Launches for Learning - A FREE Event
The countdown is underway for the big May 17th Launch in Troy.
Not one… not two… but three Skyblazer Rockets will lift off, starting at 11:15 a.m.
Troy preschoolers will assist Mad Scientists with the three launches. The children will learn about rockets and space travel in the process.
The triple event is the official launch for the Mad Science® summer day camps to be held at First United Methodist Church of Troy. This partnership will offer 15 camps, seven of which include rocket launches.
This IS Rocket Science!
The NASA: Journey into Outer Space camp is a joint venture with NASA. Campers learn about the forces of flight and the challenges of space travel. This hands-on program for children ages 6-12 sends them on a quest for exploration and has them build their own launchable rocket to take home.
Mad Science is a partner in “The Summer of Innovation” program, NASA’s response to President Obama’s “Educate to Innovate” campaign. This initiative is intended to improve participation, performance, and excellence in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) learning.
There’s also a NASA Camp for Preschoolers that introduces children ages 3-5 to our solar system! Comets, planets, stars and more are waiting to be discovered in this hands-on camp designed especially for little space explorers! The Astronauts-in-Training will build a Skyblazer Rocket to take home!
About Mad Science
Mad Science of Detroit delivers unique, hands-on science experiences for children that are as entertaining as they are educational. Mad Science introduces children to a world of discovery while sparking their imagination. Mad Science encourages scientific literacy in children in an age when science is as vital as reading, writing and arithmetic.
In Metro Detroit, we offer a large selection of after-school, preschool, summer and vacation programs, workshops, special events and birthday parties. The NASA camp is only one of the science-themed day camps being offered in Troy by Mad Science.
Mad Science of Detroit hired Troy residents to be Instructors for programs at local schools and for summer camps. Our instructors are specially trained professionals equipped with awe-inspiring gear.
The Event
What: Triple Rocket Launch When: Tuesday, May 17, 2011, 11:15 am
Where: First United Methodist Church, 6363 Livernois Rd, Troy, MI. 48098
For more information, contact Rosalind Peck, Mad Science of Detroit (734) 266-9444
Mad Science of Detroit
12413 Stark Road, Livonia, MI 48150
e-mail: madsciencedetroit@att.net
web: www.madscience.org/detroit
Click here to see the photo and report by Ron Dewey of WWJ Radio 950.
Click here to see the photos and video by Doug Bauman of The Oakland Press.
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