Would you like to compete in Fear Factor, be an Astronaut for a day, have some fun with color, or learn to be a 1st Responder? Then you need to sign up for  this year’s Summer camps at the East Kentucky Science Center! Camps will range from 1-5 days and last from  9:00 a.m. – 3:00 pm  and  lunch is provided.

For more information call 606-889-0303 or visit www.wedoscience.org. 

 

Camp/Date/Age

Description

Member/Nonmember Price

CSI - Prestonsburg
Crime Scene Investigation

 

June 9-10

Ages 10-14

Who murdered the mayor?  Who stole the mascot?  Think you can solve the crimes?  Come to CSI and learn how investigators look at crime scenes and collect evidence to solve a mystery.  Take part in two mysteries and show you are an ace detective!

 

 This camp is now over...take a look at the pictures!

Make Sense of your Senses

 

June 12-13

Ages 9-14

How well can you see? How do I know where a sound is coming from?  How do my taste buds work?  Why do my eyes see one thing but my brain tells me it is something else?  Want the answers to the questions and more?  Come to this camp and learn all about your 5 senses using fun, hands-on experiments.

 

 This camp is now over...take a look at the pictures!

Rockets and Racers

 

June 16

Ages 10-14

Are you creative?  Do you like rockets and race cars?  Do you think you can build the best one?  If so, come to this camp and show us!  You will build and launch a rocket and build and race a mousetrap powered car. Don’t let your chance slip away to prove you are the best

 

  This camp is now over...take a look at the pictures!

Fear Factor
 

June 18-19

Ages 9-14

Are you ready for a totally fun time? Have you ever eaten a bug?  Do you want to?  Come to fear factor camp and dissect an owl pellet, make dinosaur snot and participate in other fun experiments and games.

 


This camp is now over...take a look at the pictures!

 

Genius of Genetics
 

July 8
Ages 10-14

 

Why do I look like I do?  How come my sister can curl her tongue but I can’t?  Find out how traits are passed on through several fun experiments including making a necklace with your own DNA and getting DNA from a strawberry!

 

$15.00/$25.00 

 

Fun with Color
 

July 9-10

Ages 10-14

 

How can color help us identify what elements are found on planets?  Is black ink made of different colors?  What colors are in grape Kool-aid?  Come to this camp and have lots of fun with colorful experiments!

 

 $35.00/$45.00  

 

Grossology
 

July 14-15
Ages 10-14

 

How good is my shampoo, toothpaste and soap?  Is there a way to get my clothes cleaner?  Does Vitamin C help me fight off a cold?  How good is the antibiotic I am taking?  Come to this camp and see how germs are passed, how clean you are and what to do to stop you from getting sick!

 

 This camp is now over...take a look at the pictures!

 

1st Responder
 

July 21-25

Ages 12-14

 

Work with the professionals from the different emergency departments and learn what its like to fight fires, investigate crimes, and  save lives.  Be part of a team and take part in a mock incident.  See some pictures by clicking here.

1st Responder Camp is a first come first served basis that costs $15.00
That $15.00 serves as their camp fee, but is a refundable registration fee
that the campers will get back when they show up to camp. (this is on 1st
Responder's camp only.

Astronaut for a Day

 

July 25

Ages 7-8

 

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be an astronaut aboard the space shuttle or the International Space Station? Come to be an Astronaut for a Day and you'll have fun learning all about living, working, eating and playing in space!

 

 

$15.00/$25.00

 

 

All Camps run Monday-Thursday from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.. There is a $10.00 deposit and space is limited to 25 campers per camp so enroll your camper today!

   


For registration information call:
Phone 606-889-0303

To download a registration form click on one of the following:

click here for
PDF version

Permission Slips are here (These MUST be completed and returned)

MS Word version of registration form click here


No camp reservations will be taken by phone.
Campers will be accepted on a first come - first served basis as a completed registration is returned and enrollment deposit is returned.  You can obtain a registration packet by stopping by the East Kentucky Science Center, or call us and we can either mail or email the forms to you.

The East Kentucky Science Center reserves the right to cancel a camp session due to low enrollment.
 

For frequently asked question about our camps please click here.