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Funutation is firm in our
commitment to providing your child the finest experience in the
technology skills education arena. As a result, computer
programming, reading skills, and teamwork are integral
parts of the Funutation curriculum. In our ever changing and fast-paced
world, these skill sets will not only make your child a better student
but also give them the building blocks to develop themselves into
sought-after employees.
Our Tek Labs are organized by categories that reflect the national
standards of TEAMS (Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics and
Science).
Technology/Video
Game
Design
Engineering Programs
Art Programs
Mathematics Programs
Science Programs
Tux
Trio (ages 7-8)
This is a fun filled class
with something different each day. Students
will experience three
different areas in one class: Art, Math and Language Arts. One day is
spent working on the art of drawing and painting on a computer using
Tux Paint software. Another day they will do challenging math problems
using Tux Math software. The third day is practicing the alphabet
(upper/lower case letters) to develop good keyboarding skills. Three
classes in one, all while having fun!
2D
Video Game Design
with Scratch (ages 8-11)
Design a basic computer video
game. Students will learn computer
graphic techniques and animation fundamentals. Create an exciting
landscape for your game. Load, animate sprites and add sound.
2D
Video Game Design
with Game Maker (ages 8-11)
Wish you could make your own
video game? No need to write a program. This class will show you how to
use easy drop-and-drag actions to create professional looking games.
Students will use Gamemaker 8 to create backgrounds, animated graphics,
sound effects and music. The Lite Edition is available for Windows
based PCs.
3D
Video Game Design
(similar to Xbox 360) (ages 12-15)
Dig deep into the inner
workings of computer game design. This tek lab will share the steps of
the game development cycle. Explore and modify the code in Visual C#
Express. This is the same program that is used to make Xbox 3D
games. Participants will make an asteroids game and a flight
simulator. Bring a thumb drive to save your projects.
Making Games for
Android Phones (ages 8-11)
Create apps on your computer
that appears live on your Android phone as you build them. Kids will
learn the basics of computer programming to create a contact list with
pictures, draw applications, use multiple colors, and create a
Whac-a-Mole arcade game. Bring an Android phone, if possible.
Making Games for
Android Phones - Advanced (ages 12-15)
This advanced course will be
delivered at a higher technical level. Kids will create complex apps on
a computer that appear on your Android phone as you build them.
Students experience the basics of computer programming to create a
contact list with pictures, draw applications, use multiple colors, and
create a Whac-a-Mole Arcade Game. Bring an Android phone, if possible.
Jungle
Robots
(intermediate) (ages 9-12)
Build & take home a Jungle
Robot! Robot legs can be changed to make
a gorilla, spider, centaur or
monkey. It moves forward, backward or can swing across a clothes line.
This robot is sound activated and moves by the clap of your hand.
Build
a SoccerBot
(advanced) (ages 10-12)
Build and take home your own
soccer robot. The robots can play soccer,
kickball, defend positions, and race. This SoccerBot can kick, move
backwards and forward, turn right and left, and make a circle.
Control the robot with a wired remote control unit. Students will build
gear systems, connect motor, insert circuit board, and build its 6
legs. You'll be amazed at how fast it goes.
Lego
Robotronix (ages
8-11, 4 students minimum)
Campers will build a robot
using Lego Mindstorm 2.0. Teams of 4 will
use Lego sensors, motors, gears, and other components. Kids will
program the robots to react to sound, and sense objects from a
distance. Finally the teams can invent new robot designs. They are
limited only by their imaginations.
Robotronix
with the
Parallax Sumo Bot (ages 12-15)
Build and control a
(SumoBot®) robot that can detect an opponent
and avoid obstacles. A computer program is used to set and modify the
robot's movements. Learn mechanical design, construction and
programming. Students work in teams of two per computer. Battle for
control Sumo-style; try to win the robot competition in the final
class. Funutation will provide laptop
for the class.
Hyper
Peppy (ages 12-14)
Explore the mechanism of a Zippy Robot. Discover how it reacts to
vibration from sound and touch. Clap your hands and experience the fast
movement of Zippy. It moves forward, backwards and starts its own
route. This lab is perfect for a future engineer who will enjoy
building a robot and take it home to show friends and family!s.
Digital
Picassos -
Junior Artists! (ages 7-8)
Students will have fun drawing
and painting on the computer using
TuxPaint software. Learn the basics of art: line, shape, color, pattern
and texture while creating colorful drawings on the computer. Kids also
will hand-draw images and scan them into TuxPaint. Students become
familiar with the mouse and develop their keyboarding skills by making
creative works of art. Students will get to keep copies of the work
that they print from a color printer.
