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Discover, learn, and play when school is out! ScienceWorks Curiosity Camps give students a chance to have fun with tinkering projects and real hands-on science.

The room rental is for 20 attendees in the Life Science Lab on 07/02/2022 starting at 10:30am to 12:00pm. The rental is for 1.5 hours. The Life Science Lab features openable windows, sinks, a whiteboard and long tables.

The room rental is for 20 attendees in the Life Science Lab on 07/02/2022 starting at 12:30pm to 2:00pm. The rental is for 1.5 hours. The Life Science Lab features openable windows, sinks, a whiteboard and long tables.

The room rental is for 20 attendees in the Life Science Lab on 07/02/2022 starting at 2:30pm for 1.5 hours. The Life Science Lab features openable windows, sinks, a whiteboard and long tables.

The room rental is for 20 attendees in the Life Science Lab on 07/03/2022 starting at 10:30am to 12:00pm. The rental is for 1.5 hours. The Life Science Lab features openable windows, sinks, a whiteboard and long tables.

The room rental is for 20 attendees in the Life Science Lab on 07/03/2022 starting at 12:30pm to 2:00pm. The rental is for 1.5 hours. The Life Science Lab features openable windows, sinks, a whiteboard and long tables.

The room rental is for 20 attendees in the Life Science Lab on 07/03/2022 starting at 2:30pm for 1.5 hours. The Life Science Lab features openable windows, sinks, a whiteboard and long tables.

Victor Frankenstein needs lab assistants! Campers will learn about the real science behind Mary Shelley’s classic sci-fi story “Frankenstein,” and will do fun hands-on experiments with DNA, electricity, and robotics.

Animals + robots = lots of fun! Our youngest campers will explore how living things and robots are similar and different through story and play-based activities, and will learn all about what robots can do.

It’s alive! Campers will investigate the criteria for life and will use amazing animals as inspiration to design, make, and test inventions to solve problems.

The room rental is for 20 attendees in the Life Science Lab on 07/09/2022 starting at 10:30am to 12:00pm. The rental is for 1.5 hours. The Life Science Lab features openable windows, sinks, a whiteboard and long tables.

The room rental is for 20 attendees in the Life Science Lab on 07/09/2022 starting at 12:30pm to 2:00pm. The rental is for 1.5 hours. The Life Science Lab features openable windows, sinks, a whiteboard and long tables.

The room rental is for 20 attendees in the Life Science Lab on 07/09/2022 starting at 2:30pm for 1.5 hours. The Life Science Lab features openable windows, sinks, a whiteboard and long tables.

The room rental is for 20 attendees in the Life Science Lab on 07/10/2022 starting at 10:30am to 12:00pm. The rental is for 1.5 hours. The Life Science Lab features openable windows, sinks, a whiteboard and long tables.

The room rental is for 20 attendees in the Life Science Lab on 07/10/2022 starting at 12:30pm to 2:00pm. The rental is for 1.5 hours. The Life Science Lab features openable windows, sinks, a whiteboard and long tables.

The room rental is for 20 attendees in the Life Science Lab on 07/10/2022 starting at 2:30pm for 1.5 hours. The Life Science Lab features openable windows, sinks, a whiteboard and long tables.

Blend science, math, and art for a spectrum of fun! Our youngest campers will investigate color mixing, make their own pigments, explore optics, and more with hands-on sensory activities.

Come to the STEAM carnival! Campers will use math, science, and engineering skills to create their own projects that make noise, light up, or move.

Art techniques, STEM skills, and creativity add up to a week of fun! Campers will use science, math, and technology to unlock their creativity, just like famous artists through history.

The room rental is for 20 attendees in the Life Science Lab on 07/16/2022 starting at 10:30pm to 12:00pm. The rental is for 1.5 hours. The Life Science Lab features openable windows, sinks, a whiteboard and long tables.

The room rental is for 20 attendees in the Life Science Lab on 07/16/2022 starting at 12:30pm to 2:00pm. The rental is for 1.5 hours. The Life Science Lab features openable windows, sinks, a whiteboard and long tables.

The room rental is for 20 attendees in the Life Science Lab on 07/16/2022 starting at 2:30pm to 4:00pm. The rental is for 1.5 hours. The Life Science Lab features openable windows, sinks, a whiteboard and long tables.

The room rental is for 20 attendees in the Life Science Lab on 07/17/2022 starting at 10:30pm to 12:00pm. The rental is for 1.5 hours. The Life Science Lab features openable windows, sinks, a whiteboard and long tables.

