4th-5th Grade Camps

2ND-3RD GRADE CAMPS MEET THE MAKERSPACE Calling all makers! Ready for some tinkering around? Come join in the Makerspace as we create & construct with fun tools ranging from sandpaper and scissors to a laser cutter and a 3-D printer! MUSEUM OF NATURAL CURIOSITY July 6-9 | Monday – Thursday | 9 am - 3 pm | $175 NASA SPACE CAMP - SPANISH IMMERSION Explore outer space! From aircraft engineering to nebula art, this camp will have you building, designing, and imagining the possibilities of space exploration. Our giant solar system map and star lab will transport you through the stratosphere. Facilitated in English and Spanish. MUSEUM OF NATURAL CURIOSITY July 6-9 | Monday – Thursday | 9 am - 3 pm | $175 NATURALLY ARTISTIC Art is everywhere! Connect with nature through this creative arts-centered class. See how nature can be a powerful inspiration for our art. MUSEUM OF NATURAL CURIOSITY July 10 | Friday | 9 am - 3 pm | $55 PLANTS AND GARDENS Let’s explore the wonderful world of plants! We'll dive into the what and why of plants and biology. Become a scientist who makes discoveries and create some nature art along the way.

MUSEUM OF NATURAL CURIOSITY July 10 | Friday | 9 am - 3 pm | $55 THANKSGIVING POINT JR. EXPLORER Thanksgiving Point houses several different venues - have you been to them all? We’ll be exploring all five of our venues with hands-on activities including plant science at the Ashton Gardens, engineering at the Museum of Natural Curiosity, animal adaptations at Farm Country, entomology at the Butterfly Biosphere, and paleontology at the Museum of Ancient Life.

BUTTERFLY BIOSPHERE July 13-16 | Monday – Thursday | 9 am - 3 pm | $175 HORSING AROUND Come down to Farm Country to learn about everything equestrian through first-hand interactions with horses. FARM COUNTRY July 17 | Friday | 9 am - 3 pm | $55 DISCOVERING DINOSAURS Have you ever wondered what it is like to be a paleontologist? Learn day-by-day the process that paleontologists go through when studying dinosaurs. Find out what makes dinosaurs special, learn how scientists dig up dinosaurs and put them together, and try to interpret the results for yourself!

MUSEUM OF ANCIENT LIFE July 20-23 | Monday – Thursday | 9 am - 3 pm | $175 July 27-30 | Monday – Thursday | 9 am - 3 pm | $175 DESIGNERS AND ENGINEERS Campers will learn problem solving, team building, and critical thinking skills as they design and create an invention from the bottom up. Exploring the different types of engineering, they will learn how they can make the world a better place. We will work as a team using different learning styles so every child can see their place in the engineering world!

MUSEUM OF NATURAL CURIOSITY July 27-30 | Monday – Thursday | 9 am - 3 pm | $175 August 10-13 | Monday – Thursday | 9 am - 3 pm | $175 OUTDOOR SKILLS Be ready to take the lead on your next outdoor trip. Gain the skills to be successful in your adventures; try your hand at knots, shelter building, water purification, outdoor cooking, and more. MUSEUM OF NATURAL CURIOSITY August 3-6 | Monday – Thursday | 9 am - 3 pm | $175

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NASA SPACE CAMP - SPANISH IMMERSION Explore outer space! From aircraft engineering to nebula art, this camp will have you building, designing, and imagining the possibilities of space exploration. Our giant solar system map and star lab will transport you through the stratosphere. Facilitated in English and Spanish. MUSEUM OF NATURAL CURIOSITY June 8-11 | Monday - Thursday | 9 am - 3 pm | $200

ECO-EXPLORERS Campers will explore and learn about the natural world through a series of fun hands-on activities including collecting plant material and bugs to study with microscopes! Campers will learn research skills to connect with animals and their habitats and even build their own terrarium to take home. MUSEUM OF NATURAL CURIOSITY June 12 | Friday | 9 am - 3 pm | $55

AMAZING UTAH Arches and canyons, high mountains and low deserts, and the Grand Staircase: these are some of Utah’s geological wonders. How did it all get here? What amazing creatures are hidden in these places? How can we learn about, explore and protect these unique and amazing ecosystems?

MUSEUM OF NATURAL CURIOSITY June 15-18 | Monday - Thursday | 9 am - 3 pm | $200

July 27-30 | Monday - Thursday | 9 am - 3 pm | $200

PALEONTOLOGY PALOOZA The dinosaur party is on with Paleontology Palooza! Come on down to learn every step of the discovery of a fossil. Learn what to look for in your field sight and how to uncover the bones. Take what you've discovered to the finishing steps by molding and casting your own recreation of shells, claws, and footprints of ancient beasts.

MUSEUM OF ANCIENT LIFE June 19 | Friday | 9 am - 3 pm | $55

JR. NATURALIST Be a junior naturalist in this partner camp between Thanksgiving Point and The Monte L. Bean Life Sciences Museum. Join us as we explore nature around us and participate in collecting, recording, preparing, identifying, and sharing what we find.

ASHTON GARDENS June 22-25 | Monday - Thursday | 9 am - 3 pm | $200

MINDSTORMS AND MORE Do you dream of commanding a daring rescue or exploring faraway lands? Learn about how robots allow us to do that and more as you get the chance to use some of the most advanced robots now available. Combine everything you have learned to design and program a robot using our Lego EV3 kits.

MUSEUM OF ANCIENT LIFE June 22-25 | Monday - Thursday | 9 am - 3 pm | $200

PICTURE PERFECT Focus in on photography basics and beyond. Learn parts of a camera and camera care. Prepare for a challenge to be creative and courageous in photography; equipped with the skills every photographer needs. MUSEUM OF NATURAL CURIOSITY June 26 | Friday | 9 am - 3 pm | $55