Spring Break Camp

Spring Break Camp!

Full-day classes in science, technology and art for 5- to 12-year-olds.

March 11 - 15, 2013

Explora Spring Break Camp Classes for 5- to 12-year olds

Spend full days immersed in activities that explore science, technology and art. Register now for one or more of these daily camps.

Monday, March 11

• 5 - 6 years
  Light and Shadow
  Discover ways to create shadows as you investigate light by bouncing it and bending it. You'll explore shadow shapes, experiment with colored shadows and make shadow puppets.

• 7 - 9 years
  Gliding Along
  What keeps gliders  in the air so long? You'll use everyday materials to design, build and test gliders and other lightweight flying objects that use only air to stay aloft.
  
  
• 7 - 9 years
  Light Your Way
  Experiment with circuitry and lighting as you explore electrical components, LEDs and magnets. You'll make an electromagnet, build a homemade flashlight, wire a mock house and more.
  
  
• 9 - 12 years
  It's a Small World
  Explore the wonders of the microscopic world as you isolate your cheek cells and compare them with plant cells, discover creatures in a drop of pond water, see blood flowing in a fish tail and more. 

Tuesday, March 12

• 5-6 years
  Under the Microscope
  What do your skin cells look like magnified? Discover the intricacies of a grain of sand, the patterns on snail shells, the hooks and loops of Velcro and more as you take a close up look at the world around you.

• 7-9 years
  Polymer Play
  Try your hand at making and investigating a variety of polymers. You'll experiment with shrinky dinks, test handmade polymer ropes, examine what makes diapers so absorbent and more.

• 7-9 years
  Dense Science
  Explore what sinks or floats as you experiment with density and buoyancy. You'll create density layers, explore how gases affect liquids, make your own density toys and more.
   

• 9-12 years
  Images on the Move
  Experiment with early animation techniques as you create  flipbooks, thaumotropes and cymascopes. You'll also explore stop motion photography using play dough, toys and drawings to create moving animations.

Wednesday, March 13

• 5-6 years
  Up, Up and Away
  Explore different shapes and materials as you build objects to float in streams of air, experiment with wing design to keep gliders soaring, and use air to do work!

• 7-9 years
  What are the Chances?
  Discover how probability is everywhere as you flip coins, roll marbles, throw dice and play cards. You'll also see how M&Ms® can be used in math as you learn how to predict which colored candy you're more likely to pick out of a bag.

• 7-9 years
  From the Ground Up
  Experiment with proportion, scale and architectural design as you create a virtual building with the computer program SketchUp. You'll then construct your design using recycled materials and wire it for electricity.

• 9-12 years
  Motion Creation
  Experiment with levers, pulleys and linkages as you design and build simple machines that can flap, dig or walk. You'll also problem solve to improve the movement and articulation of your creations.

Thursday, March 14

• 5-6 years
  Make Your Mark
  Explore a variety of materials and drawing techniques to investigate lines, textures and more. You'll also experiment with various printmaking techniques to repeat patterns, play with symmetry and more.

• 7-9 years
  Imaginations Act Up!
  Explore a variety of media in the Explora Theater, including puppetry, circus skills, storytelling and ensemble work.

• 7-9 years
  Motion Creation
  Experiment with levers, pulleys and linkages as you design and build simple machines that can flap, dig or walk. You'll also problem solve to improve the movement and articulation of your creations.

• 9-12 years
  Alteration Creation
  Combine different techniques to create variations of your artful images. You'll make digital photograph drawings and collages and transfer them to different surfaces, such as glass, wood, fabric and polymer clay.

Friday, March 15

• 5-6 years
  Our Amazing Bodies
  Let's celebrate the wonders of the human body, from our fingerprints, to our hearts, to our digestive system, to our bones! You'll also create a mural of your insides to take home.

• 7-9 years
  Crazy about Colloids
  What do shaving cream, fog, and hair gel all have in common? Explore these and other colloids as you experiment with tie-dye milk art, design shaving cream towers, discover the light reflective properties of fog and more.

• 7-9 years
  Math Madness
  Experiment with tessellations, geometry, graphing, puzzles, mirrors and more as you discover the mathematical patterns and symmetry in the world around you.

• 9-12 years
  Seasons of the Sun
  How did a librarian more than 2,200 years ago use shadows to measure the circumference of the earth? You'll try a similar experiment, discover sun spots, and explore how the earth's motion and tilt determine seasons