Welcome to Science Camp 2024!

Join me for a summer filled with real science your kids will never forget! 

It's jam-packed with loads of totally fun activities that are also educational. Your kids will be having a great time, while at the same time keeping their science learning going even during the summer.

$695 or 3 payments of $232

This Camp is taught by a real mechanical engineer, airplane pilot, astronomer, university engineering instructor, and rocket scientist (Aurora Lipper - That's ME!) for kids ages 7-12 years.

Come join us for a summer that is totally jam-packed with learning and fun! Our online science workshops and camps are NOT just for homeschoolers - they are for everyone interested in doing real hands-on science!

$695 or 3 payments of $232

Kids really do keep everything they build and invent during our camp (over $100 worth).

Here's a sneak peek at some of the projects we cover:

We'll cover air pressure, the four aerodynamic forces, Bernoulli's principles, and flight dynamics concepts by constructing stunt planes, hang gliders, bat kites, rotor kites, building pneumatic rockets and chemical pop rockets, playing with the nitrogen atom itself and uncover the physics of flight using Bernoulli's Principles for wing design! 

One lucky camper will get their very first flight lesson in a real airplane... no kidding!

We'll cover electricity, conductivity, static charges, magnetism, and Maxwell's Electromagnetism Principles by wiring up circuits, motors, lights, switches, constructing homemade burglar alarms such as trip wires, stomp sensors, tilt sensors, magnetic reed switches, and the electric eye and building a DC electric motor using a galvanometer and magnets

We'll cover Newton's Physical Laws of Motion, light waves, sonic vibrations, resonance, acceleration, g-force, and one of the biggest leaps in all scientific history: how electricity and magnetism are linked to form light waves... by scattering laser beams, building laser light shows, splitting light waves into rainbow shadows, constructing catapult, discovering the perfect pitch to annoy your parents while you investigate sonic vibrations and resonance, AND zooming around your own roller coaster track you get to take home!

Take an intergalactic tour of the universe without leaving your seat! Discover massive black holes, spinning neutron stars, quasars, blazars, magnetars, supernovae, and more as you learn why the sun regularly burps and spits fireballs into space and view solar flares, learn how stars form, why they explode, and just how far away our nearest neighbor is in our galaxy. Includes stargazing on Wednesday night (weather permitting)!

We'll cover chemical kinetics, phase shifts, the five states of matter, atoms, molecules, elements, different types of chemical reactions, and Le Châtelier's Equilibrium Principle. You will cross-link polymers to bubble up slimy substance, create a substance that crawls up stairs, experiment with phase shifts, shake up solutions that change into a rainbow of colors, turn your dad's coffee back into clear water, grow colorful crystals, chemically collapse foam, start fire with a single drop of water, stew up a chemical matrix of heat and ice reactions, and discover how to make hot icicles and supercooled liquids!

We'll cover how to build a frame (chassis), add motors, sensors, wired remote controls, troubleshooting, and how to ask questions to find your own answers...just like a real scientist! You will construct a mechanized animal robot, build a waterbot, jigglebot, and race car, learn to wire up motor circuits and remote controls, and build several zooming, hopping, swimming, wheeling, dancing robots that you invent yourself! We spend all day in our robot lab building anything you can think up!

If you're ready to sign up, just hit the big yellow button below and we'll get you taken care of!

$695 or 3 payments of $232

Camp runs for five fun-filled days, 9am - 2pm Pacific.  Aurora is the head instructor, and you'll get to meet her entire family, as this is a family-run camp experience!  We have some special surprises planned for you throughout the week, including on Wednesday night, when we'll enjoy a night stargazing with the Central Coast Astronomical Society.

When you arrive, your child will be placed on a small team led by engineering students from Cal Poly State University, who will be personally assisting your child as they work through dozens of hands-on projects, make new friends and enjoying new learning experiences from people who are truly passionate about science and totally enthusiastic about kids!

What will my students learn? Kids and parents report that their students learn as much in one week with our camp as they do during an entire school year of science!

Our camp is jam-packed with loads of totally fun activities that are also educational. Your kids will be having a great time, while at the same time keeping their science learning going even during the summer. Kids build over 40 hands-on science projects they get to take home (so bring an extra suitcase!)

Camp is located at the San Luis Obispo Botanical Gardens, adjacent to the El Chorro Regional Park, where families may opt to camp overnight or stay at one of the local hotels in the area. After dropping off your child with us, you are free to explore the area and enjoy the sights! 

People really do travel from all over the world to visit San Luis Obispo, as in only 20 minutes you can visit the mountains, any number of beaches, several downtowns, multiple vineyards, an outstanding university (Cal Poly), or take a scenic drive in the countryside... and the weather is sunny and mild, in the 70s year-round.

Here's a list of our favorite things to do (these are not included with our camp experience, these are just suggestions if you are new to our town):

--Farmer's Markets & Music (Thursday at downtown SLO, Friday at Avila Beach)

--Water sports: Kayaking in Morro Bay, Surfing in Pismo, Walking on Avila Beach,  and Mustang Waterslides at Lopez Lake

--Hiking: Montaña de Oro State Park (Bluff Trail and Valencia Peak), Cerro San Luis Mountain, and Johnson Ranch Open Space

--Unique experiences: Avila Valley Barn, Sunset Drive-In Theater, Edna Valley Drive, Hwy 1 Scenic Drive, Hearst Castle, and the Danish town of Solvang!

--Wineries: Peacock Cellars in Arroyo Grande is our favorite! There are hundreds of vineyards from Paseo Robles to Santa Maria.

If you're ready to sign up, just hit the big yellow button below and we'll get you taken care of!

$695 or 3 payments of $232