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