Opportunity X 2020 Summer Camp
While we were hoping to see our students in person for a summer camp, we decided to host a virtual summer camp after our 2019-2020 school programs were abruptly ended due to the spread of the coronavirus. The program is free for all participants and is completely virtual. From August 1 to August 30, we will run through one experiment on Saturday and Sunday afternoons. We will be mailing packages full of all the materials you'll need beforehand.
RSVPs have closed as of Saturday, June 27th, with more than 100 participants from across the Bay Area.
We are excited to host our first session on Saturday, August 1!
2020 Experiments + Materials List
Day 1. Invisible ink
1 cotton swab (q-tip), 1 piece of white paper to write on, juice of 1 lemon, 1 cup
Day 2. Cleaning pennies & pH
5 dirty pennies, juice of one lemon, one tsp of salt, non-metal bowl, 1 paper towel, 2 nuts and bolts, (optional) a few litmus paper strips
Day 3. Lava lamps
1 plastic water bottle, 3 oz of baby/vegetable oil, 1-2 Alka Seltzer tablets, (optional) food coloring
Day 4. Skittles chromatography
A pack of Skittles, 1 piece of white paper, 1 bowl
Day 5. Speaker Session — Dr. Wei Huang
Dr. Huang gave a talk on COVID19.
Day 6. Catapult & simple machines challenge
Any materials you might have like rubber bands, aluminum foil, pencils, cups, tape, rulers
Day 7. Spinning penny
A balloon and a penny
Day 8. Iron for breakfast
Half a Ziploc bag of breakfast cereal, magnets
Day 9. Surface tension
A paper clip, a paper towel
Day 10. Build a structure challenge
Whatever materials you want! (intended to be from the materials box)
Summer Camp Material Kits Pick Up
We provide each student with a complete science experiment kit. On 7/18, our volunteers assembled 100 kits at KIPP Heartwood for parents to pick up. On 7/25, our second pick up event was at St. Francis High School. For students in Union City, our volunteers dropped off the kits to each student's home.
2020 Summer Camp Volunteers
Alice Feng
Ashley Ruan
Brian Chen
Stephen Xia
Sidra Xu
Olivia Xu
Andrew Lu
Sabrina Zhu
Maya Chandar
Jia Desai
Anika Bhatia
Pujita Tangirala
Adishree Ghatare
Kevin Sheng
Kelly Wang
Lucy Gong
Jiayi Zeng
Eric Xie
Gary Zhan
Catherine Zhou
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Canterbury School - Florida
Monta Vista High School
Leland High School
Saint Francis High School
Saint Francis High School
Mission San Jose High School
American High School
James Logan High School
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Irvington High School
Logan High School - Utah
Lynbrook High School