Park City School District

Why do bubbles pop? What floats and what sinks? Does water have skin? Why are bubbles round? Why does water squirt up? Kid-test the answers to these questions and more in this fun, interactive and scientific class. Kids experiment in all things bubbles, create art and snacks with water and bubbles and more. The instructor is Amanda McKibben. Amanda is a licensed teacher and works in our After-School program. She is currently working on getting her Master's Degree in Elementary Education from Western Governors University.

This year’s brand-new program illuminates imaginations, inspire curiosity and helps kids build essential STEM skills through collaboration and problem solving. Campers explore hands-on challenges and open-ended adventures designed to unlock creativity and help them shine their brightest! Innovation Gear up for sports and invention as you investigate the science of sports ball design and then personalize your own light-up game board. Get your creativity rolling to achieve your goal of being inducted into the Game of Fame! Persistence Shine bright as you use the science of light to create a customized Glow Box! Find inspiration from illuminating inventions and animals that glow to reveal a mystery behind a creature with a glowing feature. Problem Solving Embark on an epic global operation to solve real-world water challenges! With help from your own robotic Lab-On-Wheels, explore water-based technology and then unlock sustainable design thinking by engineering a tiny house with crops. Creativity Step into the Prototyping Studio to bring your big ideas to life! Mold and transform unique inventions as you uncover the many places world-changing inventors create and then protect your prototypes with the power of intellectual property. The Camp Director is Danielle Gertz. For more information or to register, contact 1.800.968.4332 or go online to www.campinvention.org. Please note the date change as to what was published in The Compass brochure. This class now meets Tues. - Fri. June 18-21. This change accommodates the new observance of Juneteenth National Freedom Day holiday as per Utah code section 63G-1-301.

Explore the strongest, fiercest and weirdest creatures that live in the water. Discover the Mimic Octopus, Blob Fish, Whale Shark and other animals that look just like plants. Find out the wonderfully weird reasons that deep sea creatures look the way they do. The instructor is Daniela Moscoso. She has a degree in Psychology from Westminster College and has been a kid favorite with PCSD for 7 years. No class 7/4.

Discover what it takes to be a professional Zoologist! Learn about different animals, their behaviors and how they interact with their ecosystems. Study the physical characteristics of animals and the 6 basic animal groups. Discover which animals are on the endangered list and how conservation efforts have helped animals to flourish and come off the list. The instructor is Marian Irvin. She is a lifelong educator for more than 25 years. She has taught Pre K - 4 grades in Texas, Delaware and Colorado. Please note the date change as to what was published in The Compass brochure. This class now meets Tues. - Fri. June 18-21. This change accommodates the new observance of Juneteenth National Freedom Day holiday as per Utah code section 63G-1-301.

Do you go crazy for slime? We turn making slime into fun STEM science experiments as we explore polymers and non-Newtonian fluids, perform scientific investigations into recipe variations and more. Includes: Edible slime, Color Changing slime, Glow in the Dark Slime, Noisy slime, Super stretchy slime. Learn the science behind slime that is easy to understand with hands-on experiments including concepts of liquids and solids and how heat and force affect liquids. The instructor is Eva Montejano. Eva is a kid favorite at Trailside Elementary. She loves getting to know all the kids in summer camps! No class 7/24.