The Museum of Nature & Science is hosting a Discovery Camp from March 14-18, 2011, aimed at North Texas children during their spring break, featuring themes such as dinosaurs, wizards, and mummies. The camp, tailored for grades K-6, offers hands-on learning experiences in science and various thematic activities at a cost of $185 for members and $210 for non-members. Registration is available online, and the museum also provides before and after care options for an additional fee.

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Imaginations Bloom at MNS Spring Break Camp
Museum of Nature & Science offers fun, learning March 14-18
DALLAS, Texas (March 2, 2011) – While North Texas children are out of
school for spring break, they can jump into an exciting week filled with fun and learning.
The Museum of Nature & Science is presenting Discovery Camp each day from March
14 – 18. This year’s themes include dinosaurs, wizards and mummies.
Discovery Camp sessions are organized by grade level – kindergarten through
sixth grade – in order to customize activities to the abilities of each age group. Campers
will get to explore a new topic every day, make crafts and participate in fun, thematic
activities.
“Each day, campers will have the opportunity to explore a wide variety of
scientific concepts – presented in themes that spark children’s curiosity,” says Teresa
Lenling, assistant director of education for the Museum of Nature & Science. “From
pirates to magic to paleontology, through hands-on experiences, they can discover the
science behind buoyancy, chemistry, dinosaurs, flight, and much more!”
The students are organized into two groups by their school grades: K-4 and 5-6.
Themes for the kindergarten-through-fourth-grade group include The ABC’s of Wizardry,
Crass Critters, Mysterious Mummies and Camp Castaway. They’ll experiment with the
“magic” of science, get a close look at animals and insects, explore the world of ancient
Egypt and dive into the depths of the oceans.
Fifth and sixth graders will enjoy Paleo Primer, Academy of Wizardry, What’s
Your ‘-ology?,’ Survivor Science and Junkyard Science as their Discovery Camp themes.
Students in this age group will get the real dirt on fossils, investigate the truth behind
“magic,” get hands-on experience with careers in science and practice outdoor survival
skills. They’ll even learn how commonly discarded items can be used for energy,
machinery or even music!
Pricing for Spring Break Discovery Camp at the Museum of Nature & Science is
$185 per student for members, $210 for non-members. Before and after care are
available but must be purchased for the entire week. Before care is $25 a week per
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camper, after care is $35.
Registration is available online at natureandscience.org or by phone at
214-455-5555 extension 8. The MNS web site can also be used to download registration
forms. Completed forms can be faxed to 214-428-4310 or mailed to:
MNS Discovery Camp Spring Break 2011
P.O. Box 151469
Dallas, TX 75315-1469
The Museum of Nature & Science campus is located in Fair Park. The Science
Building is at 1318 S. 2nd Ave., the Nature Building is at 3535 Grand Ave., and the
Planetarium is at 1620 First Ave., Dallas, TX, 75210. Learn more about the Museum, its
programs and how to become a member online at natureandscience.org
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About the Museum of Nature & Science
The Museum of Nature & Science – the result of a unique merger in 2006 between the
Dallas Museum of Natural History, The Science Place and the Dallas Children's Museum
– is an AAM- accredited non-profit educational organization located in Dallas's Fair
Park. In support of its mission to inspire minds through nature and science, the museum
delivers exciting, engaging and innovative visitor experiences through its education,
exhibition, and research and collections programming for children, students, teachers,
families and life-long learners. The facility also includes the TI Founders IMAX®
Theater and a cutting-edge digital planetarium. The Museum of Nature & Science is
supported in part by funds from the City of Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs, the Texas
Commission on the Arts and HP. The Museum of Nature & Science also is building a
new $185-million museum on a 4.7-acre site in Victory Park to complement the Fair Park
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