Summer

Museum Summer Camps

Museum Summer Camps are held at the UA Museum of the North Creativity Lab, 1962 Yukon Drive. Registration is required.

Space Camp

Presented by Dr. Walt & Marita Babula

For students entering grades 4-6

June 1-5, 2020

Monday-Friday, 9 am - Noon Several children with model rockets.

Learn through hands-on activities about space science. Topics to be covered include the aurora, eclipses, gravity, rockets, our solar system, the universe as a whole, and more. Come experience the wonder of outer space with us this summer!

Camp-specific scholarships available. Please inquire.

Taught by Kristin Donaldson, UAMN Outreach Specialist

Archaeology Camp

For students entering grades 4-6

June 8-12, 2020
Monday-Friday, 9 am - Noon Students digging at an archaeological site.

Learn from professional archaeologists on how to decipher clues from ancient artifacts and animal bones. Campers will participate in a simulated archaeological dig and learn what it takes to be a real-life archaeologist.

Taught by Scott Shirar, UAMN Archaeology Collections Manager

Bug Camp

For students entering grades 3-7
July 13-17, 2020
Monday-Friday, 9 am - Noon Ladybug on a flower.

Learn about Alaska’s insects and their relatives - from our beautiful butterflies and dragonflies to our less-loved mosquitoes and spiders. Through field, forest and pond, under rocks, in flowers and everywhere else, we’ll collect (catch and release and specimens for display) and study these fascinating many-legged tiny animals.

Taught by Derek Sikes, UAMN Entomology Curator, and Melissa Sikes