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Space & Astronomy Summer Camp in Waterloo, IA

The Waterloo–Cedar Falls, IA metro area has about 169,189 residents, ranking 263rd in the country. Somewhere in it are children who would love space & astronomy summer camp and have never been offered one within driving distance.

Ages 7-14 · For families · Iowa · Midwest

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

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

Waterloo, IA — what applies locally

  • The Waterloo–Cedar Falls, IA metro area has about 169,189 residents, ranking 263rd in the country.
  • Metro area: Waterloo–Cedar Falls, IA
  • State: Iowa · Region: Midwest

Questions we get from Waterloo, IA

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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