Get ready to blast off with
Summer Science Camps!

From outer space to the wild blue yonder, super summer science camps
at the Virginia Air & Space Center means stellar summer fun! These educational science camps inspire young minds to pursue careers in the sciences and
offer them hands-on experiences and lots of new friends!

** Each camp will include a "cool" science kit! **

CSI: Junior Detective
June 17 - 21 • Time: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Become a Junior detective when you learn the techniques to collect, process, and analyze evidence. Work within a team to photograph and collect evidence from a crime scene. Use chemistry to analyza mystery powders and uncover a secret message using invisible ink. Crack the case by looking at fingerprints and shoe prints.
Register on-line!


Aviation Adventure: Little Wings
June 24 - 28 • Time: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Earn your wings as you explore the world of flight. Compare different types of flying machines such as kites, balloons, and helicopters. Discover the four principles of flight as you build and test your own airplane. See whose airplane can fly the farthest when you participate in a paper airplane contest. Practice your flying skills on really cool flight simulators.
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Little Robots
July 1– 3 • Time: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
(*3 day camp) $120 nonmembers/$110 members
Explore the world of robotics with hands-on "robo" fun! Learn the many uses of robots and how we use them every day. Discover Asimov's Law of Robotics. Experiment wtih different types of robots and practice programming your own "Bee Bot" robot. Build your own robotic arm and end effectors.
Register on-line!

The Science of Magic I
July 8– 12 • Time: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Reveal the science that hides inside a magician's bag of tricks! Explore optical illusions and perception. Learn basic magic tricks. Discover scientific principles that allow magic tricks to work. Turn pennies into gold and silver. Find out how to put an egg into a bottle. Show off all you have learned by performing your own magic show for your friends and family. Experiment with liquid nitrogen and turn nitorgen into ice cream! Think outside the box with the interactive exhibit Mindbender Mansion!
Register on-line!

Rockets to Racecars I
July 15 -19 • Time: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Start your engines! Explore the world of speed and find out how racecars can move so quickly. Design your own racecar and see how fast it can travel. Discover what racecars have in common with airplanes. Launch balloon rockets and build your own rocket to launch at NASA Langley Research Center.
Register on-line!

Astronaut Me
July 22– 26 • Time: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Train to be an astronaut as you explore living, working, and playing in space! Explore our eight planets as you build a model of the solar system. Learn about what living things need to survive in space. Discover how NASA engineers design space suits and spacecraft. Create your own model of the International Space Station and take a walk in "moon shoes." Gear up like an astronaut when you make your own space helmet and backpack. See what space food is like, and make liquid nitrogen ice cream. Register on-line!

Mission to Mars I
July 29 - August 2 • Time: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
pack your bags for a trip to the Red Planet! What do you need to survive on Mars? Find out if life has ever existed on Mars. Create your own Martian surface and construct a volcano. Find out what Curiosity has taught us about the Red Planet and learn the challenges of exploring a planet with a rover. Create an edible rover. Practice alnding your rover safely when you participate in an egg drop competition. Build your own Mars rover to compete in a rover race!
SOLD OUT!

Get in Gear I
August 5 -9 • Time: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Get your imagination in gear as you explore the world of force and motion! Perform science experiments to investigate gravity and friction. Use magnets and springs to compete in magnetic competitions. Predict and test how gravity will make objects move as you conduct experiments with ramps. Work with your teammates to consturct a kooky contraption that can perform a secret task using rolling balls, helium balloons, domino bricks, catapults, weights, levers, water wheels, and more! Register on-line!

Stage Struck I
August 19 -23 • Time: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Be stage struck when you take a hands-on look at what it takes to put together a theatrical performance! Learn about famous playwrights and write your own play to be performed. Make a stage for your production and experiment with lighting and sound. Create your own costumes, and practice face painting for the show. Perform your new production for friends and family!
Register on-line!

** Each camp will include a "cool" science kit!! **

CSI: Detective
June 17 - 21 • Time: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Become a crime scene investigator when you learn the techniques to collect, process, and analyze evidence. Examine fingerprints, lip prints, shoeprints, and dental impressions. Use chemistry to identify mystery powders and ink. Extract DNA from a strawberry. Create a case file to track your evidence. Use your findings to solve the crime!
Register on-line!

Aviation Adventure I
June 24 - 28 • Time: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Take an aviation adventure as you explore the world of flight! Discover the four principles of flight and practice controlling roll, pitch, and yaw. Design, create, and test your own parachute. See whose airplane can fly the farthest when you participate in a paper airplane contest. Take control of yoru own flight with flight simulators!
Register on-line!

