All camps are taught by highly qualified educators who bring expertise, experience and enthusiasm into a wide range of science and art explorations. Topics include flight, ecology, chemistry, art and more!

Summer Science Camp Teacher Bios
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Summer Science Camp Information

• Camp Times: Camps are held from 9 to 12 noon and from 1 to 4 pm at ScienceWorks, unless otherwise noted.
• Class Size: Class size is limited to 12 students for camps for younger children (ages 4- 6) and limited to 17 for all other camps.
• Payment: Registration and full payment must be received at least one week before camp begins.
• Refund Policy: If a camper’s registration is cancelled at least one week prior to the program, a full refund will be issued.
• Tuition: Camp sessions are $125 for non-members and $112 for members. If your child is registered for the week of June 30 - July 3, camp sessions are $100 for non-members and $90 for members, due to the holiday on July 4th. For our special Tree Frog Treks Wild Science! Summer Camp, tuition is $275 for non-members and $262 for ScienceWorks members.
• Tuition Assistance: Tuition assistance is available to low income families. Applications must be receive at least two weeks prior to camp. Click here to download an application or contact ScienceWorks, 541-482-6767 ext. 26.
• Confirmation: A confirmation will be mailed to you once full payment has been received.

ScienceWorks Summer and Ashland Family YMCA FULL-DAY OPTION!
Children that are signed up for morning sports camps and afternoon science camps will be transported from the YMCA to ScienceWorks. Your child will need to be dropped off at the YMCA by 9 and picked up at ScienceWorks by 4.

Please note that you must sign up through the YMCA and ScienceWorks individually to be part of this program.

ScienceWorks and Klamath Bird Observatory FULL-DAY OPTION!
We are pleased to be hosting KBO camps at ScienceWorks this summer. Not only will your 7 – 10 year old be able to learn amazing things about birds and ecology, but during these three weeks, we will offer a full-day camp option. Children can sign up for the KBO camp in the morning and ScienceWorks Summer Science Camp in the afternoon. For only $25 extra, we will provide a supervised lunch hour.

ScienceWorks and Tree Frog Treks
Tree Frog Treks, from San Francisco, CA, will be setting up camp outside ScienceWorks the week of August 18 - 22nd. Tree Frog Treks is about making science fun, connecting with nature and exercising one’s imagination. It is about holding live rescued reptiles and amphibians like Buddy the Iguana and  Ivana the Tortoise, examining amazing specimens like a musk ox head or giant emu legs, doing hands-on science and art projects and getting out and getting dirty while exploring nature.  By taking students out of the conventional classroom and bringing them into contact with the nature in their own back yard, Tree Frog Treks aims for students to have better retention and develop a new-found enthusiasm for learning.

Kinder Camp Schedule All Kinder Camps are for children 4 - 6 and take place from 9 AM - noon, unless otherwise noted.

June 16 - 20 (9 - 12 p.m.), ages 4 - 6
Planet  Superhero! - Amy Godard
Explore the world of reuse art materials!  In this class we will make arts and crafts from common reuse materials while exploring the dangers of post-consumer waste.  We will make our own "Planet Superhero" costumes and masks, make clay from junk mail, and toys from CD's, bottles and plastic bags.  We will also create our own painting from other works of art and make sculptures that move.  Saving the planet was never so much fun!
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June 23 - 27 (9 - 12 p.m.), ages 4 - 6
Creepy Crawlies! - Joanie Keller  THIS CAMP IS FULL. Call to add your name to the wait list.
What lives under and on the ground, in water, on plants and in the air?  INSECTS!  Become an amateur entomologist as we investigate bugs and insects that crawl, fly, hop and buzz.  Learn about their lifecycle, make an ant farm and an insect feeder.  Explore insects inside, outside, in the creek and even at the Grower's Market.  Observe a bee hive from the inside out!  Don't let a couple of creepy crawlies "bug" you! 
 

