Explora overnights are for groups of 1st-8th graders
and their adult chaperones. There is a maximum of 60 students. One adult chaperone is required for every six students. Chaperones are responsible for bedding down
and overnight behavior during lights-out.
Camp-Ins begin at 6:30pm and end at 8:30am
the following day (Friday and Saturday nights,
September through May).
Please make reservations four weeks
in advance by calling the Reservations Coordinator
at 505-224-8341 or emailing reservations@explora.us.
Para ayuda en español, llame al 505.224.8323.
We suggest that students and chaperones
wear comfortable clothes that they can also sleep in
and each should bring:
• sleeping bags (sleeping mats will be provided)
• pillows
• toiletries
• an extra layer of clothing (in case it cools down at night)
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Classroom/Theater Program Choices
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In addition to exploring the exhibit hall,
your group will participate in two experiential
programs. Choose two programs
from the following:
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Students will be shocked into learning
with a simple touch of the Van de Graaff electricity generator. Energize your
understanding of electricity with this
"hair-raising" exploration filled with
empowering hands-on experiments.
(The Van de Graaff electricity generator
is not suitable for students with
pacemakers or cochlear implants.)
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This interactive courtroom drama in the
Explora Theater will determine the fate
of Explora's own tarantula. Students
will read and portray the roles of prosecutor,
defense attorney, judge, jury and witnesses
in this test of arachnid justice.
• What is Bernoulli's Principle? Spray water,
levitate a ball, and make an egg jump
from one container to another to find out how
airplanes fly and birds soar. Come
investigate the science of fluid dynamics!
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Catch a wave... a sound wave, that is!
Students experiment with vibrations to learn
how sound is produced and how it acquires
its specific qualities. Find out how sound
travels through various materials and how to tell whether it is coming or going.
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Inside an ordinary black marker is a rainbow
of color waiting to escape! Students
investigate how paper chromatography is used to separate the components of mixtures.
They will test colored markers, candy, and leaves to see what unexpected colors each contains.
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Explore balance, movement and design
by constructing sculptures in the style
of Alexander Calder's mobiles.Compare
and contrast symmetry and asymmetry in design and weight, and explore cause and effect as you try to balance weights and work out visual choices. Take your mobile home with you! |
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Cost: $35 per student.
Required chaperones
(one for every six students)
are free. Extra chaperones
are $25 each.
There is a minimum total fee
of $560 for an Overnight
Camp-In program.
This includes:
• Exploration of 250 hands-on
exhibit activities
• Experiential, inquiry-based
activities in unique
classroom explorations
• Access to the Explora Theater
for programming or a bed-
time movie
• A snack, pizza dinner,
and breakfast
• Explora education staff
• Souvenir patch
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Attention Scouts!
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- Brownies "Science in Action"
and "Science Wonders" Try-Its;
- Jr. Girl Scouts "Science Sleuth"
and "Science Discovery" badges;
- Cadette Girl Scouts "Why in the
World" Interest Project Award;
- Bears "Electricity" Elective #4;
- Webelos "Scientist" Badge;
- Boy Scouts "Electricity" Badge
- Brownies "Let’s Pretend" Try-It;
- Jr. Girl Scouts "Communication"
and "Theater" Badges;
- Cadette Girl Scouts"
The Play’s the Thing" Badge;
- Webelos "Showman" Badge;
- Boy Scouts "Theater" Badge
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- Brownies "Earth and Sky" Try-It;
- Jr. Girl Scouts "Science Sleuths"
and "Science Discovery" Badges;
- Webelos "Scientist" Badge
- Brownies "Making Music," "Sounds
of Music," and "Science Wonders"
Try-Its;
- Jr. Girl Scouts "Making Music",
"Science Sleuths" and "Science
Discovery" Badges
- Cadette Girl Scouts "Music Lover"
and "Why in the World" Interest
Project Awards
- Webelos "Scientist" Badge
- Boy Scouts "Music" Badge
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- Brownies "Science in Action" Try-It
- Jr. Girl Scouts "Science in the World
of the Arts," "Science Discovery,"
"Drawing and Painting," and "Visual
Arts" Badges
- Webelos "Artist" badge
- Boy Scouts "Art" badge
- Brownies "Colors & Shapes" Try-It
- Jr. Girl Scouts "Art in 3-D" and
"Science Discovery Badges
- Cadette Girl Scouts "Artistic Crafts"
Interest Project Award
- Bears "Art" Elective #9
- Webelos "Artist" Badge
- Boy Scouts "Art" Badge
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