Spotlight on Summer: Mad Science

Spotlight on Summer: Mad Science

We’re gearing up for summer at Wagner! Each week we will explore and go behind the scenes of this year’s summer camp programs at Wagner College.

This week’s spotlight is our: Mad Science Exploration Series

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With over 30 years of experience, Mad Science provides science education to millions of children around the country. We’ve partnered up with Mad Science once again to bring innovative programming that helps kids learn about science through fun hands-on experiences. Together our approach to teaching science invites children to pursue STEM careers with classes that are as entertaining as they are educational.

forenicsSecret Agent Lab & Funky Forensics  June 29 - July 2
Suspects! Schematics! and Sleuths! Connect the dots using science to help solve a crime in this hands on investigation of the science of sleuthing. Uncover the science involved in evidence gathering and analysis and fingerprinting detection. Enhance your recall and observation skills and learn how to use spy equipment.

rocketLoco-Motion  July 6 - July 10
It‘s all about Movin‘ — Wheels, Wings and the ‗Wright‘ stuff. We‘ll spend the week looking into how things move and the forces behind them. Race mini-hovercrafts and learn about friction. Explore the galaxy and study rocket flight. What does each part do? Launch a few rockets too! Keep racing with rubber band powered cars and helo-flyers. What‘s inertia? You‘ll know after this camp, and you‘ll be able to do the magician‘s table cloth pull because of it. Use an ancient flying machine as your guide to build a cool kite. There are so many ways to move. It‘s movin‘ and groovin‘. Fasten your seat belts for motion, motion and more motion.

Let's Go Growing, Preschool  July 13 - July 17
In this camp preschoolers will learn all about how their gardens grow, from the very first seedling, to the important roles of sun and rain, to the amazing plants and flowers that sprout and bloom. They will also get acquainted with the many insect inhabitants of their gardens, and how those insects help make their gardens so beautiful. Campers will add daily to a mural reflecting what they‘ve discovered.

2014 Camp DescriptionsEureka! The Inventors’ Camp  July 20 - July 24
Children will overcome a series of challenges using basic materials, simple machines, tips from famous inventors and – most important of all – their mind. With a little bit of ingenuity children will create catapults and forts, construct working light sticks to take home and assemble a set of circuits with batteries and light bulbs. While Thomas Edison said ―invention is 10% inspiration and 90% perspiration‖, this camp is 100% FUN!

S.T.E.A.M. Rollers  July 27 - July 31
Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics.  Do you get bored easily? Not in this camp. Every day is a new theme; one day you get Birds and Beasts {it‘s all about wildlife; from dissecting Owl pellets to building a bug house}, then each day you‘ll ―roll‖ into something new like Crazy Chemistry {make your own sidewalk chalk and create a crystal garden using common household items}, Machine Mania {how do things work? Like mega-pinchers and catapults}, Jr. Architects {build all kinds of stuff, from pasta skyscrapers to bubble structures} and Shutterbugs {Kaleidoscopes, Camera Obscuras, and catching your shadow are just a taste of this camp}. If variety is your bag, this is for you.

nasaNASA® Space Academy  August 10 - August 14
Mad Science and NASA® have teamed up to bring you the excitement and wonder of space in the NASA® Space Academy camp. This is your chance to be a rocket scientist! Explore the science involved in rocket construction as you build your own rocket. Use teamwork to complete an important space mission and build a model space station. Explore the farthest reaches of our solar system and create a lunar eclipse in our Mad Science planetary tour. This stellar camp is your ticket to the stars as you journey through the galaxy.

We offer half and full day options for many of our camps! To learn more about our other summer camp offerings check out our Summer Camp Programs page. Or
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