OSE STEM Camps

OSE STEM Camps

Extended consultation has led to the concept of the OSE STEM Camp. These camps may take place at Factor e Farm or in remote locations. Topics from the following list may be selected, mixed and matched to the audience as required. June, 2019 is the target date for the first FeF STEM camp.

OSE STEM Camp Curriculum - Rationale

The following menu of STEM Camp activities is inspired by the vision of the Open Source Microfactory - a set of technology and human capabilities that combine to make the desktop manufacturing of high quality products and devices possible and affordable. Tools in the desktop manufacturing toolset include 3D printers, 3D scanners, Laser cutters, Circuit makers. They allow for the knowledge base required to manufacture numerous household products to be developed within a community. We envision that communities all around the world will soon be able to create their own cordless drills, electric motors, circuit boards and many other devices, all built in a modular fashion so that they may be upgraded instead of discarded. Students from grades 7 to 12 (and post-secondary) may benefit from this curriculum as it is flexible and elements of the entire curriculum may be adopted to students of different intellectual levels and of different language levels.

OSE STEM Camp Menu

Curricular Menu:

• The OSE Philosophy and Approach
• Collaborative Literacy
  • Use of collaboration platforms such as Jitsi / Google Docs, etc.
  • Logging hours and work on the wiki
  • Development of the OSE Collaborative Contest
  • Development of OSE Labs
• The Integrated Human
  • Mind, body and spirit are in balance
  • Commitment to the vision of a peaceful and just global society
  • Acceleration of learning through connection to purpose and community
  • How to activate the creativity and power of the mind through the arts.
• Arduino
  • Basic
  • Advanced Arduino Techniques - timing, frequency
• Linux Operating System / OSE Linux
• CAD:
  • FreeCAD
  • Blender
  • Sweet Home 3D
• 3D Printing
  • Cura
  • 3D Printer Assembly
  • 3D Printer Configuration
• Oscilloscopes
• Motor Controller Systems
  • Ramps / Pololu
  • MOSFETS
  • ESCs
• Soldering and Electronic Prototyping
  • Soldering Iron
  • SMD Soldering
  • Sourcing parts from electronics websites
  • KICAD
  • Circuitboard Etching
• Power Electronics
  • Mathematics of Power Electronics
  • Power Inverters
  • Solar Panel Assembly and Power Systems
• Hydraulic Systems
• Welding
• Laser Cutting
• Home architecture
• Home construction
• Extreme Builds
  • Brick Press
  • Tractor