SUMMER Camps PROGRAMS for AGES 3-16 SMM.ORG/CLASSES | (651) 221-4511 Science Museum of Minnesota Is Declaring 2018 the Year of the Engineer!
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Science Museum of Minnesota ‘18 SUMMER Camps PROGRAMS FOR AGES 3-16 SMM.ORG/CLASSES | (651) 221-4511 Science Museum of Minnesota is declaring 2018 the Year of the Engineer! In 2018, the Science Museum is shining a spotlight on the importance of engineering in our world. We’ll host special exhibits, films, programs, and special events throughout the year – all designed to get young people excited about engineering and related careers. Many of our camps have an engineering component or focus, here are a few and where you can find them in this catalog. Here are a few of the highlights. Visit smm.org/engineer to learn more. NEW Marble Run Engineering – p. 7, 18, 27 & 28 Excellence Engineering – p. 7, 17, 23, & 25 NEW Metropolis Makers – p. 14 Camp Contraptions – p.21 Sunsational Solar Power – p.23 & 28 Game Pad –p. 22 & 29 See inside back cover for more information on how the Science Museum is celebrating the Year of the Engineer! meet our team Our instructors, managers, registrars, materials staff, and program specialists all work together to create fun and educational summer experiences for campers. Top row: Vincent Harrison, Emily Poster, Culhane, Cole, Zeta Kilbride, Peter Midthun, Larry Thomas, Brendan Rhode, Tracy McMan, Farzad Sadjadi Middle row: Janet Groenert, Michelle Richardson, Jan Elftmann, Bril Macias, Sam Horak, Jessica Holm, skeleton, Becky Hill Bottom row: Kalia Vue, Peter Anderson, Sue Meyer, Kelley Meister, Anna Vaza, Gretchen Henke, Emilie Stallman Not pictured are our seasonal staff of counselors, assistants, team leads, and instructors who make our summer camp program possible. WEEK 1: JUN 11 - JUN 15 4 WEEK 2: JUN 18 - JUN 22 6 WEEK 3: JUN 25 - JUN 29 9 WEEK 4: JUL 02 - JUL 06 12 WEEK 5: JUL 9 - JUL 13 14 WEEK 6: JUL 16 - JUL 20 17 WEEK 7: JUL 23 - JUL 27 19 WEEK 8: JUL 30 - AUG 03 21 WEEK 9: AUG 06- AUG 10 23 WEEK 10: AUG 13 - AUG 17 25 WEEK 11: AUG 20 - AUG 24 29 WEEK 12: AUG 27 - AUG 31 30 WEEK 1: JUN 11 - JUN 15 FULL DAY AGES 6-8 WONKA WEEK INTRO. TO CARPENTRY LEGO AMUSEMENT PARK Enter the sweet world of candy as Head to the workshop and safely Learn about simple machines such you explore the wonders of the start to use carpentry tools such as as gears and pulleys while making Chocolate Factory. Whisk your way saws, hammers, and nails. Measure models of rides that move. At the through the Physical plant on the wood and build a wooden toy to end of the week, we’ll combine glass elevator, chocolate river, and take home. projects and make an amusement other fantastic, hair-raising, move- park for LEGO Minifigures. you-from-here-to-there systems. When: Mon-Fri Become a master candy maker as Jun 11-Jun 15 When: Mon-Fri you knead, mix, and pour to create 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM Jun 11 – Jun 15 delicious confections every day. Ages: 6-8 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM Explore the fascination with candies Course Code: YXITC0611 Ages: 6-8 people have enjoyed over 100 years Fee: $188, $179 mbr Course Code: YXLAP0611 and invent a candy yourself that Location: Science Museum Fee: $188, $179 mbr could become one of the most fa- (Education Entrance) Location: Science Museum mous candies in the world. You don’t (Education Entrance) need a golden ticket for this camp. WIZARD SCHOOL Not recommended for children with Perform science that looks like BLOW IT UP! food allergies. magic and amaze your friends and Make exploding baggies, make art family! Create potions that engage by popping balloons, check out dry When: Mon-Fri all your senses and make objects ice, and experiment with different Jun 11 –Jun 15 levitate in midair. Get sorted into a kinds of rockets in this exciting class. 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM house and earn your magic wand. Ages: 7-12 When: Mon-Fri Course Code: YDWNK0611 When: Mon-Fri Jun 11 – Jun 15 Fee: $367, $349 mbr Jun 11-Jun 15 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM Location: Science Museum 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM Ages: 6-8 (Education Entrance) Ages: 6-8 Course Code: YXBIU0611 Course Code: YXWIZ0611 Fee: $188, $179 mbr MYSTERY CAMP Fee: $188, $179 mbr Location: Science Museum You’re on the case, and you’ll need Location: Science Museum (Education Entrance) to use all the forensic tools up your (Education Entrance) sleeve to solve this mystery. Work SHOCKING ELECTRICAL with your scientific team and con- SUPER SCRATCH DISCOVERIES duct experiments as you use sci- Create your own simple interactive Explore magnetism and electricity! ence, logic, and ingenuity to solve animations, learn the basics of Investigate static