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Science Summer Camp in Berkeley County, WV

Berkeley County is one of 55 counties in West Virginia. Science Summer Camp works the same way here as anywhere: give a child a problem too hard to guess at, then refuse to hand them the answer.

Ages 5-14 · For families · West Virginia · South

Science Summer Camp — Ellis Abel Learns STEM summer camp materials used in Berkeley County, WV
Science Summer Camp — Ellis Abel Learns STEM summer camp materials used in Berkeley County, WV

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

Berkeley County, WV — what applies locally

  • Berkeley County is one of 55 counties in West Virginia.
  • Every public school district inside Berkeley County is eligible for the district licensing terms.
  • State: West Virginia · Region: South

Questions we get from Berkeley County, WV

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.

Other camp themes in Berkeley County

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