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AN ADVENTURE IN DESIGN<\/span>
\nOur young designers learned how to use the basic design tools to draw in the program, Figma. With their new understanding, our students learned how to draw very quickly on their computers. Going back to basics, we learned how to add a circle, rectangle, polygon, stars and lines to our designs. As simple as this sounds this is a fundamental technique used to learn how to draw complex shapes. Throughout the week, we assigned our students to create their own Oreo designs, tracing over templates and customizing them with their own colors and texts.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crdg.hawaii.edu\/summerprograms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/SP-2024-Icons_0010_Art-and-Animals.png?resize=65%2C71&ssl=1\"){kind=icon}
ANIMALS IN ART
\n<\/strong>This week we used paint markers, graphite transfers, and watercolor paints to create an image of the student\u2019s chosen animal. We also learned about sculptures and created paper sculptures before starting a 3D cat model in Yayoi Kusama\u2019s vibrant, polka dot art.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crdg.hawaii.edu\/summerprograms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/SP-2024_0023_Creative-Programming.png?resize=63%2C69&ssl=1\")
CREATIVE PROGRAMMING WITH SCRATCH
\n<\/strong>This week, our class started focusing on our artistic endeavors and character-creation skills! Every day, we did a couple of drawings and worked with Scratch to create backgrounds, music, and character motion. So far, we have made Pong, ball-animations, a simple version of MS Paint, and many more small tidbits! As a closer to the art week’s lessons, we went on a walking trip to the Japanese Gardens at UH Manoa to inspire some amazing backgrounds and art!<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crdg.hawaii.edu\/summerprograms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/SP-2024_0014_Creator-Space-Advanced.png?resize=64%2C71&ssl=1\")
CREATOR SPACE ADVANCED
\n<\/strong>This week we started making shrinky dinks! Our first ones are keychains. We also started mapping out our mixed media canvas designs and some of us learned to do a couple of new friendship bracelet tyings\u2014 stripes and chevron patterns.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crdg.hawaii.edu\/summerprograms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/SP-2024_0016_Dungeons-Dragons-and-RPG.png?resize=63%2C69&ssl=1\")
DUNGEONS, DRAGONS, AND TABLE TOP RPGS
\n<\/strong>This week we built our parties and began our first campaigns. The players navigated traps, fought monsters, and talked their way out of sticky situations.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crdg.hawaii.edu\/summerprograms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/SP-2024_0030_Journey-to-the-Stars.png?resize=64%2C71&ssl=1\")
JOURNEY TO THE STARS
\n<\/strong><\/span>This week we learned all about the sun!\u00a0 We studied how the sun was created and how it is is necessary for us on earth. We discovered how the Earth’s orbit and Sun create the seasons. We explored how over the course of the day, as the earth moves around the sun, our shadow moves. We did this by measuring a pencil’s shadow at different point in the day.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crdg.hawaii.edu\/summerprograms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/SP-2024_0025_Minecraft-Adventure.png?resize=64%2C71&ssl=1\")
MINECRAFT: A VIRTUAL LEARNING ADVENTURE
\n<\/strong>In week 2, we completed build challenges in both groups and individually. This time, the students could propose build ideas. For example, some of the students chose to battle to see who can build the best “Garden”. And, of course, the students continue to play in their created worlds together.<\/span><\/p>\n![\"Musical](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crdg.hawaii.edu\/summerprograms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/SP-2024-Icons_0015_Shooting-Stars.png?resize=64%2C70&ssl=1\"){kind=icon}
MUSICAL PERFORMANCE: SHOOTING STARS<\/span>
\nWe are in the thick of it! Rehearsals are under way, and we are working hard! A Reminder for Fun Friday: we watch a musical film each Friday, so please make sure your student has a snack to enjoy with our film!<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crdg.hawaii.edu\/summerprograms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/SP-2024_0021_Robo-I-WeDo.png?resize=63%2C69&ssl=1\")
<\/strong>ROBOTICS WITH LEGO WEDO<\/strong>
\nThis week’s building challenges included
\nMonday: The pulling force
\nTuesday: Robust structures
\nWednesday: Frog’s metamorphosis
\nThursday: plants and pollinators
\nFriday: Rescue helicopters.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crdg.hawaii.edu\/summerprograms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/SP-2024_0019_Robo-III-VEX.png?resize=63%2C69&ssl=1\")
ROBOTICS WITH VEX<\/strong>
\nThis week our team building activity was “Four-Legged Race.” Students had the opportunity to earn points for this activity. We also went to Ka Papa Lo’i o Kanewai where students got to learn about the importance of sustainability. All teams have working robots for their competition next week and are working on their programming now.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crdg.hawaii.edu\/summerprograms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/SP-2024_0029_Science-Olympics.png?resize=70%2C77&ssl=1\")
SCIENCE OLYMPICS
\n<\/strong>This week’s theme was LAUNCHERS!\u00a0 Teams explored motion by
\n– Building a car ramp and jump launcher, (although we couldn\u2019t get the cars to jump very well).
\n– Building a simple catapult with popsicle sticks and a cup popper with cups and balloons.
\n– Building a more complex catapult with pencils.
\n– Building two slingshots, one with popsicle sticks and the other with cardboard tubes.
\n– Building an airplane launcher.
\nThrough our build challenges, we learned about gravity, momentum, buoyancy, elastic energy, and torsion.<\/p>\n