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Space & Astronomy Summer Camp in Baltimore, MD

Families searching for Space & Astronomy Summer Camp in Baltimore, MD are mostly asking one question: will this week actually change anything, or is it childcare with a science theme. The Baltimore–Columbia–Towson, MD metro area has about 2,857,781 residents, ranking 22nd in the country.

Ages 7-14 · For families · Maryland · South

Space & Astronomy Summer Camp — Ellis Abel Learns STEM summer camp materials used in Baltimore, MD
Space & Astronomy Summer Camp — Ellis Abel Learns STEM summer camp materials used in Baltimore, MD

What the week actually is

Space is the best bait in STEM and the easiest to waste. This week uses it properly: orbital mechanics as ratio problems, rocket stability as a physics argument, distance to Mars as an exercise in numbers too big to feel.

Day by day

  1. Scale: how far is far
  2. Build the rocket, predict the flight
  3. Launch and measure the error
  4. Orbits as ratio problems
  5. Showcase: present the flight data

Baltimore, MD — what applies locally

  • The Baltimore–Columbia–Towson, MD metro area has about 2,857,781 residents, ranking 22nd in the country.
  • Metro area: Baltimore–Columbia–Towson, MD
  • State: Maryland · Region: South

Questions we get from Baltimore, MD

Do they launch anything?
Model rockets, yes, with the flight predicted on paper before it leaves the pad.
Is there a telescope night?
Where the camp site allows it. Otherwise the observation work is done with real archived imagery.
What ages get the most out of it?
Nine and up, though seven-year-olds do fine with the building half.

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