Summer Camp 2008 | Durham Camps

Durham Museum Campus
Museum of Life and Science
433 Murray Avenue
Durham, NC 27704

JUNE 9 – AUGUST 22

Full-Day Camps
Age 4 – Grade 8
9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

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DURHAM CALENDAR


June 9-13	Kids in Space Kid Creators	Caring for Critters	Oceans Alive	none
June 16-20	Pet Pals	Deep Sea Divers Inspired Inventors	Save the Planet	Across the Universe
June 23-27	Ocean Treasures	Out of This World Inspired Inventors	Junior Vets Believe It or Not	Environmental Laboratory
June 30- July 4	none	none	none	none
July 7-11	Kids in Space Eco-Explorers	Deep Sea Divers Kids' Kitchen	Believe It or Not	Animal Husbandry
July 14-18	Ocean Treasures Snack Science	Caring for Critters Earth Tales	Cosmic Curiosities	MythBreakers
July21-25	Eco-Explorers	Out of This World Kids' Kitchen	Junior Vets	Marine Science
July28- Aug. 1	Pet Pals Snack Science	Earth Tales	Oceans Alive	Across the Universe
August 4-8	Ocean Treasures Kid Creators	Caring for Critters Out of this World	Believe It or Not	Environmental Laboratory
August 11-15	Eco-Explorers Kid Creators	Deep Sea Divers	Cosmic Curiosities	Animal Husbandry MythBreakers
August 18-22	Pet Pals Kids in Space	Inspired Inventors	Save the Planet Believe It or Not	Marine Science

CAMP DESCRIPTIONS


Eco-Explorers Our earth needs your help to stay clean and beautiful. Join us as we investigate ways that we can help keep our planet a healthy place for all living things. Plant a flower, make a birdfeeder, and discover ways to reduce, reuse, and recycle. July 7-11, July 21-25, August 11-15 Kids in Space Come with us on an adventure through space. Learn about things you see in the night sky and things that are too far away to see. What pictures do the stars make in the sky? What does an astronaut need to live in space? We’ll pretend to blast off and explore how our bodies might feel on another planet! June 9-13, July 7-11, August 18-22 Ocean Treasures Climb aboard our ship as it sets sail for an ocean adventure! Investigate the ocean’s waves, shells and colorful creatures. Follow a map in your quest for sunken treasures, and decorate a chest to fill with this camp’s wonderful ocean discoveries! June 23-27, July 14-18, August 4-8	Kid Creators Step up to the workbench to tinker, fiddle, and experiment as we invent a color, build a marble maze, and design a new toy. Hear the stories behind some inventions (by adults and children) that make our everyday life so much easier. Our investigations and curiosity will inspire us to create our own inventions. June 9-13, August 4-8, August 11-15 Pet Pals Is your stuffed animal sick? Do you want to teach your pet dog some new tricks? What would you feed a lemur? Learn how to be a veterinarian, animal trainer, and zookeeper. You will even learn how to be the best friend of a live goldfish! June 16-20, July 28-August 1, August 18-22 Snack Science Come to a kitchen where you can play with your food! We’ll use more than just our mouths to explore exotic fruits, scented Jell-O® pictures and Kool-Aid® Pie! Wrap up a week of crazy concoctions with a bang as we investigate popcorn and become a popcorn kernel! July 14-18, July 28-August 1
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Earth Tales Calling all bookworms to join our Earth Patrol! This camp will use literature as a launching pad for investigations of the natural world and ways to keep it clean and healthy. Discover the benefits of trees, explore animal habitats, and recycle paper to make a book of your very own! July 14-18, July 28-August 1 Out of this World When we look up in the sky we can see a small part of the universe. Learn about the pictures stars make in the sky and create a constellation that you can store in your pocket. We’ll launch our own rockets and discover what makes up our solar system. June 23-27, July 21-25, August 4-8 Deep Sea Divers Dive into the water and explore the world under the sea! Design a boat and see how much weight it can carry, discover how a submarine works, and learn where marine animals live, how they are camouflaged, and what they eat. June 16-20, July 7-11, August 11-15	Inspired Inventors Enter our invention lab to practice the steps that turn a good idea or even a mistake into a successful product. Sharpen your problem-solving skills by making your own glue, designing a tool, and even mixing a tasty snack mix. Hear the stories behind some inventions; maybe you’ll become the next inventor to create an awesome new and improved product. June 16-20, June 23-27, August 18-22 Caring for Critters There are millions of different critters of all shapes and sizes on this planet! Learn about the Animal Kingdom and the different ways people can help and work with all kinds of animals. You will help care for some furry classroom critters as well as be in charge of one special swimming friend all week long! June 9-13, July 14-18, August 4-8 Kids’ Kitchen Come into our kitchen and use science to create tasty snacks from simple ingredients. Investigate the physics of popping corn and creating cotton candy. We’ll use all our senses to explore exotic fruits, stir up fizzy drinks, and mix crunchy treats. Help us discover physical and chemical changes as we bake, freeze, dissolve, and eat! July 7-11, July 21-25
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Save the Planet You don’t have to be a superhero to save the world. Learn about choices you can make today that will make a difference for the Earth tomorrow. Make your own vermicomposting bin, use a solar cooker, and investigate ways that you can live a little lighter on planet Earth! June 16-20, August 18-22 Cosmic Curiosities Look up. Many of the things you see aren’t a part of our world. The sun, the moon, the stars and much more are out there to explore. Join in on the debate over the planet Pluto and experience our world through alien eyes. July 14-18, August 11-15 Oceans Alive Why are the oceans so important? Because they cover over 70% of our planet! Come investigate the characteristics of the sea and find out why it makes such a great home to so many animals. Investigate marine animal adaptations including cryptic coloration, mimicry and bioluminescence. June 9-13, July 28-August 1	Believe It or Not What’s more fun than watching an episode of MythBusters on TV? Busting the myths yourself! Join us for a week of hands-on fun that will shock even the smartest of scientists. Do you get less wet if you run through the rain? Is it bad to double-dip your chip? Join us to find out! June 23-27, July 7-11, August 4-8, August 18-22 Junior Vets What do different animals eat? What kind of habitats do animals need to be happy and healthy? What should you do if an animal gets sick or injured? Learn the answers to these questions through various activities, personal observation and the experience of taking care of an aquatic friend! You will even become Red Cross certified in Pet First Aid! June 23-27, July 21-25
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Environmental Laboratory Investigate some of the environmental challenges of today and how scientists are trying to solve them. Determine how much energy you’ll save using compact fluorescent light bulbs, explore how a fuel cell car works, and discover how the Museum is part of a national effort to save the red wolf. June 23-27, August 4-8 Across the Universe Pass through Earth’s atmosphere and there are astounding things to discover. Find out why we call it space, create tools to become a backyard astronomer, learn how a telescope works and then build one to use during the week! June 16-20, July 28-August 1 Marine Science Join us for an exciting exploration into the field of marine science. Learn about some of the inhabitants of our ocean’s diverse habitats. We’ll even get up close with the anatomy and adaptations of a real marine animal through dissection! July 21-25, August 18-22	MythBreakers You think you know ... but do you really? Join us as we use science to burst some popular explanations to age-old questions. Is yawning contagious? What happens when you mix PopRocks with soda? Don’t just take someone’s word for it — find out for yourself! July 14-18, August 11-15 Animal Husbandry Take an abbreviated version of Vet School! Learn about animal anatomy, nutrition, animal behaviors and even become Red Cross certified in Pet First Aid. You’ll be given a week-long patient that you will be in charge of feeding, caring for and monitoring as well. July 7-11, August 11-15
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