Science – U offers hands-on, exciting day and residential summer camps for students entering grades 2-12 on the Penn State campus in central PA. Camps are designed in collaboration with Penn State faculty and cover a wide range of topics.
Program Emphasis
Gender
Type Of Stay
Session Options (Weeks)
Science Camp
Coed
Resident Camp Day Camp
1
2
3
4
5
6
Age Range
Capacity
Average Cost
7 - 18
100
$201 - 300 (week)
More About Camp
Science - U camps are designed for students who will be entering grades 2-12 in the fall of 2009. A summer of discovery, experimentation, and opportunity awaits your child.
Science – U is offering 8 different camps for the summer of 2009, including 6 new ones.
*NEW* “Catch the Wave: Adventures in Sounds and Light” for campers entering grades 2-3 will bring the science behind sound and light out of the shadows.
*NEW* “Science – U Energy Crew” for campers entering grades 5-8 will explore energy, its forms, uses, and sustainability.
*NEW* “Science – U Leadership Academy” is dedicated to developing leadership qualities in young scientists in an intensive, project-oriented environment. This camp is offered only as a residential program to students entering grades 10-12. Inclusion in this camp is subject to an application and reference process.
*NEW* “Busted! Myth Meets Science” presents students entering grades 5-8 the ultimate opportunity to be fearless, design experiments, ask questions, and disprove (or prove!) misconceptions and myths about science!
*NEW* “Gee Wizards Science” is for students entering grades 2-4. Campers will work in small and large groups to unlock the secrets and magic of science while learning about inquiry and the scientific method.
*NEW* “Natural Born Killers: Food Borne Illness and the Microbial Menace” students will learn how microorganisms like bacteria, viruses, fungi and protozoa can be both beneficial as well as deadly killers.
“Crime Scene Investigators: The Case of the Spurious Spaceman” allows students entering grades 4-8 become members of an investigative team that will learn how to collect evidence, map the crime scene, and conduct experiments to solve the crime.
“Stock Market Madness” lets students entering grades 10-12 discover the excitement of the stock market from Penn State’s own state-of-the-art trading room in the Smeal College of Business.
Established in 1999 and formerly known as Action Potential Science Experience (APSE), Science - U offers hands-on, exciting, and age-appropriate science camps for both residential and day campers. Penn State faculty members work in collaboration with the Science - U staff to design curriculum for our first-rate camps and, together with local area teachers and graduate students, provide youth with a thrilling chance to experience the wonders of science!
Activities and Features
Religious Emphasis
None
Academic
Science
Camp Address
Winter Address
The Pennsylvania State University
221 Ritenour Building University Park PA, 16802 USA
814-865-0083 (tel.)
The Pennsylvania State University
221 Ritenour Building University Park, PA, 16802 USA
814-865-0083 (tel.)
