This all-family camp with Vashon Island teacher Barbara Gustafson and Island artists will explore the physics of simple machines and comedy. Parents and grandparents are encouraged to participate - this is going to be fun! Each morning students learn basic physical science principles while designing, building, and testing models of simple machines and pendulums. They will learn about the forms of energy, the Law of Conservation of Energy, forces, momentum and Newton's Three Laws of Motion.

In the afternoon participants will work with physical comedy professionals and use the machines to create and perform classic comedy scenes. Lead Teacher is UMO's own Kajsa Ingemansson, with help from UMO's Janet McAlpin and David Godsey.

Camp runs daily from 10:00am to 2:00pm, July 16 - July 20, 2012.

For more details visit www.openspacevashon.com