Virtual Space Camp "Perseverance Style" offers a series of five hands-on space STEM activities for campers, taught by the Nebraska Space Ambassadors. Create your own mission patch, launch a straw rocket, build a Mars rover, and more!
These activities will be delivered remotely and are perfect for students, as well as professional development for teachers, afterschool providers, and informal educators.
The activity videos will be available on Youtube, with the links shared with each registered camper or teacher. Because of the virtual nature of the camp, there are not specific dates to attend.
You may decide to either kickstart or end the week by watching the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover launch on its mission to Mars currently scheduled for July 30, 2020, from NASA Kennedy Space Center.
One FREE kit of camp materials will be mailed to the first 250 Nebraska households to register. A materials list will be provided for everyone who registers. The activities are designed to use items that are found around the house or at little cost.
Each child (camper) should be registered individually. While only one kit per family will be mailed to the first 250 Nebraska families to register, we may be able to include some additional stickers for multiple campers in the same household. Those outside Nebraska are welcome to register but will not be eligible for the free materials kit.
Registration information can be found at nespacegrant.org/spacecamp.
If registered prior to July 15, 2020, parents should expect to hear about camp details around July 20, 2020. Be sure to check your email and spam filters. If registered after July 17, 2020, it may take a little longer to receive the details.
Please email us at nasa.nebraska@unomaha.edu with any questions.
Amelia Tangeman
NASA Nebraska Space Grant & EPSCoR
University of Nebraska at Omaha
6001 Dodge St. CPACS 041
Omaha, NE 68182
NASA.Nebraska@unomaha.edu
402.554.2042