Rocket launch concludes SAP Science Camp

The Schriever School Age Program capped off its Science Camp by launching several model Estes rockets here July 2.

The launches were the final part of a mock event designed to help students learn about multiple scientific disciplines.

“The kids are scientists the whole week,” said Sam Birchenough, Monahan LLC Science Camp staff member. “The first day they’re coming to this conference [and] they get name tags with different scientific jobs. Then there is this crisis, an impact. The rest of the week is spent trying to solve this problem and figure out what happened.”
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