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Camps for children entering SECOND OR THIRD GRADE
Information applies to: UNC | RTP
| PLEASE NOTE: Camp spaces are assigned to campers in the order that the registration is received. Morehead's online registration system provides real-time status updates that show the spaces remaining in each camp as you register. |
| All About Me |
Chapel Hill Site
June 24-28, 9 a.m.-12 noon
June 24-28, 1-4 p.m.
July 15-19, 9 a.m.-12 noon
July 15-19, 1-4 p.m.
Aug. 5-9, 9 a.m.-12 noon
Aug. 5-9, 1-4 p.m.
RTP Site
July 8-12 (a.m.) bundled with Toy Workshop (p.m.)
July 22-26 (p.m.) bundled with Toy Workshop (a.m.)
All About Me campers journey deep inside the human body. They look at the nose when it sneezes, creep into the inner ear and explore the acidic stomach cavity. This camp is not recommended for the weak at heart. (Yes, we'll learn about that, too!)
| Animal Encounters |
Chapel Hill Site only
June 17-21, 9 a.m.-12 noon
June 17-21, 1-4 p.m.
July 1-5, 1-4 p.m.
July 29-Aug. 2, 9 a.m.-12 noon
July 29-Aug. 2, 1-4 p.m.
Engage in the wild world of animals by observing your surroundings and making a birdhouse for the once-endangered Eastern Bluebird. The exploration doesn't stop there -- clean up an oil spill, create an action plan for protecting the environment and end the week with an up-close meeting of native North Carolina critters. You don't want to miss these animal encounters!
| LEGO Create |
Chapel Hill Site
June 10-14, 9 a.m.-12 noon
June 10-14, 1-4 p.m.
July 8-12, 9 a.m.-12 noon
July 8-12, 1-4 p.m.
July 22-26, 9 a.m.-12 noon
July 22-26, 1-4 p.m.
Aug. 12-16, 1-4 p.m.
RTP Site
July 15-19 (p.m.) bundled with Sounds of Science (a.m.)
July 29-Aug. 2 (a.m.) bundled with Sounds of Science (p.m.)
In LEGO Create, campers get to kick their creativity up a notch as they use LEGO WeDo robotics and recycled goods to build something truly one of a kind. Using Scratch animation, campers will also learn the science behind animation by creating their own wacky cartoons. Campers should arrive with their imagination fully charged and ready to go!
| Sky Tales |
Chapel Hill Site only
June 17-21, 9 a.m.-12 noon
June 17-21, 1-4 p.m.
July 1-5, 9 a.m.-12 noon
July 29-Aug. 2, 9 a.m.-12 noon
July 29-Aug. 2, 1-4 p.m.
How did ancient cultures explain the Milky Way or the Moon? During the week, campers wil hear ancient stories explaining the sky from Indian, Maya, Creek, Egyptian and Native American cultures. By making a galaxy map and demonstrating the phases of the Moon, campers will also learn the science behind what we observe. At the end of the week, campers will tell their own story of the night sky as they create and present a show to Morehead staff in the planetarium dome.
| Sounds of Science |
Chapel Hill Site
June 10-14, 9 a.m.-12 noon
June 10-14, 1-4 p.m.
July 8-12, 9 a.m.-12 noon
July 8-12, 1-4 p.m.
July 22-28, 9 a.m.-12 noon
July 22-28, 1-4 p.m.
Aug. 12-16, 9 a.m.-12 noon
RTP Site
July 15-19 (a.m.) bundled with LEGO Create (p.m.)
July 29-Aug. 2 (p.m.) bundled with LEGO Create (a.m.)
Campers explore how the physics of sound works to produce everything from Beethoven's "Ode to Joy" to today's hottest hits! They also investigate how differrent cultures have made different sounds with musical instruments. This week of art, culture and science concludes with designing, creating and playing new musical instruments.
| Toy Workshop |
Chapel Hill Site
June 24-28, 9 a.m.-12 noon
June 24-28, 1-4 p.m.
July 15-19, 9 a.m.-12 noon
July 15-19, 1-4 p.m.
Aug. 5-9, 9 a.m.-12 noon
Aug. 5-9, 1-4 p.m.
RTP Site
July 8-12 (p.m.) bundled with All About Me (a.m.)
July 22-26 (a.m.) bundled with All About Me (p.m.)
What toys use magnets? How do Frisbees fly? Campers will explore these questions and more as they use Newton's laws of motion to create toy cars, make their own circuits and experiment with flight. At the end of the week, campers will put on their hardhats and create their own toy inventions.
