Summer Solutions Special Classes Stir Up Interest in Science

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Swirling purples, greens and blacks cover the walls. Brightly colored beakers, flasks and test tubes adorn the work bench. Gizmos and gadgets, Superballs and slime, a cotton candy maker and a "hover board" sit waiting on tables and floors.

It's just a typical day at Mad Science of Evansville, one of a couple of dozen places that will offer summer camps, programs, workshops and experiences for children this summer.

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Summer Solutions Special Classes Stir Up Interest in Science

Owner Jill Howery said summer will be an experimentally great time with programs in everything from earth sciences to space.

"Having a background in the sciences certainly helps," said "Jupiter Jill" Howery, who is a physical therapist. "Having that knowledge and that interest helps me connect with the kids."

While learning certainly is a goal for Mad Science -- and the eight Mad Scientists with other-worldly names who work for Howery -- the summer camps are not tedious lessons in science.

"We want the kids to have a good time, to do a lot of hands-on work, to think about how things work -- and why," she said.

Other than the weeks of Memorial Day and Independence Day, camps are three hours a day for five days. The other two weeks, four-day camps are offered.

"We'll do something different each day," she said. "We like to have something for the kids to take home with them, something to show their pare...

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