Mason City Schools
Student Activities
After School Enrichment Program
Science Discovery Camp
Summer of 2023
June 5 - 9, 2023
As we reach
the maximum number of students in a particular class/program, it will become
impossible to register for the class/program. There is nothing wrong with
the site, this is an automatic process that closes the registration. Please
note that in the event camp has to be canceled by MCS, there will be a $20
non-refundable deposit. There are NO refunds given if you cancel your
registration.
Registrations will be
accepted until May 1, 2023, classes are full or canceled; whichever comes
first. Please be prompt in completing registrations since class sizes are
limited and classes have filled very quickly.
Confirmation
emails will be sent as programs are confirmed with the minimum amount of
students required to operate the programs. If you register for multiple
classes, it’s very possible that all classes will not be confirmed at the same
time. This simply means that you may receive multiple confirmation
letters. Confirmation letters will contain all important information
about pick-up of students, snacks, etc. Your confirmation will include current
COVID protocols. Permission form.
WHAT IS Science Discovery Camp
Girls and boys can enjoy a
fun-filled week of science: Anatomy, biology, chemistry, CSI, dinosaurs,
earth science, general science, model rocketry, physics, space science and
things that can fly.
Why Science Discovery Camp?
Science and technology are
becoming more and more a way and a fact of life. Students need to gain an
appreciation and a love for science. We strive to get campers excited about
experiencing science in a hands-on environment.
Who is the staff of Science Discovery Camp?
The teaching staff is made
up of elementary teachers, gifted teachers, enrichment teachers, intermediate
teachers, middle school teachers, and high school teachers.
How old is Science Discovery Camp?
Science Discovery Camp was
established in 1989 as a sleep away camp, and has been running in its current
format as a day camp since 1990! That’s over 30 years of hands-on science.
Who can come to Science Discovery Camp?
Girls and boys who will be
in grades 1–9 next school year (2023/2024). Campers may choose to attend one
half day program, or two half day programs and attend all day for the
week. Each program consists of five–three hour lab sessions.
PROGRAMS
Programs are divided by
grade levels. The Grade level is the grade your child is going into NEXT school
year, 2023/2024.
CAMPER INFORMATION
We ask you to bring some of
the items listed below. Please bring them on the first day of camp if possible.
Feel free to bring extra to help out another camper who can’t, or one who
forgot. These are camp wide items and not necessarily for your campers
program. If you don’t have an item, don’t worry about it!
Please bring exact items: paying attention to measurement, no jelly jars or
glass jars, etc. Please make sure they are all empty and clean.
Thank you so much for your help. See you at camp!
THINGS TO KNOW
All programs are held at the
Mason Intermediate/Mason Elementary Campus (6307 Mason Montgomery Road, Mason,
Ohio 45040).
Please do not arrive earlier
than 15 minutes before your child’s program is scheduled to start.
Students should enter and exit the building according to where the class will
be taught. More information will be given regarding arrival/dismissal
closer to the start of camp.
A
completed EMF (Emergency Medical Form) will be required for all students. Students will turn
these forms into their instructor as they arrive. No student will be
permitted to attend without the completed EMF.
No transportation is
provided. It is the guardian’s responsibility to provide transportation
to and from the ME/MI campus. Please be prompt at arrival and
dismissal. A fee will be charged for late pick-up of students.
If your camper is staying
all day, they will need to bring lunch. Please send camper’s lunches in a
disposable paper bag with their name clearly marked on it. Lunches will
not be refrigerated!
More details will be shared
in the confirmation letter that will be emailed to you when your child’s
program is confirmed with the minimum number of students required to operate
the program.
GRADE 1
Limit: 14 Campers per Session
Mini-Mad Scientists - $155.00 per session
Monday – Friday: 6/5 through 6/9/2023 (8:30 – 11:30 a.m.)
Monday – Friday: 6/5 through 6/9/2023(12:30 – 3:30 p.m.)
Allergy Alert: Peanut butter and dairy
products will be used/consumed.
Grade 1 Campers will enjoy
hands-on introductory activities and learn about bubbles, magnets, the five
senses, colors & light, and other basic science topics.
Wonderful World of Science - $155.00 per session
Monday – Friday: 6/5 through 6/9/2023 (8:30 – 11:30 a.m.)
Monday – Friday: 6/5 through 6/9/2023(12:30 – 3:30 p.m.)
These young scientists will
explore hands-on activities focused around the color spectrum, creating
mixtures, identifying acids, simulating pollution, demonstrating a recycling
process, and many more engaging science explorations.
GRADE 1-2
Limit: 14 Campers per Session
Science of Art - $155.00 per session
Monday – Friday: 6/5 through 6/9/2023 (8:30 – 11:30 a.m.)
Monday – Friday: 6/5 through 6/9/2023(12:30 – 3:30 p.m.)
GRADES 2-4
Limit: 14 Campers per Session
Animal Adaptations - $155.00 per session
Monday – Friday: 6/5 through 6/9/2023 (8:30 – 11:30 a.m.)