Little Robots II
July 1 – 3 * • Time: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
(*3 day camp) $120 nonmembers/$110 members
Explore the world of robotics with hands-on "robo" fun! Discover the many uses and the importance of robots in our world. Learn about Asimov's Laws of Robotics and some applications of robotic technology. Experiment with multiple types of robots and build your own robotic arm and end effectors. Practice programming your own Bee Bot robot.
Register on-line!

The Science of Magic II
July 8 – 12 • Time: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Reveal the science that hides inside a magician's bag of tricks! Explore optical illusions and perception. Learn about some famous magicians and well-known illusions. Learn some basic magic tricks and discover the scientific principles that allow them to work. Bend a stream of water withoug touching it. Write a message using invisible ink, and then make it appear. Show off all you have learned by performing your own magic show for your friends and family! Experiment with liquid nitrogen and turn nitorgen into ice cream!Think outside the box with the interactive exhibit Mindbender Mansion!
Register on-line!

Rockets to Racecars II
July 15 - 19 • Time: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Start yoru engines to explore the world of speed! Discover what racecars have in common with airplanes. Learn about the forces of flight and motion, and how these forces lift planes into the air, and hold racecars tight to the track at amazing speeds. Launch balloon and water rockets. Design your own racecar and compete in a race. Build your own rocket to launch at NASA Langley Research Center.
Register on-line!

Astronaut Adventure: Space Explorer I
July 22 – 26 • Time: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Train to be an astronaut as you explore living, working and playing in space! See if you have what it takes to keep as fit as as the astronauts when you participate in astronaut physical fitness training. Explore our eight planets as you construct a large-scale model of the solar system based on relative sizes and distances between planets. Create maps of the moon and sun. Demonstrate the rotation and revolution of the Earth. Discover and make your own space comet using dry ice. Explore the moon and its different phases, and take a walk in "moon shoes."
Register on-line!

Mission to Mars II
July 29 - August 2 • Time: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Pack your bags for a trip to the Red Planet! Investigate the Martian climate and determine what you need to survive on Mars. Find out if life has ever existed on Mars. Create a 3D model of a Mars community and construct a volcano. Find out what Curiosity has taught us about the Red Planet and learn the challenges of exploring a planet with a rover. Retrieve and test samples of a simulated Martian surface. Build your own Mars rover to compete in a rover race!
SOLD OUT!

Get in Gear II
August 5 -9 • Time: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Explore the complex world of simple machines when you make groovy gadgets and amazing contraptions. Learn about the six simple machines and how they can be combined to make complex machines. Explore the world of force, motion, and energy through interactive hands-on demonstrations. Work in teams to design and model a simulated roller coaster ride. Use your kooky contraption knowledge to build a working Rube Goldberg Machine.
Register on-line!

Super Science: Girls VS Boys
August 12 -16 • Time: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
This super science adventure will team the boys against the girls for a friendly competition of scientific know-how. Explore a different science discipline each day, including Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Astronomy, and Engineering. Perform experiments for each type of science and discover the many different career opportunities in these fields. Use the engineering design process to design, implement, and test your egg contraption. Then it's the girls VS the boys for an egg-straordinary egg drop competition. Explore different phases of matter as you experiment with liquid nitrogen.
Register on-line!

Stage Struck II
August 19 -23 • Time: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Be stage struck when you take a hands-on look at what it takes to put together a theatrical performance! Learn about famous playwrights, and write your own play to be performed. Make a stage for your production and experiment with lighting, sound, costumes, and make-up. Create your own costumes, and practice face painting for the show. Perform your new production for friends and family!
Register on-line!

** Each camp will include a "cool" science kit!! **

CSI: From Crime Scene to Lab
June 17 - 21 • Time: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Become a crime scene investigator when you learn the techniques and technology to collect, process, and analyze evidence. Perform a mock scene where you collect evidence. Have your fingerprints taken by the Hampton City Police Department. Use chemistry to identify mystery powders and ink. Extract DNA from a strawberry. Create a case file to track your evidence. Use your findings to solve the crime and catch the culprit!
Register on-line!

Aviation Adventure II
June 24 – 28 • Time: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Take an aviation adventure as you explore the world of flight! Build airplane models to test the four principles of flight. Perform experiments to determine what makes planes fly, balloons float, and rockets soar. Practice flying on the Newport News Williamsburg International Airport's Flight Simulator. Look at futuristic designs for airplanes beign developed right now, like the airbus and surveillance planes. Meet pilots who work at Langley Air Force Base. Register on-line!

