Presented by Mad
Science of Mt. Diablo
and Novato Parks
and Recreation
Big Bang and Beyond!
Crazy Chemistry
Ages: 6-11 years
Dates: Mon. July 31– Fri. Aug 4
Times: 1:00—4:00 PM
Res/Non: $208/$221 ($30 lab fee due at registration)
Code: bbb.8
Ages: 6-11 years
Dates: Mon. July 17– Fri. July 21
Times: 9:00—12:00 PM
Res/Non: $208/$221 ($30 lab fee due at registration)
Code: ccc.6
We’ll explore and create exciting chemical reactions, make colorful
concoctions and bubbling brews. Amaze yourself with magical
temperature changing baggie science or growing ghost crystals.
Study the chemistry involved in not-so-simple things like chalk and
soap, and even experiment with the chemistry used by artists,
spies and detectives! Chemists bring home a project each day.
Have you ever wished you could travel through time and space? On
our very first day of camp we will strap on our imagination caps and
build a Super Science Time Machine to explore the known universe.
Time travelers will journey into the past to traverse our Milky Way, and
examine the elements that make up the Universe as well as the human
body, we are all made of stardust from exploded supernovas!. From
Brain Goo to Mad Mucus, we’ll explore biology by traveling through the
different parts of our bodies here in the present day. We will even travel into the future to learn about genetics while making our own baby
dragons! Each camp day includes a project that campers will take
home to remind them of their travels through time.
Mad Machines & Robots!
Ages: 6-11 years
Dates: Mon. July 10– Fri. July 14
Times: 1:00—4:00 PM
Res/Non: $208/$221 ($30 lab fee due at registration)
Code: mmr.5
All junior Mad Science engineers will design and build
structures using simple tools and their imaginations. Kids will
even construct a geodesic dome big enough for all the campers to sit inside! Then the machine madness starts… Children
will discover how many different machines, simple & complex,
we use in our daily lives. Campers will design simple machines
using pulleys, wedges, screws and levers and have fun learning how catapults work… then we move on to fun with the Mad
Science robots! Each camper will build robots that you can
keep, all the while learning the science of robotics.
Who? How? What? Wow!
Ages: 6-11 years
Dates: Mon. July 31– Fri. Aug 4
Times: 9:00– 12:00 PM
Res/Non: $208/$221 ($30 lab fee due at registration)
Code: whw.8
Students will learn how animals track scents and follow a
trail of amazing aromas. We’ll delve into natural
dyes found in plants and even make our own paper! Blast off to
fun when we explore rocket science and the physics of flight.
Learn from the designs of great inventors like Alexander Graham
Bell, Nikola Tesla, and Leonardo DaVinci. Discover the wonder of
even our most basic cells. Take a journey through circuitry and
test for “invisible” conductors. “Why? How? What? Wow!” is a
fantastic week of experimenting with zany xylem, building your
own rocket to launch and witnessing indoor lightning strikes!
Each day campers will create and take home a project to remind
them of what they learned each day of camp.
3,2,1 LIFT OFF! Flight Academy
Ages: 6-11 years
Dates: Mon. June 19– Fri. June 23
Times: 1:00-4:00 PM
Res/Non: $208/$221 ($30 lab fee due at registration)
Code: fac.2
Sign-up for Mad Science Flight Academy and explore the
fundamentals of flight. Learn characteristics of the planets
and discover the wonders of the Milky Way. See how air and
wind affect kites, hot air balloons and parachutes. Discover
the fundamentals of rocketry, the stages of rocket flight and
experiment with huge water rocket launches. Each child will
build their own launchable rockets to take home. Take-homes
include the new Mad Science Skyblazer rocket, a rubber
bandpowered airplane, a kite, a boomerang, a mini flying disc, and
more!
Secret Agent Lab
Ages: 6-11 years
Dates: Mon. July 10– Fri. July 14 Times: 9:00– 12:00 PM
Code: sal.5
Dates: Mon. July 17– Fri. July 21 Times: 1:00—4:00 PM
Code: sal.6
Res/Non: $208/$221 ($30 lab fee due at registration)
The Mad Science Secret Agent Camp is a fun journey into
the world of detection, spy science, and forensics. Campers
will examine the science behind the spy tools made famous
by the world’s greatest spies! We will reconstruct activities
using scientific methods and use the science of cryptology
to send and decode secret messages. Kids will get a chance
to see what can’t be seen by the naked eye and will follow in
Sherlock’s steps to learn what tracks can tell us! Join the Mad
Science Bureau of Investigations to help foil a burglary using
state-of-the art security techniques!
Register online at www.novatofun.org or visit one of our
customer service locations:
Novato Gymnastics Center: 950 Seventh Street (415) 899-8279
Margret Todd Senior Center: 1560 Hill Road (415)899-8290