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SCIENTIFIC EXPLOSION! |
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Sessions For Grades: K - 2nd and 3rd - 5th |
| This camp brings campers face to face with chemistry, cells and aerodynamics. This camp is perfect for the child that likes variety. Campers will learn about flight, perform chemical reactions and even research the human body. They will explore so many aspects of science they will be amazed! |
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| Chemical Counting |
| Offered: Mondays for K - 2nd and Wednesday for 3rd - 5th |
| Explore fundamental “nuts and bolts” of chemistry, starting with the principle of “chemically counting” using the chemists’ unit of measure, a mole. Figure out the contents of a mystery solution using standard chemical reactions, and then campers will apply the principles of analysis in assaying real, off-the-shelf pain relief tablets for aspirin content. Cool molecular model building introduces chemical structure and bonding, and electrochemistry rounds out the day. The topics here range from creating electrical current using chemical systems (exactly as a battery does) to plating (chemically bonding) one metal onto another. |
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| The Organ Trail |
| Offered: Tuesdays for K - 2nd and Thursdays for 3rd - 5th |
| Learn all about what's going on inside of you. Make a body portrait and add to it as you learn the wonders of how your body systems work. From your heart to your lungs, to the mucus in your system – it all comes together to make you who you are. |
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| Cell City |
| Offered: Wednesdays for K - 2nd and Mondays for 3rd - 5th |
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The campers will be introduced to several cell organelles and their functions. The membrane, mitochondria, nucleus, ribosome, and lysosome will receive most of the attention. At times they will imitate the action of each of these parts with special emphasis on the nucleus and the role of DNA in directing and recreating life. They will learn the basics of the code of life, and they will make a model of a cell including the organelles studied. |
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| Space Day! |
| Offered: Thursday of K - 2nd and Tuesdays for 3rd - 5th |
| Young astronauts explore the mysteries of the solar system. Children will discover how astronauts live and work in space. The sun, the moon, the stars, and gravity are only a few of the things that must be dealt with on this Mad Science space mission. |
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| Mad Machines |
| Offered: Fridays for K - 2nd |
| Find out how wedges, screws and levers help us with our daily lives. Use simple machines to complete different tasks like lifting weights and launching marshmallows. Move through an obstacle course and use teamwork to show how useful simple machines can be. |
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| Jr. Engineers |
| Offered: Fridays for 3rd - 5th |
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Check out shapes and why they are so strong! Investigate arches, and geodesic domes. Discover why an egg’s shape is so strong and how you can find this shape in buildings. Test loads and build some bridges when you put on an engineer’s hat and learn about structures. |
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