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Summer Science Camps

Want to launch a rocket into the sky, go on a dinosaur dig, investigate a crime scene, or build your own robot? Kids can do all this and more this summer at the State Museum as Mad Science of Columbia once again presents exciting and exclusive summer science camps for children ages five to 12. Camps run through Aug. 13. Before and after camp care is also available.

For more information and to register, call Mad Science of Columbia at 803-739-2122 or visit their website at www.madscience.com/columbia.

 

2010 Schedule

June 28 - July 2
9 am - 12 pm Dynamic Dinos
Investigate the habits, needs, and characteristics of dinosaurs and explore the fossilization process.
9 am - 12 pm Powers of Nature
Exclusive State Museum Camp! Explore the wonders of weather such as lightning, tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes and more.
1 pm - 4 pm Planet Earth
New for 2010! Discover how to track an animal, how owls adapt to their environment, and how we can help to fix the damage to our earth caused by pollution and acid rain.
9 am - 4 pm Powers of Nature / Planet Earth Combo Camp
Enjoy two camps in one!
July 5 - 9
9 am - 12 pm Red Hot Robots I
Learn about the uses of robots in our world and discover the science how robots use circuits and sensors to explore things around them. Use your skills to build your very own working robot (a BRAND NEW ROBOT called the Rockit Robot) to take home with you!
1 pm - 4 pm Red Hot Robots II
 NOTE: This camp presents the same basic concepts as Red Hot Robots 1 but campers construct a different robot to take home. Neither camp is a prerequisite for the other.  Campers will be building and programming their BRAND NEW BINARY PLAYER ROBOT to take home!
9 am - 4 pm Red Hot Robots I / Red Hot Robots II Combo Camp
Enjoy two camps in one!
July 12 - 16
9 am - 12 pm In the Garden
Pre-schoolers (4 - 6  years old) will discover how, why, and where things grow, how weather affects our gardens, and the basic science of seeds as well as the creatures that live in our gardens, like butterflies, ladybugs and bees!
9 am - 12 pm Rockin’ Rockets
Learn how to build many different flying devices.
1 pm - 4 pm

Science in Motion
Science and engineering go hand-in-hand as campers view the world through a handmade camera obscura; build bridges, domes, cubes and pyramids; and make their own sidewalk chalk, crystal gardens and chromatography-dyed T-shirt!

9 am - 4 pm Rockin’ Rockets/Science in Motion Combo Camp
Enjoy two camps in one!
July 19 - 23
9 am - 4 pm Spy Academy
Learn about the secret world of espionage: decoding messages, metal detectors, night vision and other technological tools of detection. Collect evidence, recreate the scene of a crime and use science to sniff out the suspects.
July 26 - 30
9 am - 12 pm Powers of Nature
Exclusive State Museum Camp! Explore the wonders of weather such as lightning, tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes and more.
1 pm - 4 pm Planet Earth
New for 2010! Discover how to track an animal, how owls adapt to their environment, and how we can help to fix the damage to our earth caused by pollution and acid rain.
9 am - 4 pm Powers of Nature/Planet Earth Combo Camp
Enjoy two camps in one!
August 2 - 6
9 am - 12 pm Red Hot Robots 1
Learn about the uses of robots in our world and discover the science how robots use circuits and sensors to explore things around them. Use your skills to build your very own working robot (a BRAND NEW ROBOT called the Rockit Robot) to take home with you!
1 pm - 4 pm Red Hot Robots 2
 NOTE: This camp presents the same basic concepts as Red Hot Robots 1 but campers construct a different robot to take home. Neither camp is a prerequisite for the other.  Campers will be building and programming their BRAND NEW BINARY PLAYER ROBOT to take home!
9 am - 4 pm Red Hot Robots 1& 2
Enjoy two camps in one!
August 9 - 13
9 am - 12 pm NASA: Journey into Outer Space
Kids will learn about the four forces of flight, the challenges of space travel, and participate in a rocket launch!
9 am - 12 pm Crazy Chemworks
Campers will explore the chemistry of everyday life with dry ice, pH testing, glowing chemicals, sticky polymers, beakers and flasks. 
1 pm - 4 pm Reactions in Action
Campers will get microscopic as they explore the basic building blocks of the universe – atoms and molecules and how they interact in interesting combinations.
1 pm - 4 pm Crime Scene, Cells & Chemistry
Discover life in the form of cells and organs and how science can help you solve a crime.
9 am - 4 pm NASA/ Reactions in Action Combo Camp
Enjoy two camps in one!
9 am - 4 pm Crazy Chemworks/Crime Scene Combo Camp
Enjoy two camps in one!
 
 
 For more information and to register, call Mad Science of Columbia at 803-739-2122 or visit their website at www.madscience.com/columbia.