Packages Hold

Investigate the basics of rocket science to create your own reusable launch vehicle and watch it blast off.

Each box contains supplies to make several rockets with AlkaSeltzer based engines.  Campers will learn the basics of rocket design and explore how things like center of gravity and center of thrust effect their designs.  They’ll experiment with nose cones and fins, and chart how varying the amounts of AlkaS eltzer and water fuel effect their flight.

“Awesome family activity, good for young engineers.” –Camper parent.

“This was a huge hit!” –Camper parent

Reflection, Diffraction, Refraction – Learn the laws of light through experimentation using rainbows and lasers. 

Nature of Light contains a set of prisms, lenses, polarization, and diffraction filters with experiments that guide campers through the ways light is used to learn about the world around us, and the universe beyond.  They’ll explore and prove laws of light’s interactions with matter by taking real measurements and using tools like lasers! Don’t take our word for how light works, discover it yourself.

“I liked seeing the rainbows, and the written explanation of why.” –Summer 2020 camper, 8th grade.

“Playing with lasers is awesome! I feel like a scientist now!” –Summer 2020 camper, 9th grade.

Learn to stay fit without relying on gravity.  Everything you need for a space style workout.

Can you lift weights in space?  Sure, but you won’t get a workout from doing it.  Its hard to stay in shape, and as people spend more time there it will be more and more important to use exercises that maintain bone and muscle mass.  Learn how astronauts exercise and some techniques you can use on Earth that don’t rely on gravity to make your body work.

“This activity was really fun to do with a friend.  It was easy to follow and was a good workout.” –Summer 2020 camper, 11th grade.

“This one was my mom’s favorite.” –Summer 2020 camper.

No camp experience is complete without warm gooey marshmallows and chocolate sandwiched between graham crackers.

You won’t need to start a campfire in your home to produce these treats.  You will explore other methods of transforming ingredients into this classic camp sandwich and taste the results.  Will you discover the ultimate method for s’more production?

“13 year old boy + food = the most interesting activity ever!” –Camper parent.

“It was awesome!” –Summer 2020 camper, 6th grade.

How is the food eaten in space different from food on Earth, and why?  Try it yourself and learn why.

NASA has long influenced nutrition and food safety guidelines, beginning by pioneering the rules that led to the standards restaurants follow today.  Food in space must be different than on Earth, in respect to nutrition & health, the cost of getting things to space, and the restrictions of the equipment on a spacecraft.  Campers will sample tube food and learn how it affects nutrition.  They’ll do experiments in re-hydrating freeze dried food using different methods and
tasting the results.

“I think its cool how you can make the dried food taste like fresh fruit again.” –Summer 2020 camper, 6th grade.

“It was cool to be able to send data to NASA.” –Summer 2020 camper, 8th grade.

This readiness kit contains materials and equipment that will be used in many of the space science kits and will give you what you need to prepare you for your exploration. A good scientist is always prepared to make observations, take notes, and record their findings. The lab readiness kit will make sure you have what you need to complete every task ahead of you. Along with all the content, a USB drive is included so you may work independently and watch your videos without internet access.

Videos may cover interdisciplinary fields of the Space Sciences e.g. Stellar, Solar, Galactic and Extragalactic, Astronomy, Planetary Science, Astrobiology, Orbital Mechanics, Environmental Science, Satellite and Space Communications….

Videos provide an expansion to your experiments, activities, and lads. Scientists, and student researchers will guide you through diverse topics and share their discoveries with you. Watch them many times for preparation or inspiration. 

Learn about careers pursed by people who started out just like you, with a curiosity about space.

Do you know what its like to spend your life studying distant celestial objects or figuring out how to design better rockets? Our quest speakers will share their journey of discovery and exploration and show you how to follow paths like theirs for careers in space science. You can ask them questions and interact live, or watch the recorded event.

Use remote access to real instruments (used by NASA) to measure and describe celestial objects.

Control a giant (26M/85 Ft.) radio telescope from home to measure the expansion of a nebula or que up images from optical telescopes around the world to see distant stars.  Once you have the data, you’ll be able to discover and confirm our understanding of the universe.  The real tools and techniques used by scientist and researchers are at your fingertips and accessible from home.

By buying your Galactic Package you will receive a 10% discount code off the base Summer Camp cost. Depending on your camp selection, this can represent in an excess of a $300 value!