MOAH'S SUMMER CAMP! - Check Back for Summer Camp 2025!
June 3 - June 6, 2024, 9:30am - 1:00pm | Ages 7-13
Join us for the return of the Museum of American Heritage's Summer Camp! Participants will learn hands-on skills in the historic Williams House and garden. The camp is $100 per child for 4 days of fun activities! These activities include:

Monday, June 3
Tour the museum, scavenger hunt, afternoon tea n' toast
Tuesday, June 4
Machine and hand sewing, crochet, fiber arts
Wednesday, June 5
Science Sampler, hands-on science experiments
Thursday, June 6
Gardening, hands-on lessons

Light snacks will be provided, please send your child with a lunch. Please pay upon sign-up to confirm your place. Space is limited. First come, first served. Sign up HERE. Pay by credit card by calling 650-321-1004, by PAYPAL or mail check to: PO Box 1731, Palo Alto, CA 94302.

SCIENCE SAMPLERS

Ideal for field trips and class enrichment, Science Samplers introduce elementary and middle school students to science principles. A Science Sampler session is typically 45 - 60 minutes in duration and can be scheduled by contacting 650-321-1004.

Each presentation is a walk-through in time covering events that led to a specific discovery or invention, integrating history, demonstrations, and the theory behind the discovery. At the end of a presentation, students can engage in hands-on activities relating to the topic of the session.

The minimum Sampler fee is $150 for up to 10 students plus $15 for each additional student. Docent-led tours of the Museum before or after the Science Sampler session are also available by advance arrangement and an additional discounted add-on for $5 per student with the Science Sampler booking (a total of $20 per student for both the Science Sampler and the Museum tour). Museum tours only are typically $10 per student and can be booked separately by calling us at 650-321-1004 or EMAILING us.

Available Science Sampler sessions include:
ELECTRICAL SCIENCE: ELECTRICITY,
ELECTROMAGNETISM AND ELECTROSTATICS
From Volta, the Italian professor who invented the battery, to Oersted, Faraday, Henry, and Tesla, students walk a time-line of discoveries. Demonstrations include: electric motor, generator, electromagnets, Tesla coil, and more.

Students learn about static electricity by going way back to the days of the Greek scientists and triboelectricity (creating electricity by rubbing, e.g., cat's fur on amber), and progressing to the monumental discoveries of Ben Franklin, Coulomb, and Michael Faraday. Demonstrations include: Leyden Jar, Electroscope, Van de Graaf Generator, Tesla Coil, and Jacob's Ladder.

To register for a class download the registration form below and mail it to:
PO Box 1731, Palo Alto, CA 94302-1731