ScienceWorks Camps
ScienceWorks has been a provider of fun, informative, and memorable programming for nearly 20 years. Since 2003, ScienceWorks proudly offers high-quality science-based summer camps for the Rogue Valley. In-person, small class sizes, guest speakers, and exciting locally inspired investigations mark this year as another fun summer at ScienceWorks!
SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AVAILABLE!
A limited number of camp scholarships are available. If your family has EBT (Oregon Trail Card), SNAP WIC, or free school lunches and would like to apply for a camp scholarship, please email cora@scienceworksmuseum.org one piece of official correspondence reflecting that your family receives this type of assistance and we will reach out to you.
We may adjust camps to comply with pandemic safety rules. Schedules are subject to change.
Week One
June 13th-17th
Week Two
June 20th-June 24th
Week Three
June 27th-July 1st
Week Four
July 4th-July 8th
Week Five
July 11th-July 15th
Week Six
July 18th-July 22nd
Week Seven
July 25th-July 29th
Week Eight
Aug 1st-Aug 5th
Week Nine
Aug 8th-Aug 12th
Week Ten
Aug 15th-Aug 19th
Week Eleven
Aug 22nd-Aug 26th
Week One: June 13th to June 17th - 9am - 3pm
Awesome Oregon
Calling all environmental scientists! Save a salamander, track a herd, and identify invading alien species as campers explore and learn about Oregon’s amazing biodiversity
Week Two: June 20th to June 24th - 9am to 3pm
Leonardo's Workshop
Travel back in time over 400 years to apprentice for the original Renaissance man, Leonardo Da Vinci. Campers will blend art and engineering to design, make, and test their own inventions.
Week Three: June 27th to July 1st - 9am to 3pm
Defend Your Kingdom: Health Heroes and Castle Quest
Campers will learn all about how our bodies fight off invaders (EE Health Heroes) or about medieval engineering that made castles and siege engines defenses that still stand today (YS/MM Castle Quest).
A special camp for middle schoolers will focus on the Artemis Moon Mission and the challenges of designing a moon base.
Week Four: July 4th to July 8th - 9am to 3pm
Week Four: Creature Creator
Be a bioengineer! Campers will learn how animals inspire robots, investigate what makes living things alive, and consider the ethics of making a living creation. This camp gives ‘making friends’ a whole new meaning!
Week Five: July 11th to July 15th - 9am to 3pm
Week Five: S.M.ART Camp
This camp puts the “Art” in “Smart” and the “A” in S.T.E.A.M. Campers will investigate art techniques, make their own art materials, and design artworks inspired by technology, science, and great artists from history.
Week Six: July 18th to July 22nd - 9am to 3pm
STEM Storytelling and Hero Academy
Medusa’s on the loose, and someone’s broken Baby Bear’s favorite chair. Stories have problems, and campers can fix them. Campers will use favorite fairy tales (EE STEM Storytelling) and Greek myths (YS/MM Hero Academy) as the setting for science investigations and engineering solutions to problems.
Week Seven: July 25th to July 29th - 9am to 3pm
Week Seven: Space Explorers
This week’s camps are out of this world! Each camp this week will investigate exciting developments in space. Whether it’s figuring out how to make a moon playground (EE), planning a party for Mars rovers (YS), envisioning what life forms might be found on exoplanets (MM), or investigating optics and learning about the James Webb Space Telescope’s mission (Middle School), there’s exciting investigations for every future space explorer.
Week Eight: August 1st to August 5th - 9am to 3pm
Take Flight
Escape gravity! This week’s camps won’t be a drag, as campers investigate the fundamental forces of flight and explore how nature has inspired fantastic creations from myth to science. Whether it’s studying how insects and birds inspire experimental crafts, or testing whether a dragon could attain lift off, campers’ spirits and imaginations will soar to new heights.
Week Nine: August 8th to August 12th - 9am to 3pm
Adventures in Chemistry
Chemistry is all around us, and this week campers will have a color-changing, fizzing, foaming good time. Whether it’s making chemical art (EE), chemical potions (YS), or chemical engineering with candy (MM), campers will make lots of new discoveries!
Week Ten: August 15th to August 19th - 9am to 3pm
Animal Engineering
Community building is a game when you add, nature investigations, engineering, and fun animal friends (EE). Older campers will learn game theory, sportsmanship, and statistics with Pokemon (YS/MM)!
Week Eleven: August 22nd to August 26th - 9am to 3pm
Week Eleven: Awesome Oregon (Rerun)
The camp so nice, we ran it twice!
Calling all environmental scientists! Save a salamander, track a herd of elk, and identify invading alien species as campers explore and learn about Oregon’s amazing biodiversity.
Note: This camp is a repeat of Week One: Awesome Oregon, with the same curriculum.
Meet our Camp Instructors
