What kid wouldn’t like to build a marshmallow-launching catapult, a confetti-shooting air gun, a hovercraft and a dozen other cool projects? While the kids are hip-deep in science fun, we’ll slide in some mind-bending physics lessons. The kids will never notice they’re getting “what’s good for them;” all those smarts will just slide down like the carrots in carrot cake!
What's On the Menu?
Every day, we’ll do four to six hands-on projects and experiments. We’ll also discover some weird laws of physics, read some cool books, watch a few short videos and giggle through science jokes.
Day One – Simple & Compound Machines
- Morning
- Quick Review of Simple Machines
- Build an Archimedes Screw Pump
- Afternoon
- Build a Marshmallow-Tossing Catapult
- The Great Crane Design Contest
Day Two – Energy & Forces
- Morning
- Hopping Exciting! Converting Chemical Energy to Kinetic Energy
- When You’ve Got Lemons, Make Electricity!
- Bending Light
- Ice vs. Heat – Who Will Win? – A Lesson in Heat Energy
- Afternoon
- Vibrate Your Way to Fame – An Experiment in Sound Energy
- Build Your Own Air Gun (Don’t worry parents – it only shoots confetti!)
Day Three – Motion
- Morning
- A Water Race, Demonstrating Newton’s 1st Law of Motion
- A Weighted Auto Race, Demonstrating Newton’s 2nd Law of Motion
- A Balloon Race, Demonstrating Newton’s 3rd Law of Motion
- Afternoon
- Build A Hovercraft – Another Test of Newton’s 1st Law of Motion
- Send Your Hovercraft On a Cruise – Putting Newton’s 2nd & 3rd Laws into Motion
Day Four – Putting It All Together
- An Intro to Goldberg Contraptions
- Build Your Own Rube Goldberg Contraptions
The Details
Get your tickets while they’re hot. We only have space for 30 kids, and we often have many more wanna-be doctors and body inspectors. It’s first come, first served; so, register online today. Just click here.
| Date: |
Monday thru Thursday, June 20-23, 2011 |
| Time: |
9a to 4p |
| Location: |
UMKC, School of Engineering & Computing |
| Target Ages: |
9 to 11 year olds |
| Cost: |
$225 for one child - Save $25 per camp if you register multiple kids or for multiple camps |
| Deadline: |
Registration will close June 13th or when we reach capacity, whichever comes first |
| Bonus: |
Parents are very welcome to visit and join in all our wild and crazy physics projects! |