Science Discovery Camp
Inquiry-based hands-on discovery science fun.
June 26-30
9 am-3:30 pm
All children ages 6-8
Tuition: $550
Deposit required: $550
Space is limited to 20.
Campers will work with slime, color mixing, bubble and rockets. No science experience necessary.
Camp Staff
Steven Wade (aka “Science Steve”), a National Board Certified Teacher and a member of Penn Charter’s science department and Lower School faculty, will be teaching this week-long science camp. Steve has been teaching inquiry-based science for more than 20 years. He will be assisted by some terrific staff from Penn Charter’s Day Camp.
Program Highlights
Campers will design, build, and test projects to keep and take home.
Resource
Sample Schedule:
Monday: Lego Robotics
Who doesn’t like Legos? This will be a fun intro into robotics and programming. Our Lego WeDo Robots are especially designed for young children.
Tuesday: Got Slime?
Everything is slimy, gooey, slippery and sticky! We will explore slime, gooey worms, gravity goo, and jelly marbles. Did we mention it’s really slimy?
Wednesday: Color Day!
It’s a color mixing fun day! We will investigate rainbow color milk, UV beads, kaleidoscopes, color mixing tabs and gel, and color chromatography, rainbow peepholes. Bubbles?
Thursday: Blast Off!
Everything that blasts off! From baking soda canisters, mentos and cola, to water and foam rockets. Be careful – you may get wet!
Friday: Keep Blasting Off!!
After finishing our water bottle rockets, we will go outside to blast them off!