How might we magnify third and fourth graders' passion for STEM through an interactive camp created by high school mentors?
During the summer of 2021, One Stone students led the fourth annual TINKER Camp, a One Stone STEM camp designed for third and fourth graders. During this free mentoring program, 17 eager learners were paired with 15 high school students for three full days of exploration, science activities, experiments, field trips, technology, engineering challenges, and mathematical application.
Through camp, the third and fourth graders participated in several different activities such as building boats, creating a device to drop an egg in, and creating catapults out of popsicle sticks. There was also a design lab team that collaborated with TINKER to bring in live raptors from Birds of Prey to teach the campers about different birds, as well as a bird feeder building activity.
Fast Fact Sheet
Year(s): Summer 2021
Focus: STEM
Recipients: 3rd and 4th graders
Community partner: Birds of Prey
Number of recipients: 17
Number of One Stone members involved in planning: 10
Number of weeks of planning: 10
How many hours it took to prepare for implementation: 15
How many hours it took to implement: 20
