ISEK Summer Camp

2010 ISEK summer camp information will be posted in mid-March 2010

ISEK Camps are a cool way to check out the latest technology, awesome engineering activities, and experience campus, not to mention toy around with some amazing robotics. If you think FIRST LEGO League and inventing is cool, wait until you see this!

We provide several different summer camps, each geared towards a different age range.

Below are the summer camps for 2009.

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What are Engineering: The 2050 Challenge camps about?

The 2050 Challenge is the College of Engineering’s vision for what challenges our world will face in the next 40 years. Renewable energy, abundant clean water, health care, sustainable agriculture, safe roads and preventing natural disasters – these are all problems our society needs to address in the future. Engineering: The 2050 Challenge camps will introduce participants to the 2050 Challenge and give them the opportunity to learn how engineers at Iowa State University are working to address these problems now. Like all ISEK camps, these are hands-on camps where participants get to work alongside engineers to learn about engineering, science and technology.

Engineering: The 2050 Challenge – 8-10 year olds – A two day camp for 8-10 year olds that runs from 9AM to 3PM each day, with lunch included. There are two identical camp sessions offered. Engineering: The 2050 Challenge costs $60.

  • Session 1: June 11-12, 2009 – Session 1 is full!


  • Session 2: June 18-19, 2009 – Session 2 is full!

Engineering: The 2050 Challenge – 10-12 year olds – A two day camp for 10-12 year olds that runs from 9AM to 3PM each day, with lunch included. There are two identical camp sessions offered. Engineering: The 2050 Challenge costs $60.

  • Session 1: July 30-31, 2009 – Session 1 is full!


  • Session 2: August 6-7, 2009 – Session 2 is full!

Engineering: The 2050 Challenge – 12-14 year olds – A two day camp for 12-14 year olds that runs from 9AM to 3PM each day, with lunch included. There are two identical camp sessions offered. Engineering: The 2050 Challenge costs $60.

Explore Engineering! – Half day camp for 6-9 year olds. Explore Engineering! camp gives participants a chance to learn about basic engineering & science concepts through some fun, hands-on activities! These are all the same camp, just offered multiple times. Explore Engineering! camp runs from 9AM to 12PM. Explore Engineering! camp costs $20.

  • Session 1: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 – Session 1 is over!


  • Session 2: Wednesday, July 8, 2009 – Session 2 is full!


  • Session 3: Friday, July 10, 2009 – Session 3 is full!

Girls Only Camp – A three day camp designed just for girls in 6th-9th grades, participants will get the chance to visit research labs at Iowa State, do hands on engineering and science activities and learn how they can become the engineers of the future. Girls Only Engineering Camp costs $75.

  • June 24-26, 2009 – This camp is over!

STEM Camp – A two day camp for 6th-8th graders that runs from 9AM to 3PM each day, with lunch included. Participants will get to check out interesting science, technology, engineering and math activies and learn how to apply those skills to the real world. STEM Camp costs $60.

  • July 23-24, 2009 – STEM Camp is over!