Discovery Center Museum
711 North Main Street
Rockford, Illinois 61103
(815) 963-6769

Have Fun and Learn All Summer Long!
Discovery Center Museum offers a wide range of single-session, multi-session and week-long camp programs for children of all ages.

Super Summer Kids Classes 2008

Class Registrations begin on May 12 for members/ May 15 for non-members

Cost: $13 public; $11 members

Worm Up!

Where would we be without these wonderful wigglers? Get your hands on worms and explore their anatomy, motility, and efficiency. Find out how excellent worms are for environment, and make your own vermi wormy compost bin.
Wednesday, June 25; 10-11:30 a.m.
Ages 6 and up; $13 public; $11 members

Periodic Mix Ups

The periodic table is set for some great chemistry fun. Measure and combine chemicals to discover which elements get along and which mix up into crazy concoctions.
Wednesday, July 9; 10-11:30 a.m.
Ages 6 and up; $13 public; $11 members

Thunder and Lightning

Make the convection connection and create your own indoor lightning and thunder. Find out if umbrellas are bad and get the recipe for whopping big storms.
Wednesday, July 16; 10-11:30 a.m.
Ages 6 and up; $13 public; $11 members

Tinkering With Toys

Discover the ins and outs of physics by building toys that move! Gravity, energy, and simple machines all play their parts in these objects of play. Of course, you can take your toys home!
Wednesday, July 23; 10-11:30 a.m.
Ages 6 and up; $13 public; $11 members

Catapults!

Storming a castle is ever so scientific! Build and test siege engines that really work as you explore the physics of lobbing objects through the air.
Wednesday, July 30; 10-11:30 a.m.
Ages 6 and up; $13 public; $11 members

Winding Wires

Crank up your own electricity in this energizing class as you explore relationships between coils of wire, magnets, and electricity. Explore an electric generator and build a motor to take home.
Wednesday, August 6; 10-11:30 a.m.
Ages 6 and up; $13 public; $11 members

Take Apart

Grab your screwdriver and get into the guts of gizmos. Find LEDs and magnets in amazing places as you uncover and discover the simple machines and electrical connections that make common household items work.
Wednesday, August 13; 10-11:30 a.m.
Ages 6 and up; $13 public; $11 members

 

Did You Know?
The longest bone in the body, and perhaps the strongest, is the thigh bone (femur). Learn more about the bones of our bodies in the Body Shop.

 
Ilinois. Mile After Magnficent Mile.

Discovery Center Museum 711 North Main Street Rockford, Illinois 61103 (815) 963-6769
http://www.discoverycentermuseum.org/classes/summer.php