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Just added: photos from 2011 summer programs...

Required for all Campers

All participants must download, sign and return a Release Form (PDF).

Financial Aid

To apply for Financial Aid for the STEM Summer Science camps, please download, print, fill-out and return a Financial Aid Application form (PDF).

General Information Flyer

Download the 2011 STEM Summer Science Camp Flyer (PDF).

2011 STEM Summer Science Camp Series

JEDC has six exciting 2011 summer science programs to choose from:

All camps are nonresidential day camps.

To register and pay using PayPal:
Click on the summer camp for which you would like to register and follow the instructions. You will receive an automatic confirmation by e-mail once your payment has been processed.

To register and pay by check or VISA in person:
Print out the Registration Form in PDF format, fill it out and bring it (or send it with a check) to:

  • Juneau Economic Development Council
  • 611 W Willoughby Avenue
  • Juneau, AK 99801

Once we have processed your payment, you will receive a confirmation by e-mail.

The deadline to apply for Financial Aid is June 1, 2011. However, most camps have limited enrollment and registration is not complete until payment is received in full. To ensure your child is enrolled you can either:

  1. Register online and pay the full camp tuition and submit your financial aid application before the deadline. If financial aid is awarded you will receive a payment for the amount of aid granted.

    Or

  2. Email or fax your Financial Aid Application NOW, with authorization for your credit card to be charged for your portion of the camp tuition. We will manually enroll your child in the camps you select.

REFUND POLICY - Registrations received after each camp is full will be fully refunded. Refunds will not be given to campers who enroll in a camp but do not complete it. Exceptions will be made only on the documented basis of unforeseen medical or family emergencies.

Sun to Sea (completed)

The Sun to Sea Camp connected middle school students with scientists and had experts from NOAA present to help explore the world of wind, weather, waves and more through hands-on learning techniques. They learned how NOAA science affects their life through the protection of coastal zones and marine life, providing daily weather forecasts, and managing local fisheries. Additionally, students learned that scientists are real people and that science can be exciting.

Camp activities included hydro acoustics, beach seining, tide pool exploration, clam digging and PSP testing, ocean acidification experiments, and boat trips in Auke Bay to collect marine data.

The kids used underwater ROVs to observe fish, vegetation and debris in the water and on the ocean floor, and performed a variety of tests on water, wind and air, using their findings to draw conclusions about the world.

On the last day of camp, the students were given hypothetical situations like an oil spill, fish kill, or sudden change in the color of the ocean water, and challenged to work together to analyze and address the situation.

FIRST LEGO Programming Camps (completed)

Whether you're a beginner or an expert, there's a robotics camp for you. If you're a beginner, you'll learn how to use LEGO Mindstorms software to make the robot move, turn and use the light, sound, touch and other sensors. If you've had experience programming with LEGO Mindstorms and understand move blocks and sensors, you'll want to take the more advanced workshop. Questions about which camp is right for you? Contact Becca Parks at 523-2334, rparks@jedc.org.

Advanced Rocketry (completed)

Experienced amateurs, learn how to design your own rockets and reload your own motors. Includes design, analysis, testing and building, along with tips and techniques to give your rocket stellar performance.

Underwater Gliders (completed)

Learn from Navy engineers and UAF professors how to build and operate your own underwater glider to collect and analyze aquatic data. Available in Juneau and Ketchikan.

Kitchen Chemistry (completed)

Budding young chefs, explore various methods used in cooking food and some of the chemistry involved in food preparation. Why do cakes rise? How is yogurt made? Why is temperature important when you make caramel? Be prepared to put on some weight!

Discover Design Research @ UAS (completed)

Discover Design Research @ UAS was a twelve-day camp for high school students with a focus on hands-on learning, teamwork, academic rigor, field research and real world experiences.

Students chose one module (or course) and worked in small teams to tackle a subject or project in depth over the course of the twelve days. Students traveled to either the Cape Decision Lighthouse or Glacier Bay National Park, where they were on the ground learning in an academically challenging context. Each module posed a different set of challenges and opportunities for students to explore, investigate, analyze, and learn.

High school participants in the two modules of this summer's Discover Design Research @ UAS program presented their discoveries and experiences during a symposium held in front of family, friends and faculty at the Egan Lecture Hall at UAS on Friday, June 24 from 3-5 PM.

Videos and photos will be posted soon.

For more information please visit: www.uas.alaska.edu/ddr/modules/index.html