Terrific Scientific NC

Unlock the world of aerial robotics with our drone camp! Campers will explore the exciting technology of drones through hands-on scenarios and challenges. From understanding the science of flight to building and flying their own drone, campers will gain valuable experience in aviation and interactive robotics training. They will participate in activities to design, build and test their drone, carry a payload, and design and implement a delivery system. These activities are designed to teach the basics of engineering and aviation through drone flight and provide campers with the skills they need to stay ahead of the curve in the world of drones. Join us for an exciting camp that provides campers with the skills they need to soar in the world of drones! Campers will take home their drone at the end of the week!

Get ready for a wild and wacky chemistry adventure with all that is slimy, gooey, and exciting! Weve handpicked the best of the best from our secret stash of chemical recipes and formulas to bring you the ultimate chemistry experience. From Blob Explosions and Funny Putty to Magic Bubble Paint and Chewing Gum, your young chemist will be amazed by all of the crazy concoctions theyll create. And, theyll also learn important scientific concepts like measurement and sequencing while cleaning pennies, observing fruit changes, and exploring candy chromatography. Join us for a week of fun, discovery, and scientific exploration!

This camp is perfect for budding food enthusiasts who love the process of creating just as much as enjoying the results. Your aspiring Chef Assistant will explore the magic of combining ingredients to craft fun and delicious creations to eat or take home. Through hands-on activities, campers will learn about their food, practice basic kitchen safety, and develop age-appropriate skills such as measuring, peeling, rolling, and more. Any cooking or baking in this camp will be handled solely by camp staff or volunteers. At the end of the week, campers will bring home a personalized recipe booklet to inspire continued culinary adventures.

In this engaging half-day camp, young scientists will peel back the layers to uncover the fascinating secrets of their gross (but essential!) body systems. Theyll explore how the brain controls every move, discover how mucus defends the body from illness, and follow food on its incredible journey through the digestive systemfrom spit to well, the end! Along the way, campers will create fun, interactive models to take home, reinforcing their discoveries and inspiring further curiosity.

Dive into the exciting world of marine biology! Campers will discover the wonder and beauty of marine life as they explore the many facets of marine biology. Theyll journey from the tropics to the poles, inspect arctic food webs, simulate coral reef adaptations and survey everything from the great river deltas to the Mariana Trench. Theyll collaborate to bring the California sea otter back from the brink of extinction and track great white sharks across the open ocean, learning and answering important sea-dwelling questions about the variety of the oceans and the differences in ecosystems. Through action-packed activities, campers discover the physical and geological sciences that underpin all ocean life like density, buoyancy, heat transfer, plate tectonics and the water cycle and get hands-on experience dissecting a squid, learn about the threats to manatees and gaining an understanding of fish tagging as an important conservation technique.

Campers explore the wondrous world of pre-historic creatures and fossils! Learn what life was like back when dinosaurs, giant reptiles and bugs ruled the earth. Campers will meet a variety of dinosaurs and learn about their habitats and food supply. From hands-on activities like building a volcano, creating clay dino models, panning for gems and minerals, joining a dinosaur dig, and creating their own fossil, to learning about geology with a fun and tasty twist and discovering the gross way scientists learned what dinosaurs eat, campers will have a blast as they observe, infer, collect data, and just have plain old fun!

Unleash your childs creativity and curiosity! This camp is designed to provide young explorers with a hands-on learning experience that combines science, technology, engineering, art, and math. Each day, campers will discover something new through a variety of exciting projects and experiments that will challenge them to think outside the box. Campers will learn about different STEAM-related careers and the cool things that these professionals do. They will participate in activities such as creating optical illusions and scented sunsets, building a robot out of everyday objects, and whipping up a homemade sports drink. They will also tackle engineering challenges such as an acoustical challenge, shoe design, recycled racer and bubble wand. This camp is the perfect opportunity for your child to explore their passion for STEAM and discover new interests.

Join us for a week of robot building and discovery! Campers will learn the mechanics of how robotic machines work and move, and explore six simple machines that are incorporated into more complex machines. Theyll build and experiment with a Mars-like RC Rover, capable of performing 23 experiments and activities. Theyll also design electrical circuits using unexpected items and explore the science behind it. Plus, campers will have fun constructing their own tin can robot to take home for hours of fun after camp ends. This camp is packed with engineering concepts, fun and excitement!

In this action-packed camp, kids uncover the science behind superpowers using biology, engineering, and technology. Theyll explore flight like Superman, web-slinging like Spider-Man, and even recognize the real-life heroes around them. Through hands-on experiments and movement-based activities, campers connect STEM conceptslike gravity, friction, and forces of motionto real-world action. Why does friction matter in soccer? How do unbalanced forces affect a football player? From comic books to sports fields, campers become heroes of science and discovery!

Get ready for a blast of scientific excitement in this one-of-a-kind camp! Your little scientist will be amazed by the array of fun and interactive projects that bring science to life. Theyll dive into hands-on activities, unlocking the secrets of science that play a part in our daily lives. Imagine launching a rocket, creating glowing fireflies, whipping up an edible ocean, launching marshmallow catapults, exploring life cycles and metamorphosis, growing radish heads, learning about endangered species, and making beeswax candles. Campers will discover how the scientific method helps us answer lifes big questions and learn about some of the worlds most inspiring scientists in a fun and engaging way.

Get ready to dig into the past and uncover the secrets of the earth! Your budding paleontologists and archaeologists will learn about volcanoes, the layers of the earth, and the formation of stalagmites and stalactites. Theyll get hands-on experience with an archaeological dig, cracking open a geode, building a T-Rex model, panning for gems and minerals, and even painting like an ancient artist. Theyll also explore the fascinating world of mummies and Egyptian pyramids. With so much to see, do, and learn, theyll leave the camp with a wealth of knowledge and cool treasures to show family and friends.

No experience needed! Minecraft is not just a simple video game. It offers a unique experience where you can create, explore, and challenge your problem-solving skills. Imagine being dropped into a mysterious new world full of hidden dangers where you must find food and shelter within minutes before the monsters come out at night. In Survival Mode, you will learn how to gather resources, build a shelter, and craft weapons to protect yourself. In Creative Mode, there are no monsters and unlimited resources, allowing you to build and create to your hearts content. Campers work as a team, taking on roles such as game designer, artist, and architect to create their own adventure map. Whether its surviving or creating, the choice of adventure is yours to make. Brace yourself for a memorable experience in the excitement-filled realm of Minecraft.

Unlock the world of technology and engineering with our hands-on camp! Campers will have a blast building circuits, learning the science of electricity, and soldering a blinky robot. Theyll discover the wonders of electromagnetism while building the worlds simplest motor and engineer cool gadgets and games from everyday objects. Theyll also learn unconventional ways to power a battery and build and race an air-powered racer. This camp is perfect for campers who love to build, create, and discover how things work. Join us for a week of hands-on fun and take home everything you build!