Mad Science Planet Earth:
July 5 – 9, 2010, Time:9:00 am to 12:00 noon for 5 – 12 year olds – cost: $129.00 (after May 3rd $149.00.) Room 112-113 in Light House. Children can discover how owl’s live, adapt to their environment and even what they ate for dinner. Ever wonder how bugs defend themselves against predators or how they survive being so little in such a big world? Help become a caretaker of the Earth. Discover how pollution and acid rain damage our earth and what we can do to help begin to fix these problems. Take a walk on the wild side with this peek into nature while discovering how to track an animal and use it’s ?footprints? to learn more about how it lives. Want to know how the sun produces energy to grow our food, heat and cool our homes and even cook your lunch. These are a few of the things you will learn about in our amazing Earth Camp. Do your part to help save our planet! Minimum number of children per camp is 10. Mad Science will provide all equipment, supplies, take-home items and a T-shirt. To register call Mad Science of Columbia at (803)739-2122 or Russell Unthank at www.madscience.org/columbia.

Mad Science Rockin Rockets & Aerodynamics:
July 5 – 9, 2010, Time: 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm for 5 – 12 year olds – Cost: $129.00 (after May 3rd $149.00). Room 112-113 in the Light House. From the earliest flying machines to the first rocket flights, this week long hands-on program will teach you how to build many different flying devices. See how Newton’s Laws of motion help explain how things move, how rockets fly and show you how amazing our Milky Way is. “The Wright Stuff”, children will explore the fundamentals of aerodynamics in this hands-on program about how things fly. “Up, Up and Away” this day we will explore the role that wind and the movement of air play on simple flying devices. “Milky Way” What is the Milky Way and how do we know what’s up there? ?Newton’s Loco-Motion” Sir Isaac Newton was very curious about how things move. “Rockin’ Rockets” Throughout this day, campers will learn the fundamentals of rocketry including the parts of a rocket, the stages of rocket flight, and how Newton’s third law applies to a rocket launching into space. Minimum number of children per camp is 10. Mad Science will provide all equipment, supplies, take-home items and a T-shirt. To register call Mad Science of Columbia at (803)739-2122 or Russell Unthank at www.madscience.org/columbia.

Mad Science COMBO CAMP – Earth & Rockin' Rochets & Aerodynamics:
July 5 – 9, 2010, Time:9:00 am until 4:00 pm for 5 – 12 year olds – Cost: $209.00 (after May 3rd $229.00). Room 112-113 in the Light House. Mad Science will provide all equipment, supplies, take-home items and a T-shirt. To register call Mad Science of Columbia at (803)739-2122 or Russell Unthank at www.madscience.org/columbia.

Mad Science Crazy Chemworks:
August 2 – 6, 2010 from 9:00 am until 12:00 noon for children ages 5 – 12. Cost: $129.00 (after May 3rd $149.00). Room 112-113 in the Light House. Calling ALL future Chemists!! This action-packed camp explores the chemistry of everyday life! Campers will learn chemistry the Mad Science way with dry ice, pH testing, glowing chemicals, sticky polymers, beakers andhand-in-hand as our campers discover what machines and nature have in commo. Take apart pellets to see what an owl cannot digest! View the world through a camera obscura that you make yourself. Join a team of camper engineers and build bridges, domes, cubes and pyramids. Assemble and control pulleys, levers, catapults, simple machines and megapinchers! Make your own sidewalk chalk, crystal gardens and chromatography-dyed T-shirt! Jr. Engineers, investigate arches and geodesic domes and find out why these shapes can hold tons of weight! Discover why an egg’s shape is so strong and how you can find this shape in buildings. Machine Mania, find out how wedges, screws and levers help us in our daily lives. Crazy Chemistry, become a Mad Science chemist as you learn all about the different chemicals that you encounter everyday in your house and at school. Shutterbugs! How does a camera work? Minimum number of children per camp is 10. Mad Science will provide all equipment, supplies, take-home items and a T-shirt. To register call Mad Science of Columbia at (803)739-2122 or Russell Unthank at www.madscience.org/columbia. ses.com. 

Mad Science Cells, Chemicals & Crime Camp:
August 2 – 6, 2010 from 1:00 pm until 4:00 pm for children ages 5 – 12. Cost: $129.00 (after May 3rd $149.00). Room 112-113 in the Light House. Mad Science introduces you to life in the form of cells and organs and to how the science behind life can help you solve a crime! Discover the secrets behind batteries and design marshmallow molecules! Conduct
electricity and power a Mid Science whirligig. Experience blood pumping through the heart and air moving through the lungs. Use ooey-gooey ingredients to build a model cell and use your own traits to decode and decipher your DNA. Cell City – Take a fantastic trip into cell city. The Organ Trail – Do you know the recipe for a healthy body? Scene of the Crime - Team up with fellow campers to solve the ?Ice Cream Caper? crime. Chemical Counting – Turn a lemon into a battery. Radical Reactions – Make a rainbow and a chemical clock in a cup. Minimum number of children per camp is 10. Mad Science will provide all equipment, supplies, take-home items and a T-shirt. To register call Mad Science of Columbia at (803)739-2122 or Russell Unthank at www.madscience.org/columbia. Mad Science Crazy Chemworks and Cells,

Chemicals & Crime Combo Camp:
August 2 – 6, 2010 from 9:00 am until 4:00 pm for children ages 5 – 12. Cost: $209.00 (after May 3rd $229.00). Room 112 -113 in the Light House. Mad Science will provide all equipment, supplies, take-home items and a T-shirt. To register call Mad Science of Columbia at (803)739-2122 or Russell Unthank at www.madscience.org/columbia.

Mad Science Dynamic Dinos Camp:
August 9 – 13, 2010 from 9:00 am until 12:00 noon for children ages 4 – 7 years old. Cost: $129.00 (after May 3rd) Room 112-113 in the Light House. Want to take a look at Dinosaur teeth close up? Become a paleontologist and go on a Dinosaur Dig! You’ll investigate the habits, needs, and characteristics of dinosaurs and explore the fossilization process in this fun, hands-on Mad Science camp. It’s all about dinosaurs! Digging for Dinos – Children will participate in a mini dinosaur dig that will engage their attention as well as their scientific skills. Dynamic Dinos – Find out where Dinos cam from, what their names are, what they looked like and where they are now. Dino Diets – Carnivores, Herbivores, and Omnivores? Dinosaurs…What Happened? Explore the theories that made dinosaurs extinct. All About Dinos – from birth to death, Dinos ruled the earth. Make a rainbow and a chemical clock in a cup. Minimum number of children per camp is 10. Mad Science will provide all equipment, supplies, take-home items and a T-shirt. To register call Mad Science of Columbia at (803)739-2122 or Russell Unthank at www.madscience.org/columbia.