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Summer Science Camp Grades K -1


*The event has already taken place on this date: Fri, 08/17/2018
Science is an adventure - an amazing opportunity to explore the world around us. Children naturally love to explore our world, and Summer Science Camps at Morehead Planetarium and Science Center are the perfect way to encourage your child's curiosity and intellectual growth in a fun, nurturing environment.

Please help us keep this calendar up to date! If this activity is sold out, canceled, or otherwise needs alteration, email mindy@kidsoutandabout.com so we can update it immediately. If you have a question about the activity itself, please contact the organization administrator listed below.

PLEASE NOTE: Camp spaces are assigned to campers in the order that the registration is received. Morehead's online registration system provides real-time status updates that show the spaces remaining in each camp as you register.

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Water Wonders

Splish! Splash! What kinds of animals live underwater?  Join us as we explore puddles, lakes, rivers and oceans.  Design whale outfits and create tadpoles that become frogs. Get your bathing suits ready and prepare to make a splash!

  • June 11-15 (AM or PM)
  • July 9-13 (AM or PM)
  • July 30-Aug. 3 (AM or PM)

Move It!

Our world is in constant motion!  Investigate how things move—from our own bodies, to plants and animals, to machines, to entire planets!  Participate in a Moon dance and learn all about gravity, then create your own model of the planets moving about in our solar system.  Put on your dancing shoes—this camp will move you!

  • June 25-29 (AM or PM)
  • July 23-27 (AM or PM)
  • Aug. 13-17 (AM or PM)

The Closest Star

Here we’re learning all about our nearest star: the Sun! Make sun prints, build sundials and learn how the sun helps us in our everyday lives. By the end of the week, you’ll know why the Sun is so important to us!

  • June 18-22 (AM or PM)
  • July 16-20 (AM or PM)
  • Aug. 6-10 (AM or PM)

Making Monuments

Pyramids, bridges, arches and towers—humans have built them all.  In this camp, you will, too!  Investigate the shapes and structures all around us, learn how major monuments were made and apply those skills to design and build your own city!

  • June 18-22 (AM or PM)
  • July 16-20 (AM or PM)
  • Aug. 6-10 (AM or PM)

Magic Tree House® Explorers

Like Jack and Annie, young campers will have their own Magic Tree House® adventure at Morehead in an exciting space mission, including visits to an observatory, the International Space Station and the Moon, to name a few. Daily story time will be an important part of this Magic Tree House® journey!

  • June 11-15 (AM or PM)
  • July 9-13 (AM or PM)
  • July 30-Aug. 3 (AM or PM)

Dino Detectives

Calling all dinosaur enthusiasts! What do we know about dinosaurs? Making Triceratops masks and getting to know a Tyrannosaurus Rex are just the beginning of the fun as campers explore what the world was like when dinosaurs roamed the Earth. 

  • June 25-29 (AM or PM)
  • July 23-27 (AM or PM)
  • Aug. 13-17 (AM or PM)

*Times, dates, and prices of any activity posted to our calendars are subject to change. Please be sure to click through directly to the organization’s website to verify.

Location:

250 E Franklin St
Chapel Hill, NC, 27514
United States

Phone:

(919) 962-1236
Contact name: 
Sarah Brown
Email address: 
The event has already taken place on this date: 
08/17/2018
Time: 
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