Registration open for Edison, Ford summer camps

The Edison and Ford Winter Estates (EFWE) in Fort Myers is offering summer camp options for children in kindergarten through fifth grade and campers are separated into K-2 and 3-5 groups.
The camps are educational and focus on science, technology, engineering, art and math (STEAM), and incorporate fun activities. Campers will get to invent, design, build and learn in the same location where inventors Thomas Edison and Henry Ford invented some of the world’s best-known products.
The camps will run from now through Aug. 8 and run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily.
As of June 12, the following still had openings:
– June 30 to July 3: High-Flying Rockets (grades 3-5)
Campers will take to flight as they learn the physics of lift. Activities will include gliders, stomp rockets, parachute design and water rockets. Newton’s laws of motion will be explored, as well as Bernoulli’s principle and the Coanda effect. The camp will also include a demonstration of the Edison Ford unmanned aerial vehicle. The cost is $175 for members and $200 for non-members per camp.
– July 7-11: Machine Makers (grades 3-5)
Campers will explore all things in motion in the STEAM camp. Concepts learned will include the six simple machines, Newton’s Laws of motion, the engineering design process and rigid design. Campers will rapidly prototype using LEGOs and other common materials as they learn about mechanical advantage and how to apply it. The cost is $225 for members and $250 for non-members per camp.
To register or for more information, visit edisonford.org.
The Edison and Ford Winter Estates is at 2350 McGregor Blvd., Fort Myers.