Monday – Friday: 6/5 through 6/9/2023(12:30 – 3:30 p.m.)
Sharks, snakes, insects,
bats, turtles, oh my! Campers will discover why turtles have shells, why some
insects have camouflage, and why rattlesnakes have rattles. They will learn how
animals’ adaptations help them survive in their environment. Campers will enjoy
observing live animals, hunting insects, holding a shark’s jaw, and more.
DINOmite Discoveries - $155.00 per session
Monday – Friday: 6/5 through 6/9/2023 (8:30 – 11:30 a.m.)
Monday – Friday: 6/5 through 6/9/2023(12:30 – 3:30 p.m.)
Campers will become
paleontologists as we go on fossil hunts, dig for bones, track dinosaur
footprints, investigate extinctions, and re-create life-size and replica
dinosaurs. With a lot of take home activities, this program is a fun-filled
week of discovery.
Food Glorious Food - $155.00 per session
Monday – Friday: 6/5 through 6/9/2023 (8:30 – 11:30 a.m.)
Monday – Friday: 6/5 through 6/9/2023(12:30 – 3:30 p.m.)
Allergy Alert: Dairy, peanut and
chocolate will be used/consumed.
Campers in this program will
learn about science by using and making food. Activities include making bubble
gum and ice cream, tie-dyeing with food pigments, and crafting edible rocks.
They will learn about soil stratification, nutrition, atoms, landforms, and
more. Campers need to bring a 100% white cotton t-shirt for tie-dye on
Tuesday. Please label the shirt with the child's name.
Early Encounters with Science - $155.00 per session
Monday – Friday: 6/5 through 6/9/2023 (8:30 – 11:30 a.m.)
Monday – Friday: 6/5 through 6/9/2023(12:30 – 3:30 p.m.)
Allergy Alert: Dairy products will
be used/consumed.
Activities in this
introductory program are specially designed for the budding young scientist of
tomorrow. Campers will get a positive first impression as they perform
exciting, hands-on activities in the four major branches of science: Biology,
Chemistry, Earth Science, and Physics. Campers will learn about plants, weight,
displacement, air pressure, density of solids and liquids, polymers (like
plastic and snot!), tornadoes and more.
GRADES 3-4
Limit: 14 Campers per Session
The Body Machine - $155.00 per session
Monday – Friday: 6/5 through 6/9/2023 (8:30 – 11:30 a.m.)
Monday – Friday: 6/5 through 6/9/2023(12:30 – 3:30 p.m.)
Have you ever made blood
soup? What about rubbery chicken bones? Have you ever held a beating heart in
your hand? Well, now you can! In this kid-friendly program, campers will learn
about the most amazing machine – the human body. Campers will create working
models of the hand, heart, muscles and lungs. They will test the world’s
fastest supercomputer (the human brain), investigate reflexes and respiratory
capacities, and so much more.
To Infinity and Beyond - $155.00 per session
Monday – Friday: 6/5 through 6/9/2023 (8:30 – 11:30 a.m.)
Monday – Friday: 6/5 through 6/9/2023(12:30 – 3:30 p.m.)
Allergy Alert: Peanuts, dairy and
gluten products will be used/consumed.
Campers will explore the
Universe as they take a galactic vacation. Along the way, they will learn about
human space exploration, our solar system, the moon, constellations, and types
of galaxies. They will make a 3-D solar system puzzle, moon phase flip booklet,
a Mars rover, and a space suit for a potato.
NEW- Flight Feathers & Fun- All About Birds! - $155.00 per session
Monday – Friday: 6/5 through 6/9/2023 (8:30 – 11:30 a.m.)
Monday – Friday: 6/5 through 6/9/2023(12:30 – 3:30 p.m.)
Allergy Alert: Seeds, Nuts, Feathers,
Latex, & Peanut Butter will be handled and/or consumed.
Have you ever wondered why
bird feet look alot like reptile feet? Maybe it's because chickens and
ostriches are thought to be descendants of T-Rex. Did you know the
average person would have to consume 285 pounds of meat per day if they had the
metabolism of a hummingbird? Birds are found almost everywhere: from the freezing
cold tundra of the Arctic where Snowy Owls and Gyrfalcons live to the Birds of
Paradise found in the tropical rain forests. You don’t have to go far to
learn about these amazing creatures. Come join us for Flight, Feathers
and Fun! In this camp students will learn all about the largest and smallest
birds on earth, how birds take flight,and so much more!
GRADES 4-6
Limit: 14 Campers per Session
Math Magic - $155.00 per session
Monday – Friday: 6/5 through 6/9/2023 (8:30 – 11:30 a.m.)
Monday – Friday: 6/5 through 6/9/2023(12:30 – 3:30 p.m.)
Discover the magic of math!
Campers will learn mathematical card tricks, create designs, build
kaleidoscopes, discover the secrets of winning games, and much more. Math magic
is your opportunity to have fun using math.
