JR TECH Summer Marine Science Camp Workshops Announced

JR TECH Summer Marine Science Camp Workshops Announced

Three different mid-July programs planned

The JR TECH Program is excited to announce three Marine Science Camp Workshops are planned for this summer!

Marine Animal ER
How do sea turtles, seals and dolphins become stranded? How are they rescued, rehabilitated, and released? How have humans impacted strandings? What do stranded animals teach us about their natural history, populations, and the health of our oceans?

Learn the answers from the experts--the educators and medical staff from the National Marine Life Center! Through simulations, games, discussions and hands-on activities, you will learn what it is like to work in a marine animal hospital.

Dates: Tuesday through Thursday, July 15, 16 & 17

Time: 9am-12pm noon, snack only

Where: National Marine Life Center, Buzzards Bay

Cost: $100 non-member, $90 member

Grades: Entering grades 5-8

Maximum class: 12 students

***there is no exposure to live animals.

Coastal Investigations!
You've been to the beach, but have you ever studied it? Join us as we combine curiosity, computers, and clam digging to carry out coastal investigations! You will sample, observe, and record conditions at the shore as you learn how to take the "pulse" of the bay. In teams, you will carry out short-term research projects and interpret results, then compare them with other regions using real-time coastal data sets. Be prepared to get your feet wet and your creativity flowing!

Dates: Tuesday through Thursday, July 15, 16 & 17

Time: 1PM-4:30 PM, snack only

Where: Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, Waquoit, MA

Cost: $100 non-member, $90 member

Grades: Entering grades 6-8

Maximum class: 12 students

CSI-Marine Mammals
Get your hands dirty and be part of a research team dissecting non-endangered marine mammals to learn what caused its death! Join researchers from WHOI and the Cape Cod Stranding Network in this special hands-on learning opportunity. Each day, students will dissect a Cetacean and Pinniped.

Dates: Tuesday & Wednesday, July 16 & 17

Time: 1PM-5PM, snack only

Where: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), Woods Hole, MA

Cost: $125 non-member, $115 member

Grades: Entering grades 9-12

Maximum class: 12 students

For a full description of programs, or to register, go to www.juniortech.org or call 508-375-4194.  The Junior Tech Program reaches out to students from grades 5-12 with the goal of exposing, encouraging, building and generating aspiration for science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) topics and developing a life long interest.

These workshops are brought to you by the Cape Cod Technology Council, Inc. helping technology and business thrive on the Cape, Islands, and SE MA.

Release courtesy of the Cape Cod Technology Council.