The room rental is for 20 attendees in the Life Science Lab on 07/17/2022 starting at 12:30pm to 2:00pm. The rental is for 1.5 hours. The Life Science Lab features openable windows, sinks, a whiteboard and long tables.

The room rental is for 20 attendees in the Life Science Lab on 07/17/2022 starting at 2:30pm to 4:00pm. The rental is for 1.5 hours. The Life Science Lab features openable windows, sinks, a whiteboard and long tables.

Make a chair for Baby Bear, or help Rapunzel down from her tower!
Our youngest campers will use favorite stories as the basis for hands-on inquiry and tinkering.

Mythic Monsters: Campers will go back in time to enroll in the Hero Academy, learning how to defeat the monsters of ancient myths using math, science, engineering, and teamwork.

Campers will put ancient beliefs about science to the test as they engineer solutions to problems in Greek Myths. Defeat monsters, be a hero, and get your face on a vase!

Discover, learn, and play when school is out! ScienceWorks Curiosity Camps give students a chance to have fun with tinkering projects and real hands-on science.

The room rental is for 20 attendees in the Life Science Lab on 07/23/2022 starting at 12:30pm to 2:00pm. The rental is for 1.5 hours. The Life Science Lab features openable windows, sinks, a whiteboard and long tables.

It’s a rover party on Mars, the only planet populated entirely by robots. Campers will investigate Mars and learn about Perseverance’s mission through hands-on, fun, projects.

Middle School students will dive into the James Webb Space Telescope project with activities investigating optics, exoplanets, and investigating our universe’s past.

Let’s take a trip to the moon! Our youngest campers will explore and learn about how astronauts survive on the moon, and design a moon playground.

Exoplanetary Explorers: What would we need to survive on another planet? Campers will investigate these challenges as they learn about NASA’s exoplanet program and the James Webb Space Telescope’s investigations.

It’s a rover party on Mars, the only planet populated entirely by robots. Campers will investigate Mars and learn about Perseverance’s mission through hands-on, fun, projects. (rerun)

Exoplanetary Explorers: What would we need to survive on another planet? Campers will investigate these challenges as they learn about NASA’s exoplanet program and the James Webb Space Telescope’s investigations.

Let’s take a trip to the moon! Our youngest campers will explore and learn about how astronauts survive on the moon, and design a moon playground.

Mix it up! Our youngest campers will explore color changing mixtures and real chemistry ‘magic’ with fun, hands-on activities and play-based investigations.

Potions and Polymers: Make dull pennies bright and make a liquid rainbow! Campers will discover all the chemical magic they can do with simple substances.

Candy Chem Lab:
Move over Willy Wonka! ScienceWorks Candy Lab is open for business. Campers will work as candy scientists to crack the chemical secrets behind America’s most popular candies, and make their own.

Our youngest campers will build a community to investigate nature, construct homes, and learn about amazing animals along the way in this play-based camp inspired by the popular game, Animal Crossings.

What do Beavers, Birds, and Baboons have in common? They all are animal engineers. Our youngest campers will learn about all kinds of amazing animals and the homes they construct, and will make their own in this play-based engineering camp.

Gotta catch some STEM! Campers will improve their game skills and practice teamwork and sportsmanship, plus will do fun STEM activities inspired by Pokemon.

Forests, feathers, and fungi, oh my! Campers will be outdoor investigators, learning to apply their detective skills to identify animal signs, native plants, and alien invaders (invasive species).

Our youngest campers will learn how to look with owl eyes, hear with deer ears, and explore Oregon’s biodiversity in this play-based natural science camp.

Young conservationists will learn about the amazing biodiversity in the Rogue Valley and how to help protect native wildlife

The room rental is for 20 attendees in the Life Science Lab on 04/02/2022 starting at 10:30am to 12:00pm. The rental is for 1.5 hours. The Life Science Lab features openable windows, sinks, a whiteboard and long tables.

Our youngest campers will learn about body systems, how to fight off germs, and how to become a health hero through play-based activities.

Young engineers will learn about castles, defenses, medieval medicine and magic in this fun-filled exploration of medieval making.

Turn your table top into a medieval tournament! Campers will learn about physics and engineering by designing, making, and testing their own launchers, catapults, and castle defenses.

Join us at the museum for our STEM storytelling series, featuring a read-aloud story and exciting, hands-on activity.