Send your kids to science, technology camps
University of Houston-Clear Lake’s Kids U has something for your young scientist or engineer to discover July 24-27 at the UHCL Arbor Building, 2700 Bay Area Blvd., Houston.
Kids U, offered through UHCL’s Center for Educational Programs, features two concurrent camps in science and technology, with grade-appropriate activities K-8. Registration is $149 per student.
Science camp:
· Grades K-1 “Under the Sea,” 8:30-11:30 a.m.: Explore ocean life, discover sharks, dolphins, clown fish, squid, stingrays and more.
· Grades 2-3 “Kitchen Chemistry,” noon – 3 p.m.: What makes food puff up and sodas fizz? Make your own snacks, such as homemade root beer and yeast bread.
· Grades 4-5 “How do Things Move?,” noon – 3 p.m.: Explore Isaac Newton’s laws of physics by making balloon rocket cars and hovercrafts and more.
· Grades 6-8 “CSI: UHCL,” 8:30-11:30 a.m. Examine how Crime Scene Investigation forensics are used to solve mysteries.
Technology camp:
· Grades Pre-K; K-1 “Programming for Beginners with Bee Bots and More,” noon – 3 p.m.: Program with Bee Bots, Daisy the Dinosaur and Hopscotch.
· Grades 2-3 and 4-5 “Digital Playground,” 8:30-11:30 a.m.: Create avatars, 3-D images animated graphics and more for your own website. (An email account is required.)
· Grades 2-3 and 4-5 “Bloxel Game Builder – Your Imagination’s Turn to Play,” 8:30-11:30 a.m.: Build, capture, design, play, and share your own video games.
· Grades 2-3 and 4-5 “Inventors of Tomorrow,” noon – 3 p.m.: Use interchangeable, electronic building blocks to invent almost anything – from instruments to robots. Build creative confidence, problem-solving and collaboration skills.
· Grades 4-5 and 6-8 “Aegis,” 8:30-11:30 a.m.: By combining the interaction of video games with the storytelling power of graphic novels, students engage in computer science, learn basic programming skills and robotics for a complete STEM experience.
· Grades 4-5 and 6-8 “Introduction to Video Game Design & Development,” noon – 3 p.m.: Students take charge and create their own video games.
For more information, visit kidsu.uhcl.edu or call 281-283-3530.
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