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Science Summer Camp in Aroostook County, ME

Parents in Aroostook County, ME book summer in February and regret it in July. Aroostook County is one of 16 counties in Maine. What separates a week worth repeating is whether the child was ever genuinely stuck and then unstuck.

Ages 5-14 · For families · Maine · Northeast

Science Summer Camp — Ellis Abel Learns STEM summer camp materials used in Aroostook County, ME
Science Summer Camp — Ellis Abel Learns STEM summer camp materials used in Aroostook County, ME

What the week actually is

Science camp fails when it becomes a magic show — big reaction, loud noise, no idea why. Every demonstration here comes with a prediction written down first, so the child has something at stake before the lid comes off.

Day by day

  1. Write the prediction down first
  2. Run it and record what actually happened
  3. Change one variable, only one
  4. Argue the result against another team
  5. Showcase: present the data, including the mess

Aroostook County, ME — what applies locally

  • Aroostook County is one of 16 counties in Maine.
  • Every public school district inside Aroostook County is eligible for the district licensing terms.
  • State: Maine · Region: Northeast

Questions we get from Aroostook County, ME

What areas of science?
Physical, life and earth science, weighted toward whatever the group gets curious about by Tuesday.
Are the experiments safe?
Yes, and the safety reasoning is taught rather than just enforced.
My child says science is boring.
That usually means it has been delivered as facts to memorize. Starting from a question the child actually has fixes it faster than anything else.

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