Tuesday

8:30 AM

A Kid’s World of 3D printing and CAD (Tuesday)

Presented by: Brian Carnes
Time: Tuesday 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

This session is targeted for children. All ages of children are welcome (with a responsible adult). We will tour the 3D printer lab and talk about the exciting world of 3D printing. We will look at the printers as well as models made on them and pass around lots of things. We will also go over...

Room: Crown PalmTrack: 3D PrintingFormat: KidzMash Sessionz
9:00 AM

Picture This! Using Pictures to Solve Problems

Presented by: Susan King
Time: Tuesday 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

This highly interactive session will explore and compare how words and different kind of pictures can be used to solve problems. Kid detectives will work on catching a band of international Lego thieves. They will find the thieves, weigh the evidence, and help Lego determine what kinds of...

Room: Guava/TamarindTrack: KidzMashFormat: KidzMash Sessionz
9:30 AM

Cut Paper Animation for Kids of All Ages

Presented by: Matt "Kelly" Williams
Time: Tuesday 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM

This workshop will show you how you can create your own stop motion animated movies. Starting with some paper, magazines, scissors, and a camera, you'll learn and practice the steps involved so that you'll be able to make your own short movies.

Room: Portia/WisteriaTrack: KidzMashFormat: KidzMash Divez
10:00 AM

A Kid’s introduction to 3D Modeling (Tuesday)

Presented by: Brian Carnes
Time: Tuesday 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

This second session is a follow up where we get to make models! Again, children must have a responsible adult present. We will work with a fully featured CAD application called Rhino3d and walk through the process of building a basic model from geometric shapes. We will explain the XYZ coordinate...

Room: Crown PalmTrack: 3D PrintingFormat: KidzMash Sessionz
10:30 AM

Cool Chemistry

Presented by: Kevin Devine
Time: Tuesday 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Color-changing or glow in the dark slime! Alka-Seltzer Rockets! Elephant Toothpaste! This session has three fun chemistry experiments for kids. They are messy and I suggest proper clothes. We'll have safety glasses and gloves for the kids. Kids will work in groups and perform each experiment.

Room: Guava/TamarindTrack: KidzMashTags: OtherFormat: KidzMash Sessionz
1:00 PM

Storm Chase Mode Activated!!

Presented by: Laci Graham
Time: Tuesday 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Weather is something we have to deal with every day. As a certified storm spotter and storm chaser, I like my weather to be a bit more extreme. In this session that can be fun for the whole family; learn about storm spotting, how tornadoes are formed, tornado safety, and even make a tornado of your...

Room: Guava/TamarindTrack: KidzMashFormat: KidzMash Sessionz
1:30 PM

So You Want to Be an Influencer

Presented by: Cassandra Faris
Time: Tuesday 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

The internet is full of influencers. They exist in technology, fashion, gaming, and almost every other industry you can think of. But what even is an influencer? Why would anyone share their life with strangers online? How do you get started? This workshop will answer all those questions and more....

Room: Portia/WisteriaTrack: KidzMashFormat: KidzMash Divez
2:30 PM

STEM Activity – Building Bridges

Presented by: Andrew Potozniak
Time: Tuesday 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

What does it take to build a bridge using just popsicle sticks and binder clips? During this session, kids will use their creativity, problem-solving and critical thinking skills to build bridges to see how much weight they can hold. Kids will investigate and discuss what designs held the most...

Room: Guava/TamarindTrack: KidzMashFormat: KidzMash Sessionz

Wednesday

8:30 AM

A Kid’s World of 3D printing and CAD (Wednesday)

Presented by: Brian Carnes
Time: Wednesday 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

This session is targeted for children. All ages of children are welcome (with a responsible adult). We will tour the 3D printer lab and talk about the exciting world of 3D printing. We will look at the printers as well as models made on them and pass around lots of things. We will also go over...

Room: Crown PalmTrack: 3D PrintingFormat: KidzMash Sessionz
9:00 AM

Kitchen Chemistry for Kids of All Ages

Presented by: Matt "Kelly" Williams
Time: Wednesday 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Most of the time when people think about chemistry, they don't think about the Kitchen. Beside the fact that cooking is chemistry, there are a lot of different experiments which are non-toxic and safe! From hot snow and super saturated solutions, to chameleon cabbage and disappearing dyes, we will...

Room: Guava/TamarindTrack: KidzMashFormat: KidzMash Sessionz
9:30 AM

Learning to paint miniatures for tabletop gaming

Presented by: Matt Perrin
Time: Wednesday 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Painted miniatures are a great way to make tabletop games more exciting, add your own creative flair to role-playing games, or relax as a hobby. In this session participants will get hands-on experience learning how to paint a fantasy game miniature using an easy “Base, Shade, and Highlight”...

