specialty camps - The Summit Area YMCA

A PLACE TO DISCOVERSPECIALTY CAMPS (CONTINUED)CAMP AGE WEEKS TIME LOCATION FEENEW 2013ADVANCEDROBOTICS*CSI: RADICALREACTIONS &DETECTIVE SCIENCE *NEW 2013MAGIC AND BEYOND*NEW 2013NASA ® SPACEACADEMYRED HOT ROBOT*SCIENCE CAMP*SECRET AGENT LAB**SPECIALTYSIDEKICK OPTION7-11 3 9:30am - 12:00pm Summit YMCA $260 per weekDanger! Danger Mad Scientist, Danger! Alright well not really danger but some very coolstuff! We are going to roll our way into advanced robotics! We will take apart and analyze thedifferences between us and our mechanical counter parts! We will then perfect our own realrobotic arm to take home! Join us as we experiment with the nuts and bolts of the world aroundus!6-11 7 9:30am - 12:00pm Summit YMCA $260 per weekIn this week long program, campers will have tons of fun mixing up potions and experimentingwith several kinds of chemical reactions. Grow crystals, create sidewalk chalk, and makechromatography t-shirts to take home. Students will also become science sleuths as theyinvestigate how chemistry provides evidence at the scene of a crime.5-10 4 & 8 9:30am - 12:00pm Berkeley Heights YMCA $190 per weekA look behind the scenes to see how magicians do their tricks. Each child gets their own “bag ofmagic” to make them real magicians. If you are looking for a different type of camp, then thisis it. JOE FISCHER is a special type of entertainer who has the teaching ability and patience tomake this a memorable experience.6-11 4 9:30am - 12:00pm Summit YMCA $260 per weekThis is your chance to be a rocket scientist! Mad Science, the Summit YMCA and NASA haveteamed up to bring you the excitement and wonder of space in the NASA Space Academy camp.Explore the science behind rocket construction as you build your own rocket. Use teamworkto complete an important space mission and build a model space station. Explore the farthestreaches of our solar system and create a lunar eclipse in our Mad Science planetary tour. Thisstellar camp is your ticket to the stars as you journey through the galaxy.6-11 5 9:30am - 12:00pm Summit YMCA $260 per weekJoin us for a week of fun with amazing robots. Learn about the uses of robots in our world.Experiment with sound sensing, line-tracking, and amphibious and soccer playing robots.Discover science of circuits and how robots use sensors to explore things around them. Use yourskills to build your very own working robot to take home.6-11 3/4/5/6 9:30am - 12:00pm Berkeley Heights YMCA $190 per weekHave fun with science. Learn, create, explore with these interesting camps:WEEK 1: “Teach Fun” with robots, rockets, electrically and more.WEEK 2: “Gooey, Sticky, Stinky, Loud Science.”WEEK 3: “Things That Move” Learn how people, cars, helicopters, rockets move.WEEK 4: “ What on Earth” Learn about earthquakes, volcanoes wetlands, fossils and more.6-11 6 9:30am - 12:00pm Summit YMCA $260 per weekBecome a mad science-secret agent and take a fascinating journey into the world of detection,forensics and classified information. Learn code language to send secret messages as part ofyour mission. Uncover and decode messages from other agents using your top secret clearance.Investigate a pretend crime scene and sift through clues to crack the case. Take home projectsincluding a detective kit, secret decoder, fingerprint kit and more.4-13 1-8 12:30pm-4:00pm Watchung Reservation $140 per weekJust for campers who are enrolled in half day specialty camps. Attend a morning specialty camp,and we will supplement your day with a half day at Camp Cannnudus.SUMMER CAMP PROGRAM GUIDE 20139Register online at www.theSAY.org