May 31 - July 30 Themed Summer Science Blast Day Camps are planned to accommodate specific rising grade groups, as follows: K-1st graders, 2nd - 3rd graders, 4th - 5th graders, 6th - 8th graders. Each camper must be ENTERING the grade group in the 2010-2011 school year to sign up. Themes vary week to week.
Tuesday-Friday curbside pick-up and drop-off available. Monday pick-up and drop-off is located inside the center in the SWEPCO Demonstration Theater.
Half Day Camp 9 a.m. - Noon or1 - 4 p.m.
Available for all grade levels and includes materials and supplies for that session, a Summer Science Blast T-shirt and a Science Blast water bottle. Lunch will be provided, upon request, for an additional $5.50 per day from Noon - 12:30 p.m., for morning half-day campers only. Download the Camp Themes and Registration Form.
Full Day Camp 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Includes a morning and an afternoon session, all materials and supplies needed for each session, a one-hour supervised lunch provided by Sci-Port's Galaxy Cafe, a Summer Science Blast T-shirt and Science Blast Water Bottle. Download the Camp Themes and Registration Form.
Multiple Children or Multiple Camp Rates apply only to immediate family members. The first child pays the regular rate.
Extended Care is available from 8-9 a.m. for morning campers or from 4-5 p.m. for afternoon campers for an additional $15 per week. Reservations must be made in advance by calling (318) 424-8660.
Members Save Sci-Port Members get discounted camp rates. Sci-Port members may begin registering for camps immediately. Registration for general public opens April 16, 2010.
Camp Themes and Descriptions (Theme adjusted to each grade level.)
Anatomy Academy Think you might like to be in the medical profession one day? Learn how to check vital signs, determine blood types, feel a real human heart and lung and even dissect a frog!
Are We There Yet? How do you get from place to place? Learn about the forces behind cars, planes, boats and rockets. Campers will create cars powered by air, ships powered by wind and boats propelled by paddles. You can even design parachutes to test in a drop from the second floor balcony!
Be an Astronaut Experience what it's like to walk on the moon, try on a space suit, make your own astronaut snacks and find out how to live like an astronaut!
Greece: Secrets of the Past Investigate what happens to artifacts buried over time and learn how convection currents put pressure on tectonic plates. Campers will also experience art and food of Greece, create their own mythological monster and find "treasure" in an archaeological dig.
Grossology Learn about all the wonderfully gross things in your body that make you who you are! Explore the creepy crawlies that keep you clean, look a germ in the eye and even make your own boogers!
Ingenious Inventions Discover the science behind kid-created inventions of the past and get the chance to create your own versions of famous inventions through the years. Campers will invent their own cold weather gear, popsicle flavors, glowing gadgets and carbonation collectors.
Journey to Deep Space You've ventured to Mars...now plan your mission into deep space! Learn about black holes, nebulae and distant galaxies while designing a device to gather data on your mission past the realm of our galaxy and into deep space.
Little Doctor's Academy Learn all about how your body works! Campers will make brain food, body aprons and take a trip through a giant circulatory system.
Mission to Mars Your mission, if you should choose to accept it, is to become part of a special space team that will receive the important challenge of planning, preparing and participating in a mission to Mars in Sci-Port's very own solar system!
Mission to the Moon Experience life as an astronaut, plan a trip to space and conduct lunar experiments on Sci-Port's moon!
Nature Explorers Explore the wonders of the world around us. Create your own fossils, go on a critter safari and even paint with dirt!
Robotics Lab for Beginners Build and program LEGO NXT robots to complete challenges ranging from performing surgery inside a simulated circulatory system to dancing to beats that you create! This fun-filled camp is great for beginners to robotics.
Sci-Wart's Academy Attention all Sci-Warts students! The new term will start soon with a new collection of potions, spells and charms from all your favorite Harry Potter adventures. And of course, the ever popular Quidditch tournament will return as a day of action-packed competition!
Storybook Science Explore science in the world of your favorite Dr. Seuss stories! Listen up and look carefully for the little things like Horton, make your own sticky mess like Bartholomew and spend the day learning about Sci-Port's very own Box Turtle! Campers will even learn egg-traordinary science tricks and taste unusually colored eggs and ham!
Young Einstein's Lab From erupting volcanoes and pop rockets to acids and bases and making butter, Young Einstein's Lab gives campers a real "hands-on" approach to chemistry.
May 31 - July 30
