HMO:
I'm designing and running a STEM curriculum for a local Boy Scout camp. We'll have more than 1000 11-17-year-olds come through to do merit badges and "Open STEM" which is basically relatively unstructured exploration of STEM related stuff (see: building catapults, model aircraft, what-if.xkcd.com style questions). We don't have a huge budget, but there's a small fund for needs.
I would appreciate:
- Advice on what to cover/the kinds of activities to put on
- Resources for cool cheap/free science-y things to give out/use
I would appreciate:
- Advice on what to cover/the kinds of activities to put on
- Resources for cool cheap/free science-y things to give out/use
- Cool demos/graphics that explain difficult concepts (think https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Diffie-Hellman_Key_Exchan...)
- What you wish you had seen as a kid in STEM education
- General advice on teaching science/math/technology to people without much background in the middle of the woods
Thanks!
jp [dot] smith [at] wq23 [dot] org