Mad Science has awesome weeklong summer camps for children ages
4 - 12. We even have a camp for our young scientists!
Call us at (414) 768-1678 for details.
Here's some descriptions for our more popular camps, other camps are available, consult the now registering section of our website for details.
INTO THE GARDEN CAMP
( Half Day Camp - For ages 4-7)
Mad Science invites you to learn about the garden in our exciting Garden Camp.. Following are some topics you will explore during this fun five-day camp. These are only a sample of some of the activities that you will be doing each day. The topics will not necessarily follow this order. However, each of these topics will be included at some point in the camp.
Soil and Seeds - Learn all about what is under a garden in this fun filled day! You will dissect soil and discover its components. Play a super seed relay game! Observe the life cycle of a seed with hands-on activities. Make your own super seed expert badge!
Sun, Wind and Rain - Investigate the elements as you discover what they do for gardens. Make your own sun visor so you will be protected from the sun. Become a weather artist using rain and wind as your tools!
Plants and Leaves - Get ready to grow! Learn all about living plants and leaves. Discover the art of rubbings. Play a leaf sorting game, as you learn about their differences. Grow your own budding bean to take home with you.
Butterflies, Bees, and Ladybugs - Get ready to see and make some bugs and creepy crawlers. Explore the life of a caterpillar as you discover how it turns into a beautiful butterfly. Make your own garden bracelet or keychain!
Flowers, Fruits, and Veggies - Discover the difference between fruits and vegetables with your own placemat. Learn super songs to sing about nature. Make a mural of the garden with your fellow campers. Bring home your own journal that you use to keep track of everything you unearthed.
SCIENCE EXPLORATIONS CAMP
(Full Day Camp - For ages 7-12)
Mad Science invites you to discover claws, codes and constellations with our exciting Science Explorations Camp . Following are some topics you will explore during this fun five-day camp. These are only a sample of some of the activities that you will be doing each day. The topics will not necessarily follow this order. However, each of these topics will be included at some point in the camp.
Mad Messages - Decipher the world around you as you learn different ways to send mad messages. Use Morse code to send secret transmissions to your friends and to interpret secret messages from them. Discover the mystery of the Mad Science Message Wheel. Experiment with cool color-changing goldenrod paper.
Earth Awareness - Learn all about pollution and what it does to our planet. Determine what big problems a little pollution can cause with a lake in a bottle. Unearth pollution solutions and other ways to help our planet. Bake nachos with solar power and make your own recycled paper.
Science of Sport - Jump right into the science behind sports. Test what your toes have to do with tennis and what your feet have to do with football. Make a new friend named CG Owl and find out what he has to say about sports. See how much air your lungs can hold. Make a helmet for your own crash test egg.
Nature - Let your nose be your guide on a trail of scents. Follow the clues on this aromatic path. Experiment with natural dyes that you can find in fruits and veggies. Decorate your own painters cap with all the colors that nature has to offer. Use jaws and claws to feed your beastly stomach.
Space Day - Blast off with science as you launch a water bottle rocket. Experiment with space suit design. Get a taste for space and eat like the astronauts when you make your own space snack. Learn how to throw water around and stay dry at the same time. Build your own rubber band powered space shuttle to take home.
ROCKIN ROCKETS CAMP
(Half Day - For ages 7-12)
Mad Science invites you to launch your knowledge of rockets in our excitingn Rockin Rockets. Following are some topics you will explore during this fun five-day camp. These are only a sample of some of the activities that you will be doing each day. The topics will not necessarily follow this order. However, each of these topics will be included at some point in the camp. We will launch rockets and your child will build several types of rockets. Our camp includes everything your child needs during our camp day. However, if you wish to continue your child’s interest in rocket launches outside our camp, you will need to purchase a launch kit at a hobby shop.
Rocket Concepts - Blast your way into rocket science! Learn the Rocket Safety Code, so you can always have safe launches. Build your own rocket made of recycled materials. Launch your own water missile. Experiment with different rocket designs, as you learn what makes a rocket work.
Launching into Science - Investigate Newton's Laws of Motion first-hand. Learn about propulsion with air propelled miniature rockets. Then design your own! Experience your first real rocket launch in Mad Science, when you fire off a rocket like the one you built.
Rocketry in Space - Start building a new rocket with a payload tube! Build to take home. Team up with fellow campers in a nanorover relay. Eat your own lunar prospector for snack.
Radical Recovery - Get ready to recover! Experiment with the best way to recover a rocket. Learn about parachutes, streamers, helicopters, and other types of recovery systems in this fun-filled day. Build a rocket that is powered by chemicals that you may have eaten!
