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Summer Camps Ages 8–9
Is your camp sold out? If restrictions change this summer and we’re able to offer additional camps or increase our capacity, please fill out this form 
to be notified. We are constantly monitoring all recommendations by the PA Department of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Please note, you will only be notified by email if there are any changes to the current camp schedule.
Upon booking, an email receipt will be sent confirming your Summer Camp registration. An official welcome packet, including additional details and necessary forms, will be emailed in Spring 2021. We’re following all recommendations by the PA Department of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Questions? Give us a call at 412.237.3400 or email CustomerService@CarnegieScienceCenter.org.
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. If necessary, Science Center staff will contact you to reschedule your camper.
Brain Games
Brain Games
June 21–259 am–4 pm | Campers must bring a bagged lunch
$250 Members/$280 Nonmembers
Take a deeper look into the hidden secrets of the human mind! Investigate how the brain works and how it can deceive you. Fool your eyes with optical illusions and virtual reality, trick your senses, then test your mental powers with puzzles, ciphers, codes and more!
Camp Content & Themes: Health, Math, Problem-Solving
NEW! Bricks & Bots
NEW! Bricks & Bots
June 14–18, July 12–169 am–4 pm | Campers must bring a bagged lunch
$280 Members/$310 Nonmembers
Put your ingenuity to the test as you design, build and program motorized machines with LEGO® WeDo 2.0 kits. Experiment with robotic sensors and add motors to create contraptions that drive, pull, grab, and more.
Camp Content & Themes: Coding, LEGO® Bricks, Robotics
NEW! Brickology
NEW! Brickology
July 5–99 am–4 pm | Campers must bring a bagged lunch
$250 Members/$280 Nonmembers
Study the science of bricks! Construct 2D and 3D models and murals, design complex marble runs, and explore styles of architecture. Discover simple machines, test a paper airplane launcher, and build a LEGO® wrecking ball!
Camp Content & Themes: Art, Engineering, LEGO® Bricks
NEW! CodeQuest
NEW! CodeQuest
June 28–July 2, July 26–309 am–4 pm | Campers must bring a bagged lunch
$280 Members/$310 Nonmembers
Explore visual coding by designing games and animations with Scratch. Use Color Codes to guide Ozobots through racetracks and mazes. Code with JavaScript to invent, modify, and debug apps with Bitsbox.
Camp Content & Themes: Coding, Technology
NEW! Flight School
NEW! Flight School
Aug. 2–69 am–4 pm | Campers must bring a bagged lunch
$250 Members/$280 Nonmembers
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, and construct a rocket and blast off!
Camp Content & Themes: Engineering, Physics
Museum Quest
Museum Quest
Aug. 16–209 am–4 pm | Campers must bring a bagged lunch
$250 Members/$280 Nonmembers
Uncover the science behind your favorite exhibits! Test out the laws of physics and the limits of the human body in Highmark SportsWorks®, explore space with a behind-the-scenes experience in the Buhl Planetarium, and get up close with our animal ambassadors!
Camp Content & Themes: Astronomy, Biology, Health
NEW! Science Olympics
NEW! Science Olympics
Aug. 2–69 am–4 pm | Campers must bring a bagged lunch
$250 Members/$280 Nonmembers
Become a Science Olympian for the week and engage in creative, physical activities as well as science-centered challenges. Complete obstacle courses and relay races, construct catapults and balconies, and design, test, and race rafts and cars.
Camp Content & Themes: Health, Physics, Problem-Solving
NEW! Spellbound Science
NEW! Spellbound Science
June 21–25, July 19–239 am–4 pm | Campers must bring a bagged lunch
$250 Members/$280 Nonmembers
Become a real-life wizard when you make everyday objects fizz, glow, shrink, grow, and vanish right before your eyes! Explore the states of matter while brewing potions, try your hand at levitation, create color-changing plants in herbology, and discover what owls like Hedwig ate as you dissect real owl pellets.
Camp Content & Themes: Animals, Astronomy, Chemistry
Sphero Challenge
Sphero Challenge
July 5–9, July 19–23, Aug. 9–139 am–4 pm | Campers must bring a bagged lunch
$280 Members/$310 Nonmembers
Combine hardware and software to create solutions to a variety of STEAM-centered challenges using Sphero Robotics! Design a miniature golf course and program Sphero to be the golf ball! Try your hand at robotic art, build and race with chariots, and navigate through obstacle courses.
Camp Content & Themes: Coding, Engineering, Robotics
Spy School
Spy School
July 12–16, Aug. 9–139 am–4 pm | Campers must bring a bagged lunch
$250 Members/$280 Nonmembers
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.
Camp Content & Themes: Electricity, Problem-Solving, Technology
Voyage to the Red Planet
Voyage to the Red Planet
July 26–309 am–4 pm | Campers must bring a bagged lunch
$250 Members/$280 Nonmembers
Mars, the Red Planet! Follow the journey of robotic rovers to our celestial neighbor and discover the challenges of living on another planet. Explore otherworldly geology, then join up with your fellow space scientists to assemble a crew and design a Mars colony.
Camp Content & Themes: Astronomy, Earth Science, Engineering
NEW! Wild About Science
NEW! Wild About Science
June 28–July 2, Aug. 9–139 am–4 pm | Campers must bring a bagged lunch
$250 Members/$280 Nonmembers
Set off on a kid-tested, Mother Nature-approved adventure to explore the wild side of science! Identify local flora and fauna and examine the microscopic life hiding in a scoop of soil or a drop of river water. Embark on virtual field trips to explore exotic biomes all over the world, then get up close with our on-site animal ambassadors.
Camp Content & Themes: Animals, Biology, Environmental Science
Fab Lab: Maker Camp
Fab Lab: Maker Camp
June 7–11, June 14–18, July 12–16, Aug. 2–69 am–4 pm | Campers must bring a bagged lunch
$320 Members/$345 Nonmembers: Materials fee included in price
Experience firsthand all the latest technologies: 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 home.
NEW! Fab Lab: Habitat Maker Camp
NEW! Fab Lab: Habitat Maker Camp
July 5–9, July 26–30, Aug. 9–139 am–4 pm | Campers must bring a bagged lunch
$320 Members/$345 Nonmembers: Materials fee included in price
What would you do if you crash landed on an alien planet with only a 3D printer and laser cutter? Let’s find out! Making the tools you need to study Earth will help you understand how NASA thinks we can live on other planets.
Fab Lab: Toy Maker Camp
Fab Lab: Toy Maker Camp
June 21–25, July 19–239 am–4 pm | Campers must bring a bagged lunch
$320 Members/$345 Nonmembers: Materials fee included in price
What types of games and toys can be made with 3D printers, laser cutters, and vinyl cutting machines? Learn how to make simple toys and then create your very own toy company, design a T-shirt, and manufacture personalized toys of your very own design.
