Flight Academy (FA)
Daily Activities
(Order of activities may vary)
The Milky Way - Day 1
What's in the night sky and how do we know what's up there? Campers will explore the constellations, learn about celestial navigation and build their own sextant, sundial, planisphere and even a refracting telescope while discovering the wonders of the Milky Way.
The "Wright" Stuff - Day 2
Campers will explore the fundamentals of aerodynamics in this hands-on program about how things fly. From the basic principles of flight to building airplanes, testing them in wind tunnels, to hovercraft and balloon copter building, children will understand what makes things fly and how different types of aircraft work. Campers will take home a rubber band powered airplane, various paper airplane designs, balloon copters, boomerangs and mini frisbees.
Newton's Loco-Motion - Day 3
Sir Isaac Newton was very curious about how things move. Discover Newton's Laws of Motion and something called inertia during this day devoted to motion. Campers will experiment to learn how inertia works and how gravity is a physical force that keeps all objects stuck to the Earth. They will build a gravity simulator, and an inertia tester to continue their exploration of motion at home.
Up, Up and Away - Day 4
This day we will explore the role that wind and the movement of air plays on simple flying devices such as kites, hot air balloons and parachutes. Campers will experiment with solar bags, parachutes and build their own kites and windsocks during this hands-on look at early flight.
Rockin' Rockets - Day 5
Campers will learn the fundamentals of rocketry throughout this day including the parts of a rocket, the stages of flight and how Newton's third law applies to a rocket traveling to space. The campers will have a "blast" as they build their own model rockets and experiment with water and stomp rockets during this day filled with hands-on "out of this world" activities.
(Order of activities may vary)
The Milky Way - Day 1
What's in the night sky and how do we know what's up there? Campers will explore the constellations, learn about celestial navigation and build their own sextant, sundial, planisphere and even a refracting telescope while discovering the wonders of the Milky Way.
The "Wright" Stuff - Day 2
Campers will explore the fundamentals of aerodynamics in this hands-on program about how things fly. From the basic principles of flight to building airplanes, testing them in wind tunnels, to hovercraft and balloon copter building, children will understand what makes things fly and how different types of aircraft work. Campers will take home a rubber band powered airplane, various paper airplane designs, balloon copters, boomerangs and mini frisbees.
Newton's Loco-Motion - Day 3
Sir Isaac Newton was very curious about how things move. Discover Newton's Laws of Motion and something called inertia during this day devoted to motion. Campers will experiment to learn how inertia works and how gravity is a physical force that keeps all objects stuck to the Earth. They will build a gravity simulator, and an inertia tester to continue their exploration of motion at home.
Up, Up and Away - Day 4
This day we will explore the role that wind and the movement of air plays on simple flying devices such as kites, hot air balloons and parachutes. Campers will experiment with solar bags, parachutes and build their own kites and windsocks during this hands-on look at early flight.
Rockin' Rockets - Day 5
Campers will learn the fundamentals of rocketry throughout this day including the parts of a rocket, the stages of flight and how Newton's third law applies to a rocket traveling to space. The campers will have a "blast" as they build their own model rockets and experiment with water and stomp rockets during this day filled with hands-on "out of this world" activities.