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Summer Scouts
From pins to badges, scouts of all ages can choose their adventures in a week of scouting fun. You can complete ALL of the requirements to earn your badges, including finding out about cool science and engineering careers. Scout programs are age-appropriate with the following approximate ages: and Scouts (6-8), (8-10) and (11-13 for HMNS Summer programs).
Scout programs are offered in Challenger Center Mission Control at the Museum, the George Observatory in Brazos Bend State Park or at MacGregor Elementary School (4801 La Branch St.) which is within walking distance of the Museum.
- Scout programs at the Museum are from 10:00 am – 3:00 pm. Scouts can sign up for Before Camp and After Camp along with Xplorations campers.
- Boy Scout programs at MacGregor Elementary School are from 9:30 am – 2:30 pm to allow parents to deliver children to both programs. Boy Scouts at MacGregor can arrive from 8:00 on at no additional charge, but must sign up for After Camp at the Museum if needed. Scouts registered for After Camp will walk or be transported from the MacGregor campus to the Museum.
- George Observatory programs are from 10:00 am – 3:00 pm, but Scouts can arrive as early as 9:00 am and leave as late as 4:00 pm each day.
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Boy Scout Merit Badge Adventures
Enviro-QuestEnvironmental Science and Weather Merit Badges
Conduct experiments and do research while you earn the Environmental Science merit badge. Discover how biologists learn about different ecosystems and keep watch over our world. While earning the Weather merit badge, you’ll discover the forces that create extreme thunderstorms, tornadoes, and hurricanes, plus visit the Weather Museum.
Location: MacGregor Elementary School
Dates: June 9-13, June 16-20, and June 23-27
Cost: $150 members / $170 non-members
Light! Sound! Action!Cinematography and Radio Merit Badges
It’s time to write, direct, act, and record your own original mini-feature film and take home your original DVD. Then create your own 30-minute radio show and record it on CD. Visit TV and Radio stations to complete your badge requirements.
Location: Museum
Dates: June 2-6, July 14-18, and July 21-25
Cost: $180 members / $200 non-members
By Air and SeaAviation and Oceanography Merit Badges
Oceans cover most of the planet, influencing the weather, the land, and the air – learn what’s in the sea and on the ocean floor. Discover how a plane flies and how to plot your course, build a model airplane and participate in an air show competition. On a field trip to Galveston, visit oceanographic research facilities and the Lone Star Flight Museum.
Location: MacGregor Elementary School.
Dates: June 16-20, and June 23-27
Cost: $180 members / $200 non-members
Rocket Science!Space Exploration and Astronomy Merit Badges
Learn about astronauts, the history of NASA and how to design a colony on another planet. Investigate the stars and other celestial bodies in the Burke Baker Planetarium to find out how astronomers study the universe. Build your own model rocket to launch a payload on the last afternoon of this 4-day camp. Click for Astronomy prerequisite work.
Location: Museum
Dates: June 30 – July 3 (4 day week)
Cost: $120 members / $140 non-members
Power PlusNuclear Science, Electricity, and Engineering Merit Badges
Engineers turn ideas into reality, designing all sorts of things from tiny batteries to supertankers. Learn the basic theory of nuclear science, the biological effects and hazards of radiation exposure and the beneficial uses of radioactive elements. Discover how to make a circuit, prepare for an emergency, and perform an electrical home safety inspection.
Location: MacGregor Elementary School
Dates: June 9-13 and June 23-27
Cost: $150 members / $170 non-members
Computer Craft Graphic Arts, Photography, and Computers Merit Badges
Discover how computers work and what they can do for you, create your own graphics design, and learn to edit digital photographs to tell a story on your own web page. In this fast-paced course, you will earn three merit badges and become a computer whiz!
Location: MacGregor Elementary School
Dates: June 9-13, June 16-20, and June 23-27
Cost: $150 members / $170 non-members
Back to Nature!Bird Study, Reptiles & Amphibians, and Mammal Study Merit Badges
The Museum’s George Observatory in Brazos Bend State Park is the perfect place to observe the universe and the world around you. From the air-conditioned observatory, you will explore the park and make observations as you find the different animals. This camp is from 10 am – 3 pm, but because of the commute, parents can drop off students as early as 9 am and pick them up as late as 4:00 pm each day. We encourage parents to think about scheduling a campsite or shelter with Brazos Bend State Park and enjoy the Park while earning the badges at the Observatory. Click for Reptiles & Amphibians prerequisite work.
Location: George Observatory, Brazos Bend State Park
Dates: July 7-11
Cost: $180 members / $200 non-members (includes admission to Brazos Bend State Park)
Webelos Super Science
Learn the history of science, how to conduct experiments, and how to design and build devices like a catapult. Experiment with the world around you, collect bugs, tour Museum halls, and make a fossil collection as you earn the Scientist, Engineer, Naturalist, Forester, and Geologist Pins.
Location: Museum
Dates: July 7-11, August 4-8, August 11-15
Cost: $150 members / $170 non-members
Cub Scout Super Science
Learn to conduct an experiment, collect and study rocks and fossils and explore our wild Gulf Coast weather. Learn how explorers found their way, how to read different maps, and create a model of your own imaginary land – all part of the Geography, Map & Compass, Science, Geology, and Weather Belt Loop and Pins.
Location: Museum
Dates: June 23-27
Cost: $150 members / $170 non-members
Brownie Scout Super Science
Have fun experimenting with bubbles, paper, crystals, and goo. Learn how scientists study nature and protect the Earth. Discover what lives in the water and sky from the tiny to the very large as you earn the Science Wonders, Science in Action, Plants, Earth and Sky, and Water Everywhere Try-Its.
Location: Museum
Dates: July 28-Aug 1
Cost: $150 members / $170 non-members
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