District 196 Community Education

Learn how to use Minecraft Command blocks to do crazy things in the Minecraft world.  Create self-building houses, ride the ender dragon, or create a working rocket ship!  Discover command basics and show how to copy and edit pre-made commands.  

Learn the basics of electronics, robot building and soldering as you construct your own line-following robot. Students get to keep the robots they build. Class taught by members of Eagan FRC Robotics team and volunteers.  Each class session material is the same. Dave Hendricksen and Eagan Robotics Team.”

Learn and discover the basics of CAD (computer aided design) and 3D printing.  Network with engineers in the field and CAD your own item.

Combining the versatility of the LEGO® building system with the most advanced technology LEGO® has ever developed, unleash the creative powers of the new LEGO Mindstorms EV3 set to create and command robots that walk, talk, think and do anything you can imagine. Explore math, engineering and robotic concepts by working through step-by-step building projects and example programs to create these amazing robots.

Have you ever though about how the Three little Pigs could have built their homes better?  Or a different way to rescue Rapunzle besides climbing her hair?  Or what we could use to build Baby Bear a new bed? Engage with three classic fairytales through the STEM process: research, design, build, test and improve.  All projects will focus on math, engineering and design.  

Learn how drones work and how to change their programming as they modify small quadcopters to higher levels of performance while working with the basics of programming and engineering. Keep your drone, battery safety bag and the programming equipment. Class taught by members of Eagan FRC Robotics team and volunteers. Please register for one 8-hour session.  Pizza lunch included.

Discover the fascinating world of chemistry! Experiment with mixtures that are sloppy, foamy and slimy, while investigating the difference between chemical and physical reactions. Hands-on experiments will excite you. 

Youth in grades 1-4, step right up! Be introduced to the basics of coding. Using MIT's award-winning Scratch, discover principles of object-oriented programming. Scratch is a powerful yet simple block-based language. Learn how to use Scratch to create and program sprites, backgrounds and interactive scripts.

Learn to code by making custom Minecraft mods! Add armor to Minecraft that gives your character powers like a superhero! Make pants that make you run like The Flash, make a night vision helmet like Batman, or a cape that makes you fly through the air like Superman! Coding will be in Java, so basic typing skills are required. 

Use LEGO bricks to complete task card challenges. can you make a catapult to launch a marshmallow one foot? Or, build a castle launch with a working drawbridge? These two tasks, along with many more will challenge your imagination.

Discover amazing Minecraft structures using Python code! Create Python code that can be processed in Minecraft to create 3D structures in real time. A great introduction to coding, geometry and algebra.

Minecraft is a sandbox building game that’s been dominating the world of video gaming for the past few years. Collaborate with fellow students to construct a city! Take home your completed world file at the end of class. Beginners and experienced Minecrafters alike will love this action packed morning!

Learn about the engineering design and build process through robot building.  Connect with engineers in the field and drive a robot!  Class taught by the Eagan Robotic team and volunteers. 

Let the battles begin! Designed by the experts at MIT, LEGO® Wedo Robotics’ unique system teaches you about simple machines, engineering, programming and so much more. Construct a Catapult, Ninja Star, Tank, Battle Axe, Crossbow, Battering Ram, Fighter Plane and more!

Bring Star Wars inspired inventions to life — with the Star Wars Lego Mindstorms Robotics Developer kit. Start with a simple droid mechanism and then move on to more ambitious droids that move and walk. This modular building system lets student’s build using subassemblies, making it easy to create and customize the robotic droids. All these great robotic inventions are powered by the Micro Scout, the smallest LEGO microcomputer, equipped with light sensor, and six robotic programs to control our droid creations. Possible Models include Droid Vehicle, Trainer Droids, our version of R2D2 and more! Experiment with robotic programs that avoid light, seek light, and are controlled by lights, act as alarms and more. 

From a galaxy far, far away, Star Wars comes to life! Work on a stop-motion animated LEGO® Star Wars movie. Pick your characters to star in your own mini-movie ... the possibilities are endless. Star Wars action figures, LEGO bricks and backdrops will be available for filming in class. Handle all of the technical details including using a digital movie camera, filming scenes, stop-motion animation, digital editing and adding finishing special effects and transitions to the movie. In this exciting hands-on learning class, learn the entire digital film making steps from start to finish using Frames Software.

Discover how to use the bionary alphabet to write a message in code to a friend, help cupid fly across the room and create a valentime slime with lots of love.  We love S.T.E.A.M. and hope you do too.  

Learn about website layout and design. Discover the basics needed for website design and create your very own website.  Class taught by Eagan Robotics team and volunteers.