Welcome to Camp Curiosity Summer Camp for kids entering grades 6-8!

Robotics 6-8 Grade Camps - Great Lakes Science Center 

601 Erieside Ave., Clevelad OH, 44114

This year, Great Lakes Science Center has four new camp programs designed to introduce campers to the amazing world or robotics. Discover how robots can be built and programmed to deliver food or products to our doorsteps, work beneath the waters of Lake Erie, travel through the sky or explore the lunar surface.

2026 Robotics Grades 6-8 Summer Camp Sessions - Great Lakes Science Center 

$400 per week ($375 members)

July 13, 2026 – July 17, 2026

Riveting Robotics: An Introduction to Programming and Fabrication

You can build just about anything with LEGOs, but did you know robots are one of those possibilities? Using a LEGO MindStorms, campers will construct a small robot and use block coding to maneuver their robot around set courses. From performing a delivery in a simulated neighborhood to navigating materials in a manufacturing facility, campers will learn the fundamentals of robot construction and programming during this weeklong program.

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July 20, 2026 –July 24, 2026

 Aquatics and Robotics: An Intermediate Guide to Fabrication and Underwater ROVs

Robots that can “swim” through the water? Sounds like fun! During this week long program, campers will construct an underwater robot, equipped with a camera and sensors, capable of diving into the water. Using simple materials such as PVC and plastic propellers, campers will grow the skills to understand basic fabrication as well as learn the technique necessary to control this robot as it navigates the depths.

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July 27, 2026 – August 1, 2026

Aerial Academics: An In-classroom Focus on Flight and Programming

Take to the skies as we take a closer look at remotely operated flight! Using drones small enough to fit in the palm of their hand, campers will gain a basic understanding of flight throughout this weeklong program. Along the way, campers will gain experience with block coding, using coded language blocks as a way to control their programmable aerial drone.

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August 3, 2026 – August 7, 2026

Extraterrestrial Expedition: A Not So Out- Of-This World Look at Lunar Exploration
What will a journey on the lunar surface look like when astronauts return to the moon as part of NASA’s planned Artemis mission? Campers will explore the possibilities as they spend a week navigating a simulated lunar surface with a small, programmable or manually controlled robot. Equipped with cameras on both the robot and the lunar lander, campers will control the robot from “mission control” using only the feed from the cameras for guidance. This simulation of the real challenges that astronauts face gives participants a glimpse of what could be in their future.

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