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STEM Camp Volunteer Training

Lab-ready safety, safe tools, safe screens, and the youth-protection habits every STEM camp mentor needs.

46 min Beginner 7 modules Pass 80%

For: STEM & science camp mentors, lab and maker-space volunteers, and activity leaders

What you’ll learn

Keep every camper in view with active supervision and reliable headcounts across lab and maker stations
Run a safe lab and maker space — eye protection, chemical/SDS basics, and clean work areas
Supervise tools, heat, and electronics safely, and match every tool to the camper’s age
Prevent and respond to allergies, food reactions, and everyday first-aid situations
Keep virtual and online mentoring sessions observable, logged, and safe for kids
Build an encouraging, inclusive STEM environment where every kid belongs
Apply abuse-prevention boundaries and know exactly how to report a concern

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Course outline

1
Your #1 job: active supervision
A STEM camp buzzes with activity — kids at lab benches, robotics tables, 3D printers, and coding laptops, often spread across a room or several stations.
7 min Quiz Interactive
2
Lab & maker-space safety
A STEM lab or maker space packs real hazards into a small area: chemicals, glassware, heat sources, and flying particles.
8 min Quiz Interactive
3
Tools, heat, burns & electricity
Maker projects mean tools — hot glue guns, soldering irons, 3D printers, craft knives, and small power tools.
7 min Quiz Interactive
4
Allergies, food & first-aid basics
STEM camps often use food in experiments (think baking-soda volcanoes, edible cell models, candy engineering) and share snacks on break — which makes knowing your…
6 min Quiz Interactive
5
Virtual & online-session safety
Many STEM camps bring in remote mentors — engineers, scientists, or older students who join by video to help with coding, robotics, or a design challenge.
6 min Quiz Interactive
6
An encouraging, inclusive STEM space
STEM is for every kid — and a camp mentor has real power to shape whether a camper sees themselves as “a science person.” Girls and students from underrepresented…
5 min Quiz Interactive
7
Abuse prevention & mandatory reporting
STEM camps put trusted adults in close, hands-on contact with children — guiding hands on a soldering iron, leaning over a screen, working small groups.
7 min Quiz Interactive

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