Mason City Schools
Student Activities
After School Enrichment Program
Science Discovery Camp
Summer of 2025
June 2 - 6, 2025
As we reach the maximum number of students in a particular class/program, it will become impossible to register for the class/program. There is nothing wrong with the site, this is an automatic process that closes the registration. Please note that in the event camp has to be canceled by MCS, there will be a $20 non-refundable deposit. There are NO refunds given if you cancel your registration.
Registrations will be accepted until May 1, 2025, classes are full or canceled; whichever comes first. Early Bird Registration by April 18, 2025, to ensure a camp t-shirt. Please be prompt in completing registrations since class sizes are limited and classes have filled very quickly.
Confirmation emails detailing important information about the pick-up of students, snacks, etc. will be sent at the end of May/beginning of June as programs are confirmed with the minimum number of students required to operate the programs.
What Exciting Adventures Await at Mason’s Science Discovery Camp?
Blast off into a week of science-packed fun at our camp! From dinosaurs to CSI mysteries, rockets to things that fly, and chemistry to space science, there’s something exciting for every young scientist. Campers in grades 1–8 (2025/2026 school year) will dive into hands-on experiments, uncovering the wonders of anatomy, physics, earth science, and more! With an awesome team of passionate teachers guiding the way, kids will spark their curiosity and love for science like never before. Choose your adventure! Opt for a single half-day program or double the fun with two half-day programs for a full day of discovery. Each program includes five thrilling 3-hour lab sessions. Don’t miss the chance to explore, experiment, and ignite a lifelong passion for science!
THINGS TO KNOW
For the summer of 2025, all programs are once again held at Mason Intermediate School (6307 Mason Montgomery Road, Mason, Ohio 45040). This is a change in location from last year.
Please do not arrive earlier than 15 minutes before your child’s program is scheduled to start. Students should enter and exit the building according to where the class will be taught. More information will be given regarding arrival/dismissal closer to the start of camp. A completed EMF is required for all students (Emergency Medical Form). Students will turn these forms into their instructor as they arrive on their first day of camp. No student will be permitted to attend without the completed EMF. No transportation is provided. The guardian’s responsible for providing transportation to and from the Mason Intermediate campus. Please be prompt at arrival and dismissal. A fee will be charged for late pick-up of students. If your camper stays all day, they must bring lunch. Please send camper’s lunches in a disposable paper bag with their name clearly marked on it. Lunches will not be refrigerated! More details will be shared in the confirmation letter emailed to you when your child’s program is confirmed once the minimum number of students required to operate the program has registered.
PROGRAMS
Programs are divided by grade levels. The Grade level is the grade your child is going into NEXT school year, 2025/2026.
GRADE 1
Limit: 12 Campers per Session
Mini-Mad Scientists - $175.00 per session
Monday – Friday: 6/2 through 6/6/2025 (8:30 – 11:30 a.m.)
Monday – Friday: 6/2 through 6/6/2025 (12:30 – 3:30 p.m.)
Allergy Alert: Peanut butter and dairy products will be used/consumed.
Grade 1 Campers will enjoy hands-on introductory activities and learn about bubbles, magnets, the five senses, colors & light, and other basic science topics.
Wonderful World of Science - $175.00 per session
Monday – Friday: 6/2 through 6/6/2025 (8:30 – 11:30 a.m.)
Monday – Friday: 6/2 through 6/6/2025 (12:30 – 3:30 p.m.)
These young scientists will explore hands-on activities focused on the color spectrum, creating mixtures, identifying acids, simulating pollution, demonstrating a recycling process, and many more engaging science explorations.
GRADES 1-2
Limit: 14 Campers per Session
Science of Art - $175.00 per session
Monday – Friday: 6/2 through 6/6/2025 (8:30 – 11:30 a.m.)
Monday – Friday: 6/2 through 6/6/2025 (12:30 – 3:30 p.m.)
GRADES 2-4
Limit: 14 Campers per Session
Animal Adaptations - $175.00 per session
Monday – Friday: 6/2 through 6/6/2025 (8:30 – 11:30 a.m.)
Monday – Friday: 6/2 through 6/6/2025 (12:30 – 3:30 p.m.)
