We believe every child is a scientist at heart. In the Inventors Club Program, young people explore the exciting world of invention and innovation. Working with Bakken staff and volunteer mentors, students in the program become inventors as they discover how things work through hands-on learning and apply their experiences to brainstorm, design, and build their own inventions to take home.
Students create inventions in a specially designed student makerspace with the materials, tools and equipment necessary to ensure each student can create a unique project.
Each session has a high ratio of mentors to students (usually a 1:4 ratio) ensuring each student gets frequent and individualized attention.
Students have the opportunity to socialize and share their ideas with other people their age with similar interests!
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AGE RANGE:
Explorers: Grades 3-6
Investigators: Grades 6-9
DATES: Saturdays, October 30 - December 11
TIME:
Explorers: 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Investigators: 1:30-4:30 p.m.
COST: $225, $202.50 for Household and Supporting museum members.
Safety first! To help prevent the spread of COVID-19, Both students and staff are required to wear face coverings during education programs at The Bakken Museum.
EXPLORERS:
ANIMATRONIC ROBOTIC FACE
Grades 3-6 // 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
In the Explorers session, students become innovators by figuring out a variety of creative problem-solving challenges and then designing and building their own inventions to take home.
This session is currently full. Please join the waitlist to be notified if a space becomes available.
INVESTIGATORS:
AUTONOMOUS ROBOTIC CRITTERS
Grades 6-9 // 1:30-4:30 p.m.
In the Investigator session, students learn how to build their own inventions using a variety of building materials, electrical components, and even programmable microcontrollers.
This session is currently full. Please join the waitlist to be notified if a space becomes available.
There’s more to explore! Check out all of our upcoming youth education programs here.