Space Camp
My little scientists love anything out of this world, so we are excited to host our own Space Camp!
This week will take a close look at the moon, stars, and galaxy. We will read books about space, do space-related art and science projects and visit the US Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville Alabama.
Highlights for this week include
- Creating Space Stained Sun Catcher
- Launching Bottle Rockets
- Watching Space Jam 2
- Making Astronaut Ice Cream.
As always, you are welcome to join us. The supply list and schedule are listed below.
July 26-July 30
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | |
| Art/Craft | Chalk Galaxy Pastels | Space Stained Sun Catchers | Make DIY Galaxy Playdoh | Galaxy Jar |
| Indoor Activity | Watch Space Jam | Play Drone Home | Balloon Rockets | Play Space Race Board Game |
| Outdoor Activity | swimming | Bottle Rockets | swimming | Check out the night sky with our telescope |
| Food Fun | Oreo Moon Phases | Edible Constellations | Make Astronaut Ice Cream | Rocket Kabobs |
| Resources/Books | Do you really want to visit Mercury? Nasa | Do you really want to visit Venus How Do Space Vehicles Work | Do you really want to visit Mars? Astronauts | Learn about The Galaxy Do you really want to visit the moon? |
Field Trip Fridays
| Where We Are Going | Other Fieldtrip Ideas |
| US Space & Rocket Center Huntsville, AL. | Local Science Museum |
Activity Supply List
We use a combination of the supplies on this list as well as some supplies we already have at home. We do receive a small commission for any purchases made using the included links
Chalk Pastel Art
- Black drawing paper, chalk pastel paper, scrapbook paper or construction paper
- Chalk pastels
- Blending stick or q-tips (optional)
- Paper towels
- Workable fixative (optional)
Space Stained Glass Suncatchers
- clear plastic plates
- Pebeo Vitrail stained glass paints (blue, purple, pink, white and golden were the primary colours)
- white acrylic paint
- pipettes & brushes
Galaxy Playdough
- Flour
- Salt
- Cream of tater
- Vegetable oil
- Black gel food coloring
- Blue glitter
- Pink glitter
- Black glitter
- Silver glitter
Galaxy Jars
- jar,
- water,
- fine glitter,
- paint, and
- a ton of cotton balls.
Bottle Rocket
- An empty, rinsed pop/soda bottle
- Baking Soda
- Vinegar
- Paper towel
- A cork (or substitute something like a pool noodle piece, a cork will give more power to your launch!)
- Your newly constructed launchpad
Astronaut Ice Cream
6 large egg whites, at room temperature
1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla extract (or 1 tsp peppermint extract)
Gel food coloring (optional)
Mini chocolate chips for the mint chip flavor
