A hands-on science and creativity program that makes learning fun! Take apart appliances, build new inventions, clean a polluted city, build a roller coaster, escape from an alien planet. From the National Inventors Hall of Fame Foundation.
Program Emphasis
Gender
Type Of Stay
Session Options (Weeks)
Academic Camp Science Camp
Coed
Day Camp
1
Age Range
Capacity
Average Cost
6 - 12
110
$100 - 200 (week)
More About Camp
Inspire a passion for science in your child! New activities every year, over 50 locations and four different kinds of Camp Invention programs in Minnesota!
Kids participate in each of these activities every day:
Saving Sludge City – Learn how to clean up pollution and build safe landfills, and design a “green” city
Imagination Point: Ride Physics - Experiment with physics as you build roller coasters and other amusement park rides
Problem-Solving on Planet Zak - Crash land on an alien planet and try to survive
I Can Invent - 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.
Recess Remix – Creative outdoor games
Directed and taught by qualified local educators, Camp Invention is a national, non-profit science enrichment program from the National Inventors Hall of Fame Foundation in partnership with the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Dates: June 8-12, 2009
Monday - Friday, 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
For students entering grades 1-6
Registration fee of $215 includes snacks and a camp T-shirt
Discounts of up to $30 off; check our current offer. Register online for extra savings!
Brought to you by Plainview-Elgin-Millville Public Schools
Activities and Features
Religious Emphasis
None
Academic
General Academics Math Science History
Other Activities
Physics Engineering Creative problem-solving
Camp Address
Winter Address
PEM 4-6 Elementary School
210 2nd St. SW Elgin MN, 55932 USA
800-968-4332 (tel.)
16301 Hilltop Road
Eden Prairie, MN, 55347 USA
952-974-7960 (tel.)