June 30 - July 3 (9 - 12 p.m.), ages 4 - 6
Make it Move - Stephanie Farrell
Have you ever wondered how things move?  In this camp we'll use simple examples and hands-on activities to explore the forces related to motion.  Make paper airplanes and helicopters to help understand how air pressure helps things fly.  Build roller coasters to explore potential and kinetic energy.  We'll have fun as we play with toys and make toys to understand how to make it move!
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July 7 - 11 (9 - 12 p.m.), ages 4 - 6
The ART of Science - Amy Maukonen
In this camp, we will be doing tons of fun-filled experiments that teach basic science concepts through art activities. Have you ever used feathers, leaves, or flowers as a paintbrush? Have you made crystal pictures or composed collages on light-sensitive paper? All of this, plus throw in some songs, games, stories, and museum exploration, and you will be sure to have an exciting week with lots of amazing projects to take home.
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July 14 - 18 (9 - 12 p.m.), ages 4 - 6
Our Big Colorful World - Teresa Francois
Do you like to sketch, paint, and make collages?  In this camp, we'll delve into the exciting world of art as we gain inspiration from the world around us.  From flowers to hills and colors to faces, we will explore a variety of themes using many exciting media.  We'll end our week by mounting our works on mat board and having a show for our families.
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July 21 - 25 (9 - 12 p.m.), ages 4 - 6
Dig'n the Past:  Rocks, Fossils, and Dinosaurs - Joanna Lynden  THIS CAMP IS FULL Call to add your name to the wait list.
Let's explore the Earth's past through rock hunts, fossil making, and dinosaur lore.  We'll build a volcano, collect rocks, measure a brontosaurus, simulate a paleontology dig, and more, in this hands-on class woven through with songs, stories, and games.

July 28 - August 1 (9 - 12 p.m.), ages 4 - 6
Wump World Ecology:  Making our own Paper and Books - Joanna Lynden
Where does paper come from? In this hands-on class we'll meet a tree, make rubbings, and collect plant fibers to use in our own papermaking as we create sheets of paper, paper bowls, and personal journals.  Through song and story we'll learn the importance of recycling and taking care of our Earth.
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August 4 - 8 (9 - 12 p.m.), ages 4 - 6
Dig'n the Earth Junior - Heather Kidd
Come watch different types of seeds begin to sprout!  We will taste a few new little plants, then help others grow by planting them in earth-friendly pots created with our own hands.  Learn how to feed worms with compost and use recycled materials to make creative critters for the garden!  Through hands-on activities, songs, games, a visit to the Grower's Market, and art, we'll explore plants, organisms, and the world around us. 
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August 11 - 15 (9 - 12 p.m.), ages 4 - 6
Icky Sticky Wacky in the Kitchen and Beyond - Joanna Lynden
Let's get hands-on gooey messy as we discover the smells, tastes, and textures of various polymers!  We'll do the bee dance as we learn about bees and honey, we'll get up close and personal with yeast by making dough, and we'll create our own silly putty to take home.
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August 18 - 22 (9:30 - 1:00), ages 4 - 6
Tree Frog Treks Wild Science! Summer Camp - Chris Giorni and Alan Parowski  THIS CAMP IS FULL Call to add your name to the wait list.
Come exploring with Tree Frog Treks this summer!  You'll get the chance to meet and greet, hold and feed all your favorite animal friends like Buddy the Green Iguana, Ivan the African Spurred Tortoise and Fred the Leopard Gecko, as well as meet new rescued reptile and amphibian ambassadors like Gomez the Dwarf Spiny-tailed Monitor, and Blondie the Albino Burmese Python.  Become an expert explorer with our outdoor educators! Learn to use graduated cylinders and Erlenmeyer flasks to measure out potent potions and chemical creations! Launch your fruit cannonballs in specially calibrated catapults! Become a junior meteorologist by learning about wild weather and the world's climate patterns! Create a miniature model of a butterfly metamorphosis! Build a really rockin' boat that will really float!  Race snails and learn how to turn your lunch into incredible edibles for plants, bugs and slugs during our Litter-Less Lunch Campaign! See things in nature you never saw before as you hone your powers of observation and track animals as a field biologist! So, get your goggles on, strap your shoes up tight, and get ready to get out, get dirty, explore, make art, do hands-on science experiments, and find new ways to help save, preserve and maintain our home at Tree Frog Treks Wild Science Camp. 