Astronaut Adventure: Robo-Power
July 1– 3 • Time: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
(*3 day camp) $120 nonmembers/$110 members
Are you ready for a radical adventure in the world of robotics? Investigate the history of robotics and learn about Asimov's Laws of Robotics. Discover the many uses of robots in our world and in space, including on-going Mars missions. Experiment with multiple types of robots, and practice programming a robot. Get some pointers from a real Robotics Engineer and build a robot that will perform a simple task. Use the engineer design process to modify and improve your robot design to get it to its peak potential.
Register on-line!

The Science of Magic III
July 8– 12 • Time: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Reveal the science that hides inside a magician's bag of tricks! Explore optical illusions and perception. Learn about some famous magicians and well-known illusions. Master ten scientific magic tricks that you can do at home and investigate the scientific principles that allow them to work. Show off all you have learned by performing your own magic show for your friends and family! Experiment with liquid nitrogen and turn nitorgen into ice cream! Think outside the box with the interactive exhibit Mindbender Mansion!
Register on-line!

Rockets to Racecars III
July 15 - 19 • Time: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Start your engines to explore the world of speed! Explore Newton's Laws of Motion and how these laws apply to cars on a racetrack. Learn about the forces of flight and motion, how these forces lift planes into the air, and hold racecars tight to the track at amazing speeds. Discover what racecars have in common with airplanes. Test your skills at building a "NASCAR" racer. Launch balloon and water rockets. Build your own rocket to launch at NASA Langley Research Center.
Register on-line!

Astronaut Adventure: The Stars, the Moon and the Sun
July 22 – 26 • Time: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Take an astronaut adventure through our solar system and beyond! Demonstrate the rotation and revolution of the Earth. Investigate what happens to stars when they run out of fuel. Learn about how the sun provides heat and light and how it affects different parts of the world. Discover the beauty of our universe through Hubble imagery. Explore the moon and its different phases as you make a moon map. Hold a piece of the moon in your hand and take a walk in "moon shoes." Learn how astronauts first traveled to the moon. Come face-to-face with the Apollo 12 Command Module and the Orion Test Vehicle. Meet a NASA scientist and learn NASA's plans for human space exploration in the near future. Explore the possibilities of Moon colonization and create your own colony.
Register on-line!

Roving on Mars with Curiosity
July 29 - August 2 • Time: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Study the science of Mars alongside NASA's newest rover Curiosity. See how Curiosity made its way to the surface of the Red Planet and test your skills on landing your own spacecraft. Get your hands dirty as you dig into investigations similar to those Curiosity is doing on the Red Planet right now. Discover hazardous weather lurking on Mars and see hot it compares to conditions we experience on Earth. Twist and turn as you discover how much Mars, Earth, Venus and Mercury have in common in an out-of-this-world twister game! Investigate what it will take to send YOU to Mars!
SOLD OUT!

kooky Contraptions I: Mouse Trap!
August 5 - 9 • Time: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Explore the complex world of simple machines when you make groovy gadgets and amazing contraptions. Learn about the six simple machines and how they can be combined to make complex machines. Use your creativity to design and build a complex machine that can accomplish a simple task. Meet an engineer and learn how they use the engineering design process to design, implement, and test ideas of their own. Use your kooky contraption knowledge to build a working Rube Goldberg Machine and film the final product to show your friends and family!
Register on-line!

Super Science: Girls VS Boys
August 12 -16 • Time: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
This super science adventure will team the boys against the girls for a friendly competition of scientific know-how. Explore a different science discipline each day, including Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Astronomy, and Engineering. Perform experiments for each type of science and discover the many different career opportunities in these fields. Use the engineering design process to design, implement, and test your egg contraption. Then it's the girls VS the boys for an egg-straordinary egg drop competition. Explore the different phases of matter as you experiment with liquid nitrogen.
Register on-line!

Lights, Camera, Action I: Special Effects
August 19 -23 • Time: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Ever wondered how special effects worked in movies? From the actor's makeup and outfit to the amazing stage effects, explore the many techniques used to enhance the viewer's enjoyment. Take a hands-on approach to stage design and dressing techniques. Learn the secrets to special effects make-up application. Utilize your special effects training to create a really cool movie!
Register on-line!

** Each camp will include a "cool" science kit!! **

CSI: pathway of Justice
June 17 – 21 • Time: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Follow the pathway of justice as a crime scene investigator when you take a case from mock crime scene to mock-trial. Observe realistic examples of CSI analytical techniques and have your fingerprints taken by the Hampton City Police Department. Create and analyze a realistic crime scene where you collect evidence and come to a conclusion on possible suspects using investigative techniques. Participate in a mock-trial where you present your findings, question witnesses or sit on a jury that determines the verdict. Register on-line!