Sharks, snakes, insects, bats, turtles, oh my! Campers will discover why turtles have shells, why some insects have camouflage, and why rattlesnakes have rattles. They will learn how animals’ adaptations help them survive in their environment. Campers will enjoy observing live animals, hunting insects, holding a shark’s jaw, and more.
DINOmite Discoveries - $175.00 per session
Monday – Friday: 6/2 through 6/6/2025 (8:30 – 11:30 a.m.)
Monday – Friday: 6/2 through 6/6/2025 (12:30 – 3:30 p.m.)
Campers will become paleontologists as we go on fossil hunts, dig for bones, track dinosaur footprints, investigate extinctions, and re-create life-size and replica dinosaurs. With a lot of take-home activities, this program is a fun-filled week of discovery.
NEW! Kitchen Chemistry: A Tasty Science Adventure- $175.00 per session
Monday – Friday: 6/2 through 6/6/2025 (8:30 – 11:30 a.m.)
Monday – Friday: 6/2 through 6/6/2025 (12:30 – 3:30 p.m.)
Allergy Alert: Dairy, peanut and chocolate will be used/consumed.
Calling all curious campers! In this fun and flavorful science camp session, campers will explore the wonders of chemistry, physics, and earth science using everyday food. They'll transform Starbursts into the rock cycle, create edible models of DNA, discover the art of tie-dying with natural colors from fruits and veggies, and much more! From hands-on experiments to delicious discoveries, this camp will inspire young scientists to see the kitchen as their laboratory.
Campers, don't forget to bring a 100% white cotton t-shirt for our tie-dye activity! Get ready to mix, mash, and munch your way through the exciting world of Kitchen Chemistry!
Early Encounters with Science - $175.00 per session
Monday – Friday: 6/2 through 6/6/2025 (8:30 – 11:30 a.m.)
Monday – Friday: 6/2 through 6/6/2025 (12:30 – 3:30 p.m.)
Allergy Alert: Dairy products will be used/consumed.
Activities in this introductory program are specially designed for the budding young scientist of tomorrow. Campers will get a positive first impression as they perform exciting, hands-on activities in the four major branches of science: Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, and Physics. Campers will learn about plants, weight, displacement, air pressure, the density of solids and liquids, polymers (like plastic and snot!), tornadoes, and more.
GRADES 3-4
Limit: 14 Campers per Session
The Body Machine - $175.00 per session
Monday – Friday: 6/2 through 6/6/2025 (8:30 – 11:30 a.m.)
Monday – Friday: 6/2 through 6/6/2025 (12:30 – 3:30 p.m.)
Have you ever made blood soup? What about rubbery chicken bones? Have you ever held a beating heart in your hand? Well, now you can! In this kid-friendly program, campers will learn about the most amazing machine – the human body. Campers will create working models of the hand, heart, muscles and lungs. They will test the world’s fastest supercomputer (the human brain), investigate reflexes and respiratory capacities, and so much more.
To Infinity and Beyond - $175.00 per session
Monday – Friday: 6/2 through 6/6/2025 (8:30 – 11:30 a.m.)
Monday – Friday: 6/2 through 6/6/2025 (12:30 – 3:30 p.m.)
Allergy Alert: Peanuts, dairy and gluten products will be used/consumed.
Campers will explore the Universe as they take a galactic vacation. Along the way, they will learn about human space exploration, our solar system, the moon, constellations, and types of galaxies. They will make a 3-D solar system puzzle, a moon phase flip booklet, a Mars rover, and a space suit for a potato.
GRADES 4-6
Limit: 14 Campers per Session
Math Magic - $175.00 per session
Monday – Friday: 6/2 through 6/6/2025 (8:30 – 11:30 a.m.)
Monday – Friday: 6/2 through 6/6/2025 (12:30 – 3:30 p.m.)
Discover the magic of math! Campers will learn mathematical card tricks, create designs, build kaleidoscopes, discover the secrets of winning games, and much more. Math magic is your opportunity to have fun using math.
Xtreme Earth - $175.00 per session
Monday – Friday: 6/2 through 6/6/2025 (8:30 – 11:30 a.m.)
Monday – Friday: 6/2 through 6/6/2025 (12:30 – 3:30 p.m.)
