Using superheroes as inspiration, campers in Newtown Parks & Recreation's Superhero Science camp, which ran July 9 to 13, conducted experiments under the guidance of instructor Brad Line from High Touch High Tech, a Weston-based group that provides science programs for students.Fantastic Four Marvel characters. Fantastic Four character: Mr Line used fire in a glass bottle to show the students how to move a hard-boiled egg from sitting on the bottle's tread to sucking inside the bottle.Fantastic Four character the Human Torch.

"It's really cool because we launched rockets yesterday... and we do science experiments and superhero stuff," said camper Sam Evans-Oquendo, 8, on July 11.

Camper Ryan Gilman, 8, said he learned about the camp from his mom, and he thought it sounded fun.

"I like experiments," said camper Tamzen Spaleta, 8.

Throughout the week, Mr Line said, the campers conducted different experiments based on the powers that superheroes have in comics. Some of the topics the students learned about were volcanoes, rockets, forces of nature, and electricity. They also learned about the Earth's rock cycle, which hints at The Thing, one of the

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A piece of paper burned bright for a bit inside the bottle before a quick "plop" was be heard. Mr Line explained air pressure attributes to the students throughout the experiment.

"It just happened in seconds!" one camper exclaimed.

Mr Line said the students were working throughout the week to design their own superhero costumes and masks.