Camp Alpha 2012 —

Blast into Space

13th Annual Camp Alpha

Morris, Minnesota

June 17-20, 2012

Do you enjoy hands-on activities?  Would you like to build rockets that can travel over 200 miles per hour?  How about designing a landing craft with a mass of only 45 grams – about the weight of a cell phone – capable of protecting an egg dropped from over 40 feet?

•  Air Powered Rockets              •   Solid Fuel Powered Rockets

•   Principles of Flight                 •   Star Party at the UMM Observatory

•   Hands-on Activities               •   Fun Night (swimming, waterslide, gym….and more!)

Do you want to build your own comet? Ride in a Moon Buggy?  Gaze at stars in the largest observatory in the area?  Build and launch air-powered rockets? You will do all this and more at Camp Alpha!

(We have had rockets reach speeds of over 300 mph and altitudes of nearly one half mile!)

Camp Alpha is an exciting four-day event held in the west central community of Morris, MN.  Camp is co-sponsored by Morris Area Community Education and the University of Minnesota, Morris.  The camp is targeted at students in grades 4-8, and it truly is a blast! Students at camp will be involved with many different aspects of astronomy, aerospace, science, and math. They will tackle problems faced by real NASA scientists and learn the latest information on current space missions.

Campers have two options – in addition to choosing day camp or overnight camp – to select from:

A.  Basic Camper:  Campers will receive two model rockets with a complete launching kit.  Guided instruction during the building of each rocket will be provided.

B.  Challenger Division:  Challenger Division builders will work more independently and will be supplied with various model rocket kits.  Campers will be encouraged to make modifications, design changes, and are expected to have a strong work ethic.

You will NOT receive a launch system.