EDUCATION

Camp Invention sharpens young minds

Camp Invention participants Ariana, left, Jack and Colton create an optical illusion using reflective material. The camp drew dozens of campers to McDowell Mountain Elementary School the week of June 23.

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Camp Invention participants Matthew, left, and Nathan show what they built. The camp drew dozens of campers to McDowell Mountain Elementary School the week of June 23.

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Camp Invention participant Max shows off the “claw” he built. The camp drew dozens of campers to McDowell Mountain Elementary School the week of June 23.

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Camp Invention participants Hope, left, Emery and Elliana work on projects. The camp drew dozens of campers to McDowell Mountain Elementary School the week of June 23.

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Camp Invention participants Grace, left, and Olivia work on optical illusion projects. The camp drew dozens of campers to McDowell Mountain Elementary School the week of June 23.

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Camp Invention participants Jackson, Porter, James, Micah and Ryan work on optical illusion projects. The camp drew dozens of campers to McDowell Mountain Elementary School the week of June 23.

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Camp Invention participants Ryker, left, and Cooper work on “claw” projects. The camp drew dozens of campers to McDowell Mountain Elementary School the week of June 23.

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”It’s a claw!”

That’s what Camp Invention attendee Max told some adults after one of the enthusiastic device-building sessions held as part of the day camp.

The camp, held the week of June 23 at McDowell Mountain Elementary School, is where elementary-age inventors and potential engineers learned to build important components often used in the world today.

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