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TTU STEAM Camp 2025

Welcome to the TTU STEAM Camp 2025 Guide!

Activities of the Day

Today's Schedule:

 

Time 

Activity 

8:30-9 

Check-in 

9-12 

Make their own invention 

(learn about patents/intellectual property)  

12-1 

Lunch 

1-3 

Crocheting/knitting/stamp making 

3-3:30 

Pick-up 

 

Let's Get Started Inventing!

USPTO Patent and Trademark Office

 

Learn about the history of crochet from the Crochet Guild of America HERE!

Intellectual Property ppt

Books on Knitting/Crocheting

250 Japanese knitting stitches : the original pattern bible by Hitomi Shida

Knitting and Crocheting All-In-One for Dummies

The patterns and instruction you need to start crocheting and kitting today! Knitting and crocheting go hand-in-hand and are the most popular yarn crafts today. This one-stop guide to all things needles, hooks, and yarn will give you everything you need to know to get started knitting or crocheting. The book covers absolute basics such as selecting yarn, casting on, and even how to hold the tools and yarn, to understanding stitches, checking gauge, and deciphering patterns. 

Mindful Knitting

Mindful Knitting contains ten original and enjoyable knitting projects, each complemented by a meditation exercise. As knitters know the craft is much more than the finished project. By looking at the parallels between knitting and meditation--how simple repetitive actions can lead to a grater connection with the world--this knitting book shows you how to enrich your life by combining the two.

The power of knitting : stitching together a fractured world

Round Loom Knitting in 10 Easy Lessons

Loom knitting--the art of creating woven fabric using pegs and a hook instead of traditional knitting needles--is quicker and easier on the hands than knitting, but the results are just as lovely! The easy-to-follow lessons in this book start with the basics and progress to more complex techniques--an invaluable visual reference for loom knitters of all levels.

Kids Knitting

In fifteen easy projects, from bouncy bean bags to a rolled-edge sweater, author and knitting expert Melanie Falick teaches kids of all ages how to knit. Through step-by-step instructions and candy-colored illustrations, beginners learn the fundamentals: knitting tools, finger-knitting, and basic stitches such as knit, purl, mattress, overcast, embroidery, and stockinette. Kids Knitting emphasizes fun in every step of the learning process. 

Caps for Kids

These adorable hats for kids make great gifts. The easy to intermediate projects are made using worsted-weight yarn and include Clusters & Shells, Posts Stitch, and Ribbed Hat. Boys & girls alike will love wearing these when the weather turns cool.

Inventing Toys

An intriguing combination of invention and toy making, this guide encourages students to work in teams to design and fabricate working toys while learning the fundamentals of science, design, tool usage, and the creative process. Toys range from cars to electric fans to rockets, and the trial-and-error process that students use to build these toys allows them to refine their models through experimentation building, conducting tests, collecting and interpreting data, and making changes or improvements to their inventions. 

Secrets of successful women inventors : how they swam with the "sharks" and hundreds of other ways to commercialize your own inventions