Albuquerque: Explora summer camp schedule

Hi Tabitha,
I know in the past you’ve emailed some of our program info to your group. Here is the summer camp schedule if you think it would be of interest.
Thanks again for your help!
Armelle
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Explora Summer Camp!
www.explora.us
June 2 - August 1, 2008

Spend half-days or full days immersed in activities that explore the arts and sciences. Classes offered in the Explora Inquiry Labs for 5- to 15-year-olds; some classes are Spanish/English bilingual.

Download:
(PDF) Registration Form


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General Information
Morning Programs 9am to 12pm
Morning programs begin at 9:00am and end at noon. Students may be dropped off between 8:45am and 9:00am, and must be picked up no later than 12:15pm. Students may bring a morning snack, and Explora will provide a drink.

Afternoon Programs 1pm to 4pm
Afternoon classes begin at 1:00pm and end at 4:00pm. Students may be dropped off between 12:45pm and 1:00pm, and must be picked up no later than 4:15pm. Students may bring an afternoon snack, and Explora will provide a drink.

Spending the Day
For students attending a full day of programs, please bring a cold sack lunch and a drink, along with morning and afternoon snacks. Explora will provide drinks during snack times. Students can enjoy lunch and exhibit exploration from 12:00pm to 1:00pm. Parents are responsible for dispensing any medication.

Fees
Registration fees:
$130 per class for members
$150 per class for non-members

Registration
Registration must be accompanied by full payment. We accept cash, checks, Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express. Please make all checks payable to Explora. Call 505-224-8341 to register - Para información o ayuda en español, llame al 505.224.8323, or mail registration form and payment to:

Explora
Attn: Reservations Coordinator
1701 Mountain Rd. NW
Albuquerque, NM 87104

You may also drop-off your registration: Leave completed registration form and payment at the Explora Admissions Desk.

If you have not received a confirmation letter within 7 days of having dropped off or mailed in your registration, please call 224-8341.

Download:
(PDF) Registration Form

Cancellation Policy
Cancellations must be received five (5) business days prior to the scheduled class date. A refund will be issued for the total amount, minus a 15% administration fee.

Cancellations received fewer than five business days prior to the program will not be refunded for any reason. If Explora cancels a program, the full fee will be refunded.

Schedule

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June 2-6
Morning Programs 9AM to Noon
5-6 years
What’s Cooking in Chemistry?
Become a kitchen chemist. Experiment with household materials, investigate reactions in a variety of foods, make ice cream, and more.

5-6 años (bilingüe/bilingual español/English)
Ritmo creativo / Creative Rhythm
Convierte objetos comunes en instrumentos musicales. Diseña y construye tus propias maracas, güiros y otros instrumentos, para hacer una presentación musical.
Convert everyday objects into musical instruments. Design and build your own shakers, rasps, and more for a musical performance.

7-9 years
Forensic Senses
Use your senses to investigate invisible inks, decipher codes, analyze fingerprints, identify objects in mystery boxes, and more.

10-12 years
Tech in the City
Design buildings using recycled materials, motors, and computer programmable devices called PICO crickets. Build structures that can interact with motion, sound, and light using sensors.

Afternoon Programs 1PM - 4PM
5-6 years:
Raceways and Roadways
Test different shapes to see which ones make the best wheels, investigate different surfaces as roadways, and make a roller coaster.

5-6 years
Branch Out
Take a closer look at the parts of a plant and try your hand at leaf chromatography, seed and plant dissection, sponge gardens, and more..

7-9 years
Fantastic Fluids
Learn how to keep water from pouring out of a bottle, even when you turn it upside down! You’ll also make Cartesian divers, explore siphons, make a lava lamp, and more.

10-12 years
Blast Off
Explore inertia, action/reaction, thrust and propulsion, and use aerodynamics to design a water-powered rocket that soars.


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June 9-13
Morning Programs 9AM - Noon
5-6 years
Imaginations Act Up!
Explore a variety of performance media in the Explora Theater, including puppetry, circus skills, storytelling, and ensemble work.

7-9 years
Kaleidoscope Math
Explore polygons, angles, and symmetry as you design and build a variety of kaleidoscopes.

7-9 years
Express Yourself Naturally
Explore art and nature as you hike, sketch, take photos, and illustrate field notes. Camp will be held at the National Hispanic Cultural Center.*

10-12 years
Testing the Waters
Test the water quality of the Rio Grande, build aquifer models, and experiment with watersheds. Camp will be held at the National Hispanic Cultural Center.*

*Drop-offs and pick-ups will be at the National Hispanic Cultural Center. Call 224.8341 for details.

Afternoon Programs 1PM - 4PM
5-6 years
Sensing Sounds
Can you see or touch sound? Experience how sounds make rubber bands vibrate, sand move, and tuning forks hum.

