Take things apart, create inventions, equip your spaceship and become the first Mars explorers, save a polluted city with eco-friendly strategies, create a sculpture garden with motion and meaning. From the National Inventors Hall of Fame.
Program Emphasis
Gender
Type Of Stay
Session Options (Weeks)
Academic 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 40 locations and four different kinds of camps in Minnesota!
Kids participate in each of these activities every day:
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.
Moving at Rocket Speed (M.A.R.S) – Design and build all the necessary equipment, then embark on a three-year voyage to explore Mars!
Art Park – Create a unique sculpture garden for an art museum using balance and motion
Saving Sludge City – Use environmental engineering to rebuild a polluted city
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: August 11-15, 2008
Monday - Friday, 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
For children entering grades 1-6
Registration fee of $210 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 Lifelong Learning for Youth and Adults, a division of Robbinsdale Area Schools Community Education
Regional sponsors: Ford Motor Company - Twin Cities
National sponsors: Roadway Express/USF Holland
Activities and Features
Religious Emphasis
None
Academic
General Academics Math Science History
Performing Arts
General Performing Arts Drama
Other Activities
Physics Engineering Environmental Science Creative problem-solving
Camp Address
Winter Address
Winnetka Learning Center
7940 - 55th Avenue N New Hope MN, 55428 USA
800-968-4332 (tel.)
16301 Hilltop Road
Eden Prairie, MN, 55347 USA
952-937-7960 (tel.)