Aviation Adventure III: Forces of Flight
June 24 - 28 • Time: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Take an aviation adventure as you explore the world of flight! Apply Newton's Third Law when you experiment with safe explosions. Build paper models to test the four principles of flight. Test bernoulli's principles by exploring different wing designs. Practice flying on the Newport News Williamsburg International Airport's Flight Simulator. Look at futuristic designs for airplanes being developed right now, like the Airbus and surveillance planes. Meet pilots who work at Langley Air Force Base and alumni from the Aviation Academy in Newport News.
Register on-line!

Robo Master
July 1– 3 • Time: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
(*3 day camp) $130 nonmembers/$120 members
Are you ready for a radical adventure in the world of robotics? Discover the nuts and bolts of robots while learning the science of circuits. Investigate the history of robotics and learn about Asimov's Laws of Robotics. Explore the latest robotics technology being developed in computer science labs around the world and meet a Robotics Engineer. Practice programming your own robot. Design and build a robot that will perform a simple task. Build your own robot using VEX Robotics technology.
Register on-line!

The Science of Magic IV
July 8 – 12 • Time: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Reveal the science that hides inside a magician's bag of tricks! Explore optical illusions and perception. Learn about some famous magicians and well-known illusions. Learn some basic magic tricks and discover the scientific principles that make them possible. Turn water into blood, set money on fire without burning it, and more! Show off all you have learned by performing your own magic show for your friends and family! Experiment with liquid nitrogen and turn nitorgen into ice cream! Think outside the box with the interactive exhibit Mindbender Mansion!
Register on-line!

Rockets to Racecars IV
July 15 - 19 • Time: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Start your engines to explore the world of speed! Explore Newton's Laws of Motion and how these laws apply to cars on a racetrack. Learn about the forces of flight and motion, how these forces lift planes into the air, and hold racecars tight to the track at amazing speeds. Discover what racecars have in common with airplanes. Understand how an object's shape affects airflow around that object. Test your skills at building a "NASCAR" racer. Build a small-scale wind tunnel to test a car of your own and have a downhill race to see the speed of the car overall. Discover how speed affects the air pressure around a racecar by performing some experiments. Build your own rocket to launch at NASA Langley Research Center.
Register on-line!

Astronaut Adventure: To infinity and Beyond
July 22 – 26 • Time: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Take an astronaut adventure through our solar system and beyond! Tour the universe as you move from the planets and moons of our solar system and extend outward to the stars in the Milky Way, where you will discover celestial phenomena like supernovae and black holes. Discover the life and death of stars. Explore dark matter and dark energy. Discover the beauty of our universe through Hubble imagery. Hold a piece of the moon in your hand. Learn how astronauts first traveled to the moon. Come face-to-face with the Apollo 12 Command Module and the Orion Test Vehicle. Meet a NASA scientist and learn NASA's plans for human space exploration in the near future. Explore the possibilities of Moon colonization and create your own colony.
Register on-line

Roving on Mars with Curiosity II
July 29 - August 2 • Time: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Study the science of Mars alongside NASA's newest rover Curiosity. See how Curiosity made its way to the surface of the Red Planet and test your skills on landing your own spacecraft. Examine Earth and Mars through the 'Eyes' of NASA satellites by using real-time data, satellite imagery, GPS units, Google Earth/Mars, and other geospacial software. Get your hands dirty as you dig into investigations similar to those Curiosity is doing on the Red Planet right now. Discover hazardous weather lurking on Mars and see how it compares to conditions we experience on Earth. Investigate what it will take to send YOU to Mars!
SOLD OUT!

Kooky Contraptions II: Mouse Trap!
August 5 -9 • Time: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Explore simple and complex machines, and force and motion to create the most amazing kooky contraption ever! Observe Newton's Laws of Motion in action and experiment with the forces of friction to discover how it resists movement as we do work. Meet an engineer and learn how they use the engineering design process to design, implement, and test ideas of their own. Take into account multiple physics principles as you build your own piece of a Rube Goldberg machine. Connect everyone's part of the machine to complete the Rube Goldberg Machine. Film the final product to show your friends and family!
Register on-line!

Lights Camera, Action II - Movie Making
August 19 – 23 • Time: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Learn the basics of movie-making from start to finish and create your very own movie and music video! Learn basic stage concepts and practice blocking. Film and edit multiple scenes of your project using fild-editing software. Learn green screen techniques for adding special effects to the film. Experiment with different rendering styles and record a copy of your finished project to take home!
Register on-line!