7-9 years
Imaginations Act Up!
Explore a variety of performance media in the Explora Theater, including puppetry, circus skills, storytelling, and ensemble work.

7-9 years
River Ways
Examine the fauna and flora of the Bosque. Sort leaves and do leaf chromatography, observe insects, and test water samples. Camp will be held at the National Hispanic Cultural Center.*

10-12 years
Express Yourself Naturally
Explore art and nature as you hike, sketch, take photos, and illustrate field notes. Camp will be held at the National Hispanic Cultural Center.*

*Drop-offs and pick-ups will be at the National Hispanic Cultural Center. Call 224.8341 for details.


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June 16-20
Morning Programs 9AM-Noon
5-6 years
Creepy Crawlies
Unearth the hidden world of dirt and discover the creepy crawly things in it. We’ll explore red wigglers, snails, meal worms, and more.

5-6 years
Discovering Yoga
Use your powerful body to explore your senses and body systems through movement.

7-9 years
Movin’ and Groovin’
Stomp your way through the summer! Explore the rhythmic link between dance and music and create your own dance routines.

10-12 years
Make Your Mark
Have you always wanted to make your own T-shirts and posters? Explore silkscreen printing, stencils and photo-exposure methods, then design your own T-shirt to take home.

Afternoon Programs 1PM - 4PM
5-6 years
Taking Flight
Investigate how air interacts with materials that float and fly. Experiment with wind tubes, float balloons, and make gliding toys and kites.

7-9 years
Windy 500
Design a wind-powered car that goes the distance! Use cardboard, tubes, plastic sheets and more to build your own car, and test variables to refine your design.

10-12 years
Spring it Up, Stretch it Out
Uncover the fascinating world of oscillating springs and elastic stretches. Experiment with the rhythms of bouncing springs, use bed springs to weigh mystery objects, and more.

13-15 years
Discovering Yoga
Use your powerful body to explore your senses and body systems through movement.


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June 23-27
Morning Programs 9AM-Noon
5-6 years
Measure Me
Use scales, measuring cups, and droppers to measure the ingredients for your own snack, weigh some wacky objects, and find out exactly how tall you are.

7-9 years
Hands-on Pinball
Work with pegboards, straws, elastics and other materials to design and construct your own pinball game. Build pins, bumpers, traps, guardrails, and more.

10-12 years
Magician’s Secrets
Is it magic? No, it’s science! Learn how to make things disappear, re-appear, change colors and more. Then, amaze your family and friends with a performance in the Explora Theater.

10-12 years
Science of Stuff
Harden metals, make an alloy, build a bulb, cast resin, make foamy creations and more while you use basic science to examine and discover the “stuff” around you.

Afternoon Programs 1PM - 4PM
5-6 years
Pattern Pizzazz:
Go on a scavenger hunt to spot shapes, colors and patterns, then create your own patterns using paint, beads, sand, dried cereal, pasta, and more.

7-9 años (bilingüe/bilingual español/English)
Cómo crecen las cosas / The Way Things Grow
Explora el ciclo de vida de las plantas y los insectos. Diseca semillas, siembra brotes de plantitas, y observa insectos en diferentes etapas de su desarrollo.
Explore the life cycles of plants and insects. Dissect seeds, plant seedlings, and observe insects at various stages of development.

10-12 years
Microcontroller Madness
Explore basic electronics processes, action/reaction control boards, and robotic sensing devices. You’ll group transistors, and experiment with motion, light, and sound controls.

10-12 years
Fun in the Sun
Explore the power of the sun! Cook hot dogs in solar ovens, test sunscreens for effectiveness, build sundials and more.


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No Camps June 30 - July 4

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July 7-11
Morning Programs 9AM-Noon
5-6 years
Building Constructions
Test different materials to discover which ones make the best structures, experiment with different shapes and design, and construct your own bridges and buildings.

7-9 years
Super Structures
Test your engineering skills. Build bridges, towers, roller coasters, and a newspaper structure you can crawl into.

7-9 years
First Impressions
Explore ways to make an art print on paper or fabric. Experiment with black and white photographic paper, carve rubber stamps, explore silkscreen techniques, and use a computer to create unique prints.

10-12 years
Comedy on Stage
Did you know there’s a skill in telling a good joke? It requires timing, projection, and the right joke. Practice your comedic skills and delivery in the Explora Theater.

Afternoon Programs 1PM - 4PM
5-6 years
Bubbles, Foam, and Fizz
Become a curious chemist when you mix up cool concoctions, investigate foamy foods, and pour bubbling solutions. We’ll even design our own soda pop recipe!

7-9 years
Rockin’ at Improv
Are you good at making things up as you go along? Use theater activities to sharpen your improvisation skills as you prepare for the Explora stage.

7-9 years
Crazy Cars
Become a speed demon as you experiment with rubber band-powered, balloon-powered, and mousetrap-powered cars.