Room: Portia/WisteriaTrack: KidzMashFormat: KidzMash Divez
10:00 AM

A Kid’s introduction to 3D Modeling (Wednesday)

Presented by: Brian Carnes
Time: Wednesday 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

This second session is a follow up where we get to make models! Again, children must have a responsible adult present. We will work with a fully featured CAD application called Rhino3d and walk through the process of building a basic model from geometric shapes. We will explain the XYZ coordinate...

Room: Crown PalmTrack: 3D PrintingFormat: KidzMash Sessionz
10:30 AM

Just GLOW with it

Presented by: Vicki Glenn
Time: Wednesday 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Experimenting with paper circuits is a fun, safe, and creative activity. Kidz will learn how to create series and parallel circuits to light up an LED, create a switch, and how to use these circuits to make a light up birthday card. This class is best suited for Kidz ages 8 and up but younger...

Room: Guava/TamarindTrack: KidzMashFormat: KidzMash Sessionz
1:00 PM

Paper Puzzle Playtime: Making Hexaflexagons

Presented by: Kyle Adams
Time: Wednesday 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Discovered by a bored student in 1939, hexaflexagons combine paper crafts, magic, and geometry. This session is arts-and-crafts time as we'll walk through creating a hexaflexagon and how the magic works. You'll leave the session with your very own trihexaflexagon, ready to amaze your family and...

Room: Guava/TamarindTrack: KidzMashFormat: KidzMash Sessionz
1:30 PM

The Boop and Beep: A Tale of the Arduino

Presented by: Curtis Darst
Time: Wednesday 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Hey, what's an AR-DWEEN-NO? Follow the story of the Arduino as we connect some circuits and play some games. Learn how to interact with the Arduino and how the Arduino will interact with you. Take home the fun after completing this session. *Small parts are involved.

Room: Portia/WisteriaTrack: KidzMashFormat: KidzMash Divez
2:30 PM

[KidzMash] Collaborate on your LEGO(R) vision

Presented by: Thomas Haver
Time: Wednesday 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

LEGO(R) sets are amazingly fun to build, but who has attempted to build a complete set without looking at the instructions? In this session, the kidz & adults will form teams and try to build one of sixteen different Creator sets without the instructions. Only one person from each team will be able...

Room: Guava/TamarindTrack: KidzMashTags: Design (UI/UX/CSS), Other, Leadership, Soft Skills/BusinessFormat: KidzMash Sessionz

Thursday

8:30 AM

A Kid’s World of 3D printing and CAD (Thursday)

Presented by: Brian Carnes
Time: Thursday 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

This session is targeted for children. All ages of children are welcome (with a responsible adult). We will tour the 3D printer lab and talk about the exciting world of 3D printing. We will look at the printers as well as models made on them and pass around lots of things. We will also go over...

Room: Crown PalmTrack: 3D PrintingFormat: KidzMash Sessionz
9:00 AM

Storm Chase Mode Activated!!

Presented by: Laci Graham
Time: Thursday 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Weather is something we have to deal with every day. As a certified storm spotter and storm chaser, I like my weather to be a bit more extreme. In this session that can be fun for the whole family; learn about storm spotting, how tornadoes are formed, tornado safety, and even make a tornado of your...

Room: Guava/TamarindTrack: KidzMashFormat: KidzMash Sessionz
9:30 AM

Build and Use a Camera Obscura

Presented by: Erin Hanton
Time: Thursday 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Have you ever wondered about the origins of photography and imaging? How early painters were able to capture their subjects accurately? Whether digital or analog, all images start with light and innovative objects like the camera obscura that predate modern imaging equipment. In this session you...

Room: Portia/WisteriaTrack: KidzMashTags: OtherFormat: KidzMash Divez
10:00 AM

A Kid’s introduction to 3D Modeling (Thursday)

Presented by: Brian Carnes
Time: Thursday 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

This second session is a follow up where we get to make models! Again, children must have a responsible adult present. We will work with a fully featured CAD application called Rhino3d and walk through the process of building a basic model from geometric shapes. We will explain the XYZ coordinate...

Room: Crown PalmTrack: 3D PrintingFormat: KidzMash Sessionz
10:30 AM

Kitchen Chemistry for Kids of All Ages

Presented by: Matt "Kelly" Williams
Time: Thursday 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Most of the time when people think about chemistry, they don't think about the Kitchen. Beside the fact that cooking is chemistry, there are a lot of different experiments which are non-toxic and safe! From hot snow and super saturated solutions, to chameleon cabbage and disappearing dyes, we will...

