S.T.E.M. Class
Speedster Physics
Build, test, improve, race!
Cool new SAFE ChompSaw cardboard cutters this year! Design and build your own racers and show off your skills in speed, distance, and style in a friendly, supportive, and energetic environment! Test and tweak variables to optimize your design, and discover the science behind your cars, tracks, rockets, and gliders!
Description
Racer Engineering: Build, Test, Fly!
We’ve added flexible tracks for stunts and loops, changing about half of the physics lessons in this class—and now, we’ve got ChompSaws! This small but safe cardboard-cutting machine lets nerds make curved and intricate cuts with ease, opening up even more possibilities for creative designs.
Get ready to become a Racer Engineer and explore the thrilling world of physics in a wild ride of fun! In this class, you’ll design and build your own racers to speed down our 32ft straight track and showcase raw velocity, as well as master loops, jumps, turns, and stunts on our five additional 25ft flexible tracks. But the fun doesn’t stop with cars—nerds will also engineer and test flying machines, including paper airplanes, stomp rockets, drop copters, and gliders!
But this class isn’t about winning—it’s about tinkering, testing, and teamwork. Nerds will experiment with variables, problem-solve challenges, and uncover the science behind their creations in a friendly, supportive, and energetic environment. Every race, jump, and flight is a chance to learn, adapt, and improve.
🚀💡 This class is open to ALL kids entering grades 4-7, and girls—this class is perfect for you! We believe in empowering young girls to explore their passion for engineering and science. Just remember, science is ALWAYS FOR YOU.
Good fit for...
This is the ideal class for anyone who loves to make things out of recyclables, and anyone who loves building! If you think you’d enjoy designing and building your own car out of cardboard and creating crazy tracks and tricks for it, you will LOVE this class!
Nerds make...
Nerds in this class makerace cars out of recyclable materials. Nerds will design their own cars and spend the week building, testing, and improving upon their designs. Students in this class gain a lot of insight into how small design details can drastically change performance, like the way they place the wheels on their car or the way the car’s weight is distributed.
We will also build other types of speedsters, like planes, drop copters, and stomp rockets!
Nerds learn...
Nerds learn about some basic engineering principles like simple machines that they can use to put their cars together. Throughout the building process, nerds figure out how their car’s design affects its performance, and see how changing small details can have a big impact.
Nerds will also learn about the Engineering Design Process, a process that engineers use to design, build, and improve their creations. They will be able to test their racecars and conceive ways to make them even faster and stronger. Through this process, nerds learn about planning their creations and being willing to make changes to make them better, even if it means doing something over again.
Class Structure
What to Bring to Class
SUMMER & BREAK CLASSES ONLY: Class is 3hrs each day, so bring a snack for break time. Also, bring your own refillable water bottle. Don’t have one? Add our Nerding water bottle to your order and pick up on first day of class!
Gallery
Your nerd will build and discover like these nerds have.
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Register
Locations, dates, and times vary by time of year.
Summer Camp
Summer 2026 Registration will open Friday 10am, March 13, 2025.
After-School
View our After School page to see if this class is offered. Not all classes are offered after school.