IN Norwin Fall 2016 | Page 44

Summer STEM Camps at Norwin Dozens of elementary and secondary students had the opportunity to participate in 16 summer STEM camps created and instructed by District teachers, including, but not limited to, It’s Never Too Early for STEM, Baseball Math, and Camp Invention for elementary students; Advanced Robotics and Alternative Energy for Middle School students; and SCUBA Diving and Alice programming for High School students. or win N orwin S cho ol District News Above: “Click, Click, Move” Camp taught students about making stop-motion movies. BELOW: Students who made electronic circuitry projects in the “Little Bits” camp. Photos by Molli Brown / Marina Panaia. SCUBA Diving Camp taught students in grades 9-12 about the science of SCUBA diving with an emphasis on the physics of diving, physiology of divers, and ecology of the diving environment. Photo by Tim Lloyd. 42 Norwin Above & Below: A new Alternative Energy Camp provided students in grades 6-8 with indoor & outdoor activities focusing on solar, wind and hydroelectric energy resources. There was lab work and hands-on construction of solar race cars, solar ovens, wind turbines and hydroelectric models. Photos by Matt Mincucci.