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Scout Overnight Camps

The ultimate indoor camping experience for girls and boys in grades 1-8

Scout Day Camps

The ultimate day camp experience for girls and boys in grades K-3

School's Out

If school's out, COSI is in! Register at any time for COSI's School's Out camps.

Single Day Camps

COSI's single-day summer camps are perfect for children about to enter kindergarten and first grade.

Science Spots

We deliver energy and excitement to your event! COSI's all-new Science Spot traveling science exhibition gives your guests the opportunity to play, explore, and learn about science together.

Special Events

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Summer

Keep the science learning going all summer with COSI's June, July, and August day camps for kids ages 5-18.

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Simple Machines

  • Grade Levels: Preschool
  • Number of Students: 20
  • Academic Standards:
  • Math: Data Analysis and Probablity EL. 1, 2
  • English Language Arts: Research EL. 1, 4

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Science of Sounds

Students will discover that sounds are created by vibrating objects and how different things make sound.

  • Grade Level: Grades 1-5

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Science of Sports

Participants will explore their own center of mass, velocity, and see firsthand why safety equipment is necessary.

  • Grade Level: Grades 1-6

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Surgical Suite: Total Knee Replacement

Connect through video conference to a live knee surgery where you can ask the surgical staff questions during the procedure. Participants do a virtual scrub-in and observe this surgery first hand.

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Salsa Science

Exhilarate your senses and spice up your life as you explore the chemical and physical changes of cooking! Prepare 3 kinds of salsa, using items found in your gardens and kitchens, and then eat what you create!

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Surgical Suite: Total Knee Replacement

See live surgery, ask questions, and interact via videoconference with surgeons and medical personnel in a real hospital operating room.

  • Grade Levels: Grades 6-Adult
  • Standards: Life Science

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Space Explorers

Children who are fascinated with space, stars, astronauts, and rockets will love this interactive birthday party!
  • Age Level: Ages 3-5

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Squishy Science

What kid doesn't love a good mess? Dig into the world of slime and other super ooey-gooey goo. The best part is you won't have to clean it up!
  • Age Level: Ages 3-5

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Science Sleuth

Put on your detective’s cap and solve a mystery! Discover the science behind fingerprints and secret messages as you solve the crime.
  • Age Level: Ages 6-11

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Science at Your Fingertips

Based on Little Blue and Little Yellow by Leo Lionni. Touch, feel, and experiment with new materials. Bring out your students' inner scientist!

  • Grade Level: 18-36mos

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Space

Based on the book I Want to Be an Astronaut by Byron Barton. Explore and discover what you would see if you were an astronaut on a mission to outer space.

  • Grade Level: 18-36mos

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Space

Make fizzy rockets, create an alien, and explore the solar system in an out-of-this-world camp!

  • Age Level: Rising K & 1st Graders
  • Program Date:
  • July 18 OR 30, 2013 (9am–Noon) or (1pm–4pm)

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Science Sleuth

Every summer we seem to have one big caper that happens right under our noses and we need your help in solving it! Combine this camp with "LEGO® Robotics" (July 22-26, 1pm-4pm) for a full-day camp.

  • Age Level: Rising 2nd & 3rd Graders
  • Program Date:
  • July 22−26, 2013 (9am–Noon)

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Salicylate Sleuths

Students discover products lurking in their home that may contain the medicine salicylate. Concepts: chemical reactions, medication safety, personal health.

  • Grade Levels: Grades K - 5
  • Number of Students: 12 - 18 per session

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Superbug Sleuths

Students test if products such as toothpaste, hot sauce, and chicken noodle soup actually kill germs. Concepts: bacteria life cycle, disease transmission, personal health.

  • Grade Levels: Grades K - 5
  • Number of Students: 12 - 18 per session

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Science of the Performing Arts

Give your child’s performing nature a chance for experimentation and expression as we explore music, dance, and drama with a concluding on-stage performance!

  • Program Date(s):
  • Wednesday, September 25, October 9, 23 and November 6, 2013 (10am–12pm)
  • Saturday, September 28, October 12, 26 and November 9, 2013 (10am–12pm)

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Science & Engineering SciGirls Style for Grades 6-8

Join the Emmy Award winning PBS series SciGirls in a hands-on, minds-on introduction to the science inquiry and engineering design processes. Learn all about free STEM resources for girls offered through SciGirls, a PBS Kids television series with the goal of changing how millions of girls think about STEM. We will explore SciGirls activities and share our research-based strategies for engaging middle-school girls (and boys) in STEM.

  • Program Date: August 7, 2013, 9am-Noon OR 1pm-4pm at COSI in Columbus

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