This free, three-week day camp provides hands-on exposure to real-world engineering applications and emerging technologies, including projects analyzing local sports team performance and 3D printing.
The STEM Summer Camp Experience at Thomas Jefferson University offers middle school students a three-week immersive day camp focused on engineering principles. Through hands-on experiments, campers will explore emerging technologies such as data analytics, 3D-printing, and logical programming. Projects are designed to be engaging and demonstrate how engineering applies to everyday life. For example, students will use data science to analyze the performance of local sports teams like the Philadelphia Eagles and Phillies. They will also learn to design pieces using SolidWorks© software and produce them with 3D printing, and perform supply chain planning. The program aims to introduce students to the engineering design process and logistics, fostering an understanding of how engineers improve lives through math, science, and engineering principles.
A typical day involves hands-on experiments and projects, applying engineering principles and emerging technologies, with activities running from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
This camp is best for middle school students entering 6th to 9th grade who are interested in discovering how things work and contributing to building a better world through engineering.
Jefferson's East Falls Campus
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