ready to launch those rockets?????

Here is a diagram to help explain the design of the soda bottle rocket.  Everyone is allowed two 2-Liter pop bottles, tape, and water. 

There is one very important rule to remember......the main pop bottle is UPSIDE DOWN, and do NOT cut into it!!!!!!!!!!  (Any holes or cracks in the main bottle will make it impossible to reach the best pressure.)

The other pop bottle is used for making the nose cone and fins, and everything can be attached with duct tape.  Have fun with your design.  Can't wait to launch 'em!!!!

If you would still like to sign up for the rocket launch just let me know.

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behold the catapult.....

Today was a lot of fun!!!!  We talked about free fall and projectiles and of course made catapults!!!!  Loved all the funny things the kids kept saying...they really surprised me with how much they already knew about gravity. 

Next week we'll talk about momentum, have an egg drop competition and start building soda bottle rockets.......woohoo!!!!  There's still room for a couple more students if you need to sign up.

Have fun launching your projectiles!!!!

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year-round school......

Just realized that year-round school has summer break in two different sessions of science camp, so if you want to sign up for July 7th and 14th instead that is okay.  Sorry I didn't plan it that way, next year I will pay closer attention to all these details!!!!

Some of the sessions are getting full so let me know if you want to reserve a spot, even though tuition isn't due 'til the week before.

Hope ya'll are gettin' excited!!!!

Science Camp is about to begin......

Looking for something FUN and EDUCATIONAL for your kids to do this summer???? Send them to Science Camp and keep them entertained…

Session 1:

• June 30th Concepts: Scientific Method, Freefall, Gravity
  Activity: Bungee Barbie/GI Joe Lab

• July 7th Concepts: Projectiles
  Activity: Building and testing a catapult

Session 2:

• July 14th Concepts: Momentum and Impulse
  Activity: Egg drop competition, build soda bottle rockets

• July 21st Concepts: Newton’s Laws of Motion 
  Activity: Launch soda bottle rockets

Session 3:

• July 28th Concepts: Energy & Motion 
  Activity: Roller Coaster assembling and testing

• Aug 4th Concepts: Electricity
  Activity: Building a basic circuit

Session 4:

• Aug 11th Concepts: Magnetism
  Activity: Make an Etch-a-Sketch and an electromagnet

• Aug 18th Concepts: Electromagnetism
  Activity: Make a simple electric motor

Tuition: $20 per session/per student (register a friend, sibling, cousin, etc. and get $2 off per session/per student). Tuition is due one week before the session begins in order to provide adequate materials and equipment for each student.
Ages: 6 through 12 years old
Time: Wednesdays from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Location: Easy access from Highway 89 and Highway 193 in Layton.
Contact: Gina O’Toole
ScienceCampGina@gmail.com

*Note: many of these activities satisfy requirements for Cub Scout Belt Loops and Pins, and Weeblos Science and Engineering Activity Badges, check with your scout leader.

Send me an email and reserve your dates today!!!!