Sciensational Workshops for Kids
General Information
- These programs are Contracted Vendor Programs
- Parents please note that children who are attending both the morning and afternoon sessions are welcome to bring their lunches and be chaperoned by the staff during the lunch break.
- Register carefully, there are no refunds.
Workshop Descriptions
Robotic Blowfish (ages 7 - 12)- It is loads of fun to build. It’s a Robotfish with big, puffy cheeks. You will build it and take it home. It is great to play with and educational too. Watch it as it moves in our miniature pool. Our Blowfish Robocraft is propelled forward by a left/right moving tail fin. Learn about gears and circuits as you have fun building it. Your Blowfish Robocraft has a motor and you will learn how it works. We will see how fast your Blowfish Robocraft is, as you enter our Sciensational races. You’ll get to design and build other robots that can perform many tasks. Build a car for speed and go on our obstacle course. A lot of fun and education mixed together.
Prospectors Mystery Rock Workshop (ages 6 – 11)- You are going to be a Prospector (you know those people who were always looking for gold). In this workshop you will get to excavate for valuable gems, fascinating rocks, and some ancient fossils. All are yours to keep. What hidden wonders will you find? The identities of the 10 specimens found in your Mystery Rock have been kept a secret from you. You will experience the thrill of discovery, much as prospectors did. You will be able to identify each one. Your specimens are in a hard clay material the same as prospectors found. You will have to get them out without breaking or scratching them. That’s not that easy. You will get an excavation tool, specimen brush, log book, sorting trays and labels. You will, as a Prospector, record the color, both wet and dry texture, and its ability to float for each of the 10 specimens you dig out. Make an educated guess with our help to whether each one is a rock, gem, or fossil. See how good you are. Learn the exact name and classification. We give you hands-on science (Prospectors Style - Fun - Educational - Exciting).
Adventures in Space (ages 6-9)- Experience a five-day space odyssey right in our community. During the camp, there will be two hands on programs per day. Among the many activities planned for the week, students will design and create their own space station, learn principles of flight (using gliders, balloons, water rockets), fly a simulated mission aboard the shuttle simulator “Can Do”, and gain an understanding of how rockets work and fly (by building their own rocket that will fly 1000 ft high). There will be morning break and a 30 minute lunch period. Students should bring their own lunches, snacks and drinks. This will be a Monday through Friday experience and will be held at the Pilgrim Church. On Friday at noon children will have the opportunity to launch their own individual rocket at the adjacent Beal Playground. Parents & family members are welcome to attend the launch.
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