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Rocky Mountain Adventure Summer Science Camp     On-line Registration

Discover the world around you through hands-on exploration.  These camps are dsigned to teach useful science in a fun and participatory way.  Our camp motto says it all:

"The worst day in the field is better than the best day in the classroom."

There is no better way to learn about geology than from the top of a volcano, or study water pollution from the middle of a stream.

Field trips, experiments, and group projects are the heart of the this exciting program that will leave a lasting impression on all participants.

RMA Beginners:
Age:  5-6 at time of camp
Dates:  July 7-9
Time:  8:45 -9:45 am
Cost:  $30 per child; MOI members $25

RMA Jr.:
Age 7-8 at time of camp
Dates: July 7-9
Time:  10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Cost $45 per child; MOI members $40

RMA Original:
Age: 9-15 at time of camp
Dates:  June 9-13 or June 16-20 (first week must fill up before second week will open)
Time:  8:00 am - 3:00 pm
Cost $125; $110 for additional siblings and MOI members

Rocky Mountain High Adventure:
Age:  10-15 (must have already participated in the RMA Original camp)
Date:  June 23-27
Time:  8:00 am - 3:00 pm
Cost $140; $125 for additional siblings and MOI members

For more information, please contact the Tevye Waite at the Museum of Idaho tevye.waite@museumofidaho.org or Alana Jensen ajensen@stoller.com. 

On-line Registration

RMA Original 2008 Schedule (subject to minor changes)

• Monday:
  • 8:00 - 11:00 - Orientation, Biodiversity Activities and Introduction to GPS
  • 11:00 - 3:00 - Market Wetlands Field Trip (Wetland birds, plants, and GPS activities)
• Tuesday:
  • INL Tour (Lava tube caves, Native American sites, homesteading sites, vegetation transects and wildflower identification)
• Wednesday:
  • Lava Hiking Trail field trip (small mammal trapping, geology, desert adaptations, wildfires)
• Thursday:
  • Pine Creek (comparison vegetation studies, seed transport activities, wildflower identification, water quality testing and water invertebrate studies)
• Friday:
  • Morning at the Museum (prepare presentation for parents in the afternoon, art activities, games and science experiments)
  • 1:00 - Parents are invited to a presentation by the campers and the families of the campers are invited to tour the Museum.

Each day will include journaling and art activities. 

Campers will be split into two groups, one for younger campers and one for older campers and returning campers from last year.  Each group will do the same activities, but at age level.   We also have two high-school aged counselors to assist us.  Our enrollment is limited to 25 students, so each camp leader and assistant will have no more than 13 students in each group.

We will have lunch in the field Monday-Thursday, so the campers will be required to supply a sack lunch.  Friday’s lunch will be furnished by the Museum.