Allergy Alert: Oreos, candy, cupcakes will be used/consumed.
Campers will explore Earth’s most extraordinary events by creating extreme earthquakes, twisting tornadoes, gushing geysers, and much more. Activities focus on the creation and use of models (some edible) that will help campers discover the dynamic forces around the Earth and beyond.
It’s Alive! - $185.00 per session
Monday – Friday: 6/2 through 6/6/2025 (8:30 – 11:30 a.m.)
Monday – Friday: 6/2 through 6/6/2025 (12:30 – 3:30 p.m.)
Campers will experience the wonders of life and its processes through an exploration of both the microscopic world and terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Activities include observing pond water organisms, creating terrariums, aquariums, and worm towers, holding snail races, and dissecting owl pellets. You can expect your camper to bring home live animals in the ecosystems they have created for them!
GRADES 5-7
Limit: 14 Campers per Session
The Body Machine 2 - $175.00 per session
Monday – Friday: 6/2 through 6/6/2025 (8:30 – 11:30 a.m.)
Monday – Friday: 6/2 through 6/6/2025 (12:30 – 3:30 p.m.)
Allergy Alert: Soy products and peanut oil will be used
Have you ever wondered why your stomach growls? What about how your body fights off infection? Have you ever held a real eyeball? Well, now you can! In this kid-friendly program, campers will learn about the systems in the human body, and some of their functions, and apply those concepts to cool "experiments". Campers will create working models of the skin and eardrum. They will test their senses in a variety of ways, investigate how the digestive system breaks down food, and so much more. If you loved Body Machine 1, this camp is for you!
CSI:SDC - $175.00 per session
Monday – Friday: 6/2 through 6/6/2025 (8:30 – 11:30 a.m.)
Monday – Friday: 6/2 through 6/6/2025 (12:30 – 3:30 p.m.)
Whodunnit? Campers will learn and use the techniques and materials used in crime scene investigations. They will solve a variety of crimes by analyzing fingerprints, fiber samples, footprints, plant and soil samples, handwriting, DNA, and more to determine what happened and who might have done it!
PHUN with Physics - $175.00 per session
Monday – Friday: 6/2 through 6/6/2025 (8:30 – 11:30 a.m.)
Monday – Friday: 6/2 through 6/6/2025 (12:30 – 3:30 p.m.)
Campers will experiment with light and lasers, Newton’s Laws of Motion, electricity and circuits, magnetism, and more. Campers will use their newfound physics knowledge to build their very own Rube Goldberg machine.
Crazy Chemistry - $175.00 per session
Monday – Friday: 6/2 through 6/6/2025 (8:30 – 11:30 a.m.)
Monday – Friday: 6/2 through 6/6/2025 (12:30 – 3:30 p.m.)
Campers will become chemists as they explore the world of chemistry. Topics will include matter, chemical reactions, acids and bases, polar and non-polar bonding, and polymers. Activities include learning chemistry magic tricks, separating ink, reverse tie-dyeing, and creating slime! Campers need to bring a DARK 100% cotton item for tie-dye on Tuesday. Please label the shirt with the child's name.
**Allergy Alert** - gluten, chocolate
Limit: 14 Campers per Session
Creative Engineering - $175.00 per session
Monday – Friday: 6/2 through 6/6/2025 (8:30 – 11:30 a.m.)
Monday – Friday: 6/2 through 6/6/2025 (12:30 – 3:30 p.m.)
Are you ready for a challenge? Campers will work to solve design problems as well as make a catapult, build a vehicle that floats on air and draw and construct their own balsa wood bridge.
GRADES 6-8
Flight - $175.00 per session
Monday – Friday: 6/2 through 6/6/2025 (8:30 – 11:30 a.m.)
Activities include learning the history and theory of flight, Newton’s Laws of Motion, and flight safety. Campers will be learning how to construct paper airplanes, balloons, and will build and launch 1 model rocket.
Beginning Model Rocketry - $185.00 per session
Monday – Friday: 6/2 through 6/6/2025 (12:30 – 3:30 p.m.)
Beginning – Activities include learning the history and theory of rocketry, rocket propulsion, Newton’s Laws of Motion, and rocket safety. Campers will build and launch two skill-level I rockets.
