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Holiday Science Camp

 

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 Dates for 2023-2024:    
  Monday, October 9  All about Forensics!  Students will spend the day learning about forensics.  Activities will include examining various types of forensics evidence including fingerprints and DNA analysis.  Students will apply their skills acquired throughout the day to solve a crime!
  Friday, November 10 All about Electricity!  Students will spend the day learning about different aspects of electricity.  Activities will include building an electromagnet, creating different types of electrical circuits and building a miniature robot!
  Thursday, February 22 All about the Magnetism! Students will spend the day exploring the properties of magnetism.  Activities will include viewing magnetic fields, creating a magnet, exploring how compasses work, moving cereal with magnets and creating magnetic slime!
  Thursday, April 25 All about Light and Color! Students will spend the day exploring the properties of light and color.  Activities will include building a periscope, creating a kaleidoscope, and examining the science of optics. Students will also figure out how to separate colors from a mixture and learn how different colors of light have different amounts of energy.
Time: 9:00am - 3:00pm

Fee: $65 per day; see instructions below

Eligibility: For students in 5th, 6th, or 7th grade in the 2023-2024 academic year.

Maximum Enrollment:

24 Students
Registration Form: Register here.

 

These academic programs will complement the students' science curriculum at school and challenge them to think, research and experiment. Each program will be laboratory- based, but will involve reading, writing and group work. Each day’s activities are based on a specific theme.  Students will participate in experiments, create crafts and watch demonstrations.  Students participating in these programs should be interested in science, inquisitive, and willing to work hard to learn something new!

Previous camps have included projects and experiments in the fields of biological and physical science including the human body, marine biology, the solar system, motion, sound, electricity, and kitchen chemistry. 

Programs that don't meet enrollment requirements will be cancelled 1 week prior.  Please enroll early!!!  

Payment:  Fee is $65 PER SESSION. PLEASE SEND A SEPARATE CHECK FOR EACH SESSION.  Checks should be made payable to the “Research Foundation of SUNY” and mailed to:

Institute for STEM Education
092 Life Sciences Building
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY 11794-5233

 

Program Director:  Kristen Vadasz

For additional information or questions, please call (631-632-9750) or e-mail istem@stonybrook.edu.