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Computer and Network Security Camp
Here’s another NKU summer camp that be of interest to some students. Applications are due May 18th.
June 11 - June 29 from 9:00 a.m. - Noon
Grades 9-12
Fee $100
If students are interested in securing computer and home network, this would be a good opportunity to learn a great deal. This camp will provide high school students with an introduction to computer and network security, with topics such as Poor man’s VPN, Symmetric and Asymmetric Encryption, Encrypted Email, Public key based authentication, Password cracking, Wireless network hacking, etc.
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Mobile App Camp 2012
Northern Kentucky University’s Center for Applied Informatics (CAI) is offering students that have completed the 9th, 10th, and 11th grade the opportunity to develop Android apps this summer. This four day course will teach students how to write their first apps for Android devices. The camp will stress logic, creativity, collaboration, and fun while learning to develop for Android. The camp will be led by CAI staff that have developed several Android apps. This day camp will be held in the College of Informatics new Griffin Hall on the Highland Heights campus. The camp will be held July 23-26 from 9:00am – 3:00 pm. The camp costs $75. Admission includes lunch and refreshments. Applications are due by June 8, 2012.
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Are your students looking for an opportunity to expand their learning and develop leadership skills and creativity?
This summer, check out the ExploreMore! program for gifted and talented students in grades K-8. ExploreMore! is a popular enrichment program designed to meet the needs of academically, creatively, and artistically gifted students from kindergarten through eighth grade. The program offers an ever-changing variety of courses in technology, science, mathematics, visual and performing arts, and original interdisciplinary studies. Students choose their own classes on a first-come, first-served basis.
The ExploreMore! Program’s Summer 2012 program will be held in two one-week sessions, June 11-15 and June 18-22, from 9:00-noon. Each week includes a choice of two classes. The presenters will also host a 4-day program at the NKU Grant County Center in Williamstown on June 25-28th from 8:30-11:30. Classes include topics such as Grossology, Who Wants to Be a Scientist?, Traveling the Globe, American Idols in Training, Next Top Author, Roller Coaster Physics, Tech Crazy, and many more.
Students may register by calling 859-572-5600. There are need-based financial scholarships available (a limited number).
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University of Kentucky e-Academy
July 23-27
Innovation Network for Entrepeneurial Thinking
Deadline for application is May 24 Entrepreneurial |
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KY Girls STEM Collaborative
Blue STEM Camp 2012
The UK College of Education is pleased to invite students to participate in the See Blue Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Camp June 11 - 15, 2012 at the University of Kentucky. The week-long day camp is designed to help students explore and integrate the STEM disciplines through hands-on projects and real world applications.
Dates: June 11 - 15, 2012
Ages: All students entering 6th - 9th grades for the 2012-2013 school year
Cost: $200
Where: University of Kentucky, Mining and Mineral Resources Building
Activities: Instruction in engineering, mathematics, neurobiology, astronomy, and LEGO robotics. There will be a robotics competition on the final day.
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. each day
Lunch: Provided for each participant of the camp.
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Camp Imagination 2012
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The Kentucky Girls STEM Collaborative will be offering an exciting summer program on the University of Kentucky campus for girls in grades 8 - 11.
AQUA BOTS SUMMER CAMP
Date of Camp: July 30 – August 3, 2012
Time of Camp: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. (day camp)
Location of Camp: E.S. Goodbarn, University of Kentucky campus
Workshop Fee: $200 (Scholarships available)
Attached you will find a Fact Sheet, application & health form, and a flyer for distribution.
Aqua Bots is an exciting program for students at the middle and high school levels at which they build fully submersible robots (or bots, for short). Using a great variety of LEGO pieces, their bots become increasingly complex and able to complete sophisticated underwater tasks. In the process, the students gain knowledge in several areas of science, engineering, and technology.
Flyer Fact Sheet Registration Form
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Pre-Engineering Summer Day Camp for Rising 7th Graders
College of Engineering at the University of Kentucky is hosting a pre-engineering summer day camp, Gateway Academy, in June 2012 for rising 7th graders.
The Gateway Academy is a STEM based pre-engineering summer program, based on curriculum provided by Project Lead the Way Engineering program, taught by nationally certified PLTW teachers. The program provides fun hands-on projects filled with science, engineering, technology and math concepts.
Date: June 11-15, 2012
Time: 9 AM – 3 PM
Seats: 40
Registration Fee: $150 (non-refundable, includes lunch)
For: Rising 7th graders (students who are currently in 6th grade)
Location: Ralph G. Anderson building, College of Engineering , University of Kentucky
Lunch: Lunch will be provided, included in registration
Registration: Online registration will open on March 1, 2012 at 5:00 p.m.
Registration information and more details are at:
http://www.pltwky.org/gateway-academy-at-uk/gateway-academy-2012-at-uk/
Gateway Academy program pictures from 2010 and 2011 can be found at: http://www.pltwky.org/gateway-academy-at-uk/
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Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge
The U.S. Bureau of Statistics projects that STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) jobs will increase by over 20 percent in the next five years alone, but the U.S. is now finding a lack of young adults interested in science careers, further deteriorating the country’s global competitive edge.
To help the next generation of great innovators, Discovery Education and 3M are looking for America’s next “Top Young Scientist.” Ten finalists will be chosen to work directly with a 3M scientist to create an innovation that solves a problem in everyday life that they will present at the 3M Innovation Center for the chance to win $25,000!
To enter the Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge, students in grades 5 through 8 can submit a short video that explains the science behind a solution to an everyday problem, such as:
+ How to create greener transportation options?
+ How to detect/prevent food poisoning?
+ How to protect people in the event of an emergency?
All video entries must be submitted by April 19, 2012 to http://www.youngscientistchallenge.com/.
You can read more details here:
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/discovery-education-and-3m-search-for-americas-2012-top-young-scientist-137007373.html
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