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.

Space & Astronomy Summer Camp in Box Elder County, UT

Parents in Box Elder County, UT book summer in February and regret it in July. Box Elder County is one of 29 counties in Utah. What separates a week worth repeating is whether the child was ever genuinely stuck and then unstuck.

Ages 7-14 · For families · Utah · West

Space & Astronomy Summer Camp — Ellis Abel Learns STEM summer camp materials used in Box Elder County, UT

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

Scale: how far is far
Build the rocket, predict the flight
Launch and measure the error
Orbits as ratio problems
Showcase: present the flight data

Box Elder County, UT — what applies locally

Box Elder County is one of 29 counties in Utah.
Every public school district inside Box Elder County is eligible for the district licensing terms.
State: Utah · Region: West

Questions we get from Box Elder County, UT

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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