Are you a middle school student interested in a summer "deep dive"
into neuroscience and botany? Do you know a middle school student who
is? If so, then the Sowing the Seeds of Neuroscience free summer day camp is for you!.
The 2014 " Bloomin' Brains"
neuroscience summer day camp will be held on the University of
Washington campus July 21-25 from 9am to 3pm each day, supervised by
teachers, graduate students, undergraduates and UW faculty. Parents are
responsible for providing transportation to and from campus and for
providing sack lunches. Campers will have the opportunity to:
- Conduct hands-on science experiments
- Learn about traditional uses of medicinal plants in Native cultures
- Explore the structure and function of the brain
- Visit the Burke Museum, UW Botany Greenhouse, Medicinal Herb Garden, the Hyde Herbarium, and UW Farm
- Listen to real scientists talk about their careers
- Discover "the art of the brain" by constructing models
- Make a plant extract and tie-dye a shirt
- Research neuroscience at the UW computer lab
Discover how much fun science can be!
Get a feel for the brain
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Questions about camp? Contact: Marcia Johnson Witter marciajw@uw.edu or nseeds@uw.edu
'Bloomin'
Brains' is part of a research project supported by an award from
Blueprint for Neuroscience Research and administered by the National
Institute on Drug Abuse.
Application
- Please Note: Applications will be accepted until April 15, 2014.
- To apply online the parent/guardian and student must complete and submit the form below.
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If a student is accepted the parent or guardian will be notified by email.
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