Camp Descriptions 2021
The health and safety of our community continues to be our primary concern in this fluid situation. We thank you for your patience, cooperation and understanding at this time. If you have questions please reach out to connieobrien@unomaha.edu.
Please visit www.unomaha.edu/camps to view our online learning opportunities for this summer.
- To help you and your child choose the best science or math camps for her/him, please read over all of the descriptions.
- 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. Fieldtrip 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 Third Graders
Totally Cool Math and Science Combo
- Cost: $200
- Offered ONLY to Entering 3rd - 4th graders This is the same camp offered four times.
Experience being inside a bubble! Begin to explore the exciting worlds of Science and Math through sound, light and color! Make tessellation t-shirts. M&M Math, bubbles, pitch, mirrors and color top the list of activities. Solve puzzles and play with time. Play Egyptian Baseball! Make oobleck and get MESSY!
Camps for Eighth - Tenth Graders
Camps with off-campus field trips are marked with *.
HALF DAY CAMPS for Eighth - Tenth Graders
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 in the Chem Lab.
Astronomy
- Cost: $200
Explore electromagnetic energy in the Kountze Planetarium! Learn how gravity binds solar systems together or tears them apart. Spend an evening viewing the planets and deep-sky objects through full-size telescopes! Build and launch your own rocket.
Dynamic Earth
- Cost: $200
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 vs vegetable. Enter the fascinating world of cells, genetics and DNA.
EV3 Engineering I
- 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.
EV3 Engineering II (Must have taken EV3 Engineering I)
- Cost: $200
This camp is not for novice robotics campers! Campers will collaborate with a partner to expand upon experiences in NXT and EV3 camps to solve problems encountered in LEGO™ competitions while enjoying new challenges in robotics.
EV3 III: Connect to the Future (Must have taken EV3 II and I)
- Cost: $200
King of the Hill, racetrack time trials and Robo Challenge are among the unique challenges and competitions campers will encounter in EV3 III! Campers will use Bluetooth and Wi-Fi to control LEGO Robots. Explore functions and switches not used in previous camps as well as discuss radio waves and infrared communication.
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: $200
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.
Micro: Bits - Python Coding
- Cost: $210
Campers will code Micro:Bit processors using Python language. In Java Script, they will drag and drop blocks of code to program their Micro:Bit to respond to light, motion and temperature.
- 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.
Antarctica: Science on Ice!
- Cost: $190
Antarctica: the coldest, windiest, driest place on Earth! Learn about the major Earth systems: atmosphere, hydrosphere, geosphere and biosphere. Find out what’s with all the ice. Explore Antarctica!
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 I
- 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.
EV3 Engineering 1.5(Must have taken EV3 Engineering I)
- Cost: $200
Campers will collaborate with a partner to expand upon experiences in EV3 I camps to solve problems encountered in LEGO™ competitions while enjoying new challenges in Lego robotics.
*Physics with Toys
- Cost: $210
Learn all about spinning, pulling and pushing! Investigate a park and your toy box. Science is everywhere! You lift you with a giant pulley! What do butter and simple machines have in common? A mighty tasty exploration!
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.
Understanding Electricity
- Cost: $200
Investigate the concepts of energy and electricity using snap circuits, experiments and activities. An Omaha Public Power District expert visits to discuss electricity basics. Put your knowledge to the test and electrify a city using Micro:Bits!
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. 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!
The World!
- Cost: $200
Choose countries to explore; learn their landscapes, cultures and foods! Take a “trip” to discover the wilds of the Black Forest, the Great Barrier Reef or maybe the Great Wall of China. From the Sahara Desert and the Amazon rainforest to the islands of the Galapagos and the mysterious Borneo – apply for a passport and travel the world without leaving Omaha!
*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!