Adventures in Space Summer & Holiday Camps

 

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During the summer, and holiday school break, our Adventures in Space Summer & Holiday Camps offer elementary and middle school students a chance to learn how astronauts live and work in space, launch rockets and explore adventures related to the history of flight at a series of full day or half day camps put on by the Challenger Space Center.


*SUMMER CAMP 2010*

Register before March 27th and receive 10% off!

This year marks our 10th anniversary year of hosting a hands-on educational summer camp adventure in Arizona. Our week-long, half-day or full-day camps offer exceptional educational opportunities that excite and inspire children to become the scientists, engineers and space explorers of tomorrow.

 

*ASTRO-TOTS*
Entering Kdg & 1st Grade

Campers can attend morning, afternoon or combine two programs for a full-day experience. Grade levels alternate each week, separating children entering Kindergarten and first grade. Full-day campers must bring a sack lunch. Maximum enrollment: 20 children. Children must be at least 5 years of age and completely toilet trained. $110 per half-day session per child.

 
AM SESSION (9a-12p)
PM SESSION (1p-4p)
June 7-11
Kdg Session
Space Explorers & the Mighty Planets of 8 Star Power and the World Above

June 14-18
1st Grade Session

Space Explorers & the Mighty Planets of 8 Star Power and the World Above
June 21-25 NO CAMP THIS WEEK NO CAMP THIS WEEK
June 28-July 2
Kdg Session
Star Power and the World Above Space Explorers & the Mighty Planets of 8
July 5-9 NO CAMP THIS WEEK NO CAMP THIS WEEK
July 12-16
1st Grade Session
Star Power and the World Above Space Explorers & the Mighty Planets of 8
July 19-23
Kdg Session
Space Explorers & the Mighty Planets of 8 Star Power and the World Above
July 26-30
1st Grade Session
Space Explorers & the Mighty Planets of 8 Star Power and the World Above

Space Explorers and the Mighty Planets of Eight
Junior astronauts speed through the solar system with projects about our outer space neighbors. The camp incorporates math, literature and the creative arts within the science-space content.

Star Power and the World Above
Young campers explore what stars are made of, why they twinkle and all about the one remarkable star scientist know most about...the sun. Each day is filled with age-appropriate activities and space investigation activities.

*MERCURY*
Entering 2nd & 3rd Grade

Campers can attend either morning or afternoon sessions, or combine both for a full-day experience. Each session includes age-appropriate hands-on activities and fun projects. Full-day campers must bring a sack lunch. Maximum enrollment: 25 children. $110 per half-day session per child.

 
AM SESSION (9a-12p)
PM SESSION (1p-4p)
June 7-11 Extreme Space Makeovers Space Structures So Many Planets, So Much to Learn
June 14-18 Light and Energy Propelling through Space
June 21-25 So Many Planets, So Much to Learn Extreme Space Makeovers Space Structures
June 28-July 2 Propelling through Space Light and Energy
July 5-9 NO CAMP THIS WEEK NO CAMP THIS WEEK
July 12-16 Extreme Space Makeovers Space Structures So Many Planets, So Much to Learn
July 19-23 Light and Energy Propelling through Space
July 26-30 So Many Planets, So Much to Learn Extreme Space Makeovers Space Structures

*GEMINI*
Entering 4th & 5th Grade

Campers can attend either morning or afternoon sessions, or combine both for a full-day experience. Each session includes age-appropriate hands-on activities and fun projects. Full-day campers must bring a sack lunch. Maximum enrollment: 25 children. $110 per half-day session per child.

 
AM SESSION (9a-12p)
PM SESSION (1p-4p)
June 7-11 So Many Planets, So Much to Learn Extreme Space Makeovers Space Structures
June 14-18 Propelling through Space Light and Energy
June 21-25 Extreme Space Makeovers Space Structures So Many Planets, So Much to Learn
June 28-July 2 Light and Energy Propelling through Space
July 5-9 NO CAMP THIS WEEK NO CAMP THIS WEEK
July 12-16 So Many Planets, So Much to Learn Extreme Space Makeovers Space Structures
July 19-23 Propelling through Space Light and Energy
July 26-30 Extreme Space Makeovers Space Structures So Many Planets, So Much to Learn

Extreme “Space” Makeovers: Space Structures
Sometime this century, there’s a high probability that explorers from Earth will be living in space giving rise to an entire new breed of engineers, needing to design their own space habitats. The structures must be sturdy, yet lightweight, so they can be transported through the Earth’s gravitational field. Campers design, build and test prototype structures for outerspace living.

Propelling Through Space

For years scientists have experimented with breaking the hold of gravity using rockets, catapults, hot air balloons and other forms of human space travel. Campers investigate and create tools that propel, lift, toss and move items through air and space.

So Many Planets, So Much to Learn

As we discover more about the galaxies, we find that our solar system’s huge gas giants aren’t so big in comparison to other galaxy’s planets. If the newly observed ring around Saturn is so huge it would take 1 billion Earths to fill, then how BIG are these other planets. Campers explore the solar system and investigate our planetary neighbors here and beyond.

Light and Energy

Light is a form of energy that we can see even though it travels at 186,000 miles per second. It’s nature’s way of transferring energy through space. How does this incredibly fast moving speed of light transform what we know about the universe?

*APOLLO*
Entering 6th - 8th Grade

Each Cosmic Scientific Investigative camp (or CSI) runs full days, from 9am-4pm, for one week only and features hands-on activities that explore new concepts and expands the minds of even the most skeptical young scientists. $250 per week. Maximum enrollment is 25. Campers must bring a sack lunch.

June 21-25 The Science Behind Sci-Fi Movies
June 28-July 2 Lights! Camera! Action! Space Films
July 12-16 The Science Behind Sci-Fi Movies
July 19-23 Lights! Camera! Action! Space Films

The Science Behind Sci-Fi Movies
From Orson Welles’ “War of the Worlds” to George Lucas’ “Star Wars”, science fiction movies offer a unique perspective into future scientific realities. Campers explore science concepts and identify qualities of outer space . . . and then analyze how space science is portrayed
in Hollywood.

Lights! Camera! Action! Space Films
Is there a future George Lucas among us? Using basic camera and film techniques, campers create their own science space films. Science equipment, tools and experiments will be available for the campers to incorporate into their films.


To register your child(ren) for any of the above camp sessions, please print out the registration form located at the top right of this page. minimum of 16 campers (per session) is required for optimum team building experience. One form is needed for each camper. Please fax your completed registration form(s) along with payment to Tracy at 623-322-2047.

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