Vanderbilt Dyer Observatory Space Science summer camp
DATES: (Activities are 9am-3pm)
Rising 5th+6th grades the week of July 10-14
Rising 7th+8th grades the week of July 17-21
DyerSpaceScienceCamp_flier.pdf
REGISTRATION LINK
The highlight of the week is a Journey to the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville for a day-long adventure. Other activities may include:
• Interact with cutting-edge research astronomers
• Learn how telescopes work, and build your own
• Safely view the dynamic surface of the Sun through a solar telescope and attend a nighttime telescope viewing
• Learn about basic electronics, and use the knowledge to build working projects
• Construct a functioning model Hubble Space Telescope
• Make your own realistic models of comets, and learn how craters are formed
• Design and launch bottle rockets as an introduction to rocketry
COST: $350 per camper. Merit scholarships are not awarded, but financial aid is available to families who demonstrate financial need.
LOCATION: Vanderbilt Dyer Observatory, 1000 Oman Drive, Brentwood TN