Calling all explorers, innovators, and inventors! Mini-camp sessions at the National Museum of Industrial History offer a unique opportunity for children to discover our local industrial history, learn through hands-on activities, exercise their imaginations, and form friendships.
Each session will include facilitated museum exploration, and activities that incorporate hands-on learning, Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math content and skills.
WHO: Ages 8-12. Child must be of age by the start of camp.
WHEN: Sessions take place July 6, 13, 20 and 27 between 9:30 and 11:30. Drop off from 9:00-9:30 am. Sign up for one or all.
COST:
1 session: $25/kid for members; $30/kid for non-members
BUNDLE & SAVE: $85/kid for all 4 sessions
WHERE: National Museum of Industrial History, 602 East Second Street, Bethlehem, PA 18015
DETAILS: Participants to bring own snacks from home. No nuts permitted. Participants will have access to water fountain and NMIH will provide plastic drinking cups.
HOW TO REGISTER: Sign up online or email [email protected] to register. Then fill out your camper information forms here.
WEEKLY THEMES:
Session 1: July 6, 2023 – INNOVATION STATION
Explore American industrial power as we discover the 1876 Centennial World’s Fair. Learn the story of moving from foot-powered woodworking machinery to larger, steam-powered metal machining tools. Discover a world of machines that stem from innovation! When faced with challenges, we use our imagination and innovation to design a solution. This program will explore historical innovations and inspire our young entrepreneurs to create their own.
This program will be a combination of free play, facilitated gallery exploration, and a dedicated engineering challenge hands-on activity.
Session 2: July 13, 2023 – AMERICA RISING
Iron and steel were the building blocks of industrial America as it rose to become a world power. Campers will explore the stories of transporting and building America by diving into how iron and steel are made, the life of a steel worker, and how Bethlehem Steel transformed the nation.
Industry led to the rise of technology as we know it today. Engineering, applied sciences, machinery—all require scientific knowledge and technology. Explore the machinery and technology behind the steel industry and become engineers for the day!
This program will be a combination of free play, facilitated gallery exploration, and S.T.E.A.M. hands-on activities.
Session 3: July 20, 2023 – WEAVE IT TOGETHER
Discover our rich history of the textile industry and the hard work behind manufacturing silk. Learn how women and children played an important role in how the silk industry of the Lehigh Valley grew to national prominence.
This program will be a combination of free play, facilitated gallery exploration, and hands-on weaving activities.
Session 4: July 27, 2023 – GET ENERGIZED!
Energy comes from different sources and in different forms. Explore the challenges and discoveries of energy sources and how they fuel our ever-growing society. Take a virtual hot air balloon ride and learn about inventors who created fuel.
This program will be a combination of free play, facilitated gallery exploration, and S.T.E.A.M. hands-on activities.
Register Here
or contact us at [email protected] to register