7/12/10

REGISTRATION CLOSED

Small Engine Maintenance & Repair     Monday!   $80.00

Ages 10 to 17    10:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.    Renton Fairwood area

In this workshop students will learn how to inspect, maintain, and repair lawn mower engines!!!  By the end of this class they should be able to decide if a garage sale mower is worth the $5.00 price and be able to get it running when they get it home!!  FOR REAL!!!  Many lawn mowers will be provided to work on, each with several problems to solve. Students will gain knowledge of how an engine runs, what to do to get them running and how to keep them running. A cut away motor will also be available to help students understand the internal workings of an engine and the four cycles of an internal combustion engine. There will be over ten motors to work on!  Spring is a great time to know this information!

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7/19/10

REGISTRATION CLOSED

BOAT TUBING ADVENTURE    Monday!    $80.00

Ages 10 to 17    10:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.    Renton Coulon Park

Fabulous day of tubing on a four person tube behind an awesome ski boat on lake Washington!!!!  Students will be introduced to a power boat and the safety equipment requirements. We will then begin with a basic straight and easy tube pull until everyone is comfortable, Then we will go to more exciting towing as the students desire. There will be plenty of time for swimming between tube pulls and time for lunch too. The boat is a 23 foot performance runabout that has a capacity of 12 adults. Lots of digital photos will be taken and distributed!    Your child will never forget this day!!!

7/26/10

REGISTRATION CLOSED

Robotics    Monday!   $80.00

Ages 10 to 17    10:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.    Renton Fairwood area

In this workshop students will construct and program a computer controlled vehicle!!! The students will choose the design of the vehicle and build it, then the programing will start!! FOR REAL!!!  We will be using Lego Mindstorm and Fischertechnik systems and their software. Additional challenges will be overcome through hands-on design, building and troubleshooting methods. Students will use robotic sets owned by Do Real Things and will not need to purchase anything for the class. Information will be given during the workshop on different types of robotic sets available on the market.

8/2/10

REGISTRATION CLOSED

Model Rocketry  Monday!   $95.00 including 2 rockets

Ages 10 to 17    10:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.  Renton Fairwood area

This class is great fun and very exciting. Each student will build two model rockets that are theirs to keep, then we will go launch each of them three times if possible. We will be building two 12" tall rockets with streamer recovery systems. The Estes Viking rocket has 48 possible fins configurations so that the affects of these choices on stability and aerodynamics choices can be  seen when they fly. The Estes Wizard can reach 1600 feet in a few seconds! That's almost out of sight!!!!  We will start with lower power motors to insure safe flight characteristics, then the biggest motor the rockets can handle will be used.

A NOTE TO THE PARENTS - The two model rockets your child builds will be theirs to take home, However there is always the possibility that a model rocket will be lost or damaged during flight. We have had some go so fast that they are never seen again!  The class will also be traveling about 3 miles each way to the park for the launch. It is important  to outfit your child for the weather expected that day. A rainy or windy day will make make the launches more challenging and umbrellas would be helpful.

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