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Science Summer Camp in Frederick County, MD

Frederick County is one of 24 counties in Maryland. 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 · Maryland · South

Science Summer Camp — Ellis Abel Learns STEM summer camp materials used in Frederick County, MD
Science Summer Camp — Ellis Abel Learns STEM summer camp materials used in Frederick County, MD

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

Frederick County, MD — what applies locally

  • Frederick County is one of 24 counties in Maryland.
  • Every public school district inside Frederick County is eligible for the district licensing terms.
  • State: Maryland · Region: South

Questions we get from Frederick County, MD

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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