Fun Camps at the Science Museum!

Summer Science Explorers Offer Full-Day and Half-Day Camp Sessions

Build a mini-solar house. Extract DNA from a strawberry. See rats play basketball. Take nature walks. Make a terrarium. Profile soil. Cast animal tracks. Make leaf collections. Summer Science Explorers camps at the Science Museum of Virginia have both full-day and half-day sessions in July.

Make recycled paper. Cast animal tracks. Cheer on the rats playing basketball. Junior Science Explorers sessions for rising kindergartners meet 9 a.m.-noon. Junior Science Explorers sessions are Monday -Friday July 6-10, July 13-17 and July 27-31. A snack is provided for Junior Science Explorers. Parents are given a list of snacks at the beginning of the week. Children with allergies are encouraged to bring their own snacks.

Make weather instruments. Do pH testing on soil. Science Explorers sessions for rising 1-3 graders meet 9 a.m.-noon. Science Explorers sessions are Monday-Friday, July 6-10 and July 20-24. Snacks are not provided for Science Explorers. They are encouraged to bring their own snacks and bottles of water or juice.

Dissect owl pellets. Extract DNA from a strawberry. Senior Science Explorers sessions for rising 4-7 graders meet 9 a.m.-noon. Senior Science Explorers sessions are Monday-Friday, July 6-10 and July 20-24. Snacks are not provided for Senior Science Explorers. They are encouraged to bring their own snacks and bottles of water or juice.

These Science Explorers half-day sessions are $115 per week or $105 for museum members. Session content repeats each week.

•See a film in the IMAX®DOME. Dissect a flower. Full-day Science Explorers sessions for rising 1-3 graders meet 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Science Explorers sessions are Monday-Friday, July 13-17 and July 27-31.

•Build a mini-solar house. Meet scientists interested in environmental conservation. Full-day Senior Science Explorers sessions for rising 4-7 graders meet 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Senior Science Explorers sessions are Monday-Friday, July 13-17 and July 27-31.

•These Science Explorers full-day programs are $220 per week or $200 for museum members. Extended care from 8:30-9 a.m. and 5-6 p.m. is available for an additional $50 per week. Session content repeats each week. Lunch is not provided for full-day sessions. Science Explorers should bring their own lunches.

For more information call 804-864-1400 or 800-659-1727 or visit www.smv.org. The Science Museum of Virginia is located at 2500 West Broad Street.

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