Inspire a passion for science in your child! New activities every year, over 40 locations and four different kinds of Camp Invention programs in Minnesota!

Kids participate in each of these activities every day:

I Can Invent: Fantasy Inventions and Complicated Machines III - Use real tools to take apart old appliances and see how they work, then create a model of your own invention. Older campers participate in a Rube Goldberg team challenge that starts a (safe) explosion.
Hatched! – Help save a virtual world and become an entrepreneur in the avatar marketplace.
SMArt: Science, Math, and Art – Explore "cool math" like tessellations, fractals, and more!
Power'd – Discover how to use natural energy sources and build your own motorized pet.
Global Games - Children explore cultures from across the world as they play games from far away lands, recreate history and are challenged to work together.

Directed and taught by qualified local educators, Camp Invention is a national, non-profit STEM enrichment program from Invent Now Kids in partnership with the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

Dates: August 2-6, 2010
Monday - Friday, 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
For children entering grades 1-6

Registration fee of $210 includes a camp T-shirt
Discounts of up to $35 off; check our current offer.
Financial assistance may be available.

Sponsored by the SEEC

Inspire a passion for science in your child! New activities every year, over 40 locations and four different kinds of Camp Invention programs in Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota!

Kids participate in each of these activities every day:

Magnetropolis – Design a magnet-powered city and build a maglev train.
Inventeureka - Join Team Inventeureka and mash up ideas to build wacky and humorous
widget inventions that morph into amazing, new prototypes!
I Can Invent: Balloon Burst - Work with real tools to take apart a small mechanical device, use the parts and other materials to build a Rube Goldberg machine!
Action and Adventure Games – Use upcycled materials and teamwork to create your own exciting new games!

Directed and taught by qualified local educators, Camp Invention is a national STEM enrichment program from the nonprofit Invent Now. Activities also focus on developing 21st Century learning skills such as teamwork, critical thinking skills, decision-making, creative problem-solving, and working through failure.

Dates: June 4 - 8, 2012
Monday - Friday, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
For children entering grades 1-6

Registration fee of $215 includes a camp T-shirt
Discounts of up to $35 off; check our current offer.

Inspire a passion for science in your child! New activities every year, over 40 locations and four different kinds of Camp Invention programs in Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota!

Kids participate in each of these activities every day:

Magnetropolis – Design a magnet-powered city and build a maglev train.
Inventeureka - Join Team Inventeureka and mash up ideas to build wacky and humorous
widget inventions that morph into amazing, new prototypes!
I Can Invent: Balloon Burst - Work with real tools to take apart a small mechanical device, use the parts and other materials to build a Rube Goldberg machine!
Action and Adventure Games – Use upcycled materials and teamwork to create your own exciting new games!

Directed and taught by qualified local educators, Camp Invention is a national STEM enrichment program from the nonprofit Invent Now. Activities also focus on developing 21st Century learning skills such as teamwork, critical thinking skills, decision-making, creative problem-solving, and working through failure.

Dates: June 11 - 15, 2012
Monday - Friday, 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
For children entering grades 2-6

Registration fee of $215 includes a camp T-shirt
Discounts of up to $35 off; check our current offer.

Inspire a passion for science in your child! New activities every year, over 40 locations and four different kinds of Camp Invention programs in Minnesota!

Kids participate in each of these activities every day:

Magnetropolis – Design a magnet-powered city and build a maglev train.
Inventeureka - Join Team Inventeureka and mash up ideas to build wacky and humorous
widget inventions that morph into amazing, new prototypes!
I Can Invent: Balloon Burst - Work with real tools to take apart a small mechanical device, use the parts and other materials to build a Rube Goldberg machine!
Action and Adventure Games – Use upcycled materials and teamwork to create your own exciting new games!

Directed and taught by qualified local educators, Camp Invention is a national STEM enrichment program from the nonprofit Invent Now. Activities also focus on developing 21st Century learning skills such as teamwork, critical thinking skills, decision-making, creative problem-solving, and working through failure.

Dates: July 30 - August 3, 2012
Monday - Friday, 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
For children entering grades 1-6

Registration fee of $215 includes a camp T-shirt
Discounts of up to $35 off; check our current offer.

Inspire a passion for science in your child! New activities every year, over 40 locations and four different kinds of Camp Invention programs in Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota!

Kids participate in each of these activities every day:

Magnetropolis – Design a magnet-powered city and build a maglev train.
Inventeureka - Join Team Inventeureka and mash up ideas to build wacky and humorous
widget inventions that morph into amazing, new prototypes!
I Can Invent: Balloon Burst - Work with real tools to take apart a small mechanical device, use the parts and other materials to build a Rube Goldberg machine!
Action and Adventure Games – Use upcycled materials and teamwork to create your own exciting new games!

Directed and taught by qualified local educators, Camp Invention is a national STEM enrichment program from the nonprofit Invent Now. Activities also focus on developing 21st Century learning skills such as teamwork, critical thinking skills, decision-making, creative problem-solving, and working through failure.

Dates: June 11 - 15, 2012
Monday - Friday, 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
For children entering grades 1-6

Registration fee of $215 includes a camp T-shirt
Discounts of up to $35 off; check our current offer.

Inspire a passion for science in your child! New activities every year, over 40 locations and four different kinds of Camp Invention programs in Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota!

Kids participate in each of these activities every day:

Magnetropolis – Design a magnet-powered city and build a maglev train.
Inventeureka - Join Team Inventeureka and mash up ideas to build wacky and humorous
widget inventions that morph into amazing, new prototypes!
I Can Invent: Balloon Burst - Work with real tools to take apart a small mechanical device, use the parts and other materials to build a Rube Goldberg machine!
Action and Adventure Games – Use upcycled materials and teamwork to create your own exciting new games!

Directed and taught by qualified local educators, Camp Invention is a national STEM enrichment program from the nonprofit Invent Now. Activities also focus on developing 21st Century learning skills such as teamwork, critical thinking skills, decision-making, creative problem-solving, and working through failure.

Dates: June 11 - 15, 2012
Monday - Friday, 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
For children entering grades 1-6

Registration fee of $220 includes a camp T-shirt
Discounts of up to $35 off; check our current offer.

The only hands-on science center in North Dakota offers programs designed to make science fun, inspiring, and entertaining. This includes science camps in the summer, science clubs during the school year, and many family and special events throughout the whole year. Our programming staff works year-round, creating new programs and updating old favorites.

For the Summer of 2011 we are planning lots of fun summer camps. Each of our summer camps will have your child learning, imagining and working with their hands and tools, while having fun!

Year after year, Gateway to Science hosts returning campers that can't wait to get back to experiencing our unique, hands-on approach to learning, and a high volume of new campers that are excited to try our camps for the first time! We welcome everyone!