Xtreme Earth - $155.00 per session
Monday – Friday: 6/5 through 6/9/2023 (8:30 – 11:30 a.m.)
Monday – Friday: 6/5 through 6/9/2023(12:30 – 3:30 p.m.)
Allergy Alert: Oreos, candy, cupcakes
will be used/consumed.
Campers will explore Earth’s
most extraordinary events by creating extreme earthquakes, twisting tornadoes,
gushing geysers and much more. Activities focus on the creation and use of
models (some edible) that will help campers discover the dynamic forces around
the Earth and beyond.
It’s Alive! - $155.00 per session
Monday – Friday: 6/5 through 6/9/2023 (8:30 – 11:30 a.m.)
Monday – Friday: 6/5 through 6/9/2023(12:30 – 3:30 p.m.)
Campers will experience the
wonders of life and its processes through an exploration of both the
microscopic world and terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Activities include
observing pond water organisms, creating terrariums, aquariums, and worm
towers, holding snail races, and dissecting owl pellets. Campers will have an
opportunity to take home live animals in the ecosystems they have created for
them!
GRADES 5-9
Limit: 14 Campers per Session
NEW- The Body Machine 2 - $155.00 per session
Monday – Friday: 6/5 through 6/9/2023 (8:30 – 11:30 a.m.)
Monday – Friday: 6/5 through 6/9/2023(12:30 – 3:30 p.m.)
Allergy Alert: Soy products and peanut
oil will be used
Have you ever wondered why
your stomach growls? What about how your body fights off infection? Have you
ever held a real eyeball? Well, now you can! In this kid-friendly program,
campers will learn about the systems in the human body, some of their functions,
and apply those concepts to cool "experiments". Campers will create
working models of the skin and eardrum. They will test their senses in a
variety of ways, investigate how the digestive system breaks down food, and so
much more. If you loved Body Machine 1, this camp is for you!
CSI:SDC - $155.00 per session
Monday – Friday: 6/5 through 6/9/2023 (8:30 – 11:30 a.m.)
Monday – Friday: 6/5 through 6/9/2023(12:30 – 3:30 p.m.)
Whodunnit? Campers will
learn and use the techniques and materials used in crime scene investigations.
They will solve a variety of crimes by analyzing fingerprints, fiber samples,
footprints, plant and soil samples, handwriting, DNA, and more to determine
what happened, and who might have done it!
PHUN with Physics - $155.00 per session
Monday – Friday: 6/5 through 6/9/2023 (8:30 – 11:30 a.m.)
Monday – Friday: 6/5 through 6/9/2023(12:30 – 3:30 p.m.)
Campers will experiment with
light and lasers, Newton’s Laws of Motion, electricity and circuits, magnetism,
and more. Campers will use their new found physics knowledge to build
their very own Rube Goldberg machine.
Flight - $155.00 per session
Monday – Friday: 6/5 through 6/9/2023 (8:30 – 11:30 a.m.)
Activities include learning
the history and theory of flight, Newton’s Laws of Motion, and flight safety.
Campers will be learning how to construct paper airplanes, balloons, and will
build and launch 1 model rocket.
Beginning Model Rocketry - $155.00 per session
Monday – Friday: 6/5 through 6/9/2023(12:30 – 3:30 p.m.)
Beginning – Activities
include learning the history and theory of rocketry, rocket propulsion,
Newton’s Laws of Motion, and rocket safety. Campers will build and launch two
skill level I rockets.
NEW-Advanced Model Rocketry- $155.00 per session
Monday – Friday: 6/5 through 6/9/2023 (8:30 – 11:30 a.m.)
Advanced – If you took
Flight (Up) or rocketry last year and want more, this course is for you!
Activities include learning the history and theory of rocketry, rocket
propulsion, Newton’s Laws of Motion, and rocket safety. Campers will build and
launch two skill level I rockets.
Crazy Chemistry - $155.00 per session
Monday – Friday: 6/5 through 6/9/2023 (8:30 – 11:30 a.m.)
Monday – Friday: 6/5 through 6/9/2023(12:30 – 3:30 p.m.)
Campers
will become chemists as they explore the world of chemistry. Topics will
include matter, chemical reactions, acids and bases, polar and non-polar bonding,
and polymers. Activities include learning chemistry magic tricks, separating
ink, reverse tie-dyeing, and creating slime! Campers need to bring a
DARK 100% cotton item for tie-dye on Tuesday. Please label the shirt
with the child's name.
**Allergy Alert** - gluten,
chocolate
GRADES 6-9
Limit: 14 Campers per Session
Creative Engineering - $155.00 per session
Monday – Friday: 6/5 through 6/9/2023 (8:30 – 11:30 a.m.)
Monday – Friday: 6/5 through 6/9/2023(12:30 – 3:30 p.m.)
Are you ready for a
challenge? Campers will work to solve design problems as well as make a
catapult, build a vehicle that floats on air and draw and construct their own
balsa wood bridge.