Posted on January 6th, 2010 by als
Residential camp focused on girls who have just completed their freshman or sophomore year in high school, and is designed to better acquaint the participants with opportunities in engineering and how their interests and talents can be utilized in this exciting career. The campers will spend a week on Purdue’s campus learning about engineering by working with current Purdue students, faculty and staff doing activities such as building their own gaming device, creating a cardboard chair and touring engineering laboratories and local industry facilities.
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Posted on January 6th, 2010 by als
Residential summer camp focused on girls who have completed 7th and 8th grades. The campers will work with current Purdue Engineering students on hands-on activities such as designing a city to withstand earthquakes and creating packaging to protect food from contamination and the elements. Campers will also tour Purdue Engineering laboratories and meet faculty and graduate students conducting cutting edge research.
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Posted on January 6th, 2010 by rxt
The EPGY Summer Institutes are 2-to-4-week residential programs for academically talented and motivated middle and high-school students. The Summer Institutes provide an opportunity for students to pursue their intellectual curiosity and meet others who share their interests and abilities. Participants are enrolled in a single intensive-study course, taught by a Stanford instructor, and covering topics not typically presented at their grade level. Costs range from $5,900 to $3,175, with limited financial aid. $40 Application fee waived for application submitted by Jan. 13, 2010.
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Tags: Bioscience, Computer Science, Gifted Students, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, Mathematics, Physical Science, Summer Camps & Programs (Students), Technology
Posted on January 5th, 2010 by rxt
Students ages 5 to 18 are invited to take the Cambridge Science Festival’s Curiosity Challenge: Write an essay, draw or take a picture about your curiosity and tell us how it prompted you to explore your world. Then enter your essay or artwork in the Curiosity Challenge by submitting it at any Cambridge Public School or Cambridge Public Library branch or at the MIT Museum by Feb. 12, 2010.
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Posted on January 4th, 2010 by rxt
The American Museum of Natural History in New York City offers a number of science workshops and courses for students. Check out the ones coming up this January and February.
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Tags: After School, Grades 9-12, Grades Pre-K-3, Science programs
