Science Only Camps

Option S 2: Time and Space Adventures (Ages 6-8)

• New format!
• Does your child want to become an astronaut? Do they REALLY like Rockets?
• Would they like to travel to the time of the dinosaurs? Learn what's deep in a cave? Well, this is the camp they have been waiting for!
• We take the children on an adventure of a lifetime as we imagine ourselves in prehistoric times where we:
  • Learn about dinosaurs
  • Make fossils and pan for gold!
• We will study the dynamic earth as we:
  • Build and blast off volcanoes
  • Create a Cave in a Box as we learn about Spelunking
  • Learn about the animals, microbes and geology of cave systems
  • Study Rocks and Crystals and grow our own!
  • Learn about earthquakes and so much more
• If that's not enough, we will blast off into space as we:
  • Make and blast off Balloon Rockets, Bottle Rockets, Chemical Rockets, Straw Rockets, and Estes Rockets.
  • Learn about Newton's Law as we make a Newtons Car and a Balloon Car and learn the principles of rocket flight
  • Go through astronaut boot camp!
• Don't miss this exciting adventure! This camp fills up very fast!

Wacky Science Magic: Ages 6-8

• Dr. Lipid is back and boy is he mad! Our arch enemy is up to no good and we have to stop him!
• Mystery and Magic are yours as the O.X.Y.S. (Only Excellent Youth Scientist ) match their wits against Dr. Lipid, Head of the Organization of M.O.R.O.N.S. (Magical Ogres Reshaping Our Natural Systems). The children will learn many exciting science principles as they work their way through a maze and out of the Castle of Dr. Lipid!
• We use many mysteries to escape from the rooms:
  • Vacuums that draw eggs into a bottle
  • Pass strings through our necks
  • Magically change a liquid’s color with Acid and Bases,
  • Make a can come when called
  • See boxes defy gravity
  • Use flame test to analyze chemicals and make GAC
  • We will put a needle through a balloon
  • Crush a can with atmospheric pressure
  • We will explore the properties of DRY ICE
• This is a camp of adventure! The children learn the science that makes the magic happen and then have the opportunity to present what they learned as they put on a Science Magic Show at the end of the camp for the parents to see.

Art, Science and Technology Combinations

Option AST 15 Young Explorers  Bees, Trees and Bugs (Ages 5-7)

Art and Science Camp: The children will love being young Environmental and Earth Scientist as they have hands-on exploration. We believe that each of us can create our own world view and learn to love some of those things we don't always understand! We love our "Buggy Friends" and as we see things through the eyes of a bug, we will help your child understand and love them too!

• The class will see active ant farms and go through a metamorphosis!
• Your child will clean up an oil spill, and will cheer their worm on in the worm races!
• We will make our room into a spiders web.
• We will fly with the birds, go on bug hunts, zip up xylems and flow down phloem's and much more!
• The Art is fun and creative as they make bees, ecosystems, animals out of clay and lots of other exciting arts and crafts.

Option AST 17 Hawaiian Treasure Hunt  (Ages 5-7) Art, Science and Technology

We found a treasure map and must follow Dr. Lipid through the Hawaiian Isles to see if we can catch him there.

• We will explore oceans, wind, boats, volcanos, and the rain forest
• Your child will explore sea life and more as we investigate the diverse islands that make up Hawaii.
• They will do an anthropology dig
• The Art will be comprised of making a lei, beautiful sand pictures, Hawaiian landscapes, 3-d fish art, palm trees and more!
• If that is not enough, we will also be using LEGO Technology to build the transportation needed to get between the islands and to help us solve our mysteries-this will include boats, helicopters, submarines and cranes.

Option AST 18 Around the World Science Art and Technology (Ages 6-8)

If your child loves to do it all, this is a great option. We will study the art, science and technology of four different Cultures.

• Paris
  • Learn Structures as we make Model Bridges
  • Learn to paint like the Impressionist Masters
  • Learn about how light works as we study the "City of Lights"
  • Use LEGO Technology to learn about the forces and structure of the famous bridges of London
• Egypt
  • Science and Technology: Learn how to move giant stones for Pyramids, Learn the science behind Mummy making and make and paint our own Sarcophagus
  • Egyptian Art
  • Technology will use Technics and Crazy contraptions to learn the physics behind rolling and sliding.
• Italy
  • Ah, the smells and taste of this beautiful country! We will learn how these affect our senses.
  • We will learn about structures as we investigate why the Leaning Tower of Pisa.... well, leans!
  • We will learn how the master created portraits and create some of our own.
  • Use LEGO Technology to learn about the forces and structure of towers
• Native Peoples of the Americas
  • Make Rainsticks, learn to barter and trade.
  • Make Native headdresses, sand art, pottery and more!
  • Create Aztec Art