Hands-on learning activities are where campers build, create, experiment and learn in the real world. STEM Camp’s inquiry-based learning approach to hands-on activities means that campers aren’t told how to do things, but rather they are encouraged to try different ways and to ask various questions, to discover how they could solve a particular problem with the tools or materials provided. Their curiosity leads the way! The result is that campers not only learn about the different principles underlying the activities, they also learn that failure isn’t bad and it isn’t an endpoint – we learn so much when we fail, and it’s just the start of a new path to try!
We’ve created brand new and exciting fun for 2025, and to give you an idea of the sorts of things we’ll get up to, here are just a few of the hands-on activities that campers will participate in during our 2025 themed weeks. In addition, we feature activities like the Len Girard Engineering Challenge annually, and often have exciting opportunities for campers as a result of our partnerships, like our relationship with the Canadian Space Agency that in the past, gave campers an opportunity to speak with astronauts Robert Thirsk, Jeremy Hansen and David St. Jacques.
Yes, you heard that right! We’re going to learn about surface tension and all the science packed into those bubbles – and while we’re at it, make them square for our LEGO world.
What really are volcanos? Why do they erupt? How can we get as messy as possible with our giant LEGO volcano eruption? We’ll find out!
What makes this amazing structure work? Let’s build a ferris wheel with LEGO and other materials, and maybe even give our Minifigures a spin!
The building blocks of Minecraft are similar to other building blocks – molecules! We’ll use marshmallows and more for our Minecraft molecule creations.
We’ll leave those pesky Creepers behind as we help Steve build, then launch, our own rocket to the moon!
While working on his lunar base, Steve wants to explore! We’ll use solar panels, robotic arms and more to build our own moon rovers.
