QUICK! When you think of a Mad Scientist, what pops to mind? A chemist, of course! Mix chemicals, make slime, examine reactions, and travel up and down the pH scale. Your take-homes in this camp will help you as you start building your home lab!

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Created by a scientist for future scientists! Little Beakers is ready to inspire the next generation of scientists! This week's camp theme is Danger Will Robinson! - Bots and STEM Camp. Campers will build solar power bots and simple machines, use electrochemistry to power clocks and lights, design cars then calculate velocity and acceleration while testing the effects of friction and more!

Little Beakers is ready to inspire the next generation of scientists! This week's camp is Don't Try This at Home! - Chemical Reactions and Explosions Camp. Participants will use real tools and equipment to conduct chemical reactions and experiments, apply the scientific method to conduct chemical reactions and experiments, molecular model building, using standard and digital microscopes, and much more!

Created by a scientist for future scientists! Little Beakers is ready to inspire the next generation of scientists! During this week's camp theme Tasty Chemistry - Chemistry in Food and Food in Chemistry, campers will use chemistry to make ice cream, create and test a pH indicator, build and take home edible molecules, use electrochemistry to power lights and clocks, and much more!

Little Beakers is ready to inspire the next generation of scientists! This week's camp theme is Move Over Musk! - Engineering and STEM. Campers will design, engineer, and test light weight boats, test hydraulic machines, catapults, and roller coasters, design, engineer and test crash cars, and much more!

Little Beakers is ready to inspire the next generation of scientists! This week's camp theme is So, What's Bugging You? - Entomology and Annelids Camp. Campers will learn to use standard and digital microscopes, perform earthworm and grasshopper dissections, collect samples, prepare take-home microscope slides, and much more!

Created by a scientist for future scientists! Little Beakers is ready to inspire the next generation of scientists! This week's camp theme is Elementary! - Forensic Science. Campers will use real forensic techniques and equipment, make spy and 3-D glasses, conduct a mock-up Little Beakers crime scene investigation, and much more!

Little Beakers is ready to inspire the next generation of scientists! During this week's camp, Shake, Rattle and Roll - Geology and Earth Science camp, campers will study the rock cycle and identify rock types, explore erosion, weathering and deposition with volcanoes, glacier and earthquakes, build a core to crust earth model and much more!

Little Beakers is ready to inspire the next generation of scientists! This week's camp is Did Someone Call for A Doctor? Junior Doctors Camp. Participants will collect and study DNA, identify and study organ systems and dissect a variety of organs

Little Beakers is ready to inspire the next generation of scientists! This week's camp theme is Come On In... The Water is Fine! - Marine Biology. Campers will conduct real squid, octopus, and shark dissections, prepare take home slides, use standard and digital microscopes, and much more!

Created by a scientist for future scientists! Little Beakers is ready to inspire the next generation of scientists! This week's camp is It IS Safe to Go Back in the Water! - Marine Biology Camp #2. Participants will dissect preserved marine specimens, explore density and buoyancy through engineering and testing, use standard and digital microscopes, and much more!

Created by a scientist for future scientists! Little Beakers is ready to inspire the next generation of scientists! During this week's camp Just Take Two Aspirin... Mini Doctors Camp, campers will build take home heart and brain models, dissect heart and brain specimens, use standard and digital microscopes, review x-rays, analyze bacterial growth using microbiological media, and much more!

Little Beakers is ready to inspire the next generation of scientists! This week's camp theme is Eye of Newt and Toe of Frog - Mini-Vets camp. Campers will conduct frog and cow eye dissections, study anatomy and animal x-rays, investigate and analyze owl pellets, and much more!

Little Beakers is ready to inspire the next generation of scientists! During this week's camp, Make No Bones About It, This Will Be Fun! Paleontology camp, campers will build a take-home 3-ft dinosaur fossil set, walk-through a giant non-Newtonian “quick sand”, analyze rock and gem samples home much more!

Little Beakers is ready to inspire the next generation of scientists! During this week's camp, Make No Bones About It, This Will Be Fun! Paleontology camp, campers will build a take-home 3-ft dinosaur fossil set, walk-through a giant non-Newtonian “quick sand”, analyze rock and gem samples home much more!

Little Beakers is ready to inspire the next generation of scientists! During this week's camp theme If They Build It, They'll Have Fun! - Simple Machines and Chain Reactions camp, campers will learn about, build and test 5 basic simple machines, conduct experiments using Newton’s Laws of Motion and design, build and test a Rube Goldberg machine.

Little Beakers is ready to inspire the next generation of scientists! This week's camp is Stand Back... She's Gonna Blow! - Volcanoes, Reactions and Explosions Camp. Campers will build take-home glow-in-the-dark volcanoes, explode volcanoes using various chemical reactions, conduct even more chemical reactions using real laboratory equipment, and much more!

Created by a scientist for future scientists! Little Beakers is ready to inspire the next generation of scientists! This week's camp is Stand Back... She's Gonna Blow! Volcanoes, Reactions and Explosions Camp. Campers will build take-home glow-in-the-dark volcanoes, explode volcanoes using various chemical reactions, create even more chemical reactions using real laboratory equipment, and much more!

Created by a scientist for future scientists! Little Beakers is ready to inspire the next generation of scientists! This week's camp theme is Weather and Environmental Science camp. Campers will engineer, test and take home mini solar cars, explore a range weather-related topics, make a cloud in a bottle and grow plant mazes and recycled planters.

This 4 day camp was created by a scientist for future scientists! Little Beakers is ready to inspire the next generation of scientists! This week's camp theme is And The Eyes Have It! - All Glowing, 3-D and Optical Illusions camp. In this camp campers will make Glow-in-the-dark volcanoes, chalk, crystals, density charms, take home 3-D and light-diffracting glasses, a take-home spectroscope and periscope, and much more!

Little Beakers is ready to inspire the next generation of scientists! This week's camp is To Boldly Go Where No Kid Has Gone Before… - Astronomy and Aeronautics. Participants will build take home solar system model, take home Eclipse Models, design and test water and air rockets, and much more!

This 3 day camp was created by a scientist for future scientists! Little Beakers is ready to inspire the next generation of scientists! This week's camp is And the Eyes Have It! - All Glowing, 3-D and Optical Camp. Participants will make 3-D and light-diffraction glasses, make a spectroscope and periscope, and much more!

Little Beakers is ready to inspire the next generation of scientists! During Our 2025 Spring Break Camp: The More You Know, The More You Grow! - Botany Camp, participants will make a mini recycled planter, create an edible plant cell model, and conduct a variety of experiments to learn what plants need to grow.

Little Beakers is ready to inspire the next generation of scientists! During Our 2025 Spring Break Camp: Egg-citing Eggs-periments!, participants will conduct a variety of spring themed experiments that explore explosive acid/base reactions, density, stretch polymers and of course... eggs.

Spark your kid’s creativity and build their confidence with our all-new Camp Invention® Connect program, Explore! Each kit brings a unique set of challenges inspired by world-changing inventors, and certified educator Coaches help kids make real connections through instruction, teamwork and outdoor play. They’ll dive into ocean research with their own aquatic friend, develop inventions for space exploration, build a spinning robotic artist and design a mega marble arcade! Each experience is designed to spark curiosity, build persistence and create an unforgettable summer. Visit invent.org/local to secure your spot! Register using CIFUN25 by 3/20 to save $25 or CIFUN15 by 5/15 to save $15 off the registration fee. Payment plans available.