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Summer Break Camps

Weeklong Summer Camps ( Kindergarten-8th)

Click on the grade your child will have completed to view the themes and descriptions:
Kindergarten - First Graders
Second - Third Graders
Fourth - Eighth Graders

Completed Kindergarten-1st grades

June 3-7	Critter Camp	Exploring critters and creatures from across the globe, including butterflies, fish, polar bears, monkeys and many more! Learn about their habitats, their anatomy and how they survive!
June 10-14	Rocket Blast	Go for launch! Uncover the mysteries behind the science of flight by becoming an aviation and rocket scientist for a week. Campers will learn about everything from gliders to rockets and even build and launch their own rocket.
June 17-21	WeDo LEGOS & Robotics FULL	Ready, set, build! Build & explore with LEGOS and their popular DUPLO and WeDo sets. Campers will engineer fun models of a seesaw, vehicles, raft, and many more; they will explore pulleys, levers, gears, and wheels and axles while learning about energy, buoyancy, and balance.
June 24-28	Power Up!	Electrify your child's knowledge of electricity, solar energy, force and power with the use of snap circuits, LEGO robotics, rockets and many other builds.
July 1-3	Planet Party	Reach for the stars as we countdown to a Planet Party! Explore outer space including stars, the sun, the moon and our planets.
July 8-12	Awesome Astronauts FULL	Your future astronaut will fly simulated space missions, explore the universe in our planetarium, build a space suit and conduct "out of this world" experiments!
July 15-19	Grossology FULL	Ewwww! Make slime, snot and goo; explore critters and crawlers; dissect a pellet of hair and bones coughed up by an owl; learn what makes your body create gas, and more.
July 22-26	Rocket Blast	Go for launch! Uncover the mysteries behind the science of flight by becoming an aviation and rocket scientist for a week. Campers will learn about everything from gliders to rockets and even build and launch their own rocket.
July 29- Aug 2	WeDo LEGOS & Robotics FULL	Ready, set, build! Build & explore with LEGOS and their popular DUPLO and WeDo sets. Campers will engineer fun models of a seesaw, vehicles, raft, and many more; they will explore pulleys, levers, gears, and wheels and axles while learning about energy, buoyancy, and balance.
August 5-9	Power Up! FULL	Electrify your child's knowledge of electricity, solar energy, force and power with the use of snap circuits, LEGO robotics, rockets and many other builds.
August 12-16	Critter Camp	Exploring critters and creatures from across the globe, including butterflies, fish, polar bears, monkeys and many more! Learn about their habitats, their anatomy and how they survive!

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Completed 2nd-3rd grades

June 3-7	Animal Adventure	Exploring critters and creatures from across the globe, including butterflies, fish, polar bears, monkeys and many more! Learn about their habitats, their anatomy and how they survive!
June 10-14	Rocket Zone	Go for launch! Uncover the mysteries behind the science of flight by becoming an aviation and rocket scientist for a week. Campers will learn about everything from gliders to rockets and even build and launch their own rocket.
June 17-21	Robo-Engineer FULL	From simple machines, to catapults and robots, immerse yourself in the dynamic world of engineering, where you will begin to think and act like an engineer!Build and learn with robots, rockets, bridges, catapults, roller coasters, electricity and much more!
June 24-28	Exploration Energy	An ENERGIZING camp, where campers build solar ovens; design circuits and electrical paths; and learn about force and motion.
July 1-3	Planet Party	All systems are go! Get ready to discover what makes our solar system so special. We will explore the planets, stars, and more in this three day adventure through space.
July 8-12	Astronaut Academy FULL	Fly missions in our space mission simulator, discover the solar system in our planetarium, use liquid nitrogen to prepare freeze dried snacks and conduct other "out of this world" experiments!
July 15-19	Eureka! Inventor's Camp	Campers will not only build their own inventions to solve current real-world problems, but will also explore and replicate inventions that have reshaped the world throughout history!
July 22-26	Rocket Zone	Go for launch! Uncover the mysteries behind the science of flight by becoming an aviation and rocket scientist for a week. Campers will learn about everything from gliders to rockets and even build and launch their own rocket.
July 29- Aug 2	Robo-Engineer FULL	From simple machines, to catapults and robots, immerse yourself in the dynamic world of engineering, where you will begin to think and act like an engineer!Build and learn with robots, rockets, bridges, catapults, roller coasters, electricity and much more!
August 5-9	Exploration Energy	An ENERGIZING camp, where campers build solar ovens; design circuits and electrical paths; and learn about force and motion.
August 12-16	Animal Adventure	Exploring critters and creatures from across the globe, including butterflies, fish, polar bears, monkeys and many more! Learn about their habitats, their anatomy and how they survive!

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Completed 4th -8th grades

June 3-7	Movie Magic	View movies in our BIG IMAX theatre, participate in movie themed activities, explore 3D technology, then make your own animated shorts! This camp will be BIG!
June 10-14	Rocket Scientist	Go for launch! Uncover the mysteries behind the science of flight by becoming an aviation and rocket scientist for a week. Campers will learn about everything from gliders to rockets and even build and launch their own rocket.
June 17-21	Renegade Robots	One of our most popular camps, campers will conceive, design, build, and program multiple NXT robots throughout the week. Campers will document their scientific process and post their inventions and designs online.
June 24-28	Energy Quest	Campers will conduct Tallahassee's first LEGO NXT Green City Challenge, build a solar car and race it, and explore different types of power including electricity, wind, solar and how they work.
July 1-3	Science of Sports	We all love to play them but do we know the science behind them? Join us as we investigate the science principles that help make some of our favorite sports work. We'll use hands-on experiments to look at sports ranging from baseball to figure skating.
July 8-12	Space Engineering	Explore various disciplines in engineering including chemical and biomedical; civil and environmental; electrical; mechanical; manufacturing; and aerospace with robots, rockets, design challenges and much more!
July 15-19	Mad Scientist	Go MAD for science! Explore lights and optics with lasers, magnify your child's knowledge of magnets, make goo, grow crystals; dissect critters, and discover the wonders of vacuum environments in a safe environment that you are not responsible for cleaning up after!
July 22-26	Rocket Scientist	Go for launch! Uncover the mysteries behind the science of flight by becoming an aviation and rocket scientist for a week. Campers will learn about everything from gliders to rockets and even build and launch their own rocket.
July 29- Aug 2	Renegade Robots	One of our most popular camps, campers will conceive, design, build, and program multiple NXT robots throughout the week. Campers will document their scientific process and post their inventions and designs online.
August 5-9	Energy Quest	Campers will conduct Tallahassee's first LEGO NXT Green City Challenge, build a solar car and race it, and explore different types of power including electricity, wind, solar and how they work.
August 12-16	Movie Magic	View movies in our BIG IMAX theatre, participate in movie themed activities, explore 3D technology, then make your own animated shorts! This camp will be BIG!

For more information, please contact our camp coordinator at 850.645.7777 or ebrown@challengertlh.com.

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