Simple Machines: 

When it comes to simple machines, there is no limit to a child’s imagination! Students will gain new ideas about levers, wedges, screws, inclined planes, and pulleys. As our campers use their hands to experiment, they gain confidence and knowledge about simple machines. These experiments help children to be good problem solvers as they determine how simple machines make work easier! And, it is always a treat to see how animals come equipped with their own simple machines.

Magnets and Electricity: 

Children are always fascinated by magnets. Truly, there is nothing else like them in the scientific world! There are many experiments that will be done using magnets. Learning also comes through magnet games and scavenger hunts. In the electricity curriculum, campers make a circuit and an electromagnet, pretend to be electrons, and experiment with batteries. Campers "light up" when they see the results of conductivity!

Sound: 

Sound vibrations are always fun to make and observe. Campers will perform experiments that teach the principles of sound. Various activities underline the importance of using hearing to determine the completion or direction of sound. Sound strings, Bonko drums, voice recordings, Foley artist experiments, and dancing rice bring about lively interactions!

Flight: 

We are amazed when even our youngest campers evaluate what gravity, friction, air pressure, etc. are as they gain understanding through this wonderful curriculum! The experiments and related activities stimulate thought as they show how basic physics principles are at work in daily life. Teachers delight in helping their students predict what a ball does when held over a blow drier and how friction affects movement. What does a solar bag do when it is blown up? Can we make our own hot air balloon? Join us for this fantastic curriculum!