Welcome to the Jacksonville Launch Pad
Current Workshops
Combat Robotics Workshop
Discover the World of Combat Robotics! Join us for an exciting 4-week journey where students bring engineering and creativity to life! Students will keep their 1lb plastic ant robot that they build in the workshop!
Date: Mondays 1pm – 3pm, 4/28, 5/5, 5/12, 5/19
Creative Engineering Workshop
Students explore weekly design challenges, using CAD software and 3D printing to bring their ideas to life. Creativity and real-world problem-solving come together in every session!
Date: Mondays 3pm – 5pm, 4/28, 5/5, 5/12, 5/19
Wind Power Workshop
Join our Wind Power Workshop, where students explore renewable energy by designing and building their own wind-powered lift. Through hands-on learning and real-world problem-solving, they’ll discover the power of engineering in action!
Date: Monday May 5th 2025 10 am – 12pm
Code vs Chance Workshop
Join our Code vs. Chance Workshop, where students program a Micro:bit to act as a digital dice and test its randomness against a real one using the scientific method. This hands-on experience blends coding, probability, and data analysis in a fun and thought-provoking way!
Date: Tuesday May 6th 2025, 10 am – 12 pm
Sew Creative Circuits
Join our Sew Creative Circuits Workshop, where students learn the basics of circuitry while designing and stitching a light-up bookmark using conductive thread. This hands-on experience blends creativity with real-world STEM skills in a fun and engaging way!
Date: Tuesday May 6th 2025 1 pm – 3 pm
Paper Creative Circuits
Join our Paper Creative Circuits Workshop, where students design glowing greeting cards while learning to build simple and parallel circuits with conductive tape and LEDs. This creative, hands-on activity brings STEM concepts to life through art and engineering!
Date: Tuesday May 6th 2025 3 pm – 5 pm
Sock Launcher Catapult
Join our Sock Launcher Catapult Workshop, where students explore force and motion by designing and building a working catapult to launch socks into a target. This fun, hands-on challenge combines engineering, creativity, and real-world problem-solving!
Date: Monday May 12th 2025 10 am – 12 pm
Paper Airplane Engineering
Join our Paper Airplane Engineering Workshop, where students explore the science of flight by designing, testing, and refining their own paper airplanes. This hands-on experience combines aerodynamics with creativity and critical thinking for high-flying fun!
Date: Tuesday May 13th 2025 10 am – 12 pm
Wind Power Workshop
Join our Wind Power Workshop, where students explore renewable energy by designing and building their own wind-powered lift. Through hands-on learning and real-world problem-solving, they’ll discover the power of engineering in action!
Date: Tuesday May 13th 2025, 1 pm – 3 pm
Weather Watchers: Clouds
Join our Cloud Prediction Workshop, where students use the scientific method to explore whether cloud types can help predict the weather. This hands-on experience blends earth science, observation, and critical thinking in a fun and engaging way!
Date: Tuesday May 13th 2025 3 pm – 5 pm
Sew Creative Circuits
Join our Sew Creative Circuits Workshop, where students learn the basics of circuitry while designing and stitching a light-up bookmark using conductive thread. This hands-on experience blends creativity with real-world STEM skills in a fun and engaging way!
Date: Monday May 19th 2025, 10 am – 12 pm
Paper Creative Circuits
Join our Paper Creative Circuits Workshop, where students design glowing greeting cards while learning to build simple and parallel circuits with conductive tape and LEDs. This creative, hands-on activity brings STEM concepts to life through art and engineering!
Date: Tuesday May 20th 2025, 10 am – 12 pm
Conductivity Detectives
Join our Conductivity Detectives Workshop, where students build a device to test which materials conduct electricity and explore real-world applications of circuits. Using the scientific method and engineering design process, they’ll investigate, experiment, and discover how electricity flows!
Date: Tuesday May 20th 2025, 1 pm – 3 pm
Clean Water Quest
Join our Paper Creative Circuits Workshop, where students design glowing greeting cards while learning to build simple and parallel circuits with conductive tape and LEDs. This creative, hands-on activity brings STEM concepts to life through art and engineering!
Date: Tuesday May 20th 2025, 3 pm – 5 pm