Location: 410 Columbus Avenue at The Culture Center (across from the Natural History Museum on West 80th Street)

Week 1: Ooey-Gooey Science; June 27, 2025 (Friday) & July 1-3, 2025 (Monday-Thursday)
Week 2: Invent-O-Mania; July 7-11, 2025 (Monday-Friday)– REGISTER NOW
Week 3: The Scientist In Me; July 14-18, 2025 (Monday-Friday)

Take a journey through history’s greatest inventions at Invent-O-Mania Camp! This hands-on experience explores the brilliant minds and groundbreaking innovations that shaped the world. From ancient Greek catapults to modern robotics, kids will explore the ingenuity behind history’s game-changing inventions while bringing their own ideas to life.

Explore Innovation Through These Themes:

• The Greeks and the Catapult: Discover how Greek engineers revolutionized warfare by designing powerful catapults—and then build and test your own!
• China and the Compass: Explore how the ancient Chinese invention of the compass changed navigation and dive into magnetic fields, static electricity, and electromagnetic forces.
• Jansen and the Microscope: Learn how the microscope transformed medicine and biology, then explore DNA, cells, and microorganisms.
• Volta and the Battery: Experiment with electrical circuits, motors, and early batteries to understand how stored energy powers our world.
• Japanese Robotics: Discover the evolution of robots and how Japan has led innovation in automation—then build your own object-detecting robot!

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