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πŸ¦™Β LLM-Algorithm ArcadeπŸ¦™Β LLM-Algorithm Arcade
πŸ¦™Β LLM-Algorithm Arcade

Play and adapt familiar games to learn the FUNdamentals of artificial intelligence!

πŸ₯° Age 10+πŸ•30–60minπŸ‘©β€πŸ‘§β€πŸ‘¦ <15 Participants🎨 Craft Materials
πŸ’ Β Data GemsπŸ’ Β Data Gems
πŸ’ Β Data Gems

Create your own rules for tracking data that is meaningful to you.

πŸ• 1–1.5hrπŸ‘©β€πŸ‘§β€πŸ‘¦ <15 ParticipantsπŸ₯° Age 8+🎨 Craft Materials
⚑ Paper Circuits⚑ Paper Circuits
⚑ Paper Circuits

Learn the basics of circuits while creating beautiful, interactive works of art!

πŸ₯° Age 8+πŸ• 1–1.5hrπŸ‘©β€πŸ‘§β€πŸ‘¦ <10 Participants⚑️Low-tech Electronic
πŸ™Β OctoStudioπŸ™Β OctoStudio
πŸ™Β OctoStudio

Bring the physical world into interactive stories, animations, and games on mobile devices with easy on-the-go creative coding.

πŸ₯° Age 8+πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘§β€πŸ‘¦ <10 Participants🎨 Craft MaterialsπŸ•1.5–2hr
🍿 Sonic Seasoning🍿 Sonic Seasoning
🍿 Sonic Seasoning

Do you eat with your ears? How can we encourage healthy eating through sound?

πŸ₯° All AgesπŸ‘©β€πŸ‘§β€πŸ‘¦ <15 Participants🎨 Craft MaterialsπŸ• 1–1.5hr
πŸ’“Β (In)visible SelfπŸ’“Β (In)visible Self
πŸ’“Β (In)visible Self

What technologies and techniques can we use to build our inward-looking senses and enhance everyday skills for personal growth?

πŸ₯° Age 8+πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘§β€πŸ‘¦ <12 ParticipantsπŸ• 1–1.5hr🎨 Craft Materials
🐝 Beautiful Symmetry🐝 Beautiful Symmetry
🐝 Beautiful Symmetry

Explore a branch of mathematics that's profound, yet accessible to creative learners

πŸ₯° All AgesπŸ• 1–1.5hrπŸ‘©β€πŸ‘§β€πŸ‘¦ <15 Participants🎨 Craft Materials🐱Scratch Coding
🌍 Spatial Poetry🌍 Spatial Poetry
🌍 Spatial Poetry

Combine the expressive flexibility of poetic language and local data research skills to encourage a re-imagination of maps and renewed understanding of place

πŸ₯° Age 5+πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘§β€πŸ‘¦ <15 ParticipantsπŸ•30–60min🎨 Craft Materials
🎈 Inflatables🎈 Inflatables
🎈 Inflatables

Imagine and design interactive, inflatable creations using recycled materialsβ€”like chip bags!

πŸ₯° Age 10+πŸ• 1–1.5hrπŸ‘©β€πŸ‘§β€πŸ‘¦ <15 Participants🎨 Craft Materials
πŸ§‘πŸΌβ€πŸš€Β Space FoodπŸ§‘πŸΌβ€πŸš€Β Space Food
πŸ§‘πŸΌβ€πŸš€Β Space Food

Explore and create new inventions, experiences, and flavors to enhance the future of dining in outer space!

πŸ₯° Age 8+πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘§β€πŸ‘¦ <15 ParticipantsπŸ• 1–1.5hr🎨 Craft Materials
πŸ‘ΎΒ Scratch+micro:bitπŸ‘ΎΒ Scratch+micro:bit
πŸ‘ΎΒ Scratch+micro:bit

Combine storytelling, coding, and making and bridge the gap between the physical and digital worlds

πŸ₯° Age 8+πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘§β€πŸ‘¦ <8 ParticipantsπŸ•1.5–2hr🎨 Craft MaterialsπŸ“ŸMicro:bit🐱Scratch CodingπŸ’»Computer
Urban EcologyUrban Ecology
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Urban Ecology

Develop your patrons' landscape literacy and environmental appreciation through hands-on exploration, data collection, and creation

πŸ₯° Age 8+πŸ• 1–1.5hrπŸ‘©β€πŸ‘§β€πŸ‘¦ <15 Participants🎨 Craft Materials
CubeSatsCubeSats
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CubeSats

This is a series of workshops for exploring outer space environments using small, instrument- and sensor-laden spacecraft

πŸ₯° Age 8+πŸ•1.5–2hrπŸ‘©β€πŸ‘§β€πŸ‘¦ <20 Participants🎨 Craft Materials