Amicale Curious Camp
17-21 August 2015 Noordwijk
Programme
Daily schedule
08:45 Children are collected by bus at EPO
09:15 Arrival bus StayOkay Noordwijk
08:30 – 09:15 Arrival StayOkay Noordwijk (other children)
09:30 – 11:00 Activity 1
11:00 – 11:30 Free time
11:30 – 12:30 Lunch
12:30 – 13:00 Free time
13:00 – 14:30 Activity 2
14:30 – 15:30 Free time & snack
15:30 – 17:00 Activity 3
17:00 Departure participants
17:45 Arrival EPO
Day by day programme
Monday
1: Let’s design a mission patch
Welcome and introduction
2: The art of paper circuits
Learn how to build electrical circuits making your own pop-up card
3: To the moon and back
Draw an image and learn about pixels, in preparation for our moon-bouncing event on Tuesday
Tuesday
1: Painting with light
In this international year of light, Light Painting is a great way to create striking images with the help of chemistry
2: MathMagic
Is it magic or mathematics? Learn some mathematical tricks!
3: Moon-bouncing
With help from radio amateurs and a telescope in Italy we will be bouncing images to the moon
Wednesday
1: Colorful Science
A fun activity to learn about the mixing of different liquids using milk, detergents and colors
2: Icemaker for a day
How to make and taste a delicious ice cream without having a fridge? Science can give you the answer!
3: Train like an astronaut!
To play and exercise as astronauts do
Thursday
1: Coderdojo
Learn how to code and write your own video game (University Leiden)
2 & 3: Visit to old Observatory Leiden
Friday
1: Beach exploration
To learn the principles of space navigation
2: Astronaut André Kuipers’ golf ball challenge
Learn all about gravity and deceleration with the help of golf balls and your creativity
3: Science quiz – Conclusion
To test our understanding of space and science
• The activities will be tailored on the age of participants.