| Show hosts science camp for youngsters Zachary Whitney Campus Editor Elementary and Junior High students are attending this week to learn leam about science and engine engineering ring from our very own professors and students The youth are afe attending a summer science camp called Slick Science The four day camp is offered five times this summer for youth ages I 11 II 1 to 14 This week 20 youth are are meeting daily to do activities that teach them basic science and engineering principles Our goal is to get kids excited about science and engineering said Sharon Dereamer Assistant Professor in Computer Science and coordinator of the science camp program We provide a fun run experience where they will learn leam something Dereamer started the summer camp five years ago and said the camps have had a great turnout and increasing popularity The camp is hosted by and sponsored by a grant from the State of Utah's Applied Science Technology and Engineering Camps committee Parents are asked to pay a registration fee to help cover the cost of materials for activities but Dereamer said that cost is a small amount compared to the actual I cost and the knowledge acquired The cost includes projects the participants do which they can take home to show their parents and help them remember the things they've learned that day Participants are largely from the four major Salt Lake Valley school chool districts but Dereamer said they have had participants from various cities She explained that one of their participants this week comes from Utah County for the camp every everyday day Each day we do a different activity said Dereamer kids are into different activities Camp Continued on page 8 A r t r d Photo courtesy of or Sharon Dereamer r Slick Science from the State of Utah's Science was made possible by a grant Applied Technology gy and md Engineering Camps committee t-Q t 13 r. r V y lJ jJ wi Photo courtesy of Sharon Derer t Elementary and junior high students create science experiments at The Slick Science summer camp held at SL SI Redwood Campus Science Camp Continued from page I 1 With the help of professors the youth learn leam about concepts such as photography architecture robotics and DNA This summer participants will be using newly purchased Lego to experience robotic engineering and programming This is a fun age group said Shirley Alfred a student and volunteer Its fun to see them interact and get excited about science Dereamer said is it it beneficial to the participants to have student volunteers assist with the activities The student volunteers can talk to them about their college experience said Dereamer I can show that its it's never too late to get an education said Alfred who M- M I f 1 v is also a m mother ther of four At the end of the C camp on Thursday the camp will will feature an open house ous whet parents can can come and see see what the participants participants' h have learned and see the see the pr projects jec they have made Alfr r she has talked to some of the parents already and they y yare are very excited for the open house Dereamer and Alfred both agreed that the experience has helped participants enjoy science and make new friends Alfre Alfred sai said J that at already participants participants' excl ange ed i phone numbers to f remain A iri in contact after the carn cam p ends t The r 1 fc more sui summer summer hier in July There will also hin h ba b- b be bea a science camp camp for for o id Idea i youth This session willbe will willbe ili be for ages 15 to 18 a and i will be held at Miller Campus Camp S Th The ol older r 4 vill focus focus' group session focus s' s on foe forensics sic a d. d r ofa a crime lab j Pa Parents interested 4 can their in this summers Slick S Science Camp Contact Sharon Dereamer at for more information j 1 r r rM I r |
