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Mission — “We aim to spark the imagination and curiosity of children everywhere by providing them with fun, entertaining and educational activities that instill a clear understanding of what science is really about and how it affects the world around them.”  FULL DAY and HALF DAY OPTIONS!

Thursday, October 3
Jr Naturalist
Learn how birds and beasts catch their prey! Flow through the food chain and discover how animals and insects adapt to life on our planet. Explore how a change in the wind, water, and temperature affects all of Earth’s inhabitants. Build wooden birdhouses, dissect owl pellets and learn how animals navigate the world using scent trails. Campers will also build a bug house to observe critters and identify animals by making plaster animal tracks.

Jr Geologist
Calling all Junior Geologists! Unearth the rock cycle and discover the difference between sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous rocks. Replicate rumbling earthquakes and explosive volcanoes, pan for gems, and create a sedimentary stacker to take home!

Friday, October 4
Rocketry
Here is your chance to be a rocket scientist! Investigate the four forces of flight as you race through space learning the basics of rocket travel. Build your own Mad Science rocket to take home. If we have fair skies, we’ll even see the principles of propulsion at work with a real rocket launch!


Mad Machines
Discover simple machines! Unravel the power of pulleys, build catapults and claw grabber devices! We’ll compile all that we’ve learned & build our own Mad Science Drag Racers to race and take home!

Monday, December 23
Lasers and Optics
Become immersed in the world of lasers, light, and color! Discover how laser light differs from white light as we bend & shine beams of light all around the room and dissect white light with our special specs! Witness a small indoor fireworks display to show how different metals react to heat, and learn about tricks our eyes play on us by experimenting with mirrors and optical illusions!


Shocking Science
Shocking fun awaits! Join us while we build simple circuits, make buzzers buzz, test our nerves, tinker with electromagnets, and even see a Van de Graaff generator create indoor lightning!



Fall Session
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Jr Naturalist/Jr Geologist - Full Day 
6y - 12y N/A Th  10/03/2024
09:00 AM - 03:30 PM

Bryn Mawr Community Center - Meeting Room #1
$102.00 Res, $122.00 Non-Res
20 seat(s) available
 
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Jr Naturalist - AM Only 
6y - 12y N/A Th  10/03/2024
09:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Bryn Mawr Community Center - Meeting Room #2
$55.00 Res, $66.00 Non-Res
20 seat(s) available
 
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Rocketry/Mad Machines - Full Day 
6y - 12y N/A 10/04/2024
09:00 AM - 03:30 PM

Bryn Mawr Community Center - Meeting Room #1
$102.00 Res, $122.00 Non-Res
20 seat(s) available
 
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Rocketry - AM Only 
6y - 12y N/A 10/04/2024
09:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Bryn Mawr Community Center - Meeting Room #2
$55.00 Res, $66.00 Non-Res
20 seat(s) available
 
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Lasers and Optics/Shocking Science - Full Day 
6y - 12y N/A 12/23/2024
09:00 AM - 03:30 PM

Bryn Mawr Community Center - Meeting Room #1
$102.00 Res, $122.00 Non-Res
20 seat(s) available
 
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Lasers and Optics - AM Only 
6y - 12y N/A 12/23/2024
09:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Bryn Mawr Community Center - Meeting Room #2
$55.00 Res, $66.00 Non-Res
20 seat(s) available

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