Summer Science Camp Camps are for children from 7 to 10 years old.  Most take place from 1:00 - 4:00, but please note date, time, and age range of each camp.

June 23 – 27 (9 – 12 p.m.), ages 7 – 10
Radical Raptors - Melissa Molzahn
Did you know that Bald Eagles can fly up to thirty-five miles per hour or that owls have the ability to stare for hours looking for prey?  In this camp, we will explore the fascinating world of Birds of Prey.  We will learn how to hoot like an owl, tear apart owl pellets and put back together rodent skeletons, search out raptors in the Willow Wind natural area, and much more.  You don’t want to miss this camp.  It’s a hoot!
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June 23 – 27 (1 – 4 p.m.), ages 7 – 10
What’s Bugging You? - Rebecca Slosberg
While some may find them creepy, once you learn about insects and other small invertebrates, you’ll find them fascinating.  These tiny animals are all around us, yet, we rarely stop to take a closer look.  You’ll be amazed at all the strange behaviors and interesting body parts you’ll find on insects and the like.  You’ll look at what tiny creatures (macroinvertebrates) live in our streams when we visit Bear Creek, you’ll create your own insect, and look at insects up close and personal!  
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June 30 – July 3 (1 – 4 p.m.), ages 7 – 10
Patterns in Nature - Rebecca Slosberg
Have you ever noticed the spiral of a shell, or that each half of a butterfly is a mirror image of the other, or the intricate shape of a snowflake?  The natural world provides some of the most inspirational patterns, textures and shapes.  In this camp, we will explore the connection between art and science with creative artistic projects all about patterns in nature.  You will get to make sea shell inspired tessellations, a leaf shape collage, bark rubbings, mosaics, and other fun nature inspired projects. 
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July 7 - 11 (9 – 12 p.m.), ages 7 – 10
Nests, Eggs, and Baby Birds - Melissa Molzahn
How do birds build nests and what challenges do birds face in bringing up young?  We will explore the fascinating world of bird nesting.  We will learn how different birds create different types of nests, the miracle of the egg, and how baby birds grow from inside an egg through leaving their nests.  We will also make our own nests and look for nests in our area. Join us for a fun week of baby bird exploration!
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July 7 – 11 (1 – 4 p.m.), ages 7 – 10
Build it Bigger - Stephanie Farrell
How do we build skyscrapers and bridges?  What’s the strongest shape we can use?  Explore science’s role in engineering and how invention and creativity can lead to fantastic outcomes. In this camp, we’ll experiment with shapes and materials and investigate different methods and techniques for construction.  You’ll turn simple newspaper into a geodesic dome large enough to sit in, construct bridges, and build airplanes too.  Your challenge is to build it bigger!  
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July 14 – 18 (1 – 4 p.m.), ages 7 – 10
Crazy Concoctions - Emily Maize
Come explore the scientific world of chemistry!  In this camp, we will investigate all kinds of safe chemicals.  We’ll mix them together and see if they change color, make a bubbling mess, or separate into layers.  Like scientists, we will ponder, predict, and play our way through experiments designed to encourage curiosity, wonder, and loads of chemical fun!  
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July 21 - 25 (9 – 12 p.m.), ages 7 – 10
Field Ecology Exploration - Melissa Molzahn
Are you ready to get down and dirty through ecological explorations?  Join us for a fun week of learning how to explore the natural world by using our senses.  We will learn about our local watershed and get wet exploring Bear Creek, go for a visit to the Klamath Bird Observatory bird banding station at Willow Wind to study birds, learn how to identify local reptiles, amphibians, mammals, and plants, and explore the fascinating world of soil!    
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July 21 – 25 (1 – 4 p.m.), ages 7 - 10
It’s Electric - Erika BareElectricity makes everything from light bulbs to your eyes work.  We couldn’t even walk without it!  You will have the chance to make your own electrical circuit, play and learn with magnets, even experiment with balloons.  It will be a week of adventure into the shocking and hair-raising world of electromagnetism! 
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July 28 – August 1 (1 – 4 p.m.), ages 8 – 10
Play, Invent, Explore! - Stephanie Farrell
This project-based camp blends imagination, creativity and technology.  Come build machines that scribble, mechanical moving sculptures, and noise-making contraptions, while integrating PICO Cricket technology.  PICO (Playful Invention Company) products are based on research and ideas from the Lifelong Kindergarten group at the MIT Media Lab, the same group that developed LEGO MINDSTORMS robotics kits.  Crickets grow out of this same tradition, but with a greater emphasis on artistic expression.  So come play, invent and explore! 
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August 4 – 8 (9am-12 pm), ages 7 – 10

