Minnetonka Community Education

Discover new, hands-on STEM learning lessons from various engineering disciplines. Projects this session tackle Mechanical, Industrial, Marine & Environmental Engineering.The focus will be on developing problem solving, critical thinking and peer collaboration skills.New engineering themes for each session.

Grades 1-5 Use LEGO® bricks to build a dragster and a balancing beam, then design your own catapult as you learn the basic STEM engineering principles behind each creation. This session will focus on lever concepts.LEGO® is a trademark of the LEGO Group of companies which does not sponsor, authorize or endorse this site or program.

Calling all future scientists and engineers! Spark your love of STEM as you use teamwork and problem solving skills to work on robotic projects and STEM challenges.In each session, work on a robotics project and an amazing array of challenges that help you develop critical thinking and team working skills. A fun program for young STEMers!Robotics & STEM - Industrial Explorations! Modern factories are full of robots and cool machines. Build a conveyor belt inspired robot, design a useful extension, engineer a conveyor belt and more.Robotics & STEM - Aeronautic Discoveries! Machines that fly have always captured our imagination. Build a robotic airplane (does not fly), compete in a flying plane contest, explore the beginning of flight by engineering a hot air balloon and design a sturdy, life-saving parachute. Robotics & STEM - Marine Exploration! Oceans are the next frontier, filled with amazing sea creature and treasures. Explore buoyancy as you build boats, create a contraption to recover lost submarines, engineer a self-propelled ship and make a robotic boat.

Working in pairs, create an interactive 2D video game using your favorite characters. Progress from learning Scratch to creating a working arcade-style game. Choose characters from Undertale, Pokémon, Nintendo, Minecraft and even classic characters like Donkey Kong, Pac-Man, Sonic and Mario! Bring a USB drive to save your games, on the last day, or they can be emailed to parents.