FLL/SciOly Summer Camp
Hosted by FTC Team #26115 Alphabots
Week-long sessions of robotics experience and STEM Activities for students aged 6 - 12, taught by FIRST World Championship 1st Place award winners
Hosted by FTC Team #26115 Alphabots
Week-long sessions of robotics experience and STEM Activities for students aged 6 - 12, taught by FIRST World Championship 1st Place award winners
Program Overview
This camp allows students aged 6 - 12 to experience robotics using SPIKE Prime in a competitive setting by mentors who have more than 7 years of experience in FIRST. Students will complete official FIRST Lego League missions and create competition level robotics in teams, as well as receive hands-on instruction on different STEM Activities. Students will be taught SPIKE programming, building, solving problems, presentation, teamwork, and more.
Ages: 6 - 12
Focus: Robotics, coding, engineering design, hardware building, scientific experiments, teamwork
Core skills: Problem-solving, creativity, collaboration
Dates:
Session 1: July 20th - 24th (9AM - 3PM)
Session 2: July 27th - 31th (9AM - 3PM)
Price: $400
Before care (8AM - 9AM): + $50
After care (3PM - 6PM): + $80
Before + After care: + $120
Location: Room 216, Twin Knolls Professional Center, 5501 Twin Knolls Rd, Columbia, MD 21045
Materials Used:
* LEGO robotics kits (SPIKE / EV3) (Provided)
* Laptops/tablets (PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN!)
* Rocks/mineral kits (Provided)
* Basic lab supplies (cups, water, scales) (Provided)
* Craft materials (paper, tape, straws) (Provided)
Full Syllabus
Daily Structure
9:00 – 12:00 → FLL (Robotics + Innovation)
12:00 – 3:00 → STEM Exploration
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Day-by-Day Plan
Monday – Introduction & Exploration
Morning (FLL)
* Welcome + team-building games
* Intro to LEGO robots (basic parts, sensors)
* Simple build: moving robot
* Programming basics (drag-and-drop coding)
Afternoon (STEM Activities)
* Fun rotations:
* Mini geology (rock identification)
* Simple experiments (density, floating/sinking)
* Science notebook setup
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Tuesday – Building Skills
Morning (FLL)
* Build challenge: robot that completes a simple mission
* Intro to sensors (touch / color)
* Coding: loops and basic commands
Afternoon (STEM Activities)
* Life Science Day
* Human body basics (games & models)
* Disease Detectives intro (simple case study)
* Older group: basic data interpretation
* Younger group: matching & visual activities
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Wednesday – Problem Solving
Morning (FLL)
* Team challenge: obstacle course
* Debugging practice
* Introduce Innovation Project (simple real-world problem)
Afternoon (STEM Activities)
* Earth Science Day
* Rocks & minerals (hands-on sorting)
* Weather basics (build a simple model)
* Fun experiment: volcano or erosion demo
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Thursday – Design & Strategy
Morning (FLL)
* Improve robot design for efficiency
* Strategy: how to score points in missions
* Practice runs + iteration
Afternoon (STEM Activities)
* Physics & Engineering Day
* Simple machines (levers, pulleys)
* Build challenge: paper bridge or tower
* Older group: measurement + optimization
* Younger group: guided builds
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Friday – Showcase & Competition
Morning (FLL)
* Mini competition (friendly matches)
* Present Innovation Project (poster or short talk)
Afternoon (STEM Activities)
* Team-based mini competition:
* Stations (rocks, experiments, logic puzzles)
* Awards + closing ceremony