Explore the surprising, everyday legacy of military innovation — the technologies that began as wartime necessities and went on to reshape ordinary life. Campers will crack codes using Morse and cryptographic puzzles inspired by WWII-era cryptography, test the physics of radar and echolocation with hands-on sensing demonstrations, and investigate the materials science behind gear built to withstand extreme conditions. Along the way, students trace a throughline from battlefield problem-solving to the tools, gadgets, and even medical breakthroughs we rely on today — discovering how necessity, constraint, and urgency have always been powerful drivers of scientific discovery.

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Dig into the past! Campers will collect and analyze artifacts, map an archaeological site, and solve a mystery by piecing together evidence from the past. Along the way, they'll discover what archaeologists really do, why context matters, and how modern archaeology goes far beyond the treasure hunts of movies and TV.

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How big can we build it? Join us as we investigate what features give structures their strength and stability. Build towers, bridges, and other structures, then test them until they fail. Will your tower survive an earthquake? How much weight can your bridge hold? Come build and find out.

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We experience the world around us through our senses. In this camp, we'll investigate each of our five senses. Can you identify different apples in a blind taste test? How many spices can you identify by smell alone? How do 3D glasses work in movies? Can you see sound? How accurately can you draw something that you can only feel? Come answer these questions, and many more, at this camp that will put your senses to the test.

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Saddle up for a day of rodeo science! Campers will discover the physics and biology behind one of the West's most thrilling sports, from how riders stay on a bucking bronco to what makes a lasso loop hold its shape. Through the hands-on experiments and friendly competitions, they'll explore balance, force, motion, and the amazing animals that make the rodeo possible.

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How do they do that?! From card tricks that use math instead of sleight of hand to gravity-defying objects to pulling a tablecloth out from under tableware, we'll investigate the science behind the things that make you scratch your head. Campers will come away with new tricks to wow their friends and family, but more importantly, understand how the tricks work.

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Explore our solar system and the vast universe beyond it. Through hands-on investigations, students will examine planetary composition, scale, distance, gravity, and the evidence scientists use to understand cosmic history. Campers will design space stations, Moon and Mars colonies, and spacecraft for journeys beyond the solar system while considering mission goals, resources, and survival. Along the way, they'll discover how scientific knowledge and engineering help us understand and explore the cosmos.

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Start your engines! Campers will rave about the science of cars, discovering what makes them go, stop, steer, and speed. Through the hands-on building, testing, and racing, they'll explore energy, friction, motion, and the clever engineering hidden under every hood.

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Join us on a Journey Through the Center Of The Earth as we explore the layers of the Earth, discover the processes that create rocks, learn how to identify rocks, and much, much more. Your camper is sure to think that this camp absolutely rocks.

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Are we alone in the universe? Campers will explore how humans have searched for answers to this question, from ancient observations of the night sky to today's search for extraterrestrial intelligence. Through a hands-on exploration of the Drake Equation, they'll investigate what makes a planet suitable for life and what factors might lead to intelligent civilizations. Along the way, campers will discover how scientists search for signs of technology beyond Earth and how humans have attempted to communicate across the vast distances between stars, while exploring the science, history, and possibilities behind humanity's search for cosmic neighbors.

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