2026 Summer Camps at Little Beakers - Sandy
Camp Descriptions and Schedule*
To enroll in a 2026 Summer Camp session, click on the date and time of your preferred camp in the schedule below. Clicking on the date will take you to a new window, with step by step instructions for reserving your spot.
All Glowing, 3-D & Optical Camp - And the Eyes Have It! - June 1st - 5th 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Eye model and learn how vision works
3-D and light diffraction glasses
Kaleidoscopes and periscopes
Astronomy and Aeronautics Camp - To Boldly Go Where No Kid Has Gone Before! - June 22nd - 26th 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM OR August 3rd - 7th 9:00AM - 12:00 PM
Solar system and eclipse models
Star cycles, composition and Spectroscopy
Water and air rockets design and testing
Botany Camp - The More You Know, The More You Grow - July 13th - 17th 1:30 PM 4:30 PM
Recycled planters
Create a plant cell model
Carnivorous plant investigation
Bots & STEM Camp - Danger, Will Robinson! - June 8th - 12th 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Drawing, wiggle and solar powered bots - take home
Electrochemistry to power clocks and lights
Car designs with highest velocity and acceleration, testing effects of friction with ramps
Chemical Reactions and Explosions Camp **AGES 9+ - Don’t Try This at Home! - June 1st - 5th 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM OR July 27th - 31st 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Fire, ice, eruptions and explosions experiments
Real lab tools and equipment to conduct advanced chemical reaction experiments
Molecular model building and using standard and digital microscopes
Engineering and STEM Camp - If They Build it, They’ll Have Fun! - July 27th - 31st 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Engineering process to design, build and test bridges and structures
Pneumatic machines, catapults, and roller coasters
Crash car designing, engineering and testing
Entomology and Annelids Camp - So, What’s Bugging You? - June 29th - July 3rd 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Earthworm and grasshopper dissections
Bugs, insects and arachnids investigation
Sample collection and preparation of take-home microscope slides
Forensic Science Camp - Elementary! - June 15th - 19th 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Fingerprint, hair and fiber identification techniques
Spy glasses and 3D glasses
Conduct mock-up Little Beakers crime scene investigation
Geology and Earth Science Camp - Gneiss, Tuff and a Little Bit Wacke! - July 20th - 24th 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Rock cycle and rock identification using geologist tools and techniques
Erosion, weathering and deposition with volcanoes, glaciers and earthquakes
Core to crust Earth model - take home
Junior Doctors Camp **AGES 9+ - Did Someone Call a Doctor? - June 15th - 19th 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Collect and study DNA - take home
In-depth study of organ systems
Preserved sheep/cow eye, heart, brain, lung, kidney and liver dissections
Marine Biology Camp - Come On In…The Water’s Fine! - June 15th - 19th 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM July 20th - 24th 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Preserved marine specimens (octopus, squid, shark) dissections
Density, viscosity and acit/base experiments
Standard and digital microscope study of preserved specimens
Mini-Doctors Camp - Just Take Two Aspirin. - June 29th - July 3rd 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Brain and heart dissections
Standard and digital microscope use, x-ray analysis
Bacterial growth using microbiological media
Mini-Vets Camp - Eye of Newt and Toe of Frog. - July 6th - 10th 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Animal x-ray and anatomy analysis
Cow eye and frog dissections
Owl pellet investigation and analysis
Paleontology Camp - Make No Bones About It…This Will Be Fun! - June 8th - 12th 9:00 AM -12:00 PM, July 6th - 10th 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM OR August 3rd - 7th 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Take-home T-rex dinosaur plaster model
Ancient life across the geologic time scale
Giant walk-through non-Newtonian “quick sand”
Science is Magical Camp - June 29th - July 3rd 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Sleight of hand and tricks of the light
Magically absorbent polymers and color changing acid/base reactions
Levitate objects using magnetic fields and static electricity
Simple Machines and Chain Reactions Camp **AGES 9+ - Complex Solutions to Simple Problems! - July 13th - 17th 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Identify and test 5 basic simple machines
Newton’s Laws of Motion experiments
Design, build and test a Rube Goldberg inspired machine
Tasty Chemistry Camp - Chemistry in Food and Food in Chemistry - July 13th - 17th 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Identify starches and acids using chemical reactions
Influence of temperature and air movement on crystal formation investigation
Use electrochemistry to power lights and clocks
Volcanoes, Reactions, and Explosions Camp - Stand Back…She’s Gonna Blow! - June 1st - 5th 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM, June 22nd - 26th 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM OR August 10th - 14th 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Gow-in-the-dark volcanoes - take home
Chemical vs. physical reaction experiments
Real laboratory tools and equipment
Weather and Environmental Science Camp - It’s Easy Being Green - July 27th - 31st 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Mini solar cars - Engineer, test and take home
Build and test a variety of tools used in weather measurement and forecasting
Water cycle and greenhouse effect experiments.
*Classes/Camps may be cancelled or rescheduled if minimum enrollment is not met. Session topics and dissection specimens are subject to change based on enrollment and availability of materials.