Rhythm and Raz Mataz - Patricia Aulik

Come explore rhythm play and the art of found sound as we bang, crash, thump, jump and do a whole lotta' shaking!  This class utilizes drums, bells, woodblocks, shakers, and all things rhythmical to explore the wonderful world of rhythm and movement.  Hide the Egg, name games, and Adventures with Morrie the Elephant are a few of the raz in mataz and proven to be serious fun!
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August 4 – 8 (1 – 4 p.m.), ages 7 – 10
Dig’n the Earth - Heather Kidd
Do you like to dig in the dirt?  Come plant different types of seeds and watch them sprout.   We will taste a few new little plants, then help others grow by planting them in earth-friendly pots created with our own hands.  Learn how to feed worms with compost and use recycled materials to make creative critters for the garden.  It will be an ecological adventure! 
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August 11 – 15 (1 – 4 p.m.), ages 7 – 10
A Mustache for the Mona Lisa - Amy GodardIn this class we will be exploring the more quirky aspects of modern art.  To help us with this, we will use a curriculum based on the ideas of our father of contemporary art, Marcel Duchamp.  Chance, motion, and whimsy will be our guide as we make sculptures that move, paintings from “found” artworks, drawings that move, collage from the everyday, and of course… mustaches! 
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August 18 - 22 (9:30 – 1:00), ages 7 - 10
Tree Frog Treks Wild Science! Summer Camp - Chris Giorni and Alan Parowski
Come exploring with Tree Frog Treks this summer!  You’ll get the chance to meet and greet, hold and feed all your favorite animal friends like Buddy the Green Iguana, Ivan the African Spurred Tortoise and Fred the Leopard Gecko, as well as meet new rescued reptile and amphibian ambassadors like Gomez the Dwarf Spiny-tailed Monitor, and Blondie the Albino Burmese Python.  Become an expert explorer with our outdoor educators! Learn to use graduated cylinders and Erlenmeyer flasks to measure out potent potions and chemical creations! Launch your fruit cannonballs in specially calibrated catapults! Become a junior meteorologist by learning about wild weather and the world's climate patterns! Create a miniature model of a butterfly metamorphosis! Build a really rockin' boat that will really float!  Race snails and learn how to turn your lunch into incredible edibles for plants, bugs and slugs during our Litter-Less Lunch Campaign! See things in nature you never saw before as you hone your powers of observation and track animals as a field biologist! So, get your goggles on, strap your shoes up tight, and get ready to get out, get dirty, explore, make art, do hands-on science experiments, and find new ways to help save, preserve and maintain our home at Tree Frog Treks Wild Science Camp. 
Click here to pay.  Registration form.