Live-Virtual Options
Build It
Aug. 9-10 | 9am-12pm
Limit 24 people (12 kids/12 adults) | $60/child
This camp is a blueprint for fun! Young builders will discover shapes and patterns while constructing different types of structures found in cities around the world and engineering new cities.
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I Dig Dinos
Aug. 11-13 | 9am-12pm
Limit 24 people (12 kids/12 adults) | $85/student
Meet the meat-eaters, play with the plant-eaters, and dig up fun that campers will be wild about! Follow us as we track the smallest to largest dinosaurs that roamed our prehistoric planet.
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Live-Virtual Options
Aerospace Expedition
Aug. 23-27 | 1-4pm
Limit 24 | $75/camper
Join us as we fly away on an unique aerospace adventure! Whether pitching up and down in an airplane, or blasting off in a rocket, get ready for an exciting week of exploration. Begin the journey on Earth discovering how planes fly and end the week by designing a rover to explore a newly discovered planet!
In-Person Options
Space Voyage
Aug. 9-13 | 1-4pm
Limit 24 | $120/camper
Become an astronaut in training and launch into space! Explore the solar system and see the planets and stars in the STARLAB planetarium. Discover the moon’s ancient past by making craters. Design a paper rocket and launch a variety of rockets into the sky. 3…2…1…Blast off!
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Full STEAM Ahead
Aug. 16-20 | 9am-12pm
Limit 24 | $75/camper
Explore each letter in STEAM with a variety of art, science, and engineering projects, activities, and challenges! Construct a boat out of household materials, discover how strong spaghetti is, find out what happens when you mix colors, create a marble maze, and much much more in this week of creative, innovative fun!
Mission Possible
Aug. 9-13 | 1-4pm
Limit 24 | $95/camper
Monday: Space Science Adventurer
Get ready to explore outer space! Meet Earth’s neighbors and create a pocket solar system, explore the stars and make a constellation viewer, learn about the phases of the moon with a fun craft, and more in this day of out of this world fun!
Tuesday: Good Vibrations
Let’s make some noise! We will create some beautiful music together while we investigate the science of sound. Experience the vibrations that cause sound waves with tuning forks, rubber bands, thunder tubes, and more. Practice your pitch, volume, and rhythm with musical water glasses and drums. Then put what you’ve learned to great “effect” by replacing some of the sound effects in a musical movie
Wednesday: When Science Meets Art
What happens when you combine science and creativity? Find out as you explore ink chromatography, grow a crystal, marbleize paper, and more in this day of artistic and experimental exploration!
Thursday: Eco-explorers
Plants and animals and insects, oh my! Campers will enjoy a variety of nature themed crafts, activities, and games in this day of exploring our natural world.
Friday: Candy Chemistry
What makes Pop Rocks “pop” and sodas “fizz”? Experiment with floating chocolate bars, growing gummy bears, and exploding soda geysers in this sweet camp full of delicious fun.
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In-Person Options
Test Pilots
Aug. 2-6 | 9am–4pm
Limit 24 | $195/camper
Train like a real test pilot while exploring aviation design, stealth capability, and drone technology through a series of exciting engineering challenges! Learn about the latest drone technology from the Kalamazoo Carbon Flyers while experiencing the excitement of high-speed racing. Into the wild blue yonder!
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Live-Virtual Options
Kitchen Chemistry
August 2-6 | 1–4pm
Limit 24 | $75/campre
What happens when you mix a little bit of this with a whole lot of that? Find out in this fun and potentially messy camp! Experiment with the properties of matter and test various ingredients to create cool chemical reactions.
CLOSED
In-Person Options
Intermediate Lego Robotics
Aug 16-20 | 1-5pm
Limit 12 | $150
Design, build and program a Lego Mindstorms EV3 robot to complete challenges based on First Lego League’s Trash Trek Challenge. The Trash Trek Challenge is about what happens to things when we think we’re done with them and imagining how we might be able to innovate our way toward ZERO WASTE one day! Campers will program their robots to complete complex tasks such as sorting, transporting, and recycling materials, cleaning up contaminated sites and much more. Invite your family to be spectators at the final challenge on Friday afternoon! An introductory Lego Robotics experience is a prerequisite. Note: Campers DO NOT keep the LEGO robot.
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Live-Virtual Options
Advanced Lego Robotics
Aug. 2-6 | 1-5pm
Limit 12 | $150/camper
Work with teammates to complete challenges in this Advanced Lego Robotics camp based on the FIRST Lego League. An introductory Lego Robotics experience is required as a prerequisite, as this camp will focus on more sophisticated programming and complex problem-solving. Invite your family to be spectators at the final showdown on Friday afternoon! Note: Campers do not get to keep the Lego robot.
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Mission Possible
Aug. 23-27 | 9am-4pm
Limit 24 | $195/camper
Monday: Tinkerer’s Workshop
Tinkerers take machines apart to see how they tick, experiment with materials and ideas to understand their capacities, and build things to the limits of their imaginations. Then, with access to a wide variety of materials and tools, campers will forge creations of their own designs.
Tuesday: Chemistry
What happens when you mix a little bit of this with a whole lot of that? Find out in this fun and potentially messy camp! Behold the power of pennies, separate substances using science and explore things that glow. Seek out the element of surprise and learn why chemists have all the solutions!
Wednesday: Rocketry
Gain a working knowledge of physical forces and Newton’s Laws of Motion through racing the force of gravity, creating real-life action/reaction scenarios, and building and launching your own re-usable Estes model rocket!
Thursday: Digging up Michigan
Have a “rocking” good time as you excavate fossils, recreate Michigan terrain with a 5-foot stream table, and break apart geodes. Take a virtual field trip to the WMU Geology Department to explore their museum and Michigan geological samples.
Friday: Green STEAM
Do you have what it takes to be green? Learn about energy alternatives, mine for fossil fuels, harness the power of the sun’s solar rays, and test your knowledge in a game of trash vs. recycle jeopardy. Campers will also calculate their carbon footprint and challenge themselves to make a real-life change after camp ends.
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Aviation Restoration
Aug. 18-19 | 1-4pm
Limit 24 | $70/camper
Work with the professional restoration crew at the Air Zoo to help bring one of the World War II aircraft that was recently raised from the bottom of Lake Michigan closer to exhibit condition. Learn skills such as riveting and cable swaging and take a behind-the-scenes tour of the Flight Discovery Center.
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