Technology Workshops for Children
The Department of Engineering Technology offers summer workshops to children, ages 9-13, which allow them to explore different areas of technology with hands-on experiences. PSU faculty conduct the workshops within the laboratories and classrooms of the Kansas Technology Center.
We are trying something new this year by running the Robotics and Plastics camps back to back with Robotics in the morning and Plastics in the afternoon.
We will provide a supervised place to eat lunch for kids that want to attend both camps and bring a sack lunch.
The price is $90.00 for each session students wish to attend; so if they want to participate in the full week of both activities from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM it will be $180.00 total.
Adventures in Robotics Workshops
Adventures in Robotics is a series of hands-on workshops for children conducted each summer by the Pittsburg State University faculty. Children must be 9 years old by July 1st in order to enroll, with a recommended upper limit of 13. All sessions will be held in the laboratories and facilities of the Kansas Technology Center on the east side of the Pittsburg State University campus.
Topics to be covered include the following: teamwork, programming, brainstorming, construction techniques, robotic basics, and electro-mechanics.
Adventures I (Only Session) - 9:00am-Noon July 20th - July 24th
Adventures II (Only session) - 9:00am-Noon July 27th - July 31st
For more information contact Randy Winzer (rwinzer@pittstate.edu) 620.235.4370
Plastic is Fantastic
A fast-paced look at the materials, processes and design methods involved in the Plastics Industry. Students will receive first hand experience on material classification and usage, standard plastic processing including injection molding, rotational molding, extrusion, composite structure, testing. Each participant will get to take the parts they make home!
Level 1: July 20th - 24th --- 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Level 2: July 27th - 31st --- 1:00pm - 4:00pm
For more information contact Paul Herring (pherring@pittstate.edu) 620.235.4356
Construct Your Future
An opportunity to explore the professional aspects of the construction industry including 3D modeling, computer estimating and scheduling, along with plenty of activities related to a professional construction management career.
Level 1: Beginners July 13-17, 9:00am-Noon
Level 2: Advanced July 13-17, 1:00pm-4:00pm
For more information contact Jim Otter (otter@pittstate.edu) 620.235.4350