Camp Descriptions 2022
- To help you and your child choose the best science or math camps for them, please read over all of the descriptions for their grade level.
- Most camps are open to children ENTERING grades 4–10. Totally Cool Math & Science Combo is open to 3rd graders.
- Camps with off-campus field trips are marked with a *. No trips will take place on Mondays. Field trip explanations will go home with campers on Monday of each week.
| Camps for Entering 8-10 Graders | Camps for Entering 6-8 Graders | |
| Camps for Entering 4-5 Graders |
Camps for 3rd Graders | Camps for Girls |
Camps for Third Graders
Totally Cool Math and Science Combo
- Cost: $200
- Offered ONLY to Entering 3rd–4th graders. This is the same camp offered four different times.
Jump into math and science by experiencing activities that are magical, methodical and messy! Gaze out from inside a GIANT bubble, analyze seeds and M&Ms. Explore water properties, patterns around us, and probability. Work with logic, light and sound in new, exciting ways. Totally Cool Math and Science Campers will be mathmagicians, Egyptian baseball players and wild scientists.
Camps for Girls
Astronomy for Girls
- Cost: $200
- This camp is offered only to 6th–8th grade girls.
Enjoy the moon, the stars and the sun in UNO's Kountze Planetarium! Sharpen your problem solving skills as you learn about Newton's Laws. Collaborate with team members as you learn the science of optics. Spend an evening viewing the planets and deep-sky objects through full-size telescopes! (Weather permitting)
Camps for Eighth–Tenth Graders
Camps with off-campus field trips are marked with *.
HALF DAY CAMPS for Eighth–Tenth Graders
Astronomy
- Cost: $170
- 8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. (Half Day)
Look for asteroids, search for supernova, dissect starlight and design experiments. Take rocket building to a new level. Spend an evening exploring the Omaha night sky! (Weather permitting)
Zombies, Spiderman, Science - Oh My!
- Cost: $170
- 8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. (Half Day)
See what superheroes and zombies have to teach us about our brains, bodies and technology! How could their fictional powers and mutations have anything to do with “normal” humans? Learn some physiology that might help you survive a zombie attack!
Explore Biomedical Engineering
- Cost: $170
- 8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. (Half Day)
Explore the numerous fields within Biomedical Engineering, including biomaterials, imaging, and medical devices. Investigate the amazing devices engineers create. Campers practice engineering problem solving along with communication and collaboration skills that are vital in the field.
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3D Printing for Tomorrow
- Cost: $210
Campers in this camp design paper living habitats made for future moon bases, then design their habitats to fit 3D digital standards. Astronauts are heading to the Moon and Mars; they may use the food storage prototypes you design! Drawing digitally in a 3D program is a highlight of the camp. Campers will also use various techniques to design and print in 3D.
Adventures in the Chem Lab
- Cost: $210
Helium, hydrogen, oxygen…Things blow up! Things freeze! Watch chemical changes and make a polymer. Screaming gummy bears and ice cream in an instant are mysteries to solve with Adventures in the Chem Lab.
*Art in Science
- Cost: $210
Scientists become great artists in Art in Science! Campers work side-by-side with internationally exhibited artist Bart Vargas, who uses unique materials to raise awareness of our environment. Create and mount your own creations based on the works of several artists. Discover the science of shapes and structure in nature.
AstroBiology
- Cost: $200
Join the quest for possible extraterrestrial life and learn about the effects of outer space on living organisms. Look for life under a microscope. Study UFOs! Define life! Search for life in space.
Dynamic Earth
- Cost: $210
Investigate the earth and our interactions with it. Use maps and computers to learn about unique landscapes. Explore geography with activities such as an afternoon of GEOcaching and mosaic maps and creating your own island with contour lines. A Geography Bee rounds out the week!
*Eco Excitement – Biology
- Cost: $210
Investigate what is inside crayfish, rats and flowers through dissection! Collect and examine specimens from Walnut Creek. Explore cells by creating a cell using Jell-o! Explore aquatic life and learn about grasslands. Argue fruit versus vegetable. Enter the fascinating world of cells, genetics and DNA.
EV3 Engineering
- Cost: $210
This camp uses LEGO™ Mindstorms Education EV3 to build, program and test solutions using the EV3 Intelligent brick. Brainstorming creative solutions to engineering situations using rotation, light, ultrasonic and touch sensors, students practice collaboration and problem-solving skills. This course will build on skills you may already have!
Forensic Science
- Cost: $210
Forensic Science is all about criminal investigation! Use your observational skills and logical thinking to study codes and code breaking, osteology and entomology. Learn all about hair samples, blood spatters and fingerprints. Use software to create composite facial sketches.
*Geology – It’s Not Just Dirt and Rocks!
- Cost: $210
Volcanoes, plate tectonics, extruding magma and mountain building come alive in this camp! Use stereoscopes and examine topographic maps. Explore the geology of Nebraska! Study on-site at Schramm Park and the Platte River.