Room: Guava/TamarindTrack: KidzMashFormat: KidzMash Sessionz
1:00 PM

Product Thinking and Tinkering

Presented by: BJ Allmon
Time: Thursday 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Do you aspire to be an inventor one day? Maybe you have lots of ideas and don't know what to do with them. You probably never heard of Frank Epperson, have you? But I bet you've heard of the popsicle, and he invented that when he was only 11 yrs old! You may have heard of Ben Franklin, one...

Room: Guava/TamarindTrack: KidzMashTags: Other, Leadership, Soft Skills/BusinessFormat: KidzMash Sessionz
1:30 PM

Let’s Play A Game! Computer Hacking and Capture the Flag

Presented by: Joe Kuemerle
Time: Thursday 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Have you ever wanted to know how computer hackers are able to get into systems and find out things that they are not supposed to know? If you think you have what it takes to go head to head against other teams to see who can use their computer skills to attack a system then this is the session for...

Room: Portia/WisteriaTrack: KidzMashTags: SecurityFormat: KidzMash Divez
2:30 PM

Uncovering the Secrets of the 2x2 Rubik's Cube

Presented by: Ben Fox
Time: Thursday 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

The Rubik’s cube is one of the most popular puzzles in the world! But today we will be exploring one of the Rubik’s cube offshoots, the Rubik’s Pocket Cube or 2x2. Did you know that the fastest cubers in the world can consistently solve a 2x2 in under 2 seconds? In this session, you will learn...

Room: Guava/TamarindTrack: KidzMashFormat: KidzMash Sessionz

Friday

8:30 AM

A Kid’s World of 3D printing and CAD (Friday)

Presented by: Brian Carnes
Time: Friday 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

This session is targeted for children. All ages of children are welcome (with a responsible adult). We will tour the 3D printer lab and talk about the exciting world of 3D printing. We will look at the printers as well as models made on them and pass around lots of things. We will also go over...

Room: Crown PalmTrack: 3D PrintingFormat: KidzMash Sessionz
9:00 AM

Marshmallow Engineering

Presented by: Becky Gandillon
Time: Friday 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Rule number one of marshmallow engineering: never confuse your snack mallows with your building mallows In this session, engineers who are young and young-at-heart are welcome to build together and learn from each other as they choose from a number of marshmallow engineering challenges to attempt to...

Room: Guava/TamarindTrack: KidzMashFormat: KidzMash Sessionz
9:30 AM

Mastering the art of speedcubing

Presented by: Ben Fox
Time: Friday 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM

So you’ve learned to solve the 3x3 Rubik’s cube…GREAT! But now it's time to up your cubing skills! In this class, you will learn advanced methods for solving the 3x3 rubik’s cube, tips to improve your times, the basics of the C.F.O.P. (Cross, F2L, OLL, PLL) method, information about...

Room: Portia/WisteriaTrack: KidzMashFormat: KidzMash Divez
10:00 AM

A Kid’s introduction to 3D Modeling (Friday)

Presented by: Brian Carnes
Time: Friday 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

This second session is a follow up where we get to make models! Again, children must have a responsible adult present. We will work with a fully featured CAD application called Rhino3d and walk through the process of building a basic model from geometric shapes. We will explain the XYZ coordinate...

Room: Crown PalmTrack: 3D PrintingFormat: KidzMash Sessionz
10:30 AM

[KidzMash] Fun Things To Do With Alexa

Presented by: Jeff Blankenburg
Time: Friday 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

This session will introduce KidzMashers to Alexa, and show them some of the cool things they can do with just their voices. We will have devices to play with, tons of things to try, and an interactive game they can try.

Room: Guava/TamarindTrack: KidzMashTags: Design (UI/UX/CSS), Hardware, IoTFormat: KidzMash Sessionz
1:00 PM

Balloon Animals: Blowing things Up at Codemash

Presented by: Ilyana Smith
Time: Friday 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

In this fun session, you’ll learn the basics of balloon animals, twisting your way to a variety of adorable creatures! We’ll bring the balloons if you’ll bring the imagination! Kidz of all ages are welcome (younger kidz – please assist your parents)! No experience necessary! You’ll leave...

Room: Guava/TamarindTrack: KidzMashFormat: KidzMash Sessionz
2:30 PM

Air Powered Toys

Presented by: Charles Yost
Time: Friday 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

This session will be an hour of fun playing with air-powered toys and learning about how they work. Several different toys will be available to take home (with a parent's permission), and there will be a brief discussion about the science behind how they work. In addition, there will be several...

Room: Guava/TamarindTrack: KidzMashFormat: KidzMash Sessionz