Utah Applied Science, Technology, and Engineering Camps (ASTEC)
Summer 2006 Camps
- Attend Westminster, Explore Science, Use Math (AWE+SUM) (Westminster College and the American Association of University Women)
- AWE+SUM: A three-day summer camp at Westminster College for girls entering the eighth grade. Girls will live on campus while discovering how much fun math and science can be! The fee is only $25. For more information, visit the website at http://www.westminstercollege.edu/camps/
- Camp sessions are June 25-28 and July 16-19, 2006
- contact: Dr. Carolyn Connell, 801-832-2402
- Youth Education’s College Days Camp
(University of Utah Youth Education)- Youth Education’s College Days: A three-day summer program that allows seventh, eighth and ninth graders to come to the University of Utah campus to explore science, technology and engineering in hands-on workshops. Students will interact with their peers from throughout the state of Utah to learn and practice science, technology and engineering principles taught by qualified faculty, graduate students and professionals in the fields.
- contact: Claire Turner, 801-581-7226
- DNA Crime Camp
(Utah Museum of Natural History)- Spend a week as a forensic scientist and detective solving a mock homicide – see what your own DNA looks like – visit cutting-edge laboratories – meet new people and more!
- Camp session: July 31st through August 4th for 15-17 year olds, 12:30 to 4:30 pm
- contact: 801-581-5567
- Slick Summer Science Workshops
(Salt Lake Community College)- Camp for students 15-17 years old
- Camp for students 11-14 years old
- contact: Sharon DeReamer, 801-957-4798
- How to Build and Use A Telescope
(Clark Planetarium)- Participants will learn how to find their way around the night sky, interact with astronomy experts from local Universities and learn telescope use and construction with ample hands-on experience. The cost is $100 per person, or $50 for Title 1 students. To register, go online to www.clarkplanetarium.org
- Camp sessions are June 27-29 and July 26-28 for 12-14 year olds and August 2-4 for 15-17 year olds.
- contact: Robert Bigelow, 801-456-4954
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Hi-GEAR: High School Girls’ Engineering Abilities Realized Program
(University of Utah, College of Engineering)- Hi-GEAR is an interactive, 5-day program that exposes female high school students to different types of engineering through demonstrations, lab tours, hands-on activities, industry partner presentations, and interactions with female faculty and students.
- Camp session: June 12-16, 2006
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contact: Caitlin Whitaker, 801-581-8954