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Summer Camps
Ages 8–9
Start planning for summer camp exploration and fun! Programs are offered for ages 4–14.
Explore video game science, virtual reality, digital storytelling, space, robotics, biology, art, and so much more to foster curiosity and scientific inquiry! The Science Center offers Summer Camps for kids in Pittsburgh that are exciting, fun, active, and enriching.
Summer Camp registration is open. Check out the camp offerings below!
Full-day camps run from 9 a.m.–3 p.m.
Campers must bring a bagged lunch.
Cost: $340 Members, $365 Nonmembers (unless otherwise listed)
*No camp on July 4. Reduced price for four-day camp: $272 Members, $292 Nonmembers
Carnegie Science Center Summer Camps are specifically developed for the age group listed. To make the most of your campers’ experience, they must be the appropriate age on the date the selected camp begins.
Check out the line-up of full-day camps for ages 8–9!
Best Of
Ages 8–9
Best Of
Aug. 18–22 $340 Members, $365 Nonmembers
Enjoy a medley of our most fun hands-on STEM activities this week as you gear up for the start of a new school year!
Flight School
Ages 8–9
Flight School
June 9–13 $340 Members, $365 Nonmembers *No camp on July 4. Reduced price for four-day camp: $272 Members, $292 Nonmembers
June 30–July 3*
Look to the skies as we take off for adventure! Explore potential and kinetic energy and experiment with Newton’s Laws of Motion. Test different airplane designs in a wind tunnel, learn how to safely land a helicopter on a flight deck, then construct a rocket and blast off.
Culinary Chemistry
Ages 8–9
Culinary Chemistry
June 30–July 3* $340 Members, $365 Nonmembers *No camp on July 4. Reduced price for four-day camp: $272 Members, $292 Nonmembers
July 21–25
Playing with your food is encouraged here! Take a bite out of science with experiments using kitchen ingredients. Learn about the science behind food, discover how cooking alters your food, and uncover some unusual uses for items in your pantry.
Please note: This camp requires handling items with dairy, wheat, sugar, and eggs. Campers may be tasting a few of these experiments.
Bricks and Bots
Ages 8–9
Bricks and Bots
June 23–27 $370 Member, $395 Nonmember (includes technology fee)
July 14–18
July 21–25
Put your ingenuity to the test as you work in small teams to design, build and program a variety of motorized machines with LEGO® WeDo 2.0 kits. Experiment with robotic sensors and add motors to create contraptions that drive, pull, grab and more.
Brickology
Ages 8–9
Brickology
June 16–20 $340 Members, $365 Nonmembers
July 7–11
July 28–Aug. 1
Study the science of bricks! Construct 2D and 3D models and murals, design complex marble runs, and explore different styles of architecture. Discover simple machines, test a paper airplane launcher, and build a LEGO® wrecking ball!
Mysterious Minds
Ages 8–9
Mysterious Minds
June 9–13 $340 Members, $365 Nonmembers
July 7–11
July 21–25
Fool your eyes with optical illusions and virtual reality, test your senses, then put your mental powers to the test with puzzles, ciphers, codes, and more. Take a deeper look into the hidden secrets of the human mind, and investigate the trickery of the brain.
Magic Academy
Ages 8–9
Magic Academy
June 23–27 $340 Members, $365 Nonmembers
July 14–18
Aug. 4–8
“Wow” your friends and family with science! Follow in the footsteps of the great magicians like Houdini and Copperfield. Spend the week learning the marvels of magic tricks, illusions, and science. Practice putting on your own magic show to show off for friends and families at home. It’s Abracascience!
League of Spies
Ages 8–9
League of Spies
June 23–27 $340 Members, $365 Nonmembers
July 28–Aug. 1
Aug. 11–15
Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to hone your powers of observation and master mental and physical challenges as you train to be a spy. Conduct experiments to detect poisonous substances, decipher top secret codes, and test gadgets like night vision goggles and listening devices.
Maker Camp
Ages 8–9
Maker Camp
June 9–13 $410 Member, $450 Nonmember (includes technology fee) *No camp on July 4. Reduced price for four-day camp: $328 Members, $360 Nonmembers
June 30–July 3*
July 7–11
July 28–Aug. 1
Aug. 4–8
Aug. 11–15
Experience firsthand all the latest technologies in digital fabrication at BNY Fab Lab: 3D printers, laser cutters, vinyl cutters, and other CNC machines. Learn the design software for both 2D and 3D machines and make daily projects to take with you! Perfect for campers who have never been to the Fab Lab before, as well as those with prior experience.
Space Voyagers
Ages 8–9
Space Voyagers
June 16–20 $340 Members, $365 Nonmembers *No camp on July 4. Reduced price for four-day camp: $272 Members, $292 Nonmembers
June 30–July 3*
Aug. 4–8
Explore the biggest of planets to the tiniest of moons! Train to be an astronaut, discover far away galaxies, and design your very own space rover. This is an intergalactic adventure you won’t want to miss.
Robot Journey to Mars
Ages 8–9
Robot Journey to Mars
July 7–11 $370 Member, $395 Nonmember (includes technology fee)
July 28–Aug. 1
Aug. 11–15
Go on a mission with fellow astronauts, and design structures for a voyage to Mars. What would it take to get there and live on Mars? Once on the Red Planet, build and code a Vex Go robot “rover” to travel to the surface of Mars to complete various coding challenges.
Pirates of the Three Rivers
Ages 8–9
Pirates of the Three Rivers
June 16–20 $340 Members, $365 Nonmembers
July 14–18
Aug. 4–8
Don your pirate hat or ye walk the plank, landlubber! Learn the ways of pirates and the depths of the treacherous waters as you navigate the three rivers in search of your treasure. Arrrrre ye ready?
