Discover Science Camp 
| Discover Science Camp 2008 |
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| Wednesday, 23 January 2008 | |
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The Health Adventure is proud to announce the 2008 session of our annual Discover Science Camp based at The Health Adventure. Each camp session is for a particular age group (see Camp Sessions below) ranging from rising 1st graders through rising 8th graders. To apply for camp, please download a camp registration form if you do not have one and complete it and mail with check made out to The Health Adventure, PO Box 180, Asheville, NC 28802. 2008 Camp Brochure (includes application) | 2008 Camp Registration (only) CAMP SESSIONSFamily Robotics Workshop Monday June 30 and Tuesday July 1 Rising 4th graders – Adults Kids: bring your parents and grandparents. Parents and grandparents: bring your kids. In this one-day workshop, you’ll be working 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 carry objects, navigate obstacle courses, and maneuver up steep ramps. Build, play, and explore—parents, kids, and robots together! Pack Place Potpourri June 23-27, Rising 3rd-5th graders Spend a week sampling the greatest hits of Pack Place. Campers will visit three museums each day. Make robots, catapults, parachutes, and slime as you investigate the science of TOYS 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 through the Asheville Art Museum. Phone: (828) 253-3227. GIRLS Quest: Girls Investigating Real Life Science  July 28-August 1, Rising 6th- 8th grade girls Learn what it’s like to be a scientist in the real world! Design and test a marshmallow catapult. Tour Mission Hospital to discover the world of microbiology. Build a robot, test water in a local stream, and visit an animal hospital to explore veterinary science. Each day will combine lab experiments at The Health Adventure with field trips to visit female scientists at work in our community. Limited to 13 girls! Young Adventurers Around the World June 9-13 and June 16-20, Rising 1st and 2nd graders Grab your passport and join us for a week of continent hopping. We’ll make paper in China, dance an Irish jig, and explore life as penguins. Experiment with mummification, blubber, and more. Enjoy games, songs, and crafts from a variety of cultures. Young Adventurers Make a Splash June 9-13 and June 16-20, Rising 1st and 2nd graders Water, water everywhere—and so much stuff to do! Explore the wonders of water: freeze it, melt it, boil it, and float things in it. Investigate salt and fresh water and explore what lurks beneath. Design Challenge July 7-11 and July 14-18, Rising 3rd-6th graders Design a vehicle that can travel across a room to pop a balloon. Create a strategy to hit targets using balls and ramps. Construct a catapult, build a square-wheeled vehicle, and make a boat to transport cargo. Can your egg survive the obstacle course? Use your engineering skills to make it happen! Mystery Science July 7-11 and July 14-18, Rising 3rd-6th graders Solve a baffling crime! Science has the key to unlock this mystery, and it’s up to you to uncover the clues. Use fingerprinting, chromatography, chemical analysis, blood typing, and other forensic tools to find the culprit. |
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| Last Updated ( Wednesday, 06 February 2008 ) |