Get Your Game On! Strategies of the Mind
- Cost: $200
Learn or extend your skills in chess, checkers, Stratego and other games as you strengthen your problem-solving skills. Play games all day and learn strategies to outwit worthy opponents. Learn how to THINK TO WIN!
Get Your Game On! Strategies of the Mind, Advanced
- Cost: $200
(Must have taken Get Your Game On!)
Learn advanced strategies in chess, Risk and Settlers of Catan along with the strategies of backgammon, cribbage, hearts and more. Continue to strengthen your thinking skills through game playing.
*Go Green!
- Cost: $210
Explore how ecosystems work. Discover your carbon footprint. Create models of plants, build sculptures, test air and water quality in places you visit. Study snails and study life on the edge. Field trips to the Council Bluffs Recycling Center and Heron Haven/Hefflinger Park.
*Powering the Future
- Cost: $210
Harness wind, water and solar power using windmills, solar panels and turbines. Find out about giant wind turbines and geothermal energy. Visit an Omaha Public Power District facility! (Conditions permitting)
VEX Robotics
- Cost: $200
New this summer, Vex Robotics is a different platform on which to learn about STEM and robotics. Campers will enjoy hands-on-learning activities that allow them to apply technology, science, math, and engineering skills. VEX STEM Labs are fun engagements that align to educational standards. All STEM Labs contain activities that are mathematical, engineering design processes, real-world applications and opportunities for students to build teamwork and collaboration skills.
- Cost: $210
How do adaptations determine where animals live? Visit Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Wildlife Safari Park to study how to create habitats to support healthy animals. Participate in activities and learn the science of the zoo.
Camps for Fourth–Fifth Graders
Camps with off-campus field trips are marked with *.
3D Printing for Tomorrow
- Cost: $210
Campers design paper living habitats made for future moon bases, then design their habitats to fit 3D digital standards. Astronauts are heading to the Moon and Mars; they may use the food storage prototypes you design! Drawing digitally in a 3D program is a highlight of the camp. Use various techniques to design and to print in 3D.
*Art in Science
- Cost: $210
Scientists become great artists in Art in Science! Campers work side-by-side with internationally exhibited artist Bart Vargas, who uses unique materials to raise awareness of our environment. Create and mount your own creations based on the works of several artists. Discover the science of shapes and structure in nature.
Astronomical Adventures
- Cost: $200
Build and launch a rocket! Learn about planets, stars and moons in the Mallory Kountze Planetarium. Study solar activity with large telescopes on our rooftop observatory. Compete in the Great Balloon Race and much more!
*Earth Science - What Rocks Our Earth
- Cost: $210
If you like to dig for rocks and fossils, this is for you! You will visit Schramm Park for a fossil dig. Discover what geologists do and make a stratigraphic model. Learn how to identify minerals, create artesian wells and study river systems using the university’s stream table. Earth Science will really rock you!
EV3 Engineering
- Cost: $210
This camp uses LEGO™ Mindstorms Education EV3 to build, program and test solutions using the EV3 Intelligent brick. Brainstorming creative solutions to engineering situations using rotation, light, ultrasonic and touch sensors, students practice collaboration and problem-solving skills. This course will build on skills you may already have!
Get Your Game On! Strategies of the Mind
- Cost: $200
Learn or extend your skills in chess, checkers, Stratego and other games as you strengthen your problem-solving skills. Play games all day and learn strategies to outwit worthy opponents. Learn how to THINK TO WIN!
*Powering the Future
- Cost: $210
Harness wind, water and solar power using windmills, solar panels and turbines. Find out about giant wind turbines and geothermal energy. Visit an Omaha Public Power District facility! (Conditions permitting)
Practical Math
- Cost: $200
The purpose of this camp is to present fun and practical applications for mathematical problem solving and programming using Microsoft Excel spreadsheets, online applets, coding and a variety of games. Create and develop a sales plan for your own candy bar. Campers will work collaboratively to explore math creatively.
VEX Robotics
- Cost: $200
New this summer, Vex Robotics is a different platform on which to learn about STEM and robotics. Campers will enjoy hands-on-learning activities that allow them to apply technology, science, math, and engineering skills. VEX STEM Labs are fun engagements that align to educational standards. All STEM Labs contain activities that are mathematical, engineering design processes, real-world applications and opportunities for students to build teamwork and collaboration skills.
*Weather — Forces of Nature
- Cost: $210
Forces of Nature can make kids mini meteorologists! Study meteorology and explore hurricanes, tornadoes, hail, rain, snow and on and on! Meet weather forecasters. Visit the National Weather Service office in Valley. This camp is for you whatever the weather!
*Wild Side — Biology
- Cost: $210
Jump into the Wild Side of Biology! Study plants, animals and their relationship with the environment. Learn about the predator/prey cycle, and why it is important to us. Study tiny water creatures at a local lake. Visit Glacier Creek and net insects! Build a critter condominium for a tiny critter. Study living organisms in Wild Side Biology Camp!
*Zoology
- Cost: $210
In Zoology, we study extreme animals! What makes animals different and unique? Learn about adaptations, visit the zoo to observe animal adaptations at work, create an ocean habitat t-shirt. Have fun with others who love animals!