Summer Camp Science

Looking for supplies for your summer science camps and teacher workshops?

This year, make your summer camp an experience that your campers, and you, will never forget. Steve Spangler Science has created a collection of products that are geared towards ramping up the learning, and the fun, in your summer camp. It's a one-stop-shop for turning your summer camp into the hands-on event of the year.

#1 - BABY SODA BOTTLES

Whether you are out on an exploration hike or mixing up some concoctions inside, our Baby Soda Bottles are the perfect tool for your camp. They're practically indestructible and are water tight. You can't find a better product with a larger diversity of uses. We include an activity guide full of activities for you and your camp, but we guarantee that you'll create an entire list of your own. - Learn more

#2 - GEYSER TUBE BULK PACKS

Do you want to create an experience your campers will never forget? Steve Spangler's famous Geyser Tube isn't just a great visual display, it teaches some amazing science, too. You're guaranteed to have oohs and aahs as the foaming geyser sprays into the air. With Geyser Tube Bulk Packs you can make sure that every child has their own geyser or make sure the fun almost never ends. - Learn more

#3 - COLOR CHANGING BEADS

These amazing beads aren't just for decoration, they are a great instrument for teaching your campers about the importance of sunscreen. Make them into a bracelet and watch as the beads change color in the sun's UV rays. The beads come in red, blue, green, yellow, orange, and purple - an entire rainbow - and the kids will never get bored of watching them change color. They'll be amazed at the magic of the UV beads and will have a super-cool bracelet they won't want to take off.

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#4 - SUN SENSITIVE PAPER

You've never made a photo like this before. This special paper is coated with light-sensitive chemicals which make it turn blue when exposed to light. When your students place objects they find in nature on the paper, they'll create a one-of-a-kind picture that they'll never forget. The outcome is always refrigerator worthy. - Learn more

#5 - MAGIC SAND

Your camp will be famous for creating the impossible with Magic Sand. Campers will get their hands wet while they build underwater sculptures with the hydrophobic (water-repelling) substance. An underwater sandcastle may seem unthinkable, but that's what makes this sand magical. Take the sand back out of the water and it's completely dry! You're campers will beg to know the secret behind the amazing sand that never gets wet. - Learn more

#6 - SOLAR BAG

Picture a kite that is 50 feet long and requires absolutely no wind to work. It only needs sunlight! That's what you get with the Solar Bag. Simply fill the Solar Bag with air and watch it lift into the air as the sun heats the air inside the bag. This activity is perfect for a day in the park that your campers will remember the rest of the summer. - Learn more

#7 - INSTA-SNOW

Now you can celebrate a snow storm no matter where your camp is located. Insta-Snow is a superabsorbent polymer that will expand up to 100 times its original size when you add water to it. The science behind the fluffy faux-snow is so incredible, your campers might forget they're learning. Your entire camp will feel like a blizzard even if the heat is blistering. - Learn more

#8 - BUBBLE GUM KIT

Chewing bubble gum and blowing bubble gum bubbles is as much a part of summer as swimming pools and hot dogs. So why not teach your campers the science behind that delicious pink treat? They'll be taking home some cool knowledge and be making a batch of they're tasty, chewy snack. With this kit, you'll be able to make over 30 pieces of gum. That's enough to keep your campers chomping.. - Learn more

#9 - FIZZERS

If you're tired of sending your campers home with stained fingers from food coloring, Fizzers are exactly what you need. Fizzers change the color of water just like food coloring but you don't have to worry about staining little hands. And they're completely non-toxic! Coloring liquids and color mixing has never been so easy and fun. - Learn more

#10 - CLEAR WORM GOO

What camper won't like the stringy, gooey worms that they'll be creating?With enough material to create over 150 feet of our Insta-Worms, our Clear Worm Goo Refill kit is perfect for an entire camp. They might not be able to use the worms as bate, but we bet our Insta-Worms will be something the kids will talk about the rest of the summer. - Learn more