10-12 years
First Impressions
Explore ways to make an art print on paper or fabric. Experiment with black and white photographic paper, carve rubber stamps, explore silkscreen techniques, and use a computer to create unique prints.


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July 14-18
Morning Programs 9AM-Noon
5-6 years
Imaginations Act Up!
Explore a variety of performance media in the Explora Theater, including puppetry, circus skills, storytelling, and ensemble work.

7-9 years
Music Makers
Investigate how different instrument families make sounds. Compare the sounds they produce, and construct your own instruments to take home.

10-12 años (bilingüe/bilingual español/English)
Máquinas locas / Crazy Machines
Diseña y construye una catapulta, explora un sistema de poleas, construye engranes y combina máquinas simples en un proyecto final para llevar a casa.
Design and build a catapult, explore pulley systems, build gears, and combine simple machines into a final project to take home.

10-12 years
Creative Robotics
Construct a mini-robot, explore gears and systems in motion, experiment with circuit boards and microcontrollers, and use computer-programmable devices called PICO crickets.

Afternoon Programs 1PM - 4PM
5-6 years
Animal Defenses
Discover ways that animals camouflage and defend themselves, experiment with camouflaging yourself, and design your own animal with unique adaptations.

7-9 years
Imaginations Act Up!
Explore a variety of performance media in the Explora Theater, including puppetry, circus skills, storytelling, and ensemble work.

10-12 años (bilingüe/bilingual español/English)
Descubre el patrón / Pattern Discovery
Descubre patrones en la naturaleza, las matemáticas y el arte. Juega con simetría, fractales y con los patrones de hojas, flores y pieles de animales.
Discover patterns in nature, math, and art. Play around with symmetry, fractals, and patterns in leaves, flowers, and animal skins.

10-12 years
Creative Composition
Delve into the creative world of music. You’ll experiment with melody, harmony and rhythm, and discover how they are used in a variety of musical styles as you compose a piece of your own.


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July 21-25
Morning Programs 9AM-Noon
5-6 years
Eye Spy Mysteries
Investigate the world around you while exploring chromatography, rubbings, carbon printing, mirror imagery and patterns.

7-9 years
Discovering Yoga
Use your powerful body to explore your senses and body systems through movement.

10-12
More Science of Stuff
Explore the world of materials science as you create super balls, make paper and adobe bricks, etch polymers, and more.

13-15 years
M.O.L.E. (Magnification, Optics, and Laser Experiments)
Experiment with polarized light, luminescence, infrared, and ultraviolet light. Explore refraction, build a telescope, and participate in laser challenges.

Afternoon Programs 1PM - 4PM
5-6 years
Creative Dramatics
Explore gestures, props, pantomimes, and improvisation through creative exercises that give you an introduction to the theater.

7-9 years
Powders and Crystals
Watch powders change colors, combine substances to make new mystery mixtures, grow your own crystals, and more.

10-12 years
Discovering Yoga
Use your powerful body to explore your senses and body systems through movement.

13-15 years
Glassworks
Explore optical fibers, light bulbs, and Borax beads. Try your hand at bending glass, experiment with brittle failure, and more.


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July 28 - August 1
Morning Programs 9AM-Noon
5-6 years
What's Cooking in Chemistry?
Become a kitchen chemist. Experiment with household materials, investigate reactions in a variety of foods, make ice cream, and more.

7-9 years
Gravity Rules!
Feel the pull of gravity when you experiment with mini-parachutes, let eggs drop from the sky, and determine how height and weight affect the results.

10-12 years
Wind Up
Explore the possibilities of rubber-band propulsion, and learn more about potential and kinetic energy as you build toys that fly, float, and roll.

13-15 years
Photographic Frenzy
Discover how computer technologies can be great tools for making art. Use scanners and digital cameras to create a digital diary. Animate drawings or clay sculptures using digital cameras and iMovie, then burn them to a DVD to take home.

Afternoon Programs 1PM - 4PM
5-6 years
Rock-Paper-Scissors
Experiment with the amazing properties of wood and paper. Watch how they change as you turn wood into sawdust, make paper out of recycled materials, and experiment with papier maché.

7-9 years
Water, Water Everywhere
Cool off at Explora! Experiment with siphon water systems, design water clocks, build “aquaterriums,” and more.

10-12 years
Photographic Frenzy
Discover how computer technologies can be great tools for making art. Use scanners and digital cameras to create a digital diary. Animate drawings or clay sculptures using digital cameras and iMovie, then burn them to a DVD to take home.

13-15 years
Blast Off!
Explore inertia, action/reaction, thrust and propulsion, and use aerodynamics to design a water-powered rocket that soars.

Download:
(PDF) Registration Form


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For more information about this program contact:
Reservations Coordinator
505-224-8341
Para información o ayuda en español, llame al 505.224.8323