Rocket Scientists - 3, 2, 1, Blast Off! Experience the most advanced launches with your expert rocket team. Master the concept of rocket staging by operating your own staging exercises. Demonstrate the rocket principles that you have learned all week with a launching finale!
WINGS AND THINGS CAMP
(Half Day - For ages 7-12)
Mad Science invites you to fly with science in our exciting Wings and Things Camp. Following are some topics you will explore during this fun five-day camp. These are only a sample of some of the activities that you will be doing each day. The topics will not necessarily follow this order. However, each of these topics will be included at some point in the camp.
The Milky Way - Take a trip into the galaxy! Discover the universe as you build your own planisphere to take home with you. Make your own sundial as you discover what the universe has to do with telling time.
The “Wright” Stuff - Learn all about the amazing Wright brothers as you build your own rubber band powered plane. Experiment with other flying devices. Discover that everything that flies doesn’t have wings.
Newton’s Loco-Motion - Fasten your seatbelt, for a day of motion! Learn how magicians can pull the tablecloth out from under dishes! Use an inertia sticks to better understand just how stubborn inertia can be.
Gravity Gallery - Gravity is acting on you and everything around you all the time! Learn what gravity has to do with everyday life. Defy gravity
with miniature hovercrafts and balloon-powered helicopters that you
make and race yourself.
Up, Up, and Away - Design, build and fly your own kite using ancient flying machines as your guide. Discover why kites have tails. Have a radical resistance race with your fellow campers.
RED-HOT ROBOTS CAMP
(Full Day - For ages 7-12)
Mad Science invites you to join us this summer in our Mad Science robot world in our exciting Red Hot Robots Camp. Learn about the uses of robots in the world. Spend time playing with our super cool red-hot robots. Use your skills to build your very own working robot to take home to “live” with you. Following are some topics you will explore during this fun five-day camp. These are only a sample of some of the activities that you will be doing each day. The topics will not necessarily follow this order. However, each of these topics will be included at some point in the camp.
Robot Concepts - Roll your way into robot science. Experiment with different robot designs, as you learn what makes a robot work. Invent your own robot designs using recycled materials.
Robot Basics - Discover the world of robots as we investigate the differences between humans and their robotic counterparts. What makes a robot work will be explored during hands-on activities and discussions.
Robot Building - Each day some time will be spent perfecting a real working robot that we will finish and take home on Friday. We will be using our fine motor skills and we require that campers be entering the second grade so they do not become frustrated with construction.
Red Hot Robots - Hands-on activities will include fun time with our robots. We will play games and experiment with super cool robots such as a soccer robot, a line tracker, a hyper peppy, and a robotic arm.
Robotic Science - Campers will learn how robots use infrared and other sensors to discover the environment they are placed in. Working in groups we will explore how robots work and how they can make our lives easier.
In this camp, each camper will build the RocKit Robot. It’s an intelligent robot with a touch/sound sensor. If it comes in contact with an object or hears a loud noise (such as hands clapping), RocKit Robot automatically reverses, then turns left before embarking on a new course.
REACTIONS IN ACTION CAMP
(Half Day - For ages 7-12)
Campers will get microscopic as they explore the basic building blocks of the universe – atoms and molecules and how they interact in interesting combinations. From ooey, gooey slime to movie special effects to how our tongues discern taste, all of our activities involve the three common states of matter.
Slippery Science -Explore the exciting world of polymers and movie special effects. Campers investigate the inner workings of silly putty and transform two regular liquids into an oozing batch of slime! Then they participate in creating their own movie magic and take a crazy bubble shower.
Chemical Reactions - Uncover the mysteries of chemistry and the effects acids and bases have on our daily lives. Play alchemist as we turn a nickel into gold (well, almost), test for acid rain and create a film canister cannon.
Lasers and Light - Uncover the hidden mysteries of ordinary light and the extraordinary properties of lasers. We will create an awesome chemical energy display, investigate holograms and use a real laser to design an animated light show and play a friendly game of laser tag.
Taste Sensations -The age-old question is answered – Coke or Pepsi? – as campers create their own sodas while investigating their sense of smell and taste. Campers will experiment with heat, centrifugal force and sugar compounds as they explore the science behind cotton candy – and get to eat their results!
Sight and Sound -Seeing, and hearing, is not always believing! We will explore the realm of optical illusions and movie sound effects while making a real periscope and altering our voices through our Voice Modulator
Order of activities may vary
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