Digital
Art and
Animation (ages 8-11)
Students will use Alice
software to create a 3D programming environment with animations can
that tell a story, become an interactive game or simply do a dance.
Create a virtual world and then animate the objects within that world
such as people, animals, and vehicles. While making games and
animations students are learning the principles behind Java, C++ and
C#.
Digital
Audio
Production (ages 8-11, 4 students minimum)
Learn how to make digital
music on a computer. Explore the various
methods of creating sounds from digital instruments using computer
programs. You will mix, loop, and sample pieces of music creating
sounds from numerous instruments. Students will make a radio
commercial, podcast, and other digital audio productions. Each student
gets to take home a CD of their professional sounding music.
Digital
Audio
Production - Advanced (ages 12-15, 4 students minimum)
Expand your knowledge digital
music on a computer. In this advanced
class will utilize advanced techniques to mix, loop and create sounds
from musical instruments. Students will make radio commercials,
podcasts, and other digital audio productions. Each student gets to
take home a CD of their professional sounding music.
Digital
Photography
(ages 8-11)
Want to learn how to take
great pictures with your digital camera? This
is the class for you. We teach the basic techniques of digital
photography such as how to hold the camera and use the controls to
developing your photos. Students learn to resize, crop, lighten, darken
and enhance color using an image editor called Gimp. Students are asked
to bring their own digital camera and laptop.
Digital
Photography -
Advanced (ages 12-15)
Do you already know how to
take good pictures with your digital camera?
We start with a quick refresher on the basics techniques of digital
photography. In this advanced class will utilize more complicated
methods of photo image rendering and graphic arts using Gimp. Students
are asked to bring their own digital camera and laptop.
Stop
Motion Animation (ages 8-11)
Learn the basics of Claymation videos by using Scratch software. Stop
motion has been used in such movies as Wallace and Gromit and James and
the Giant Peach. Learn to create a video with everyday objects adding
special effects and audio.
Stop Motion Animation - Advanced
(ages 8-11)
Students will revisit simple computer animation, as well as, more
complicated animation and video design techniques. Stop motion has been
used in such movies as Wallace and Gromit and James and the Giant
Peach. Learn to create a video with everyday objects adding special
effects and audio.p.
Amazing
Roller
Coasters (ages 8-11)
Students will learn the
physics behind how amusement park rides are
designed. Be part of the design and engineering team that builds a
working miniature roller coaster, 3 feet long and 3 feet high. Watch
the cars do loops and go up and down steep inclines. Make several
different roller coaster types. Students will get their own small
roller coaster to take home.
Jr.
Engineer -
Beginner (ages 7-8)
Your children will love these
hands-on engineering and physics
activities. Students learn about simple machines, such as levers, force
and pulleys. They will build a race car, wind-up car, helicopter,
pinwheel, parachute, glider, balloon rocket, and an air-powered
carousel to learn the mechanics of land vehicles. Engineering can be
fun!
Discover
the World of
Physics - Advanced (ages 9-12)
Students will receive their
very own physics kit with materials enough
to build 12 models and conduct numerous experiments. Learn the
fundamentals of mechanical physics, such as centripetal and centrifugal
force as well as simple machines like pulleys and wheels. Build a
motor, catapult, freight elevator, bicycle, and dragster to name a few.
Students will have fun while learning important scientific concepts.
The
Java Programmer (ages 12-15)
Prepare for the future. In
this advanced course, students will study
Object Oriented Programming (OOP) using the Java programming language.
They will examine topics such as networking, algorithms,
and game design. These are key topics for the future programmer.
Six
Kinds of Solar Fun - Beginner (ages 8-9)
You will work with a solar
building kit that teaches the benefits of
solar energy. Make 6 different models including an airboat, car,
windmill, puppy, and two different planes. Students will have fun with
the toys while they learn important environmental energy concepts.
Beginner model building contains 21 snap-together parts.
The
Electronix Lab
(ages 8-11)
Over 20 hands-on electronics
projects to create with an electronics kit
that you get to keep! Kids learn electronics and physics in a fun way.
Make all the projects, and do them again at home or make your own. Kids
get to work at their own pace. Students will learn about and keep
solder-free circuit
boards, resistors, capacitors, light-emitting diodes, transistors,
speaker, photocells and potentiometers. This lab is an exciting and
engaging introduction to electronics.
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