6th – 8th Grade Camps Durham Camps (At the Museum) Learn More Digital Creators Lights! Camera! Action! Dream of becoming a Youtuber? Get ready to dive into video production as you write, shoot, and edit your own movie trailer. Use the Museum as your set, hone your directorial skills and learn tools to make and upload your own videos. Take your ideas from digital to physical by 3D printing miniature props and characters and laser cutting your studio logo! +$10 materials fee Learn More Ellerbe Creek Ecologist* Spend a week immersed in nature! From our basecamp in the Museum’s Outdoor Classroom, we’ll explore the vital role of watersheds in our ecosystem. Campers will consult with experts involved in ongoing conservation efforts, then conduct their own water quality assessments on Ellerbe Creek and the Museum’s wetlands. We’ll investigate macroinvertebrates, plants and algae, and the geological forces that shape the stream. Prepare to get your hands dirty as we dig into ecology! *This camp takes place in an outdoor shelter Learn More LEGO® Mars 2020 Join us for an entire week of building and programming as we tackle our own mission to mars! We’ll work in teams to design, build, and program innovative solutions to the challenges of space exploration using LEGO® Mindstorm EV3 kits. +$10 materials fee Learn More Minecraft Modders Minecraft experts, get ready for an entire week of building and coding adventures using Minecraft: Education Edition! We’ll work in teams to discover a whole new side of the Minecraft universe. Collaborate and learn how to write code modifications (mods) using both block-based and Javascript languages to engineer your own custom version of Minecraft! Recommended for campers with experience playing Minecraft. +$10 materials fee Learn More Minecraft Modders - Girls Only! This girl-powered camp is the perfect opportunity for your Minecraft fanatic to show off her skills! Using Minecraft: Education Edition, collaborate and learn how to write code modifications (mods) using both block-based and Javascript languages to engineer your own custom version of Minecraft! We’ll get inspired as we learn about famous female video game developers while we dig into the code behind Minecraft and manipulate the Minecraft universe! +$10 materials fee
Learn More Digital Creators Lights! Camera! Action! Dream of becoming a Youtuber? Get ready to dive into video production as you write, shoot, and edit your own movie trailer. Use the Museum as your set, hone your directorial skills and learn tools to make and upload your own videos. Take your ideas from digital to physical by 3D printing miniature props and characters and laser cutting your studio logo! +$10 materials fee Learn More Ellerbe Creek Ecologist* Spend a week immersed in nature! From our basecamp in the Museum’s Outdoor Classroom, we’ll explore the vital role of watersheds in our ecosystem. Campers will consult with experts involved in ongoing conservation efforts, then conduct their own water quality assessments on Ellerbe Creek and the Museum’s wetlands. We’ll investigate macroinvertebrates, plants and algae, and the geological forces that shape the stream. Prepare to get your hands dirty as we dig into ecology! *This camp takes place in an outdoor shelter Learn More LEGO® Mars 2020 Join us for an entire week of building and programming as we tackle our own mission to mars! We’ll work in teams to design, build, and program innovative solutions to the challenges of space exploration using LEGO® Mindstorm EV3 kits. +$10 materials fee Learn More Minecraft Modders Minecraft experts, get ready for an entire week of building and coding adventures using Minecraft: Education Edition! We’ll work in teams to discover a whole new side of the Minecraft universe. Collaborate and learn how to write code modifications (mods) using both block-based and Javascript languages to engineer your own custom version of Minecraft! Recommended for campers with experience playing Minecraft. +$10 materials fee Learn More Minecraft Modders - Girls Only! This girl-powered camp is the perfect opportunity for your Minecraft fanatic to show off her skills! Using Minecraft: Education Edition, collaborate and learn how to write code modifications (mods) using both block-based and Javascript languages to engineer your own custom version of Minecraft! We’ll get inspired as we learn about famous female video game developers while we dig into the code behind Minecraft and manipulate the Minecraft universe! +$10 materials fee
