Exploreum Winter Camps 2009
Only 29 percent of America’s fourth graders, 33 percent of eighth graders and 18 percent of 12th graders perform at or above the proficient level in science. Science education should begin early and be reinforced often. Let the award winning Gulf Coast Exploreum Science Center help you develop a love and understanding of science education in your child this winter with the way science should be taught - interactively.

The Exploreum’s Winter Day Camps are both entertaining and educational for children of all ages! All camps are taught by certified Exploreum education staff or certified teachers. Each day camp is scheduled from 8:30am to 12:30pm or 9am to 12pm. A healthy snack is provided. See the registration form for more details.

To Register
Call 251.208.6886

Pricing

Daily Camp Rate
Members - $40
Non-Members - $48

Four-Day Camp Rate (attend all four days)
Members - $120 (a savings of $40)
Non-Members - $160 (a savings of $32)

Monday, December 28th

New Year’s Know-How! (Ages 4 & 5)
Ring in the New Year Exploreum style! Explore the science of sparkling fireworks, cookie baking and moon pie making!
9:00am – 12:00pm

Icy Cool Science (1st - 3rd grade)
Go polar with some icy science. Lift an ice cube with just a thread, discover the seven basic snowflake shapes and make your own. Finish the day off with a batch of homemade snow cream that you can eat!
8:30am – 12:30pm

Winter Games (4th - 6th grade)
Engineer a day of frosty competition. Teams are challenged to build a spectacular ice fort or castle and then test their designs against a winter blizzard. All competitors will be rewarded for their efforts with a yummy batch of homemade snow cream.
8:30am – 12:30pm

Tuesday, December 29th

Discovering Dinos (Ages 4 & 5)
Campers will stomp, roar, and romp as they time travel to the days when dinosaurs roamed the earth. Uncover the mystery of dinosaurs with a personalized fossil dig. Design your own dinosaur puppet and bring it to life!
9:00am – 12:00pm

Holiday How To! (1st - 3rd grade)
Explore the science of all your holiday activities - popcorn garland, cookie baking and moon pie making! Campers will explore the science behind each of these holiday activities.
8:30am – 12:30pm

Engineering the Holidays! (4th - 6th grade)
It takes high-tech science engineering to bring the holidays to life! Explore how holiday bushes hold up to all of those decorations, how each twinkling light comes to life and take a behind the scenes at how fireworks are engineered.
8:30am – 12:30pm

Wednesday, December 30th

Frosty Fun Science (Ages 4 & 5)
Let it snow! Campers will delight in making their own Alabama snow, building a snowman and investigating snowflake science! Finish the day off with a batch of homemade snow cream that you can eat!
9:00am – 12:00pm

Can You Dig It?! (1st - 3rd grade)
Campers will stomp, roar and romp as they time travel to the days when dinosaurs roamed the earth. It’s a camp everyone is sure to dig this holiday season.
8:30am – 12:30pm

Robo-Dino! The Ultimate Survival Challenge (4th - 6th grade)
Using rapid prototyping models, campers will design and build their very own prehistoric creature. Each creature will be put to the test as they compete for the Title of Ultimate Dino.
8:30am – 12:30pm

Thursday, December 31st

Lil’ Build It! (Ages 4 & 5)
Back by popular demand! Children love to build, so let them! Campers will build fun projects.
9:00am – 12:00pm

Misfit Toy Workshop (1st - 3rd grade)
The island of misfit toys is not forgotten by the Exploreum elves! Join the toy workshop to fix the boat that can’t float, the plane that can’t fly and put the misfit train on the right track! The Exploreum Toy Workshop invites eager elves to participate in the Engineering Design process to fix our favorite holiday toys!
8:30am – 12:30pm

High-Tech Toys (4th - 6th grade)
Join the holiday team to explore the science of the latest high tech toys. Investigate the inner workings of hydrogen toy cars, must-have gaming systems and make the coolest robotic pet!
8:30am – 12:30pm

***Snacks will be provided. No lunch will be served.