you need to create a one-of-a-kind experience in any learning environment, including an Instructor Guide, a full printed set of student pages and all the supplies needed for 12, one-hour, hands-on lessons.

Grades: 6-8
Students: 30
Contact Hours: 12+

Subject Targets:

Physical Science, Engineering Design, Art/STEAM

Reusability and Expansion:

Refill Kit Available. This product offers affordable consumable refill kits. See the materials tab for details.

Settings & Tech Requirements

Recommended Settings:

Summer Camps
Classrooms
Out-of-School Time Programs
Home Learning

Tech Requirements:

None

Curriculum Topics

Each Activity Includes:

Schedule
Materials List
Topic Background Information & Vocabulary
Step-By-Step Activity Instructions
Optional Extension Activities
Group Discussion

Curriculum Topics:

Marble Run STEAM Challenge
Woven Stars
Suncatcher Mandalas
Leaf Prints
Friendship Bracelets
Solar Cooker Design
Solar Cooker Assembly
Solar Cooker Testing
Seed Art
Catapult Design
Splatter Art!
Oops Art

Professional Development

Product Orientation:

Half-hour free webinar orientation for purchases of $500+
One-hour free webinar orientation for purchases of $1000+
Additional training available for purchase

Materials

Complete Program Includes:

Summer Camp Classics comes with all the supplies needed for 30 students to complete 12 one-hour activities:

Instructor Guide: 1
Printed Student Pages: 30 sets
Storage Tub: 1
#2 pencils (12 pack): 3
Aluminum Foil Squares: 500
Bag of Rubberbands: 1
Bags of Assorted Beans: 2
Balls of Yarn: 40
Binder Clips: 36
Bottles of Glue: 6
Brown Paper Bags: 6
Dowels: 125
Glue Sticks: 6
Hole Punches: 6
Marbles: 20
Paint Stir Sticks: 100
Paintbrushes: 30
Pencil Sharpeners: 6
Permanent Markers: 30
Plastic Spoons: 100
Pom-Poms: 100
Railroad Boards: 15
Roll of Press 'n' Seal Wrap: 1
Rolls of Masking Tape: 6
Round Containers: 50
Rulers: 30
Scissors: 30
Set of Tempera Paint: 1
Sheets of Construction Paper: 100
Sheets of Tissue Paper: 50
Sheets of White Paper: 500
Skeins of Embroidery Floss: 144
Table Covers: 24
Thermometers: 6
Transparent Tape Dispenser: 1
Access to the Digital Resource Portal

Curriculum Print & Digital Includes:

Instructor Guide: 1
Printed Student Pages: 30 sets
Access to the Digital Resource Portal

Refill Kit Available:

Looking to use your Summer Camp Classics with the next group of campers? This refill kit will get them back to the campfire in no time!

Printed Student Pages: 30 sets
Aluminum Foil Squares: 500
Bag of Rubberbands: 1
Balls of Yarn: 40
Bottles of Glue: 6
Dowels: 125
Glue Sticks: 6
Permanent Markers: 30
Pom-Poms: 100 ct
Railroad board (22x28”): 15
Roll of Press 'n' Seal Wrap: 1
Rolls of Masking Tape: 6
Set of Tempera Paint: 1
Sheets of Construction Paper: 100
Sheets of Tissue Paper: 50
Sheets of White Paper: 500
Skeins of Embroidery Floss: 144
Transparent Tape Dispenser: 1

Standards & Alignment

Habits of Mind:

16 thinking habits developed by Art Costa and Bena Kallick to empower students to succeed in a 21st-century learning environment.

Creating, Imagining, Innovating
Thinking Interdependently
Striving for Accuracy
Thinking Flexibly
Applying Past Knowledge to New Situations
Finding Humor
Taking Responsible Risks

21st Century Skills:

A set of widely-applicable abilities essential for success in the information age.

Communication and Collaboration
Creativity and Innovation
Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
Social and Cross-Cultural Skills
Initiative and Self-Direction
Flexibility and Adaptability

Next Generation Science Standards:*

NGSS MS-ETS1-1 Engineering Design
NGSS MS-ETS1-2 Engineering Design
NGSS MS-PS3-2 Energy and Forces
NGSS MS-PS3-3 Energy Transfer

* Next Generation Science Standards and NGSS is a registered trademark of WestEd. Neither WestEd nor the lead states and partners that developed the Next Generation Science Standards were involved in the production of this product, and do not endorse it.

International Society for Technology in Education:

6.b. Students create original works or responsibly repurpose or remix digital resources into new creations.
7c. Students contribute constructively to project teams, assuming various roles and responsibilities to work effectively toward a common goal.

ISTE Standards for Students, ©2016, ISTE® (International Society for Technology in Education), iste.org. All rights reserved. ISTE was not involved in the production of this product and does not endorse it.

About the Author

Michelle Fisher

Joining PCS in early 2015, Michelle and her unique skill set have thrived as Director of Curriculum Development, where she is responsible for curriculum evolution, product development coordination and professional lead acquisition. Earning her Bachelor of Science in Animal Science from Cornell University in 2011 and Master of Arts in Teaching from Willamette University in 2013, she started her career teaching high school biology and chemistry in Salem, Oregon. Later moving to middle
school math and science in Umatilla, Oregon, she brings a long list of achievements and experience to her position. From coaching middle school robotics teams and working as program resource staff at summer camps where she ran programs in compost education, team-building, tide pool hikes and donkey care, to tutoring elementary through adult math students at the Sylvan Learning Center, undergraduate chemistry students at Cornell Learning Strategies Center and Spanish-speaking farmworkers through Cornell Friends of Farmworkers, Michelle’s vast educational
adventures solidify her as an expert in education, STEM and as an integral part of the PCS Edventures team.

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PCS Edventures products are designed to be ready-to-use and accessible for any educator. This often requires some components to be sourced from third-party vendors. Occasionally, this may cause delays in order fulfillment.

In such cases, orders may be partially fulfilled to meet deadlines. A PCS Edventures representative will contact you if your order is subject to partial fulfillment. After the initial shipment, any delayed components will be shipped to you as soon as possible.

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To return a product, you must first obtain a Return Merchandise Authorization ("RMA") number from PCS Edventures. To receive an RMA number, contact PCS Edventures at (800) 429-3110 within fifteen (15) business days of receipt of your product(s). Returned items must be received by PCS Edventures within thirty (30) calendar days after issuance of the RMA number or the return right will be forfeited and the RMA number becomes null and void.

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PCS Edventures may charge a restocking fee for returned items of up to thirty percent (30%), depending on circumstances. There may also be a product damage or missing-item fee in an amount determined by PCS Edventures for any product that is damaged, or is missing the original box, contents, accessories, and/or manuals (i.e., any product not in "as-shipped" condition).

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