Summer

Investigate frequency, pitch and vibration through a variety of materials and instruments to make music.

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

Try out COSI’s special formulas to create flubber, oobleck, slime and other messy concoctions.

Explore the energy sources that power our world in this energetic, hands-on camp!

Discover the natural world of plants, animals and insects! We will explore COSI’s prairie, rain garden, and the Scioto River.

Discover dinosaurs, uncover fossils, and learn about these fascinating creatures. Combine with "Earth Matters" (July 22-26, 1pm-4pm) camp for a full-day camp.

Explore different parts of the Earth from Ohio to the rain forest, through hands-on topics in this around-the-world adventure.

Spend a week learning about robots and building some of our own using LEGO® WeDo technology. Combine the July 22-26 half-day version of this camp with "Science Sleuth" (July 22-26, 9am-Noon) for a full-day camp.

Get dirty with some of COSI’s best “messy” experiments: flubber, gack, slime, barfing pumpkins, boogers, germs, and soda geysers! Combine the July 8-12 half-day version of this camp with "Astronaut Adventures" (July 8-12, 9am-Noon) for a full-day camp.

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.

Dive deeper into COSI’s "MythBusters: The Explosive Exhibition" as we take a closer look at some of the myths busted on the show and check out the science behind popular legends.

Includes a field trip and a Thursday night overnight stay at COSI.

Explore the science of motion and the physics behind thrill rides, and then put your knowledge (and courage) to the test with a field trip to Kings Island.

Includes a field trip and a Thursday night overnight stay at COSI.

We’ll spend the week exploring how NASA gathers information about our Solar System and beyond using rockets, rovers, and manned missions.

Includes a field trip and a Thursday night overnight stay at COSI.

Learn fundamental programming concepts and use the Scratch program to create your own video game to share with friends and family.

Includes a field trip and a Thursday night overnight stay at COSI.

Learn how to use Microsoft’s Kodu Game Lab to create your own three-dimensional game world with skills that translate from the PC to Microsoft’s Xbox 360® Console.

Includes a field trip and a Thursday night overnight stay at COSI.

We'll be going behind the scenes at Cedar Point and spending two days at the park (spending the night in Sandusky), riding the best roller coasters and learning what it takes to make them work.

Includes a field trip to Cedar Point, with an overnight stay in Sandusky, Ohio on Wednesday night, plus an overnight stay at COSI in Columbus on Thursday night.

Learn about various medical careers through the professionals and experts at OhioHealth. We'll travel to multiple OhioHealth facilities to see them and their teams in action.

Receive hands-on, real-world experience in video production and journalism. Work with TV producers from WOSU and experts from COSI to create a news clip for publication on the MacNeil/Lehrer You.Edit website.

Learn about energy generation, storage, transportation, and conservation as we build simple and complex circuits using Snap Circuits™ kits.