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The Dyer Observers Space Science Summer Camps support middle-school students in their exploration of the worlds of science, math, engineering, and technology, and open up their minds to future career possibilities in these fields.
The highlight of the week is a journey to the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville for a day-long adventure. Other activities may include:
- Interact with cutting-edge research astronomers.
- Learn how telescopes work, and build your own.
- Safely view the dynamic surface of the Sun through a solar telescope.
- Learn about basic electronics, and use the knowledge to build working projects.
- Design a surface lander to survive a 50′ drop from a drone.
- Make your own realistic models of comets, and learn how craters are formed.
- Design and launch water rockets as an introduction to rocketry.
2024 CAMP DATES:
5th+6th grades the week of July 8-12
7th+8th grades the week of July 15-19
Financial Assistance
Financial assistance is available. Please submit a brief statement to a.rockafellar@vanderbilt.edu of why you are seeking aid and indicate how much, if anything, you can reasonably pay for camp. You will be contacted if further information is needed and will be provided a discount code upon approval. Please wait to register for camp until you have received a response about your financial aid request.
