This course will cover a review of basic chemistry concepts and will guide students to build and design chemistry-related carnival games.  

Registration required. Grades 6-12. 

Taught by a HiTech instructor.

This class teaches students the engineering principles behind robotic arms and their real-world applications. Students will work collaboratively to build hydraulic arm kits and modify them to include Arduino powered remote-controlled wheels.

Compete in the ultimate racing challenge! Working in teams, learn how mechanical systems operate by using a 1:10 scale electric radio-controlled car that can be set up in 4 million ways. Teams race their engines at the HiTech Carnival!

Using the principles of engineering, help us keep our carnival cool this year by building the water mister arch!  

Registration required. Grades 6-12.

Taught by a HiTech instructor.

Engineer Carnival Games for the HiTech Carnival!  Use your creativity and engineering skills to design and build games such as Ring Toss, Spin the Wheel, and Plinko--or come up with your own idea!

Registration required. Grades 6-12.

Have you ever wondered what kinds of rocks make up our planet? Are you interested in learning about beautiful minerals, powerful natural hazards, and fascinating careers in geology?

Learn how to create digital designs using Adobe Illustrator!  Also, learn how to get illustrations and designs print-ready for the large format printer.  

Discover the basics of Java, a class-based, object-oriented language used to design applications. Learn data and expressions, using classes and objects, conditionals, and loops.

The students will do a deep dive into some of the marine environments they see often but know little about.

Learn about the elements as you arrange the periodic table, name compounds, balance equations, and discuss orbitals, electron configuration, and VSPER Theory.

Registration required. Grades 6-12.

Taught by a HiTech instructor.

Learn how the digital single lens reflex camera is engineered to utilize part of the electromagnetic spectrum we call visible light. Obtain hands on experience using a DSLR camera and learn numerous picture-taking techniques.

Explore the world of engineering, marketing, packaging individually and in teams while getting to use a true vacuum form machine.

Ages 4-7 years, 4 & 5 with adult; 45 min. Ticket required.

Avoid the summer slump and get ready to read! Build your phonological awareness and early literacy skills through fun, hands-on activities.

Songs and stories in both English and Spanish. 

Tickets will be out 15 minutes before class starts at the children's desk.

Edades 0-5 años con adulto. 30 minutos. Se requiere un tiquete gratis disponible en el escritorio del área infantil.

Únase a nosotros para cuentos, canciones y rimas en español. Seguido de un tiempo de juego.

Age 2-7 with adult; 20 min. Registration required. 

Work on two games for the carnival - the Strongman and Skeeball! 

Strongman

This is a class designed to teach students how to use deductive reasoning through a growing knowledge of geography, science, culture, and other facts about the functions and facets of different countries around the world.

This is a class designed to teach students how to use deductive reasoning through a growing knowledge of geography, science, culture, and other facts about the functions and facets of different countries around the world.

This is a class designed to teach students how to use deductive reasoning through a growing knowledge of geography, science, culture, and other facts about the functions and facets of different countries around the world.

This course is an introduction to paleontology. Learn about a variety of fascinating fossils, how they are formed, and how they inform us about the Earth’s past. 

Registration required. Grades 6-12.

Sound effects are an integral part of video and animation. After learning about the history of sound effects and the basic physics of sound, we will create sound effect objects for telling stories in motion picture formats.

Have you ever wanted to become a mad scientist? Explore fun and exciting chemistry experiments using basic household chemicals. Engineer an assortment of mind-blowing matter to take home and spook your friends and family.

HCPSS 2025 Summer Lunch Meal Program provided by Howard County Public School.

Join us for access to the sound booth and other HiTech equipment to record and mix music or create movies.

Registration required. Grades 6-12. 

Taught by a HiTech instructor.

Using the iPad Pro and animation apps such a FlipAClip and Animation Sketch, students will learn how to create their own 2D animations using their own drawings and the principles of squash and stretch.

Registration required. Grades 6-12.

Learn about the process behind designing your own characters and using illustration software. Create the look of your character, its costumes, and props, and give it a unique personality!

Registration required. Grades 6-12.

Lights On, Lights Off! Ever wonder what happens behind the scenes when you flip a light switch on the wall or press the ON button of a battery-powered fan in the summer?

Learn about one, two, and three-point perspective and create illustrations using newfound knowledge. By learning perspective drawing techniques in Sketchbook Pro, students will be able to create illustrations with dynamic angles and views.

This course will cover an overview of the topics in zoology, including cell biology, taxonomy, major vertebrate groups, physiology, genetics, evolution, and ecology. Activities related to the course material will be completed each day.

In this hands-on course, students will explore 3D designing using Fusion 360, a modeling software. Students will learn the basics of Computer-Aided Design (CAD), including how to sketch, extrude, and modify 3D objects.

Other Dates at Glenwood:

• Monday, July 28 @ 7 PM
• Tuesday, July 29 @ 11 AM

Discover the gross anatomy of the human body and learn about three body systems that hold us together and help us function. We’ll cover the integumentary, skeletal, and muscular systems. 

Registration required. Grades 6-12.

Engineer Pinball games for the HiTech Carnival!  Build a table-top pinball machine, and use Arduino micro-controllers, sensors and software to keep score!

Registration required. Grades 6-12.

Taught by a HiTech instructor.

Dive into the exciting world of chemical engineering through real-world challenges!

Explore energy, circuitry, and machines in this special engineering makerspace.

Get hands-on experience in the ancient art of paper folding! Students will see how origami can be used to create structures like solar panels, bridges, and packing materials.

Explore physics in a new light! Discover various principles and laws of physics and test your knowledge through a variety of challenges and experiments.

Registration required. Grades 6-12. 

Taught by a HiTech instructor.

Come and design your own rocket that soars well beyond the roof of the library. Learn about how engineers generate and manipulate forces that propel projectiles thousands of feet into the air. 

Registration required. Grades 6-12.

Dive into underwater robotics. This summer stop by and participate in the 3-week Sea Perch submersibles and marine science classes. Sea Perch is a remotely operated vehicle built by students to accomplish underwater competitions.

Ages 6-9. 45 min. Ticket required. Tickets available 15 minutes before class.

Ages 6-11 years with adult; 60 min. Ticket required. 

Dress for mess and create free-form watercolor paintings. Let the colors blend and form into one-of-a-kind blobs, lines, and splotches!

Calling all filmmakers and video creators! Come to the Savage A/V Lab to explore our suite of video editing and visual effect making software. 

Ages newborns-23 months with adult; 20-30 min. Free ticket required.

Newborns and toddlers learn to express feelings, language, and movement through stories, baby games, musical activities, and playtime

Adults, 60 min. Registration required.

Other Classes of Kindergarten Here We Come at Glenwood 

Tuesday, July 29 @ 11 AM

Ages 9-12. Registration required.

Calling all LEGO™ bricks fans! Receive your challenges for the day and work individually or in groups to create and engineer designs with LEGO™ blocks.

Find the answers to gardening questions by talking with a University of Maryland Extension Master Gardener. Drop in; no registration required. 

Join us for a casual D&D game, open to all experience levels, beginners welcome! Missed the first meeting? No problem--this D&D club is designed for flexibility! Ages 12+.