Location: All Cabell County Summer Camps will be held at Marshall University, Science Building. Meet in the Atrium on the second floor of the Science Building on the campus side.
Ages: Grades listed include the grade the student will be during the 2025-2026 school year. Each camp will have 24 campers.
Camps are supported through a collaborative network including: West Virginia Science Adventures, Marshall University
Camp costs: Middle school focused camps are 1 day camps, 9am – 4pm, with lunch provided and cost $250/week ($200 for four day camps).
Registration:
Registration is Open for 2025! Summer Camps: 6-9
(Grades 6-9 : 9AM-4PM, lunch provided)
Check out our new site: https://www.marshall.edu/sciencecamps/
June 30th-July 3rd: Exploring Animal Behavior – $200
Click here to Register for Exploring Animal Behavior
This exciting hands-on camp is all about discovering the fascinating ways animals interact with their environment—and with each other. You’ll dive into the secret world of animal instincts and behaviors through fun, engaging activities. Get up close with wild birds! We’ll observe their behavior in real time and explore morphology by measuring and comparing the shapes and sizes of body parts—using both live and preserved bird specimens. We also will welcome you to our legendary Fruit Fly Lab! Join us for fun experiments and observations in the lab, where you’ll study the tiny but mighty fruit fly. These little creatures are key to understanding behavior and physiology—and they’re fun to work with, too. You’ll get hands-on experience observing and recording traits, feeding the flies, and discovering how they help scientists explore the natural world. (Note: This session will focus on physiology and behavior rather than genetics, as breeding takes more time than we have during the camp.)
July 28th-August 1st: Chemistry & Microbiology – $250
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Get ready to dive into the incredible world of microbes, chemistry, and the amazing tardigrades—also known as water bears! Billions of organisms exist that you cannot see, and they reside in every environment on Earth. In this hands-on camp, you’ll explore tiny creatures that live all around us, from bacteria to fungi, and even the extremotolerant tardigrade! Through exciting experiments and activities, you’ll learn how chemistry and microbiology come together to shape life at the smallest scale. We’ll explore the “invisible” world around us and learn about extremotolerants, those organisms that can survive extreme environments of outer space, high pressures, and low temperatures like those as in Antarctica. Whether you’re curious about the invisible creatures around us or love experimenting with cool science, this camp is packed with fun discoveries and hands-on learning that will make you see the world in a whole new way!