Summer - Discovery Camp (Sold Out)
- Location
- Perot Museum
Details
| Member | $225/week |
| Non-Member | $250/week |
| Before Care | $40/week |
| After Care | $40/week |
| * Robotics camps have an additional cost of $25. Week 2 (7/1-7/3) camps have prorated prices due to the holiday break. |
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Summer Day Camps for Grades K-6
We are pleased that there are so many young scientists who are as excited about learning as we are! Because of this, camps sold out very quickly. We are sorry but there are no waiting lists. Information for registered campers can be referenced below.
Members enjoy early-bird registration, so join today to get the first pick of classes next year!
Offered at various times throughout the summer, each weeklong session includes age-appropriate activities and experiments for each grade, along with exciting hands-on projects and visits to our cooler-than-cool exhibit halls. Summer Discovery Camp combines hands-on exploration and activity with stimulating scientific concepts to keep young minds sharp over summer vacation.
Designed especially for children in grades K-6.
- Interactive experiences focused on Earth sciences, biology, paleontology, astronomy, physics and more
- Hands-on science experiments and creative crafts led by expert camp instructors
- Cutting-edge technology, tools and materials used to teach new concepts in creative ways
- Engaging experiences to share with new friends in optimally sized classrooms
- Camps grouped by school grade: kindergarten; 1st-2nd; 3rd-4th; 5th-6th
- Children must be enrolled in grades K-6 for the 2013-2014 school year.
- Camps will run weekly starting June 24, 2013, through the week of August 19, 9am-3pm
- Before Care available 7:30-8:45am; $40 per week; After Care available 3-5:30pm; $40 per week
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BEFORE/AFTER CARE:
Intended for registered campers only, to be used as an extension to your camp. Before Care is available daily during your camp times from 7:30-8:45am and/or After Care from 3-5:30pm.
BEFORE/AFTER CARE
Before Care: 7:30-8:45am
After Care: 3-5:30pm.
On the next window, add your after care time to your cart and close the new window. Return here to choose your camp. When you go back to your cart both products will be in your inventory.
Grades: Kindergarten - 2
Week 1 (6/24-6/28) Before Care | After Care
Week 2 (7/1-7/3) Before Care | After Care
Week 3 (7/8-7/12) Before Care | After Care
Week 4 (7/15-7/19) Before Care | After Care
Week 5 (7/22-7/26) Before Care | After Care
Week 6 (7/29-8/2) Before Care | After Care
Week 7 (8/5-8/9) Before Care | After Care
Week 8 (8/12-8/16) Before Care | After Care
Week 9 (8/19-8/23) Before Care | After Care
Grades: 3 - 6
Week 1 (6/24-6/28) Before Care | After Care
Week 2 (7/1-7/3) Before Care | After Care
Week 3 (7/8-7/12) Before Care | After Care
Week 4 (7/15-7/19) Before Care | After Care
Week 5 (7/22-7/26) Before Care | After Care
Week 6 (7/29-8/2) Before Care | After Care
Week 7 (8/5-8/9) Before Care | After Care
Week 8 (8/12-8/16) Before Care | After Care
Week 9 (8/19-8/23) Before Care | After Care
CAMPS:
Paleontology & Earth Science
Week 1 (6/24-6/28) | Week 5 (7/22-7/26)
What makes a fossil a fossil and a rock a rock? What creatures have roamed our earth throughout history? How did minerals get so pretty? We’ll explore the exciting worlds of paleontology and geology to uncover the dynamic earth processes that created fossils, rocks, minerals and more!
- Kindergarten — Dynamic Diggers
- Grades 1-2 — I’m Digging It!
- Grades 3-4 — Dirt & Shovels, Rocks & Fossils
- Grades 5-6 — Planet Unearthed
Biology & Chemistry
Week 2 (7/1-7/3) | Week 6 (7/29-8/2)
Why does matter matter? Almost everything around us is matter — both living and nonliving things. And what is chemistry? The study of matter! Campers will learn fun facts about all kinds of matter, and then get hands-on with grade-appropriate experiments!
- Kindergarten — Growing and Mixing
- Grades 1-2 — Life of Science
- Grades 3-4 — Under the Microscope
- Grades 5-6 — Discovering Life!
Robotics, Engineering & Technology
Week 3 (7/8-7/12) | Week 7 (8/5-8/9)
Where else can campers build, program and test different kinds of robots? Using LEGO Mindstorms NXT robots, our campers will engineer an autonomous robot capable of doing amazing things! We provide the tools and guidance — but it's up to our campers to bring their engineering imagination! We'll focus on the important technological achievements that humans have developed to get us to where we are now, then imagine and create what might be next!
- Kindergarten — Gadget Gizmos
- Grades 1-2 — Machine Marvels
- Grades 3-4 — Robo Students (week 3 only - Addtl. cost of $25)
- Grades 3-4 — Bits, Pieces and Modern Wonders (week 7 only)
- Grades 5-6 — Robo Scholars (Addtl. cost of $25)
Astronomy & Space Science
Week 4 (7/15-7/19) | Week 8 (8/12-8/16)
Astronomers are making new discoveries about space every day, and campers will too as they explore planets, stars, moons and more!
- Kindergarten — Ready for Blastoff
- Grades 1-2 — Student Space Station
- Grades 3-4 — Galaxy Genius
- Grades 5-6 — Absolutely Planetary
Summer Science Sampler
Week 9 (8/19-8/23)
If your kids can't decide which science field is their favorite, why not give them a chance to test it all? We'll mix things up with a different topic each day. From chemistry to paleontology, physics to zoology, each new day brings a new world of discovery.
- Kindergarten — Super Science Mash-up
- Grades 1-2 — Science Mixers
- Grades 3-4 — Combo Class
- Grades 5-6 — Everything-ology!
For more discovery, check out Discovery Days family festivals!
Join today to receive the discounted member price and other perks like year-round free general admission.