Museum of Discovery and Science 17 Summer Camps All Day Camps include an IMAX® Film Adventure! June 7 What’s Up? The sky’s the limit! Learn about everything above us, from rain clouds to hot air balloons to the Northern Lights. June 8 CSI Step into Camp Discovery’s “Camp Scene Investigation” and learn how forensics teams crack the case! Dust for fingerprints and test mystery compounds at the scene of the crime. FIVE-DAY SUMMER CAMPS June 11-15 Rescue! This week is all about our new exhibit, Rescue! Create simple machines used in rescue missions, experiment with oil spill clean-up techniques, and learn why texting while driving affects your focus! June 18-22 The Science of Food Become a food scientist and explore how chemistry, biology, and technology play a part in the world of food and nutrition. Then take a field trip to Kilwins to learn about the science of making chocolate! June 25-29 Conservation Crusaders Learn how scientists study habitats and then study one of your own. Observe creatures that live in Florida waterways under a microscope, create a camp composting bin, and find ways that you can become eco-friendly at home! July 2-6 Pokémon Science It turns out that Pokémon and science have a lot in common! Use your Pikachu skills in our electricity lab, design new Pokémon based on real- life species, and harness your own solar beams just like Venusaur! July 9-13 All about Animals Discover adaptations like scales and feathers help animals survive and participate in dissection lab. Plus meet some of the critters that live at the Museum! July 16-20 Full STEAM Ahead We will be pushing the limits of creativity and encouraging dirty, messy, colorful science! Learn the physics of pendulums while creating giant works of art, use your math skills to make colorful transforming shapes, and engineer tiny devices that color for you! July 23-27 Under the Sea Celebrate Shark Week by exploring the oceans they live in! Learn to use marine science equipment, what lives in the deepest parts of the ocean, and how some marine animals have adapted to life underwater! July 30-August 3 Anatomy Academy What do your guts do for you? This week is all about how our organs work together to keep us healthy. We’ll create neuron models, compete in a bone relay game, and re-create blood cells to learn all about our organs from the inside out! August 6-10 Engineering Challenge Engineers design buildings, bridges, and roads all over the world! Learn what it takes to build skyscrapers, sturdy bridges, and expansive highways. Then put your new engineering skills to the test and work together to build a new city! August 13 Prehistoric Party We’ll dig deep into the world of dinosaurs to explore how these amazing creatures moved, ate, lived, and died. Discover how fossils are formed and use your new taxonomic skills to decode dinosaur names! August 14 Going out with a Bang It’s the last day of summer, so let’s make it count! Today is the day for everything fizzing, popping, banging, and booming as we create chemical reactions and homemade instruments to send off the summer!