WISCONSIN SPACE ACADEMY 2009
Explore the thrill of space, science and rockets, through hands-on activities. Three Levels to Take You to New Heights!
Level I–Blast Off (Completed Grade 2 – Grade 5)
- Receive all the necessary equipment to safely launch rockets
- Build, customize, and launch a model rocket
- Learn the basic principles of flight
- Perform rocketry experiments
- Create space and rocketry presentation for family night
- Participate in a simulated space mission
Level II-Lift Payloads (Completed Grade 4– Grade 6)
- Build, customize, and launch a model rocket that launches and returns a raw egg
- Learn about the forces necessary during rocket flight
- Practice landing rockets in a target zone
- Perform microgravity experiments
- Create a space and rocketry presentation for family night
- Participate in a simulated space mission
Level III-Fly Higher (Completed Grade 5 – Grade 8)
- Build, customize, and launch a model rocket that uses two engines
- Use trigonometry to calculate rocket altitudes
- Observe and predict how to observe satellites
- Explore the challenges of living in microgravity
- Create a space and rocketry presentation for family night
- Participate in a simulated space mission
General Information
- Each camp session lasts 3 hours per day for one week (Monday through Friday)
- Sessions are taught by enthusiastic, fully-trained instructors
- Low child/instructor ratios
- Age/grade is approximate.
- Thursday night of each week is Family Night with activities & a reception
- Registration includes all materials, a daily snack, certificate, and a t-shirt. Each session is $125.
- Sign up for more than one Space Academy session (siblings included) and save 10% on each
- Sign for both an Earth Adventure & a Space Academy sessions and spend the whole day (and save 10%)
- Supervision will be provided over lunch for campers staying for more than one session
Registration Information
- Registration Form - Register by mail
- Online Registration - Register online
Contact Info
- Email: barlowplanetarium@uwc.edu
- STARLINE (Recorded Information): 920-832-2848
- Planetarium Office/Reservations: 920-832-2868
- Planetarium Director: 920-832-2852
- For detailed information, please visit the Barlow Planetarium Space Academy Web site.
- Address: The Barlow Planetarium • University of Wisconsin-Fox Valley • 1478 Midway Road, Menasha, WI 54952
