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Summer Projects

Here are some links you may want to consult for summer camp science 
projects and activities.

Make your own Solar Observatory
http://www.sunderstanding.net/solarobservatory.htm

Make your own Star Clock

Look for Make Your Own Star Clock under the Home Activities link 
section.
http://www.lawrencehallofscience.org/kids/

Make your own Sundial

Look for Make Your Own Sundial on the Things To Do link page.
http://www.hartrao.ac.za/other/todo.html

Pinhole Astrophotography

Could the ancient Egyptians have observed sunspots? You can find 
detailed 
information here about observing Pinhole Sunspots as well as 
other Pinhole 
Astronomy links.
http://users.erols.com/njastro/barry/pages/pinhole.htm

Solar Field Activities
http://www.jsu.edu/depart/epic/fieldschool/pages/thesun.htm

Microscope Links
http://www.agresearch.co.nz/scied/search/tools/microscopes/index_microscopes.htm

Microbiology Links
http://www.agresearch.co.nz/scied/search/microbiology/microbiol_links.htm

Water-Drop Microscope
http://www.mada.org.il/website/html/eng/6/6-13.htm

Water Microscopes
http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/art98/watermic.html

Uncle Al's Sky Wheels

Download sky wheels from Hands-on Universe Explorations in the 
Home 
Activities section or go to http://hou.lbl.gov/explorations/
http://www.lawrencehallofscience.org/kids/

Make a Pringles Pinhole Camera
http://www.exploratorium.edu/science_explorer/pringles_pinhole.html

Make your classroom into a Pinhole Camera Solar Observatory
http://science.nasa.gov/ssl/pad/solar/tutorials/lessons/pincam.htm

Science Olympiad Bottle Rocket Links
http://www.soinc.org/events/botrockets/index.htm

The Science Toy Maker Homepage

An excellent site for easy to make projects. Also take advantage 
of the links 
to other science project sites and link to ten exploratorium 
sites.
http://www.sciencetoymaker.org

Make a Homemade Bow and Arrow Information: Three articles in  
this 
index
http://www.wildwoodsurvival.com/survival/hunting/bowandarrow/index.html

Make a Quick Homemade Bow and Arrow
http://grandpappy.info/wbow.htm

Make a Homemade Bow and Arrow
http://wikihow.com/Make-a-Flat-Bow-and-Arrow

US Army Survival Manual FM 21-76 Free PDF Download
http://equipped.com/fm21-76.htm

Kid's Survival Kit
http://www.equipped.org/kidequip.htm

Nasa Bottle Rocket Site
http://exploration.grc.nasa.gov/education/rocket/BottleRocket/about.htm

Water Rocket Annex
http://dogrocket.home.mindspring.com/WaterRockets/

Wikipedia Site with Links
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_rocket

Water Rocket with 3 Boosters Video
http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2009/08/water_rockets_with_drop-away_booste.html

Water Rocket News and Video
http://uswaterrockets.com/

Solar Cooking

See types and plans sections.
http://solarcooking.wikia.com

Solar Cookers

See links section.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_cooker

Cook With The Sun

See recipes section.
http://www.cookwiththesun.com

Boomerang Resources For Kids
http://www.flight-toys.com/boomerang/kids.html

Hot Links to the Wonderful World of Boomerangs
http://www.flight-toys.com/boomerangs.htm

Boomerangs

See links section.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boomerang

Homemade Percussion & Junk Music
Homemade percussion instruments.
http://www.rhythmweb.com/homemade/

Homemade Bubble Solutions
http://bubbleblowers.com/homemade.html

Homemade Outdoor Gear
http://www.backpacking.net/makegear.html

Survival Topics
http://www.survivaltopics.com/

Survival Blog
http://www.survivalblog.com/

Crafts for Kids
http://ivyjoy.com/rayne/craftsforkids.html

Other Resources

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