This is a program for learning through multimedia technology, bringing out the creativity in children through not just engineering principles but also arts and design. It is developed with a focus on learning through design. We use Robolab, PicoCrickets and Scratch in both levels.

Based on LabVIEW™, from National Instruments, Texas USA, the ROBOLAB Software uses an icon-based, diagram building environment to write programs. PicoCrickets and Scratch are programs developed at MIT in collaboration with the Lego Company, and Scratch with NSF grants. Scratch is a software program for students to make their own videos, animations, and games.

Students will use Lego, K'Nex and other building blocks to build their creations.  Generic building materials such as balsa wood, nails, and electronic parts will also be used.

Metropolis! Metropolis! I

Build your own ideal metropolis with a combination of interlocking bricks and interconnecting rods and connectors. Brainstorm on how to add different contraptions using an array of gears and recyclable materials. How do you design your building to be taller, safer, cooler and more environmentally friendly? Construct smart structures that would interact with the surroundings or smart devices that would interact with their users. Let the imagination fly and create our dream city!

Journey into a Rabbit Hole

Did you know that Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland plays with the rules of logic using nonsensical elements? Create a digital puppet show about Alice and her friends journeying into the rabbit hole. Design the scene of the movie and use digital graphic manipulation to make the characters come to life. Utilize scratch and other graphic editing software to refine the film. How do you get Alice to interact with her surroundings? It’s Multimedia Technology at play here!

In the Rainforest Jungle

Did you know that a sugar glider is a mammal but can “fly”? Create a “living” forest with a combination of mechanical motions. Emulate real animals and plants with your own creations. Can you simulate the popping of wisteria seed pods? Design a robot that hops like a grasshopper and a monkey's hand that rotates. How do we learn from the environment and integrate the ideas into our own creations? Figure out how to use these robots in the real world and see how good the motions are. They're nature's miracles!

Virtual Gaming I

Join in the Science Workshop game sequence writing extravaganza! Create short films with the combination of computer graphics and programming. Craft your own multimedia art with the display of flashy graphics and interactive motions. Plan and write interactive video games to play with each other. Can you make electronic entertainment that can move according to verbal or motional instructions? Let's get into the virtual world!

Robomechanics I

Did you know that Ancient Greeks used science to create devices that could move on their own? Construct a music box with twirling figures. Instruct your Roboexplorer to navigate around an Egyptian tomb to discover ancient artifacts. Can you hit a homerun with your batter?

Claymation I

Did you know that stop motion is an animation technique to make a physically manipulated object appear to move on its own? Create the illusion of movement using a series of frames that are played as a continuous sequence. What a wonderful world!