2022 Fall Programs
Wallingford VEX IQ Robotics Competition Team
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Join us for another successful season of our VEX IQ robotics competition team. Let’s go to World Championships again! Students can rejoin from the previous year, but we also welcome new faces. No experience necessary. This program is high commitment and high reward. It encourages teamwork, problem solving, and leadership skills. The students will be using the VEX IQ robotics system to learn the basics of building a robot, coding and other STEM applications. Fee: $380 includes all meetings, t-shirt for participants and registration fees for all scrimmages and State Competition.
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TBD: Additional practices prior to competitions, scrimmages, competitions and End of Year Meeting following State Competition. Please check the Wallingford Park and Rec website www.wallingfordrec.com and www.ctstemacademy.org for the most current information.
Wednesday Night Science Fun
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There’s nothing like some science to kick off the weekend! Friday programs will involve exciting projects for students to burn off some of that built up energy from the week. Activities will include exciting and engaging STEM labs for kids to collaborate on. If inclement weather, program will be moved to Wallingford Park and Rec STEM Room.
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- Wednesday, September 21- Chemistry
Participants will engage in a fun hands-on chemistry experiment. - Wednesday, September 28- Roller Coasters
Participants will envision and design a paper roller coaster. - Wednesday, October 5- Tallest Tower Challenge
Participants will try to build the tallest tower out of household materials. - Wednesday, October 12- Make and Take STEM
Participants will engage in a surprise STEM engineering challenge. - Wednesday. October 19- Water Bottle Toss Challenge
Students will test a variety of bottles by filling them with water and tossing/flipping them to determine which bottle of theirs has the highest success rate. - Wednesday, October 26- Fidget Spinner Challenge
Students will develop by conducting experiments on a spinning technique that they develop with a team. Participants will be looking into human error, spin speed, and will be recording and comparing spin times. - Wednesday, November 2- Race Car Challenge
Participants will create race cars using everything from straws, peppermints, and K'NEX. - Wednesday, November 9- Basketball Hoop Challenge
Participants will create a mini-basketball game out of household materials.
Ages 5 and 6 STEM (NEW Topics)
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Do you like to explore science, solve problems and use technology? If you do, then STEM Academy is the perfect place for you! Join us for an engaging session of exploring many different STEM Challenges through hands-on investigations. Our session will include high interest materials that will include science, technology, art and math! Maximum Number will be 10 participants.
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Ages 7 and 8 STEM (NEW Topics)
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Do you like to explore science, solve problems and use technology? If you do, then STEM Academy is the perfect place for you! Join us for an engaging session of exploring many different STEM Challenges through hands-on investigations. Our session will include high interest materials that will include science, technology, art and math! Maximum Number will be 10 participants.
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Robotics Club (NEW Topics)
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This program is designed for participants who would like a rich introduction to robotics and are not able to make a full Saturday commitment required for our VEX IQ Robotics Team. This program encourages critical thinking, problem solving, and communication. Participants will be using Lego Mindstorms EV3 and UB Tech Robotics to learn the basics of building a robot, coding and related STEM applications. Instructors will adjust program instruction to meet the needs of all participants.
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Exploring the Natural World
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It’s September! The sun is shining and the leaves are about to fall! In this program, participants will get outside and learn about various plants and animals that inhabit the world around them. Participants will also collect, observe and identify plants, rocks and minerals. Come on out and see what nature has to offer! New topics will be introduced.
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VEX Code VR & Block Coding
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VEXcode VR lets you code a virtual robot using a block based coding environment powered by Scratch Blocks. VEXcode VR is based on VEXcode, the same programming environment used for VEX 123, GO, IQ and V5 robots. Through robots, students will be able to make their Computer Science knowledge come to life.
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STEAM Fun for Homeschool Families
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This is a fun program for all who are interested in Art connections to STEM. Each week we will explore a wide range of topics such as making sidewalk chalk, shaving cream marbling, magnetic cars and mud painting. This is a perfect program for homeschool students. More programming to be scheduled based upon homeschool family schedules and interest.
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Fall Family STEM Night
- Ages: All Ages (Children Must Be Chaperone By A Parent)
- Location: CT STEM Academy, 284 Washington Street, Wallingford, CT
- Cost: Free-Registration Required
- Date: Tuesday October 11, 2022
- Time: 6:15 pm to 7:30 pm