electricity using a mystery. As the mystery unfolds, computer programming, and design everyday objects. Build a simple you’ll examine fibers under the mi- a simple computer game using circuit using a battery, wire, and croscope, fingerprint your suspects, Scratch Junior. Create your own motor, and experiment with different and put your heads together with board game as you discover basic circuit patterns. Put your circuit into a fellow campers to solve this year’s programming principles. Jitterbot to make it draw and dance! puzzling problem. When: Mon-Fri When: Mon-Fri When: Mon-Fri Jun 11 –Jun 15 Jun 11 –Jun 15 Jun 11 –Jun 15 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM Ages: 6-8 Ages: 6-8 Ages: 8-12 Course Code: LXSUP0611 Course Code: YXSED0611 Course Code: YDMYS0611 Fee: $188, $179 mbr Fee: $188, $179 mbr Fee: $367, $349 mbr Location: Science Museum Location: Science Museum Location: St. Catherine University (Education Entrance) (Education Entrance) (map will be sent before camp) 4 More info at (651) 221-4511 or smm.org/classes WEEK 1: JUN 11 - JUN 15 AGES 6-8 AGES 9-12 GAME ON! BLOW IT UP! MAKER: CARPENTRY Investigate how science, numbers, Make exploding baggies, make art Learn by doing! Pick up your tools and creative thinking are used to by popping balloons, check out dry and spend a week making projects in develop amazing and challenging ice, and experiment with different the carpentry workshop. Build marble board games and card games. kinds of rockets in this exciting class. mazes and games. Finish the week by Explore how logic is used in games at building your own design to take home. the Science Museum, and then work When: Mon-Fri as a game designer to build your own Jun 11 –Jun 15 When: Mon-Fri board game. Explore strategies and 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM Jun 11 – Jun 15 game thinking to defeat your friends Ages: 9-12 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM or win together! Course Code: YNBIU0611 Ages: 9-12 Fee: $188, $179 mbr Course Code: YNMCC0611 When: Mon-Fri Location: Science Museum Fee: $188, $179 mbr Jun 11 –Jun 15 (Education Entrance) Location: Science Museum 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM (Education Entrance) Ages: 6-8 DESIGN A COMPUTER Course Code: YXGMO0611 GAME: CREATE YOUR OWN WIZARD SCHOOL Fee: $188, $179 mbr ADVENTURE GAME Explore the science in potions, Location: Science Museum Build your own interactive game or magic tricks, and other wizarding (Education Entrance) story using programming software secrets. Complete challenges to from the MIT Media Lab called Scratch. earn house points. Test your skills GET SET TO BE A VET Select a theme, write a story, build an with feats from each professor. Explore the careers of veterinarians, environment, create characters, then Create a light-up wand that would discover how to take better care add puzzles and sound effects. make Ollivander proud. of your pets, and make dog treats. Learn safe behavior around dogs, When: Mon-Fri When: Mon-Fri examine real animal X-rays, and Jun 11 –Jun 15 Jun 11 – Jun 15 perform a mock surgery. 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM Ages: 9-12 Ages: 9-12 When: Mon-Fri Course Code: LNDAC0611 Course Code: YNWIZ0611 Jun 11 –Jun 15 Fee: $188, $179 mbr Fee: $188, $179 mbr 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM Location: Science Museum Location: Science Museum Ages: 6-8 (Education Entrance) (Education Entrance) Course Code: YXGSV0611 Fee: $188, $179 mbr GET SET TO BE A VET APP, BUILD, CODE Location: Science Museum Explore the careers of veterinarians, Quit playing someone else’s boring (Education Entrance) discover how to take better care app and design your own! Build of your pets, and make dog treats. an app using custom graphics and Learn safe behavior around dogs, sound that can tap into an Android examine real animal X-rays, and device’s built-in touchscreen, observe an animal dissection. accelerometer, and camera to create a truly interactive experience. When: Mon-Fri Upload an app to the Google Play Jun 11 –Jun 15 Store to share with friends. 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM Ages: 9-12 When: Mon-Fri Course Code: YNGSV0611 Jun 11 – Jun 15 Fee: $188, $179 mbr 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM Location: Science Museum Ages: 9-12 (Education Entrance) Course Code: LNABC0611 Fee: $188, $179 mbr Location: Science Museum (Education Entrance) 5 WEEK 2: JUN 18 - JUN 22 FULL DAY PRESCHOOL WHAT’S UP DOC? CAMP CURIE: A SCIENCE CAMP PRESCHOOL SCIENCE: Investigate body systems and find FOR GIRLS DINOMANIA out what they do to keep you healthy, Dive into the wide world of science Look at dinosaur bones, make some breathing, growing, thinking, and as you develop experiments and different kinds of dinosaurs, and visit moving.