March 13, 2007
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Julie Moser (828) 254-6373, Ext. 310
juliem@thehealthadventure.org

SCIENCE IS FUN AT THE HEALTH ADVENTURE’S 2007 DISCOVER SCIENCE SUMMER CAMP

ASHEVILLE – Exploring science is fun at The Health Adventure’s unique Discover Science Summer Camp, with hands-on programs for rising first- through eighth-graders. Spaces fill quickly so be sure to register today for summer fun! Taught by veteran school teachers and professional museum educators, this popular camp series strives to make science come alive through exciting hands-on activities that encourage curiosity, experimentation, and play.

Programs for summer 2007 include:

Young Adventurers in Space: June 11-15 and June 18-22 (Rising 1st & 2nd graders)
What’s it like to be an astronaut, eat space food, or walk on the moon? Explore the galaxy, build a planet, experiment with gravity, invent an animal that could survive on Jupiter, discover a new constellation and tell its story. Join us for a journey that is out of this world. 3...2...1...Blast off!

Young Adventurers’ Animal Antics: June 11-15 and June 18-22 (Rising 1st & 2nd graders)
Be an animal investigator! From mammals to bugs, from fish to fowl – discover how they live and the surprising things they do. Go on an animal scavenger hunt. Practice birdcalls. Meet live animals and explore the world from their point of view.

ToyLab: July 9-13 and July 16-20 (Rising 3rd-6th graders)
Want to make your own toys and learn how they work? Come have fun while discovering the science that makes toys go. Fly a boomerang, grow a crystal, design a boat, make 3-D glasses, play a clown bagpipe, and more. Spend a week exploring things that zoom, boom, fly, swim, zip, and spin.

Ooo and Goo: July 9-13 and July 16-20, Rising 3rd-6th graders
Slime! Goo! Bouncing Blubber! Plunge your fingers into the oozy realm of sticky, ooey-gooey science. Make your own substances that can bounce, stretch, and even change from a solid to a liquid in the blink of an eye. Join us for oozy, slimy, giggle-inducing, thought-provoking fun.

GIRLS Quest: Girls Investigating Real Life Science: July 30-August 3, Rising 6th- 8th Grade Girls
Learn what it’s like to be a scientist in the real world! Design and test a marshmallow catapult, visit Mission Hospital to discover the world of microbiology, build a robot, test water in a local stream, try out the weather green screen at WLOS, and use telescopes with hydrogen-alpha filters to examine the surface of the sun. Each day combines lab experiments at The Health Adventure and at UNCA with field trips to visit female scientists at work in our community. Limited to 13 girls!

NEW! Family Robotics Workshop August 10 (Rising 4th graders – Adults)
Kids: bring your parents and grandparents. Parents and grandparents: bring your kids. In this workshop, you get to work together. Discover the exciting world of robotics as you work as a family team to build and operate a robot. Design, test, and redesign your robot to accomplish tasks and meet challenges. Make your robot lift and carry objects, navigate obstacle courses, and maneuver up steep ramps. Build, play, and explore—parents, kids, and robots together!

Pack Place Potpourri: June 25-29 (Rising 3rd-5th graders)
Spend a week sampling the greatest hits of Pack Place. Campers will visit three museums each day. Create a comet, experiment with gravity, and explore the rings o Saturn while we investigate physics on earth and in space at The Health Adventure. Mine for gems, hunt for fossils, blast off into space, explore dinosaurs and more at the Colburn Earth Science Museum.

Draw, paint, sculpt, and more at the Asheville Art Museum. It’s a Pack Place world of fun!

Register now by calling (828) 254-6373, Ext. 329, or visit
www.thehealthadventure.org/summercamp.html for a registration mail-in form.

The Health Adventure, founded in 1968, is a health and science attraction for children and today’s families, dedicated to
improving health awareness, promoting wellness lifestyles, and increasing science literacy through programs and exhibits.