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.

Science Summer Camp in Rapid City, SD

The Rapid City, SD metro area has about 156,934 residents, ranking 280th in the country. The case for science summer camp here is not that the area lacks camps — it is that most of them end without the child being able to explain what they made.

Ages 5-14 · For families · South Dakota · Midwest

Science Summer Camp — Ellis Abel Learns STEM summer camp materials used in Rapid City, SD

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

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

Rapid City, SD — what applies locally

The Rapid City, SD metro area has about 156,934 residents, ranking 280th in the country.
Metro area: Rapid City, SD
State: South Dakota · Region: Midwest

Questions we get from Rapid City, SD

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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